Health Highlights: Dec. 5, 2004
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The central figure in the burgeoning steroids-in-sports scandal says he provided performance-enhancing drugs to numerous world-class athletes, including track and field star Marion Jones, world record sprinter Tim Montgomery and former NFL linebacker Bill
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The risk of having a heart attack is elevated in the weeks after stopping use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, according to an article in the December issue of The Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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Reminders to avoid overindulging during meals and parties and to make time for exercise are among the holiday health tips offered by Duke University&#39;s Diet and Fitness Center.
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(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
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What do you think of the Medicare drug discount-card program? (Check all that apply.). I&#39;m eligible but I don&#39;t use it. Biopsy results confirm a young Dublin man has contracted the human form of mad cow disease.
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November 30, 2004 -- The number of sexually transmitted chlamydia infections reported in the United States rose more than 5 percent last year, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said yesterday.
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THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDayNews) -- Early diet may play an important role in protecting against childhood leukemia, according to new Loyola University Medical Center research.
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Â· Study suggests common process in combined cases  Â· Rise in weight problems and respiratory condition
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The Food and Drug Administration yesterday ordered a review of all prevention studies involving drugs such as Celebrex and Bextra, which have been associated with increased risk of heart problems. The agency also urged the public to limit use of over-the-counter pain medications.
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By Jon Van, Chicago Tribune  Jun. 9--The Internet is full of health advice. A Google search for hypertension produces nearly 35 million choices, while obesity scores almost 29 million and prostate cancer hits 19.5 million.
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COMMON winter infections such as pneumonia and bronchitis can increase the risk of a heart attack by five times, research revealed today.
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TUESDAY, Aug. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Adult obesity rates increased in 31 states during the past year, leaving an estimated two-thirds of Americans vulnerable to fatal diseases such as diabetes, stroke and cancer.
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MONDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDayNews) -- Toy safety should be at the top of your list when you select Christmas presents for children.
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WEDNESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDayNews) -- In all the excitement of the holidays, families can overlook the fact that the more frail and elderly among them are no longer able to take part in traditional holiday tasks, such as decorating or cooking.
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'Tis the season -- or almost -- for vowing not to repeat the mistakes we made last year. Three consumer health experts helped us identify some of them. Before you prepare your own list of things to do better in 2008, consider their review of health lessons -- and traps to avoid -- in the new year.
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Physicians and researchers estimate that Vioxx, a pain reliever found to increase cardiovascular risks, may have caused as many as 55,000 deaths in the United States.
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MONDAY, Oct. 2 (HealthDay News) --  As many as 6.5 million American children could have a dangerous condition called non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD), new research suggests.