China says only it has right to monitor air pollution

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Men as Primary Caregivers Spikes in U.S.

'Bath Salts' Drug Leads to Unspeakable...More Health HeadlinesGinseng May Banish Cancer Fatigue'Fit2Fat2Fit' Author Drew Manning's Top 5...Pic Reveals Sun's Aging EffectsAllergies Linked to Higher Cancer RiskAlcohol Consumption Boosts Breast Cancer RiskIn The NewsArthritisAllergiesDr. Richard BesserCold & Flu Home> HealthAfter Plane Crash Injures Wife's Spine, Husband Turns Caregiver, Mirroring US TrendBy SUSAN DONALDSON JAMESJune 5, 2012

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EU regulator gives Vivus more time for Qnexa hearing

Reuters – 3 hrs ago (Reuters) - Vivus Inc said the European regulator granted the U.S. company more time to prepare for an oral hearing of its diet drug Qnexa.

The oral hearing is now rescheduled to September. The regulator's opinion on the drug's marketing application is expected after the hearing.

Vivus said it is currently focusing on working with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration ahead of the July 17 review date, and expects the drug to be launched in the United States in the second half of the year.

Vivus's Qnexa is one of three experimental new weight loss drugs seeking approval from the FDA after initial rejections by the agency.

Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc and Orexigen Therapeutics have also tried to get their obesity pills approved but have been rejected.

(Reporting by Balaji Sridharan in Bangalore; Editing by Supriya Kurane)

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Positive Attitude Linked to Long Life

Researchers found that having a positive attitude and a sense of humor could play a role in living a longer, healthier life. (Getty Images/OJO Images)

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Health Tip: Work Out in Water

HealthDay – 2 hrs 57 mins ago (HealthDay News) -- Aquatics, another name for water exercises, are a low-impact way to strengthen muscles and burn calories.

The American Council on Exercise mentions these potential benefits of water exercises:

Reduced stress on the muscles and joints, often lowering the risk of injury and soreness after a workout.The water itself adds resistance, providing for a better workout.Offering greater flexibility of performing exercises that wouldn't always be possible out of the water. This is especially true for people with arthritis and other conditions that can limit range of motion.

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Fewer Medicare Patients Being 'Admitted' to Hospitals: Study

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Little Short-Term Risk of Repeat Bout of Shingles, Study Finds

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Health Tip: Understanding Adult Dehydration

HealthDay – 2 hrs 57 mins ago (HealthDay News) -- Dehydration occurs when the body doesn't have enough fluids to continue working properly.

If you don't drink enough fluids or have diarrhea, your risk of dehydration rises. This can be especially dangerous for older people or those with weaker immune systems.

The U.S. National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse says anyone with these warning signs should see a doctor as soon as possible to be evaluated for dehydration:

Feeling thirsty.Not urinating often or noticing that urine is very dark.Having dry skin.Fainting or feeling dizzy.Being tired.Having skin that doesn't quickly return to normal after being pinched.

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Study Finds Soy Supplements Don't Boost Thinking Skills

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Cigarette Tax Hikes Curb Smoking in Pregnancy: Study

HealthDay – 2 hrs 57 mins ago TUESDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- When taxes on cigarettes go up, smoking among pregnant Americans goes down, new research reveals.

Exploring the potential impact of state tobacco control policies on pregnant smokers, the study suggests that bumping cigarette prices by a dollar a pack can translate into a notable increase in the quit rate among pregnant women and new mothers.

"Basically, the thing we find most important is that these cigarette taxes can be used effectively to decrease smoking among pregnant women and women who just gave birth," noted study co-author Sara Markowitz, an associate professor in the department of economics at Emory University in Atlanta.

"And it's not at all surprising, because people respond to prices," she added. "When things are expensive, they buy less of them, and when they're cheap, they buy more."

Markowitz's team, alongside colleagues from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, discuss their findings in the early online publication of the July issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

The authors point out that nearly one-quarter of all pregnant women in the United States are smokers, with more than half refusing to quit during their pregnancy.

Not smoking improves the health of mother and child in the short and long term, the study authors said. According to the American Lung Association, smoking while pregnant leads to an estimated 20 percent to 30 percent of low-birth weight babies, up to 14 percent of preterm deliveries, and about 10 percent of all infant deaths.

To gauge how state public policy may affect smoking habits among pregnant women, the authors pored through data concerning nearly 225,500 American women who gave birth between 2000 and 2005.

The woman, who were spread across 29 states and New York City, were tracked during pregnancy and through four months post-delivery.

The results: A dollar increase in cigarette taxes/prices appeared to prompt a nearly 5 percent increase in the probability that a pregnant women would kick the habit by her final trimester (up from about 44 percent to nearly 49 percent).

Similarly, a buck bump in pack cost gave rise to a 4 percent-plus bump in the probability that a new mother would continue to forgo a smoke four months after giving birth (up from about 21 percent to nearly 26 percent).

On another policy front, the research team further found that states that implemented complete bans on smoking in private workplaces also bumped up the probability that a pregnant woman would quit smoking by between 4 percent and 5 percent.

"Now, of course, we recognize that a tax imposes costs on all smokers," said Markowitz. "But if reducing smoking is your desired goal, than raising taxes is an effective way -- probably the most effective way -- to achieve that goal."

Stanton Glantz, professor of medicine in the cardiology division at the University of California, San Francisco, Center for Tobacco Control Research and Education, concurred.

"I haven't seen other studies that specifically looked at pregnant women and smoking before," he noted. "But this work is very well done by a very well-regarded group of people, and I'm not surprised with their finding, which just shows that pregnant women behave like everybody else. Which is to say that increasing the cigarette tax does lead people to quit smoking."

More information

For more on state cigarette taxes, visit the Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.

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Dangerous 'Bath Salts' Use Up Across U.S.

"PHOTO: Drug Enforcement Administration agents arrested ten people in an elaborate drug bust on Tuesday that spanned both coasts, and seized 2 million dollars worth of the designer drug "bath salts" over the course of a five month investigation." title

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China tells US to stop reporting Beijing's bad air

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