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Baddest Bug: C. Diff Hits Half a Million Americans More than 450,000 Americans get infected with the deadly bug Clostridium difficile each year, according to a new report. And almost all cases are caused by the overuse of antibiotics.
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Dangerous infections now spreading outside hospitals The Clostridium difficile bacteria, or C. diff, kills 29,000 Americans a year. (Photo: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention).
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Daily tasks predict hospitalization, death for heart failure patients (Reuters Health) - - Heart failure patients who struggle with daily tasks like bathing or dressing are more likely to be hospitalized and tend to die sooner than those who are more independent, according to a new study.
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CDC investigates deadly bacteria's link to doctors' offices (CNN) The Centers for Disease Control is raising a red flag that a potentially deadly bacteria may be lurking in your doctor's office.
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Researchers Call for More Study of Anesthesia's Risks to Brains of Young Children Faced with mounting evidence that general anesthesia may impair brain development in babies and young children, experts said Wednesday that more research is greatly needed and that when planning surgery for a child, parents and doctors should ...
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Study links common food additives to Crohn's disease, colitis WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Common additives in ice cream, margarine, packaged bread and many processed foods may promote the inflammatory bowel diseases ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease as well as a group of obesity-related conditions, ...
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NSAIDs: A Risky Addition to Post-MI Antithrombotics savesaved; ">. register today. Earn Free CME Credits by reading the latest medical news in your specialty. sign up. author name.
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FDA approves Sanofi's diabetes drug Toujeo (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators on Wednesday approved Sanofi's diabetes drug Toujeo, a more potent follow-up to the French drugmaker's top-selling insulin product Lantus.
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Got ADHD? You May Live a Shorter Life, Study Shows People with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are twice as likely to die earlier than those without the condition - and the causes tend to include freak accidents and car crashes, researchers reported Wednesday.
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FDA approves Corgenix's Ebola test for emergency use (Reuters) - Diagnostics company Corgenix Medical Corp said on Thursday U.S. health regulators had approved its rapid Ebola test for emergency use, in response to the world's worst outbreak of the virus that killed more than 10,000 so far.
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Weight-loss surgery tied to pregnancy benefits, risks (Reuters Health) - - Weight loss surgery may reduce some of the pregnancy risks associated with obesity, but it could also put women and their infants at greater risk for other problems, according to a new study in Sweden.
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Doctor Who Survived Ebola Says He Was Unfairly Cast as a Hazard and a Hero Dr. Craig Spencer, New York's first and to date only Ebola patient, said in an essay published on Wednesday that he was falsely accused of putting the public at risk and was superficially depicted as "a fraud, a hipster and a hero" after he was hospitalized last ...
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Vaccinate Against Measles, WHO Tells Europe and Russia More than 22,000 cases of measles have been reported in parts of Europe and Russia over the past year and the worst-affected countries need to get busy vaccinating, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
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C-Diff Kills 15000 People A Year. Feces Donations May Help A bacteria that triggers deadly diarrhea and is one of the most common causes of U.S. infectious disease deaths is caused, in part, by antibiotics.
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Study links common food additives to Crohn's disease, colitis WASHINGTON Feb 25 (Reuters) - Common additives in ice cream, margarine, packaged bread and many processed foods may promote the inflammatory bowel diseases ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease as well as a group of obesity-related conditions, ...
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How a Baby Was Born Encased in an Amniotic Sac Silas Philips is barely a day old and is already an internet sensation. The Los Angeles infant was born three months early, and was remarkably still completely encased in his amniotic sac, making it appear as if doctors delivered a large bubble with a tiny baby ...
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These aren't your typical twins, they were born conjoined These twins are very much 14-year-olds. They're playful The birth of conjoined twins is rare, and their survival is far from assured.
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After Deadly Infections, FDA Asks Device Makers About Cleaning Methods The Food and Drug Administration never reviewed the procedures needed to clean the complex medical devices that recently infected seven patients with drug-resistant bacteria, killing two of them, an agency official acknowledged on Wednesday.
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Here's What Foods Are Most Likely To Have E. Coli or Salmonella More than 80% of the reported E. Coli illnesses were traced to beef and vegetables, according to a new report on foodborne illness.
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Deadly diarrhea disease C. difficile infects almost 500000 in US each year Clostridium difficile, a bacterium that causes swelling of the colon and potentially deadly bouts of diarrhea, infects almost half a million people each year and contributes to the deaths of 29,000, according to new research.
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Weight-Loss Surgery May Lower Some Pregnancy Complications, Raise Others WEDNESDAY, Feb. 25, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- After undergoing weight-loss surgery, women are significantly less prone to diabetes during pregnancy but twice as likely to deliver smaller-than-normal infants, a new study suggests.
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Long Sleep Time, Higher Stroke Risk? WEDNESDAY, Feb. 25, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Adults who sleep more than eight hours a night may face a higher risk of stroke, a new analysis suggests.
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Taking Pill Before, After Sex Cuts HIV Infection for Gay Men: Study WEDNESDAY, Feb. 25, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- There's new evidence that gay men not infected with HIV can stay that way if they take a pill called Truvada in the days before and after a sexual encounter with an infected partner.
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Younger women may ignore heart attack signs, study finds More than 15,000 women younger than 55 die of heart disease in the United States every year, making it the leading cause of death for women in this age group.
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3 Austrian men first to get mind-controlled bionic hands EMBARGOED UNTIL 2/25/2015 00:01 GMT DIETER NAGL/AFP/Getty Images Three Austrian men underwent bionic reconstruction in the world's first use of mind-controlled bionic hands.
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New York Ebola Survivor Says He was Treated Like a Fraud After Diagnosis Dr. Craig Spencer smiles during a news conference November 11, 2014 at Bellevue Hospital Don Emmert—AFP/Getty Images Dr. Craig Spencer smiles during a news conference November 11, 2014 at Bellevue Hospital in New York.
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Combination Antiretrovirals Prevent HIV Transmission to Babies savesaved; ">. register today. Earn Free CME Credits by reading the latest medical news in your specialty. sign up. by Ed Susman Contributing Writer, MedPage Today.
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HIV prevention saves over $250000 over lifetime In 2006, the average medical costs for a person with HIV was $361,400. ADEK BERRY/AFP/Getty Images In 2006, the average medical costs for a person with HIV was $361,400.
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3 men 1st to get reconstructed bionic hands after amputation LONDON. Three Austrians have replaced injured hands with bionic ones that they can control using nerves and muscles transplanted into their arms from their legs.
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Ebola doctor: Media, politicians fueled the public's fear A doctor who contracted the deadly Ebola virus and rode the subway system and dined out before he developed symptoms said the media and politicians could have done a better job by educating people on the science of it instead of focusing on their fears.
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Could too much sleep increase the risk of stroke? The negative implications of sleep deprivation are well documented; it can cause problems with memory and concentration and has been associated with increased risk of obesity, diabetes and heart disease.
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Daily antiretroviral medication 'highly protective' against HIV infection At the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Seattle, WA, researchers from the UK presented findings from a study suggesting that taking an antiretroviral drug daily is highly effective at protecting men who have sex with men from HIV ...
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Reports: Gov. Baker Calls for Resignation of Jonathan Gruber From Health ... WBZ-TV's Jon Keller reported Wednesday that Gov. Charlie Baker demanded and received resignations from four members of the Massachusetts Health Connector board.
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US doctor who survived Ebola says he was unfairly treated after diagnosis A doctor who contracted the deadly Ebola virus but rode the subway system and dined out before he recovered from it said the media and politicians could have done a better job by educating people on the science of it instead of focusing on their fears.
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Dangerous C. Difficile Germ Infects 500000 Americans a Year: CDC WEDNESDAY, Feb. 25, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Almost half a million Americans were infected with the bacteria Clostridium difficile in 2011, and 29,000 died within a month of diagnosis, U.S.
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Ebola doctor Craig Spencer says media's disease hype was deadly Dr. Craig Spencer, who was diagnosed with Ebola in New York City in October, at a November news conference at New York's Bellevue Hospital after being declared free of the disease.
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Struggling with daily tasks may be warning sign for heart failure patients A new study in the American Heart Association journal Circulation: Heart Failure finds that heart failure patients who struggle to carry out day-to-day tasks - such as getting dressed or climbing stairs - are more likely to be hospitalized and die early.
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Sanofi Wins Approval For New Insulin Drug, An Early Test For New CEO Sanofi SA said late Wednesday it got a green light from U.S. regulators to sell its new insulin product Toujeo, a crucial launch for the French drug maker as it struggles to keep a firm grip on the all-important diabetes market.
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Frankenstein-style human head transplant 'could happen in two years' The first human head transplant could take place in just two years, it was reported on Thursday. Italian surgeon Sergio Canavero, from the Turin Advanced Neuromodulation Group, claims the Frankenstein-style procedure to graft a living person's head on to a ...
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Heart Failure Patients Who Struggle With Daily Tasks at Greatest Risk WEDNESDAY, Feb. 25, 2015 (HealthDay News) -- Heart failure patients who struggle to perform daily tasks are at increased risk for hospitalization and death, a new study shows.
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Sanofi's diabetes drug Toujeo gets US approval, label disappoints (Reuters) - Sanofi's new Toujeo diabetes drug has won U.S. regulatory approval but with wording on its label that analysts say could make marketing difficult.
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Another reason to get your measles vaccine: the disease is surging in Europe This wonderful interactive graphic from the Economist should be a reminder to all Americans: get your measles shots. Over the last 30 years, the incidence of the disease has dropped dramatically.
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Sleeping too much could raise risk of stroke Adults who sleep more than eight hours a night may face a higher risk of stroke, a new analysis suggests. These so-called "long sleepers" were 46 percent more likely to have a stroke than those who got only six to eight hours of sleep a night, the researchers ...
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Study: Nasty stomach bug much more common than thought in US A nasty intestinal bug sickens nearly twice as many Americans each year as was previously thought, according to the largest U.S. study to look at the problem.
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Experts call for research into safety of anesthetic use in small children TORONTO -- Does anesthesia damage the developing brains of young children? Some experts, including from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, say this is a pressing question that needs to be answered.
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Swine flu: India health minister urges calm Indian Health Minister JP Nadda has urged the public not to panic, as the number of deaths so far this year from swine flu passed 900 from 16,000 cases.
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Antiretroviral drug greatly reduces HIV transmission risk, new study says An antiretroviral drug used to treat HIV is also highly effective at preventing the virus' transmission if taken while engaging in risky sexual activity, according to study results released this week.
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Human head transplants coming soon, doctor believes It may sound like science fiction, but an Italian surgeon believes that the technology needed to transplant a person's head onto a new body could exist in just two years.
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Preconception Bariatric Surgery May Cut Risks for Mom, Fetus Obese woman who undergo bariatric surgery before pregnancy have reduced risks for gestational diabetes (GD) and large-for-gestational-age infants, according to the largest study of this patient population to date.
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No Surprises Here: Study Claims The Most Addictive Foods Are Just What You ... ANN ARBOR, MI (CBS) - Turns out the most addictive foods are (sigh) exactly what you thought they'd be. A new study from the University of Michigan found that highly processed foods - think pizza, French fries and chocolate - are the most addictive.
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