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Diabetes a Major Risk Factor for Glaucoma

Tue Jul 18, 11:53 PM ET

TUESDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- About two-thirds of all cases of the most common form of glaucoma are linked to type 2 diabetes, U.S. researchers report.

  • Health Tip: How to Reduce Wandering in Alzheimer's Patients Tue Jul 18, 11:53 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Wandering is a common but dangerous symptom of Alzheimer's disease -- a degenerative disease of the brain that affects memory and cognition.

  • Health Tip: Identifying Causes of Tremors Tue Jul 18, 11:53 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Tremors are uncontrolled, involuntary movement of any part of the body -- often the hands.

  • Heating, Destroying Lung Tumors Extends Lives Tue Jul 18, 11:53 PM ET

    TUESDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Treatment with a non-surgical technique called thermal ablation can provide some terminal lung cancer patients with a few extra years of life, a U.S. study finds.

  • Study Compares Treatments for Kids' Lung Infection Tue Jul 18, 11:53 PM ET

    TUESDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors say they've come up with a cheaper but equally effective means of battling an infection of the lining of the lungs in children.

  • Bacteria Enzyme May Help Regrow Spinal Cords Tue Jul 18, 11:53 PM ET

    TUESDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- A treatment that promotes the regrowth of injured spinal cord nerves has proven successful in rats, U.S. researchers report.

  • Gastric-Bypass Surgery Best for Super Obese: Study Tue Jul 18, 11:53 PM ET

    TUESDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity surgery has become increasingly popular, but deciding on the right procedure can be a tough choice.

  • Today's Air Bags Less Dangerous: Study Tue Jul 18, 11:53 PM ET

    TUESDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- The front air bags now installed in cars offer as much protection as first-generation air bags but are less likely to kill children or small adults when they deploy, a U.S. government study finds.

  • Gene May be Key to Age-Linked Vision Loss Tue Jul 18, 11:53 PM ET

    TUESDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- A specific gene variant has a major impact on the risk for age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of vision loss in the elderly, Dutch researchers report.

  • Journal Editor Criticizes Authors of Migraine Study Tue Jul 18, 11:53 PM ET

    TUESDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- The authors of a new study linking migraines with aura to an increased risk for heart woes came under attack Tuesday by the editor of the medical journal that published their research the same day.

  • Health Highlights: July 18, 2006 Tue Jul 18, 11:53 PM ET

    Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

  • New Digital Mammography System Approved Tue Jul 18, 11:53 PM ET

    TUESDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Women who are under age 50, are premenopausal, or have thicker breast tissue seem to benefit more from digital mammography than traditional breast cancer detection methods that use film, according to new research involving over 50,000 women.

  • Clinical Trials Update: July 18, 2006 Tue Jul 18, 11:53 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:

  • Implanon, an Implantable Contraceptive, Is Approved Tue Jul 18, 11:53 PM ET

    TUESDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Implanon (etonogestrel implant), a rod-shaped implantable female contraceptive that lasts up to three years, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, manufacturer Organon USA said Tuesday.

  • Combo Drug Therapy Protects HIV-Positive Children Tue Jul 18, 11:53 PM ET

    TUESDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Powerful drug 'cocktails' that suppress HIV have dramatically reduced the number of opportunistic infections in HIV-positive children in the United States, a new study finds.

  • FDA Approves New Implantable Contraceptive Tue Jul 18, 11:53 PM ET

    TUESDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials have approved the only long-term implantable birth-control product for the American market.

  • Diet, Supplements Do Little for Cancer Patients Tue Jul 18, 11:53 PM ET

    TUESDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Nutritional supplements and other dietary changes may do little to help cancer patients alter the course of their illness, according to a major review of research on the subject.

  • Migraines With Auras Up Cardiovascular Risks Tue Jul 18, 5:10 PM ET

    TUESDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Women aged 45 and older who have migraines with aura are at an increased risk for heart attacks, strokes, angina and death due to cardiovascular disease.

  • Simple Precautions Protect Against Many Cancers Mon Jul 17, 11:54 PM ET

    MONDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly half of all cancer deaths are preventable.

  • Health Tip: How to Check Your Blood Sugar Mon Jul 17, 11:54 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- If you're diabetic, you already know that regularly checking your blood sugar is one of the most important ways to prevent dangerously high or low blood sugar levels.