Health Tip: Help Prevent Choking While Eating

(HealthDay News) -- There's a long list of everyday foods that are potential choking hazards for young children, the Nemours Foundation says.

Tai Chi and Qigong Offer Many Health Benefits: Review

THURSDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Tai Chi and Qigong exercise routines offer a number of significant physical and mental health benefits, finds an across-the-board review of previous research.

Health Tip: Managing Dietary Fat

(HealthDay News) -- Some fats are an essential part of a balanced diet, but there are "good" fats and "bad" fats.

Babies Born Poor Often Remain Poor

THURSDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born into a poor U.S. family have a good chance of staying poor for at least half of childhood, a new study suggests.

Heart Beat Could Provide Marker for Kidney Health: Study

THURSDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- A person's heart beat may offer insight into their future kidney health, a new study suggests.

Benefits of Implantable Defibrillators May Differ by Gender

THURSDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Women with implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICDs) appear less likely than men to suffer sudden cardiac death, according to researchers who reviewed the findings of five studies that followed 7,229 heart failure patients, including about 1,600 women.

Anesthetics Could Add to Global Warming

THURSDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Inhaled anesthetics used to put patients to sleep during surgery contribute to global climate change, according to a new study.

Low-Income Children Not Getting Adequate Dental Care

THURSDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Children in California who have dental insurance through Medicaid and other public insurance programs are less likely to visit the dentist regularly than privately insured kids, a new study has found.

Clues for Burning Fat Without Exercise Found in Mice

THURSDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- A brain enzyme that appears to boost body heat in order to burn off excess calories from a high-fat meal has been identified, but because the research was performed in mice, it might not apply to humans.

Monitoring Blood Pressure at Home May Help Keep It Low

WEDNESDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- With proper training, people with high blood pressure may be able to control it more effectively on their own at home than through conventional methods, British researchers contend.

Fish Oil Supplements Linked to Lower Risk of Breast Cancer: Study

THURSDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Postmenopausal women who take fish oil supplements may reduce their breast cancer risk, a new study suggests.

Early Tamiflu Might Benefit Transplant Patients With H1N1 Flu

THURSDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Early treatment with antiviral drugs appears to help prevent serious illness and death in organ transplant patients with H1N1 swine flu, researchers say.

Health Highlights: July 8, 2010

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

Clinical Trials Update: July 8, 2010

(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:

Decline in U.S. Teen Smoking Rate Stalls

THURSDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- The decline in the number of U.S. high school students who smoke has slowed significantly, following dramatic drops starting in the late 1990s, according to a new federal report.

Study Suggests Link Between HPV, Skin Cancer

THURSDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- The ubiquitous virus linked to cervical, vaginal and throat cancers may also raise the risk of developing squamous cell carcinoma, the second most common form of skin cancer, a new study suggests.