An antidepressant drug delivered through a patch on the skin is no better than placebo for helping smokers kick the habit, new research shows. …
» Read more: Antidepressant patch doesn't help smokers quit

Kids who spend their earliest years in day care may be at higher risk of eczema than kids cared for at home, according to a new study from Germany. …
» Read more: Early day care may promote eczema development

Older adults who have a colonoscopy performed by a family doctor, internist or general surgeon are somewhat more likely to need another one within a year compared with those who have the procedure done by a gastroenterologist, a new report finds. …
» Read more: Colonoscopy repeats greater with non-specialists

Older adults who have a colonoscopy performed by a family doctor, internist or general surgeon are somewhat more likely to need another one within a year compared with those who have the procedure done by a gastroenterologist, a new report finds. …
» Read more: Colonoscopy repeats greater with non-specialists

People with kidney disease are more likely to be added to the waiting list for a kidney transplant if they've had a previous heart, lung or liver transplant, a new study suggests. …
» Read more: Odds of getting new kidney uneven

Efforts to adopt a more accurate test for diagnosing diabetes may have hit a snag. Comparing the age-old oral glucose tolerance test to the newer hemoglobin A1c test confirms earlier evidence that race may influence test results, Danish researcher… …
» Read more: Protein test ups diabetes diagnoses in some races

Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by the editors of HealthDay: …
» Read more: Health Highlights: Sept. 3, 2010

FRIDAY, September 3 (HealthDay News) — A 7-year-old San Diego
boy brought back more than souvenirs and memories from a family trip to
Switzerland a couple years ago. …
» Read more: Disease May Be Only a Plane Ride Away

FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) — Carl Buher came home from the
football game feeling rotten. …
» Read more: Unvaccinated Teen's Life Forever Changed

Drug and medical device firm Abbott Laboratories said Friday it has abandoned plans to sell its vaccines unit, less than three months after exploring sales talks with rival companies. …
» Read more: Abbott abandons plans to sell vaccines business