http://mobile.reuters.com Copyright 2008 Reuters en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:45:07 -0400 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/images/small/logo.png http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/Category/CHLT?src=RSS-HLT http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSTRE5622I820090703?src=RSS-HLT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Since its opening last week, camp counselors at New Jersey's Liberty Lake Day Camp disinfect door knobs, take the temperatures of children as they arrive and remind the campers not to share canned sodas. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:47:12 +0000 2009-07-03T144712Z_01_TRE56236F_RTROPTC_0_US-FLU-CAMPS.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSTRE56240820090703?src=RSS-HLT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Moderate drinkers are wealthier, more educated and less likely to be disabled than teetotalers, which explains some, but not all, of the association between moderate alcohol consumption and longer life, according to a new study. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:30:08 +0000 2009-07-03T173008Z_01_TRE562409_RTROPTC_0_US-ALCOHOL-LONGEVITY.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSTRE56234420090703?src=RSS-HLT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Childhood asthma is less common in neighborhoods with high economic potential and strong community vitality, new research shows. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:41:00 +0000 2009-07-03T144100Z_01_TRE562345_RTROPTC_0_US-NEIGHBORHOOD-ASTHMA.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSTRE56235H20090703?src=RSS-HLT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who are overweight and wet the bed at night may have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), researchers report. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:44:10 +0000 2009-07-03T144410Z_01_TRE56235I_RTROPTC_0_US-BEDWETTING-APNEA.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSTRE56236620090703?src=RSS-HLT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - PSA blood tests are often used to screen men for prostate cancer, but there is still no good evidence that they cut death rates from the disease, a new review finds. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:45:43 +0000 2009-07-03T144543Z_01_TRE562367_RTROPTC_0_US-PROSTATE-CANCER.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSTRE5623O720090703?src=RSS-HLT NEW DELHI (Reuters) - An Indian court ruling to decriminalize gay sex will boost the fight against AIDS, but a powerful stigma against homosexuality and uneven quality of healthcare will still hamper efforts, a top AIDS worker said. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 18:14:25 +0000 2009-07-03T181425Z_01_TRE56248C_RTROPTC_0_US-INDIA-GAY-AIDS.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSTRE56240X20090703?src=RSS-HLT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many parents don't have enough self-confidence to implement and enforce changes in their child's behavior that will reduce the child's risk of obesity, researchers from Harvard Medical School in Boston have found. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:31:02 +0000 2009-07-03T173102Z_01_TRE56240Y_RTROPTC_0_US-PARENTS-CONFIDENCE.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSTRE5623ZL20090703?src=RSS-HLT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The combination of two drugs -- Femara (letrozole) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) -- could be of benefit in infertile women of advanced reproductive age undergoing intrauterine insemination, results of a study indicate. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 17:27:52 +0000 2009-07-03T172752Z_01_TRE5623ZM_RTROPTC_0_US-FERTILITY-DRUG.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSTRE5623EL20090703?src=RSS-HLT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study shows that the annual cost of medical care in the US for people who suffer from sickle cell disease exceeds $1.1 billion. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:46:18 +0000 2009-07-03T154618Z_01_TRE5623EY_RTROPTC_0_US-SICKLE-CELL.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSTRE56233720090703?src=RSS-HLT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Results of a small study suggest that the drug pregabalin (sold as Lyrica) can reduce stabbing facial pain and other symptoms stemming from a condition called trigeminal neuralgia. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:34:25 +0000 2009-07-03T143425Z_01_TRE562338_RTROPTC_0_US-FACIAL-PAIN.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSTRE56234N20090703?src=RSS-HLT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Noise from public transportation, especially subways, may be loud enough to harm some passengers' hearing, a new study suggests. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:42:29 +0000 2009-07-03T144229Z_01_TRE56234O_RTROPTC_0_US-TRANSIT-NOISE.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSTRE56233O20090703?src=RSS-HLT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In adults who suffer from rheumatoid arthritis (RA), long-term treatment with methotrexate (MTX) appears safe, according to pooled data from 88 studies of patients with RA treated with only MTX for at least 2 years. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:37:26 +0000 2009-07-03T143726Z_01_TRE56233P_RTROPTC_0_US-METHOTREXATE-ARTHRITIS.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSTRE56233E20090703?src=RSS-HLT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An intervention including drug and behavior therapy may help curb frequent nighttime urination or "nocturia" in elderly men, researchers have found. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:34:59 +0000 2009-07-03T143459Z_01_TRE56233F_RTROPTC_0_US-URINARY-WOES.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSTRE56202020090703?src=RSS-HLT CHICAGO (Reuters) - Drugs used to treat Parkinson's disease show promise as a new way to stem the rise of drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:17:17 +0000 2009-07-03T001717Z_01_TRE562021_RTROPTC_0_US-TB-DRUGS.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSTRE5616MC20090702?src=RSS-HLT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - There may be an association between high birth weight and an increased risk of overall leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The increased risk of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) appears to be associated with the high and low extremes of birth weight. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:43:12 +0000 2009-07-02T224312Z_01_TRE5616ME_RTROPTC_0_US-BIRTH-WEIGHT-LEUKEMIA.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSTRE5616L620090702?src=RSS-HLT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government said on Thursday it will give 420,000 treatment courses of Tamiflu to the Pan-American Health Organization to help fight the new H1N1 influenza virus in Latin America and the Caribbean. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:22:57 +0000 2009-07-02T222257Z_01_TRE5616L7_RTROPTC_0_US-FLU-CARIBBEAN-USA.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSTRE5616A220090702?src=RSS-HLT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The new H1N1 influenza strain may be just a little less catching than seasonal flu, but seems a little better able to cause stomach upsets, researchers reported on Thursday. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:01:26 +0000 2009-07-02T210126Z_01_TRE5616A3_RTROPTC_0_US-FLU-SPREAD.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSTRE5614XO20090702?src=RSS-HLT GENEVA (Reuters) - H1N1 influenza is causing mild symptoms that go away without medication in most patients, but care-givers should be alert for warning signs of severe cases, the head of the World Health Organization said on Thursday. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:00:50 +0000 2009-07-02T210050Z_01_TRE56169U_RTROPTC_0_US-FLU-WARNINGS.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSTRE56167A20090702?src=RSS-HLT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although more than 90 percent of patients taking ocular medication reported feeling confident about their eyedrop instillation technique, less than one third actually demonstrated adequate skills, researchers report in the Archives of Ophthalmology. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:41:14 +0000 2009-07-02T204114Z_01_TRE56167B_RTROPTC_0_US-GLAUCOMA-PATIENTS.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSTRE56166K20090702?src=RSS-HLT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Excessive crying in infants, otherwise known as colic, has been linked to symptoms of depression in the mother. Now a study conducted in the Netherlands links infant colic to depression in the father as well. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:38:54 +0000 2009-07-02T203854Z_01_TRE56166L_RTROPTC_0_US-DEPRESSION-COLIC.XML