NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new survey from the Centers for Disease Control and Disease Prevention (CDC) shows that in general only three of 10 children of the country receives the two doses of the vaccine against hepatitis A . In some states, especially those in the south, west central and east-this proportion is even lower: three of 10 children receiving one dose and two out of 10 receive... 

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A study in Australia suggests that drinking black tea throughout the day would provide an extra benefit: a slight decrease in blood pressure. Although the research does not identify the compounds in tea responsible for this effect, the authors note that previous studies had indicated the cardiac benefits of flavonoids found in many plants, including tea. “The... 

(Reuters) – Pfizer announced the recall of about 1 million cases of contraceptive pills in the United States because they may not contain enough contraceptives to prevent pregnancy. Pfizer said Tuesday that birth control pills did not pose a threat to the health of women but urged consumers affected by the withdrawal that began “to use a method of non-hormonal contraception immediately.” The... 

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a new study, American Indians who ate canned processed meat often called “spam”, a common product in reserves subsidized by the Government of the United States had twice the risk of developing diabetes than those who ate the least amount. “This suggests that the reduction in processed meats should be a priority for food assistance programs that... 

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The tincture of iodine for diagnostic imaging can damage the thyroid gland, which increases the risk of future disease, suggests a new study. A U.S. team found that people with signs of thyroid disease were two to three times more likely than a control group to have performed an imaging study with tincture of iodine. This does not prove that the dye is causing... 

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Check for clogged arteries are not helping heavy smokers to give up the addiction if they are under treatment. Still, this remains an excuse when some doctors recommend that expensive diagnostic examination that involves the investigation of plaque in the carotid arteries. Experts say the study lacks a proven value in people without symptoms of heart disease. “When... 

Pediatric health experts applaud the recommendation of the U.S. advisory panel. UU. to reduce the toxic threshold for lead exposure in children. Lead, a metal that was once common in gasoline and paint for homes, can permanently damage the developing brain. On Wednesday, the Advisory Committee on the Prevention of Childhood Lead Poisoning voted to recommend that the federal government changed the... 

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A study in Taiwan ensures that sudden deafness would be associated with a sleep disorder that disrupts normal breathing. After reviewing a database of health insurance, researchers found that people who had developed sudden deafness were more likely to have a previous diagnosis of sleep apnea than those without the loss of hearing (control group). The absolute... 

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Autism would be accompanied by a variety of other mental and behavioral diseases in children, suggests a new study shows the complexity of diagnosis. These other diseases include attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity (ADHD) or learning problems, and can complicate diagnosis or delay the improvements in children diagnosed and treated early. “(The... 

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new study of people who have had a nose cosmetic surgery, a group of observers from the “before” and “then” concluded that the patients seemed one or two years younger with the operation . “I do not think it’s the finding of the study, but it is one more reason to go ahead with the procedure. It’s just an extra benefit...