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Study: Gene testing helps get warfarin dose right
(AP)
AP - Doctors are reporting an exciting win for gene testing and personalized medicine: Checking patients' DNA before starting them on a popular blood thinner helps get the tricky dose right and keep them out of the hospital.
Doctor says heart groups too cozy with industry
(AP)
AP - A prominent cardiologist accused leading heart organizations of being too cozy with industry and allowing those ties to influence its policies and education programs for doctors.
New HIV infections increasing among homosexuals
(AP)
 AP - New HIV infections are increasing among homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes who don't seek help because of laws that criminalize these practices, the head of the U.N. AIDS agency said Monday.
Arteries improve after smokers quit, study finds
(AP)
AP - Quitting smoking can turn back time.
Study: Mini clip is safer than heart-valve surgery
(AP)
 AP - Many Americans with leaky heart valves soon might be able to get them fixed without open-heart surgery. A study showed that a tiny clip implanted through an artery was safer and nearly as effective as surgery, doctors reported Sunday.
Studies: Intense treatment doesn't help diabetics
(AP)
AP - Key results from a landmark federal study are in, and the results are disappointing for diabetics: Adding drugs to drive blood pressure and blood-fats lower than current targets did not prevent heart problems, and in some cases caused harmful side effects.
2 Drugs Fail to Prevent Diabetes in the Overweight
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- Hopes that two available drugs
could help prevent diabetes and the problems it causes in overweight
people with poor sugar metabolism have been dashed by a major
international study.
Erectile Dysfunction Plus Heart Disease Raises Death Risk
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) -- Men suffering from both
cardiovascular disease and erectile dysfunction are at greater risk for
heart attack, stroke, heart failure and death, a new study finds.
E-prescriptions cut medication errors: study
(Reuters)
Reuters - Doctors who trade in their prescription pads for electronic prescribing systems may be able to significantly cut down on medication errors, a small study suggests.
Video Games May Hinder Learning for Boys
(LiveScience.com)
 LiveScience.com - Parents who buy their children a video game system might
want to be careful that all the fun doesn't interfere with their learning. A
new study suggests owning a game system could hinder academic development, at
least for young boys.
Driving With Early Alzheimer's May Be Ill-Advised
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly people with failing
memories often keep driving, but a study of Alzheimer's patients suggests
the risk of getting lost -- even on familiar streets -- may be greater
than once thought.
Pain Relief Often Delayed for Cancer Patients
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 16 (HealthDay News) -- Palliative care services, which
help people who are seriously ill relieve symptoms such as pain, are now
found at most U.S. cancer centers, but many programs don't interact with
patients until it's too late, study findings show.
Prostate Cancer Radiation Side Effects May Subside With
Time
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 16 (HealthDay News) -- The balance between using
enough radiation to shield patients from prostate cancer's return while
keeping side effects at bay may not be as tricky as once thought, new
research shows.
Health Tip: Buying Baby's Car Seat
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Car safety seats, like the infants and
children they protect, come in lots of different shapes and sizes.
Do needle-exchange programs really work?
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Needle-exchange programs designed to cut injection drug users' risk of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, and other infections do seem to reduce needle sharing, but there is only limited evidence that they lower disease transmission, a new research review concludes.
Type 2 Diabetes Study: Drugs Don't Cut Heart Disease Risk
(Time.com)
Time.com - New data suggest that aggressive drug treatments to reduce known heart-disease risk factors don't actually help Type 2 diabetes patients. Why? And what now?
Health Tip: If You Have Nasal Congestion
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Nasal congestion, often called a stuffy nose,
can be caused by a bacterial infection or virus, allergies or the common
cold.
Obesity, Drinking a Double Threat to the Liver
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity plus daily drinking
boosts the risk of liver disease in men and women, researchers report in
two new studies.
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