Emergency Visits for Stomach Pain Rose Over Decade
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 ; More Americans are visiting hospital emergency departments because of abdominal pain, but the percentage of emergency visits that involve chest pain are decreasing, a new government report shows.

Many Heart Patients Place False Hope in Angioplasty
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 ; Many heart patients harbor the misguided notion that angioplasty, a common procedure to open clogged arteries, will also cut their risk of heart attacks and death, a new study shows.

Repeat DUI Offenders Have Reasoning Deficits: Study
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 ; Repeat impaired-driving offenders have subtle deficits in their decision-making abilities that may not be detected through conventional tests, says a new study.

Health Highlights: Sept. 8, 2010
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay :

Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 8, 2010
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Young Parents May Be Especially Prone to Depression
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 ; Many parents experience depression during the first 12 years of their children's lives and the risk is highest during the first year after birth, a new study has found.

Health Tip: When You Feed Baby Formula
; Baby formula is designed for infants a year old or younger who aren't breast-fed.

Health Care Reform: Is There a Doctor in the House?
Part two of three-part series

Health Tip: Stay Safe Around the School Bus
; Teaching children to take precautions while waiting for, entering and exiting a school bus can help keep them safe.

Men Seem More Susceptible to Memory Problems Than Women
WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 ; Elderly men are more likely to suffer memory problems than women, new research shows.

Heart Health Rises With Education in Rich Nations
TUESDAY, Sept. 7 ; A higher level of education is associated with reduced risk of heart disease and stroke for people who live in rich countries, but not for those in low- and middle-income nations, finds a new study.

Decline in Adult Smoking Stalls, Alarming Experts
TUESDAY, Sept. 7 ; Although the hazards of smoking are well known, 20 percent of Americans still light up, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.

Many HIV-Infected Kids Could Use Cheaper Treatment Safely
TUESDAY, Sept. 7 ; For HIV-infected children in the developing world, treatment choices have been limited by concerns over the possible development of resistance to drugs they received as infants during failed attempts to prevent their infection in the first place.

Pancreatic Chemo Comparison Finds No Survival Boost
TUESDAY, Sept. 7 ; Pancreatic cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy after surgery don't see improved long-term survival with the drug gemcitabine, compared with patients receiving a chemotherapy regimen consisting of fluorouracil and folinic acid, new research suggests.

H1N1 Pandemic Flu Even Milder Than Seasonal Strains
TUESDAY, Sept. 7 ; The H1N1 pandemic flu, which swept across the United States last year, was actually no more serious than most seasonal strains, a new study confirms.

'Self-Embedding' Takes Teen Self-Injury to the Extreme
TUESDAY, Sept. 7 ; The 16-year-old went to the emergency room because of a painful infection in her arm. When doctors used ultrasound on the area, they were shocked to see about 20 foreign objects under her skin, including a paper clip, a screw from a pair of eyeglasses and multiple pieces of pencil lead.

In Cities, Weak Social Ties May Boost Mental Illness
TUESDAY, Sept. 7 ; Weak social connections, or social fragmentation, may be one of the main reasons why people raised in cities are more likely to develop schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders than those who live in rural areas, the results of a study suggest.