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Preventive Mastectomy on the Rise 09/17/2013 09:05 AM EDT Source: HealthDay - Related MedlinePlus Pages: Breast Cancer, Mastectomy Health Tips for Long-Term Travelers 09/16/2013 06:24 PM EDT Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Related MedlinePlus Page: Traveler's Health Sickle Cell Drug Reduces Symptoms, Health Costs Alike, Study Finds 09/16/2013 05:00 PM EDT More docs should include hydroxyurea in patients' treatment plans, researchers say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Medicines, Sickle Cell Anemia Women with Breast Cancer May Overestimate Secondary Risks 09/16/2013 04:23 PM EDT Young women with breast cancer often overestimate both their chance of developing cancer in the other breast and how much removal of that breast is likely to protect them, a new U.S. study suggests. Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Pages: Breast Cancer, Mastectomy Chest Pain Less Common in Female Heart Patients: Study 09/16/2013 04:00 PM EDT Emergency staff should be aware of other symptoms of heart attack, unstable angina, researchers say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Chest Pain, Heart Disease in Women Costs for Kids' Food Allergies Estimated At Nearly $25 Billion 09/16/2013 04:00 PM EDT Allergen-free foods, special diets alone cost U.S. families $1.7 billion yearly, study finds Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Child Nutrition, Food Allergy Hospital-Acquired MRSA Infection Rates Falling: CDC 09/16/2013 03:45 PM EDT Tough-to-treat staph infections that patients can pick up while in the hospital fell by nearly 30 percent in the last decade, according to U.S. health officials. Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Pages: Health Facilities, Infection Control, MRSA 'Extreme' Binge Drinking Common Among Teens 09/16/2013 03:10 PM EDT One in five high school seniors reports binge drinking in the last two weeks, and one in ten reports "extreme" binge drinking - having 10 or more drinks on one occasion, according to a new study. Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Pages: Teen Health, Underage Drinking Asthma Care Critical During Pregnancy, Study Finds 09/16/2013 02:00 PM EDT Close monitoring needed, regardless of severity, researchers say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Asthma, Health Problems in Pregnancy Drug-Resistant 'Superbugs' Deemed Urgent Threats: U.S. Report 09/16/2013 12:00 PM EDT Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea, a diarrhea-causing superbug and a class of fast-growing killer bacteria dubbed a "nightmare" were classified as urgent public-health threats in the United States on Monday. Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Pages: Antibiotics, Infection Control Genes Tied to High Blood Pressure Found in Black Americans 09/16/2013 12:00 PM EDT Study findings may lead to discovery of useful targets for new treatments, researcher says Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: African American Health, Genes and Gene Therapy, High Blood Pressure More Than 100,000 Americans Quit Smoking Due to National Media Campaign 09/16/2013 10:33 AM EDT Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Related MedlinePlus Page: Quitting Smoking U.S. Teens Begin to Slim Down, Study Suggests 09/16/2013 09:00 AM EDT Adolescents are eating healthier, exercising more Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Obesity in Children, Teen Health, Weight Control Health Tip: Coping with Lupus 09/16/2013 07:00 AM EDT Don't overdo it Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Lupus   This email was sent to buzzhairs@gmail.com. Follow MedlinePlus on Twitter   Search Cloud: See what people are searching for on MedlinePlus To change your subscription preferences or stop subscriptions anytime, log in to your User Profile with your e-mail address. For questions or problems with this service, please contact support@govdelivery.com. This is a free service provided by MedlinePlus and the U.S. National Library of Medicine, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. U.S. National Library of Medicine · 8600 Rockville Pike · Bethesda, MD 20894 · 888-346-3656