HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- American children are
three times more likely to be prescribed psychotropic medications for
conditions such as ADHD and bipolar disease than European children are, a
new study finds. -- read full article
AP - The European Union banned imports of baby food containing Chinese milk on Thursday as tainted dairy products linked to the deaths of four babies turned up in candy and other Chinese-made goods that were quickly pulled from stores worldwide.
AP - Seniors who switch between low-cost generic drugs and the original products based on who's footing the bill are likely driving up the cost of the government's Medicare drug plan, according to a new study.
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Young women diagnosed
with a common form of early-stage breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in
situ (DCIS) are no more likely to have recurrences than older women with
the disease, a new study finds. -- read full article
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Strength training can
help people build muscle mass to assist in the fight against the
debilitating effects of old age until they reach 80, a new study says. -- read full article
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- American children are
three times more likely to be prescribed psychotropic medications for
conditions such as ADHD and bipolar disease than European children are, a
new study finds. -- read full article
AP - Just about everybody needs a flu vaccine — unless you're an infant or a healthy adult hermit — but far too few of the Americans who need protection the most get it.
AP - Food recalls expanded in Europe and Asia Thursday as an industrial chemical linked to the deaths of four babies turned up in candies and other Chinese-made exports that were quickly pulled from store shelves.
AP - Stroke sufferers can still benefit from clot-busting medicine even if they receive it an hour or so beyond the current three-hour window after symptoms start, an important new study suggests.
AP - Seniors who switch between low-cost generic drugs and the original products based on who's footing the bill are likely driving up the cost of the government's Medicare drug plan, according to a new study. -- read full article
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Young women diagnosed
with a common form of early-stage breast cancer called ductal carcinoma in
situ (DCIS) are no more likely to have recurrences than older women with
the disease, a new study finds. -- read full article
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Strength training can
help people build muscle mass to assist in the fight against the
debilitating effects of old age until they reach 80, a new study says. -- read full article
Reuters - The most common reason that adults undergo tonsillectomy is chronic infection, in contrast with children, who have their tonsils removed primarily to treat obstructed airways. -- read full article
