http://www.datasoftsystem.com/news/ Latest news from datasoftsystem http://www.datasoftsystem.com/news/http://www.datasoftsystem.com/N/images/logo.gif Reuters - Until now, a scant number of top notch clinical trials have evaluated whether sodium picosulfate -- the active ingredient in numerous over-the-counter laxatives -- is safe and effective. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/250063.html Reuters - Women who gain weight too quickly during the first three months of pregnancy are more prone to develop pregnancy-related diabetes, new research shows. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/250064.html Reuters - The most commonly used tool for detecting prostate cancer, routine PSA screening, has become "a hugely expensive public health disaster," its discoverer said on Wednesday. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/250065.html HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- The recent approval of a new, more broadly effective pneumococcal vaccine (PCV13) for young children could greatly reduce the prevalence of pneumoc... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/250066.html HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- A mutation that affects how the body responds when a person smells or tastes food may play a role in the development of type 2 diabetes in some peo... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/250067.html HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- A sinus headache usually is caused when the air-filled cavities around your nose, eyes and cheeks become congested and inflamed. Doctors call this condition sinusitis... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/250068.html HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- A knee replacement can help improve an elderly person's balance, according to a new study. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249907.html HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- The kind of treatment received by a prostate cancer patient often depends on the type of specialist providing the patient's care, new research sh... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249908.html AFP - Former president Bill Clinton and Microsoft founder Bill Gates called Wednesday on US lawmakers to boost foreign aid to fight diseases like HIV/AIDS and malaria in the world's poorest nation... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249909.html AFP - AIDS 2010, the 18th International AIDS Conference being held in Vienna later this year, will focus on marginalised groups living with the disease, such as injecting drug users in Eastern Europe,... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249689.html AP - A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get a... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249602.html AP - Too many pregnant women who want to avoid a repeat cesarean delivery are being denied the chance, concludes a government panel that urged doctors to rethink litigation-spurred policies that have ... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249603.html Reuters - U.S. regulators said on Wednesday they have found no link between oral bisphosphonate osteoporosis medications such as Merck p; Co Inc's Fosamax and certain thigh bone fractures. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249604.html AP - Children inherit about 30 mutated genes from each parent, fewer than had been thought, but enough in at least one case to pass on inherited illnesses, according to a first detailed look at the bl... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249605.html HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- In an effort to understand the relationship between tobacco smoke and Parkinson's disease, researchers have found that smoking for many years ... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249606.html AFP - African trucking routes, long known as pathways for spreading HIV across borders, have been drawn in new maps that also direct drivers to clinics that treat AIDS, a spokeswoman said Wednesday. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249607.html Reuters - Several studies have shown that smokers have a lower risk of developing Parkinson's disease. A new study shows that it's how many years of smoking a person has under their belt -- ra... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249445.html AP - Brazil's president said Tuesday that he kicked the smoking habit he had for 50 years after a recent health scare sent his blood pressure soaring. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249307.html AP - Bidding on a new lucrative Texas lottery contract should move forward because there's no evidence that state consultant Gartner Inc. and the lottery's current operator GTECH Corp. impro... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249308.html HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Obesity is a major problem in the United States, and children are no exception. Today's kids are spending more hours watching TV, sitting at the computer or playi... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249309.html HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- Orthopedic surgeons warn that sports injuries in children are rising dramatically, creating a "silent epidemic." http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249310.html Time.com - Data suggest that men want sex more, have more sex and enjoy it more than women. That holds true even into their 70s. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249311.html HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- People with a particular genetic trait are at much higher risk of developing lung cancer from exposure to secondhand smoke than others, even if they ... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249312.html HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- In the coming weeks, millions of American children will dust off their bats and gloves and head out to the baseball field. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249313.html Reuters - Although studies in Africa have shown that circumcision can lower the spread of HIV among heterosexuals, it may not do much to prevent infections among gay and bisexual men in Western countr... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/249314.html HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Better health translates into better sex lives, with healthy people more likely to engage in sex (and good sex at that) and to express an interest in... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248966.html AFP - Men are more than twice as likely as women to be sexually active in old age but good health is the key for both to feeling naughty, says a study published Wednesday by the British Medical Journa... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248967.html Reuters - Inoculating children against flu protects more people of all ages in the larger community, probably because young people tend to spread viruses through physical play, Canadian researchers sa... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248968.html HealthDay - MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- There appears to be a back-and-forth link between depression and obesity, say researchers who reviewed the findings of 15 studies that included nearly... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248832.html AFP - Researchers said Tuesday that papaya leaf extract and its tea have dramatic cancer-fighting properties against a broad range of tumors, backing a belief held in a number of folk traditions. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248833.html AFP - Within five years, the world could shield all newborns from HIV, while making strides in reducing deaths from malaria and tuberculosis, the Global Fund to fight the three diseases said Monday. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248834.html AFP - New York leaders are pressing for a so-called fat tax on the soft drinks industry, saying that sweet beverages are responsible for an upsurge of obesity across the United States. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248835.html HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Colon cancer survivors who are moderately or severely obese face tougher survival odds following treatment compared with their normal-weight peers, a... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248828.html Reuters - About 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 are infected with genital herpes, making it one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, U.S. health officials said on Tu... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248829.html HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248830.html HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Children who get a flu shot help prevent flu from spreading in their communities, Canadian researchers say. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248831.html HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Over 5 million Americans are living with Alzheimer's disease, and blacks and Hispanics are at highest risk of developing the disease, a new repor... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248693.html Reuters - A deal to sell healthier drinks in U.S. schools has slashed the amount of fattening beverages offered to students, former President Bill Clinton said on Monday as New York leaders pushed for... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248436.html Reuters - People with Parkinson's disease face an increased risk of the most deadly type of skin cancer, new research confirms. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248437.html Reuters - New research suggests that the type of specialist a prostate cancer patient sees -- rather than the patient's own preference -- may determine the treatment he receives. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248438.html Reuters - An initiative to get sugary drinks out of U.S. schools has begun to work, with diet beverages and smaller portions replacing some full-size, full-calorie varieties in school vending machines... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248292.html HealthDay - MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Electrocardiogram screening to check for heart problems in hyperactive children before prescribing stimulant medications may help identify those at ri... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248293.html HealthDay - MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Two proteins that might serve as biomarkers for predicting the spread of colon cancer have been identified by Chinese scientists. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248294.html AP - Eleven days after her son Benjamin's birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly swollen. Just as her doctor returned her phone call asking what t... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248295.html Reuters - Malaria could be eliminated as a public health problem within a decade in most countries where it is now endemic, an international organization that funds the treatment and prevention of kil... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248296.html AFP - Women who drink a couple of glasses of red wine, beer or spirits a day are better at keeping the pounds off than women who do not drink at all, according to a study published Monday. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248163.html HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Some types of bone-building drugs used to prevent and treat osteoporosis might reduce the risk of breast cancer, according to new research. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248164.html Reuters - Disgust. Pity. Contempt. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248056.html AP - The United Nations says mother-to-child HIV transmission can be eliminated by 2015 if health programs receive increased investments as planned. http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/248057.html HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) --Increasing consumption of sugary soft drinks contributed to 130,000 new cases of diabetes, 14,000 new cases of heart disease and 50,000 more life-years... http://www.datasoftsystem.com/archive/247921.html