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High Cholesterol and The Sexes 08/28/2013 09:22 AM EDT Source: HealthDay - Related MedlinePlus Pages: Cholesterol, Heart Attack, Men's Health In Mild Strokes, Ultra-Early Treatment May Eliminate Risk of Disability 08/27/2013 07:12 PM EDT Source: American Heart Association Related MedlinePlus Page: Stroke Stroke Risk Similar among Men and Women Smokers Worldwide 08/27/2013 07:11 PM EDT Source: American Heart Association Related MedlinePlus Pages: Smoking, Stroke New Implanted Defibrillator Works Well without Touching Heart 08/27/2013 07:09 PM EDT Source: American Heart Association Related MedlinePlus Pages: Cardiac Arrest, Pacemakers and Implantable Defibrillators Fewer U.S. Kids Buying Tobacco Products 08/27/2013 04:00 PM EDT Rate at which retailers violate under-18 sales ban has fallen to just 9 percent Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Health Statistics, Smoking and Youth U.S. Nursing Homes Reducing Use of Antipsychotic Drugs 08/27/2013 04:00 PM EDT Program tackling over-prescription to dementia patients is working, government data suggest Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Dementia, Nursing Homes, Psychotic Disorders New Drug Combo Helps Hard-to-Treat Hepatitis C 08/27/2013 04:00 PM EDT NIH study focused largely on black patients, who haven't fared as well with current treatments Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Hepatitis C Gene May Raise Diabetics' Chances of Heart Disease 08/27/2013 04:00 PM EDT People with type 2 diabetes plus a certain variant of DNA had 36 percent higher risk, study found Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Diabetes Type 2, Genes and Gene Therapy, Heart Diseases Rotavirus Rates Fell in Adults, Too, After Vaccine 08/27/2013 03:31 PM EDT Fewer older children and adults were hospitalized for severe diarrhea once the U.S. started vaccinating babies against rotavirus in 2006, according to a new study. Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Pages: Childhood Immunization, Rotavirus Infections Want to Spend Less? Shop in High Heels, Study Says 08/27/2013 02:00 PM EDT When consumers were focused on physical balance, they tended to show restraint with purchases Source: HealthDay Study May Explain Why Some Obese People Don't Get Diabetes 08/27/2013 02:00 PM EDT Relatively low level of inflammation may hold the key, researchers say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Diabetes Type 2, Obesity Some Hospitals at Risk for Electronic Record Penalties 08/27/2013 01:12 PM EDT Small and rural U.S. hospitals are most at risk of not satisfying certain federal requirements for using electronic health record systems, according to a new study. Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Page: Personal Health Records Labels May Affect Decision-Making for Breast Lesions 08/27/2013 01:11 PM EDT How doctors describe a non-invasive type of breast lesion may affect how women choose to have the abnormal cells treated, a new survey suggests. Source: Reuters Health Related MedlinePlus Page: Breast Cancer FDA Approves 1st Topical Gel to Ease Redness of Rosacea 08/27/2013 12:00 PM EDT Mirvaso works by constricting dilated blood vessels of the face, company says Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Rosacea Simple Strategies Aren't Always Enough for Bedwetting 08/27/2013 12:00 PM EDT In tougher cases, alarms or medications may be the answer, experts say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Bedwetting Readmission Rates for Children May Not Reflect Hospital Performance 08/27/2013 09:00 AM EDT Study suggests that parents should base decisions on other factors Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Children's Health, Health Facilities Spinal Fluid Test May Aid Early Detection of Parkinson's Disease 08/27/2013 09:00 AM EDT New study findings also might help predict how quickly the disease will progress, researchers say Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Page: Parkinson's Disease What Is 'Play' to a Child with Autism? 08/27/2013 09:00 AM EDT Motion preferred to arts and crafts or pretending, study finds Source: HealthDay Related MedlinePlus Pages: Autism, Children's Health   This email was sent to buzzhairs.health@blogger.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