TUESDAY, June 22 (HealthDay News) — Exercise may turn out to be
an effective treatment option for alcoholism, a new animal study
suggests. …
» More: Exercise May Combat Alcohol Cravings, Animal Study Suggests

TUESDAY, June 22 (HealthDay News) — Black patients are more
likely to develop the life-threatening blood infection sepsis and have a
greater chance of dying from it than whites, new research suggests. …
» More: Blacks Seem More Vulnerable to Deadly Blood Infection

TUESDAY, June 22 (HealthDay News) — A new study by British
researchers provides the most conclusive evidence to date that taking
vitamins to reduce levels of the blood protein known as homocysteine
doesn't lower the risk of heart problems. …
» More: More Evidence That B Vitamins Alone Won't Counter Heart
Risks

TUESDAY, June 22 (HealthDay News) — Current measures of how well
hospitals control post-operative infections don't reflect actual results,
a new study contends. …
» More: New Method Proposed for Gauging Hospital Infection Rates

TUESDAY, June 22 (HealthDay News) — Gaining weight when you're
over age 50, especially around the waist, significantly increases your
risk of type 2 diabetes, new research suggests. …
» More: Gaining Weight Later in Life Ups Diabetes Risk

Republican governors continue to resist the U.S. healthcare reform that was signed into law three months ago, with Minnesota's Tim Pawlenty announcing on Tuesday that his state will not expand its Medicaid program until 2014. …
» More: Minnesota won't expand insurance coverage until 2014

The safety of a popular drug for seizures took another hit Wednesday when researchers pinned a handful of major birth defects on the medication. …
» More: Major birth defects tied to common epilepsy drug

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, May 26 (HealthDay News) — A team of cardiologists and
geneticists have identified a genetic mutation that appears to strongly
raise the risk for congenital heart disease, the most common major birth
defect. …
» More: Gene Mutation Linked to Congenital Heart Disease (HealthDay)

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Younger children who are home alone after
school until their parents get home from work should be prepared to handle
an emergency or the unexpected. …
» More: Health Tip: Keep Kids Safe When They’re Home Alone (HealthDay)

AP – The doctor whose research linking autism and the vaccine for measles, mumps and rubella influenced millions of parents to refuse the shot for their children was banned Monday from practicing medicine in his native Britain. …
» More: Britain bans doctor who linked autism to vaccine (AP)