Health concerns have arisen since the U.S. Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) installed full-body scanners as a counter-terrorism tactic. The TSA now operates 486 scanners in 78 U.S. airports, and it plans to have about 1,000 in use by the end of the year, the researchers say. Backscatter X-ray devices are the more common — and […]

MRSA is a a type of staph infection resistant to all first-line antibiotics.
Researchers compared MRSA rates among patients admitted to 10 ICUs at a 750-bed academic medical center before and after implementation of an enhanced cleaning program.
The program included inspections of cleaning efforts and feedback to staff, changing how the disinfectant was applied (from pouring […]

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Low Health Literacy Linked to Poorer Health: Report
Older Americans with low health literacy are more prone to have poor health and to have a higher risk of death, states a federal government report. Health literacy refers to the ability […]

Gout with Kidney Disease
This study will evaluate the effects of febuxostat versus placebo in gout patients with hyperuricemia and moderate-to-severe renal impairment. Male candidates must be 18 or older; female candidates must be 45 or older.
The research site is in Houston, Texas.
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Opioid Induced Constipation
This study is for people who have constipation […]

The findings came from an analysis of MRSA cases that occurred at Rhode Island Hospital, in Providence, over 10 years.
The researchers found that children’s infections were higher in the third and fourth quarters of the year than in the first two quarters. In the later months, children had 1.85 times more MRSA infections that had […]

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
Company Stops Production of Contaminated IV Bags
An Alabama company has stopped making intravenous feeding bags that were contaminated with Serratia marcescens bacteria and linked to infections in hospital patients.
Nine patients who were hooked up to contaminated bags have died […]

Type 2 Diabetes (Ages 18-75)
This study will evaluate the safety and effectiveness of an investigational medication when combined with metformin among people with type 2 diabetes.
The research site is in Boise, Idaho.
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Rheumatoid Arthritis
This study of an investigational drug is for people who take a rheumatoid arthritis medication but who still have […]

Differences in race, income and age all affect the likelihood that patients will log on to check out their own health history, the study shows, with patients who are white, older, and/or wealthier more apt to request access to their on the internet medical history.
“It’s really probably just been in the last three or four […]

I've got a 9month lo who still wakes about three times during the night for a feed and has about 4 sometimes more during the day. We are thinking of having another but I haven't got my periods back and she's still feeding a lot. Other then stopping is there anything I have the ability […]

i have been feeling different (tiered moody etc) so i took several pregnancy test lol 3 of them said pos (two was very faint) and about 5 said no, so i am verrrry confused right now! i am not late for my period but i thought i would take a test because i have been […]