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• State-funded elderly care 'drop' The number of elderly people in England getting council-funded care has fallen by 11% in the last two years and looks like it will fall further, figures obtained by Labour suggest. • Paralysed man moves hand after op A paralysed man has regained limited use of his hand after pioneering surgery to bypass damage to his spinal cord. • NHS risk register veto 'wrong' The government's refusal to publish the full risk assessment of the planned changes to the NHS is unjustified and departs from policy, says the Information Commissioner • 'A&E fast-track' for Olympic VIPs Senior trauma surgeons have raised concerns over a deal to give Olympic VIPs fast-track emergency care during the 2012 games. • US sets goal to tame Alzheimer's The US launches a national plan to tackle Alzheimer's, as estimates show 16 million people will be affected by dementia by 2050. • HDL ?Good Cholesterol? Found Not to Cut Heart Risk People genetically prone to higher levels of HDL, often called ?good cholesterol,? showed that they did not have any significant decrease in risk of cardiovascular disease. • Popular Antibiotic May Raise Risk of Sudden Death Azithromycin may be risky for adults with heart problems, a new study finds, by possibly causing abnormal, potentially fatal, heart rhythms. • Well: Coffee Drinkers May Live Longer The largest-ever study of the relationship between coffee consumption and health showed that regular coffee drinkers had a lower risk of dying from a variety of diseases. • News Analysis: Taking Truvada to Prevent H.I.V. Also Comes With Risks Taking Truvada daily can help people in at-risk groups prevent H.I.V. infection, but the consequences of loose adherence go beyond contracting the virus. • In Sperm Banks, a Roll of the Genetic Dice In households across the country, children conceived with donated sperm are struggling with serious genetic conditions inherited from men they have never met. • Drilling Down: For Oil Workers, Deadliest Danger Is Driving Highway crashes are the largest cause of fatalities in the oil industry, partly because of safety exemptions that allow truckers to work longer hours than other drivers. • Off the Shelf: In ?iDisorder,? a Look at Mobile-Device Addiction - Review A new book by a California psychologist examines obsessions with smartphones and other devices ? and suggests ways to overcome the neediness. • Video: Similar brain injuries between war vets, NFL players New research suggests that the brain damage suffered by soldiers on the battlefield is similar to that endured by athletes on the football field. Dr. Jon LaPook reports. • Soldiers' brain damage similar to football players', study of chronic traumat... Boston University researchers compared autopsies from four soldiers that served in Afghanistan with those of three young football players and a wrestler • Video: World's oldest yoga teacher 93-year old Tao Porchon-Lynch was just named the world's oldest yoga teacher by Guinness World Records. CBSNews.com's Nick Dietz reports. • Report: Maternal death rate drops in half over past two decades But, rates in the U.S. rose average of 2.5 percent from 1990 to 2010, taking out of the top tier of countries in terms of maternal health • FDA panel approves OraSure's home HIV test kit Test kit uses mouth swab to detect presence of HIV in 20 minutes; version already sold to doctors • No tears as Ga. student sees bacteria-ravaged hands A Georgia graduate student fighting a rare flesh-eating infection has been looking at her ravaged hands and asking about the damage, all without tears, her father said Wednesday. • Test teen football players for Alzheimer's gene? Should high school kids get a genetic test for the risk for Alzheimer?s disease before they?re allowed to play football? Two prominent scientists who study both Alzheimer?s and the traumatic brain injury suffered by some football players raise that ethically charged question in an editorial out Wednesday in the journal Science Translational Medicine. • Who hates cilantro? Study aims to find out To a very vocal online contingent, cilantro is the very worst. On "I Hate Cilantro" websites and Facebook pages they gripe that the herb tastes like soap, mold, or dirt. Cilantro haters not only despise its flavor, they also detest its smell. • U.S. lowers cutoff for lead poisoning in kids For the first time in 20 years, U.S. health officials have lowered the threshold for lead poisoning in young children. • UN agency warns about world's leading killers Health data released on Wednesday provided the clearest evidence to date of the spread of chronic diseases like diabetes and heart disease from developed nations to poorer regions such as Africa, as lifestyles and diets there change. • The dirtiest clean places ? and how to clean them up You expect some spots to be filthy?your kitchen floor, your garbage can, your toilet. But how germy are the things designed to keep you and your home clean? • 12-year-old inspires his family to lose weight Ten-year-old Marshall Reid was tired of being bulled about his weight. He was tired of not being able to keep up with the other kids at recess and of having to constantly pull his shirts down to keep his stomach covered. [CaRP] XML error: not well-formed (invalid token) at line 60 • HDL ?Good Cholesterol? Found Not to Cut Heart Risk People genetically prone to higher levels of HDL, often called ?good cholesterol,? showed that they did not have any significant decrease in risk of cardiovascular disease. • Popular Antibiotic May Raise Risk of Sudden Death Azithromycin may be risky for adults with heart problems, a new study finds, by possibly causing abnormal, potentially fatal, heart rhythms. • Well: Coffee Drinkers May Live Longer The largest-ever study of the relationship between coffee consumption and health showed that regular coffee drinkers had a lower risk of dying from a variety of diseases. • News Analysis: Taking Truvada to Prevent H.I.V. Also Comes With Risks Taking Truvada daily can help people in at-risk groups prevent H.I.V. infection, but the consequences of loose adherence go beyond contracting the virus. • In Sperm Banks, a Roll of the Genetic Dice In households across the country, children conceived with donated sperm are struggling with serious genetic conditions inherited from men they have never met. • Drilling Down: For Oil Workers, Deadliest Danger Is Driving Highway crashes are the largest cause of fatalities in the oil industry, partly because of safety exemptions that allow truckers to work longer hours than other drivers. • Off the Shelf: In ?iDisorder,? a Look at Mobile-Device Addiction - Review A new book by a California psychologist examines obsessions with smartphones and other devices ? and suggests ways to overcome the neediness. • Afghanistan, Like Football, May Be Bad for the Brain Neurodegeneration seen previously in athletes now reported in military veterans • Engravings of Female Genitalia May Be World's Oldest Cave Art Images found on ceiling of collapsed shelter may predate those of France's famed Chauvet Cave • Raising HDL Levels May Not Lower Heart Attack Risk It is widely believed that raising "good" cholesterol levels lowers heart attack risk, but surprising new research finds evidence that this may not be the case. • Z-Pak Heart Attack? Study: People taking the commonly prescribed antibiotic azithromycin -- better known as Zithromax or Z-Pak -- have an increased risk of sudden heart death. The risk is higher for those with heart failure or diabetes. • Coffee May Be Part of the Recipe for a Longer Life Whatever you call it -- joe, java, mud -- it is likely a key way to jump-start your day, and now new research suggests it may not only be good at that -- but it may make your life longer. • Amanda de Cadenet Starts ?The Conversation? The LA-based photographer?s new show dishes body image, motherhood, healthy aging, and more with top women celebrities. • Infant Head Lag May Signal Autism Infants who show developmental delays in head and neck muscle control may be at increased risk for autism, a new study suggests. • Americans Living Longer but Obesity Rising The CDC today released its annual state of the union?s health, and there?s good news and bad. We?re living longer, for example. But we?re also gaining more weight. • First At-Home HIV Test Nears Approval An FDA advisory panel says the agency should approve over-the-counter sale of the OraQuick home HIV test. Results take only 20 minutes. One problem: About 1 in 14 people with HIV will get a negative result. • Paralyzed Man's Hand Movement Partially Restored Surgeons in St. Louis have restored partial function to a 71-year-old man's hands, which had been paralyzed following a spinal cord injury sustained in a car accident two years before the surgery. • New Clues to Schizophrenia Scientists have developed a test that may be able to predict who is at risk for schizophrenia, a complex mental illness that is thought to run in families. • Flesh Eating Bacteria and Lupus Aimee Copeland, the young Georgia woman battling infection with flesh-eating bacteria, reportedly has lupus. In this expert Q&A, rheumatologist Chaim Putterman discusses lupus and the risk of necrotizing fasciitis. • Sleepwalking May Be More Common Than You Think Sleepwalking may be more common than experts have estimated, says a California psychiatrist. "The numbers are very big," says researcher Maurice Ohayon, MD, PhD, DSc, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences and director of the Stanford University Sleep Epidemiology Research Center. In his poll of nearly 16,000 adults, he found nearly 30% reported a history of sleepwalking. That included episodes in childhood and adolescence. • Autism: Life After High School a Challenging Time This year in the U.S. about 50,000 children with autism will transition to young adulthood, and for many -- especially those without economic advantages -- this transition is far from smooth, new research shows. • Bottles, Binkies, and Batteries Send Kids to ER The same bottle or toy that comforts small children may prove dangerous as they get older and more curious. • Not all 'good cholesterol' is 'good': Raising HDL not a sure route to counter... Medical researchers explored naturally occurring genetic variations in humans to test the connection between HDL levels and heart attack. By studying the genes of roughly 170,000 individuals, the team discovered that, when examined together, the 15 HDL-raising variants they tested do not reduce the risk of heart attack. • The Rhine is five millions years older than first thought: Age of the river c... Scientists have examined the age of the Rhine based on fossils. They have discovered that the river is five million years older than previously believed. • Damaged connections in Phineas Gage's brain: Famous 1848 case of man who surv... In 1848, Phineas Gage survived an accident that drove an iron rod through his head. Researchers, for the first time, used images of Gage?s skull combined with modern-day brain images to suggest there was extensive damage to the white matter ?pathways? that connected various regions of his brain. • Children with cancer have complete responses in a COG phase 1 trial: Pills ze... A pill designed to zero in on abnormal genes that drive specific cancers has produced encouraging early results in children with an uncommon but aggressive type of lymphoma, as well as in children with a rare form of neuroblastoma. • Trusting Tiger Woods: How do facial cues affect preference and trust? People respond to facial cues and this affects their level of trust, according to a new study that looks at the way consumers react to morphed photo images. • Nine new breast cancer risk genes: Landscape of cancer genes and mutational p... Researchers have described nine new genes that drive the development of breast cancer. This takes the tally of all genes associated with breast cancer development to 40. • Listening to chickens could improve poultry production Listening to squawks and other chicken "vocalizations" using digital signal processing techniques may help farmers better manage growing conditions, contributing to both healthier birds and more productive poultry operations. • Sumatra faces yet another risk: Major volcanic eruptions The early April earthquake of magnitude 8.6 that shook Sumatra was a grim reminder of the devastating earthquakes and tsunami that killed tens of thousands of people in 2004 and 2005. Now a new study shows that the residents of that region are at risk from yet another potentially deadly natural phenomenon -- major volcanic eruptions. • Alzheimer's gene causes brain's blood vessels to leak toxins and die ApoE4, a well-known genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease triggers a cascade of signaling that ultimately results in leaky blood vessels in the brain, allowing toxic substances to pour into brain tissue in large amounts, scientists report. • Colorful butterflies increase their odds of survival by sharing traits Bright black-and-red butterflies that flit across the sunlit edges of Amazonian rain forests are natural hedonists, and it does them good, according to new genetic data. • New clues on how ApoE4 affects Alzheimer's risk Common variants of the ApoE gene are strongly associated with the risk of developing late-onset Alzheimer's disease, but the gene's role in the disease has been unclear. Now, researchers have found that in mice, having the most risky variant of ApoE damages the blood vessels that feed the brain. • Internet usage patterns may signify depression In a new study analyzing Internet usage among college students, researchers have found that students who show signs of depression tend to use the Internet differently than those who show no symptoms of depression. • OMG! Texting ups truthfulness, new iPhone study suggests Text messaging is a surprisingly good way to get candid responses to sensitive questions, according to a new study. • Character traits determined genetically? Genes may hold the key to a life of ... Genes play a greater role in forming character traits -- such as self-control, decision making or sociability -- than was previously thought, new research suggests. • Deeper Look at Centaurus A The strange galaxy Centaurus A is pictured in a new image from the European Southern Observatory. With a total exposure time of more than 50 hours this is probably the deepest view of this peculiar and spectacular object every created. • Sulfur finding may hold key to Gaia theory of Earth as living organism Is Earth really a sort of giant living organism as the Gaia hypothesis predicts? A new discovery may provide a key to answering this question. This key of sulfur could allow scientists to unlock heretofore hidden interactions between ocean organisms, atmosphere, and land -- interactions that might provide evidence supporting this famous theory. • New look at prolonged radiation exposure: At low dose-rate, radiation poses l... A new study suggests that the guidelines governments use to determine when to evacuate people following a nuclear accident may be too conservative. • This is your brain on sugar: Study in rats shows high-fructose diet sabotages... A new study is the first to show how a diet steadily high in fructose slows the brain, hampering memory and learning -- and how omega-3 fatty acids can minimize the damage. • People see sexy pictures of women as objects, not people; sexy-looking men as... Perfume ads, beer billboards, movie posters: everywhere you look, women's sexualized bodies are on display. A new study finds that both men and women see images of sexy women's bodies as objects, while they see sexy-looking men as people. • Chronic child abuse strong indicator of negative adult experiences Child abuse or neglect are strong predictors of major health and emotional problems, but little is known about how the chronicity of the maltreatment may increase future harm apart from other risk factors in a child?s life. Scientist have now taken a closer look at how chronic maltreatment has impacted the future health and behavior of children and adults. • Obesity raises women?s risk of rheumatoid arthritis An estimated 1.5 million U.S. adults have the autoimmune disorder. Complications include heart problems, lung disease and osteoporosis. • A Java Fountain of Youth? A new study in the New England Journal of Medicine found that coffee drinkers are less likely to die from several common health conditions, including heart disease, stroke, diabetes, accidents and infections than non-coffee drinkers. • Skin Cancer Prevention Tips: How to Spot the Signs Early Taking care of your skin might be the most important thing you do all summer. Skin cancer is now an epidemic with a record 2 million cases diagnosed each year in the U.S., according to the Skin Cancer Foundation. One in five Americans will develop... • Head Lag May Be Sign of Autism Weak head and neck control in babies may be a sign of Autism Spectrum disorders and other developmental delays, new research exclusive to ABC News revealed. A simple "pull-to-sit" test for babies may help in early detection of delays, according to the findings from the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore. • Fish Pedicures: Bacteria Pose Low Risk British scientists have found that the fish used in fish pedicures may carry several types of disease-causing bacteria, although few people have reported infections. • Woman With Flesh-Eating Disease Celebrates Small Victories Aimee Copeland, who lost her leg to a flesh-eating infection after a zip-line injury, is smiling, laughing and mouthing, 'love you.' • Watch: Improved Primary Care For Cancer Survivors Dr. Ann Partridge discusses new efforts for improved survivorship care. • Watch: Can Coffee Lower The Risk of Death? Dietitian, Denise Cole, says drinking coffee in moderation lowers mortality. • Watch: Dwarf 'Princess' Joins 'Toddlers' Lacy-Mae, 8, was born with achondroplasia, a common form of dwarfism. • Watch: Can Junk Food Tax Reduce Obesity? Dr. Joseph Skelton says the U.S. is ready for a "Fat-Tax". • Watch: Progress In The Fight Against Alzheimer's Dr. John Trojanowski says progress fighting Alzheimer's rests on funding. • Watch: Paralyzed Woman Moves Robotic Arm With Mind A paralyzed woman uses a mind-controlled robotic arm to drink from a bottle. • Watch: Boy, 9, Wants to End Cancer Treatments Ryan Kennedy fights rare brain cancer, becomes a trending topic on Twitter. • Watch: Rising Sleep Deficiencies Mean More Sleepwalking Dr. Richard Castriotta gives helpful advice on sleep walking management. • Watch: Battery Ingestion On The Rise Health educator, Shannon DePatto, warns parents against button batteries. • In Sperm Banks, a Roll of the Genetic Dice In households across the country, children conceived with donated sperm are struggling with serious genetic conditions inherited from men they have never met. • News Analysis: Taking Truvada to Prevent H.I.V. Also Comes With Risks Taking Truvada daily can help people in at-risk groups prevent H.I.V. infection, but the consequences of loose adherence go beyond contracting the virus. • Personal Best: Personal Best: Can Runners Have 'Too Many Miles on the Tires'? If you start racing when you are young, will you be slower in middle age than if you started when you were older? • Green Blog: Hatched and Wild Salmon: A Bad Mix? A compilation of research suggests that hatched salmon could threaten the long-term survival of wild salmon unless precautions are taken. • Observatory: Oldest Cave Art Includes Drawings of Female Anatomy Researchers have discovered illustrations of female anatomy in a rock shelter in France that date back 37,000 years. • Personal Health: Personal Health: The Zen of Swimming Swimming is second only to walking as the nation's most popular recreational activity, and its benefits can be enjoyed regardless of age or infirmity. • Dot Earth Blog: The Gas Age, Circa 1986 A look at the decades-old natural gas predictions of an energy analyst with extraordinary foresight. |
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