What's New in Health: May 6, 2008 Archives

May 6, 2008

Guidelines: Test men for osteoporosis

Men ages 65 and older should get screened for osteoporosis, a bone-thinning disease once thought of primarily as a woman's problem, a physicians group said today.
In a report in today's Annals of Internal Medicine, the American College of Physicians unveiled new guidelines urging doctors to look for factors that put older men at risk. The report says a substantial number of men go undiagnosed....

USATODAY.com - May 6, 2008

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-05-05-osteoporosis-men_N.htm?csp=34

Posted at 4:37 PM

Painkiller may cut dementia risk

Long-term use of ibuprofen may reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a large US study reports....

BBC News - May 6, 2008

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7380064.stm

Posted at 4:29 PM

Report: 10M children die from lack of health care every year

More than 200 million children worldwide under age 5 do not get basic health care, leading to nearly 10 million deaths annually from treatable ailments like diarrhea and pneumonia, a U.S.-based charity said Wednesday.
Nearly all of the deaths occur in the developing world, with poor children facing twice the risk of dying compared to richer children, according to Save the Children's global report....

USATODAY.com - May 6, 2008

http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2008-05-06-child-health_N.htm?csp=34

Posted at 4:24 PM