CHICAGO (Reuters) -
Viagra, a popular anti-impotence pill,
may help some women on antidepressants have better sex, U.S.
researchers said on Tuesday.

They found women on antidepressants who took Viagra had
fewer sexual side effects than those who took a placebo. Sexual
dysfunction can prompt many people to stop taking drugs to
treat depression.

While other studies have hinted that Viagra [...]

- (HealthDay News) — Your baby's sleep environment should be
carefully arranged to prevent injury.

The National Safety Council offers these crib safety
recommendations:

Throw your older crib away if it has slats that are too far apart,
lead paint or decorative cutouts that could harm your baby. The slats
shouldn't be more than 2 3/8 inches apart.
Choose a mattress [...]

- TUESDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) — There's just no getting
around the fact that mammograms are uncomfortable, but a new study
suggests that applying a topical analgesic before the test could
significantly ease the discomfort associated with the test.

And a test that's less painful may encourage more women to get
screened, the researchers suggest.

“Mammography saves lives, [...]

- (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of CenterWatch:

Neoplasms

If you have been diagnosed with advanced breast cancer,
have measurable disease as per RECIST or bone-only disease, and have ECOG
performance status 0 or 1, you may qualify for this study.

The
research site is in Beech Grove, Ind.

More information

Please see http://www.centerwatch.com/patient/studies/cat407.html.

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Bladder Disorders

[...]

- Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by editors of HealthDay:

Plant-Based Cancer Vaccine Shows
Promise

A plant-based cancer vaccine that kick-starts the immune system and can
be tailored to target specific tumor types shows promise, according to
U.S. researchers who tested the vaccine on 16 people with incurable
follicular B-cell lymphoma.

More than 70 percent [...]

- TUESDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) — Patients with stomach or
pancreatic cancer may have more lymph nodes examined for the spread of
cancer if they're treated at designated comprehensive cancer centers or at
hospitals that do a high number of cancer surgeries, says a U.S.
study.

If too few lymph nodes are examined for cancer cells, a patient's
cancer [...]

- TUESDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) — Carbon dioxide laser
resurfacing still seems the best way to erase telltale signs of aging on
your face — and keep them away.

The technique does have a fairly high rate of complications, namely
lightening of the skin color, according to authors of a study published in
the July/August issue of Archives [...]

- TUESDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) — Patients with hepatitis C
who receive a liver from a donor over age 60 aren't at an increased risk
for transplant failure, death or recurrent disease within five years after
transplantation, say researchers at the Washington University School of
Medicine, in St. Louis.

They analyzed data from 489 adults who had liver [...]

- TUESDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) — A study links night-time
heart attacks with the breathing disorder sleep apnea, which makes people
gasp for breath every few minutes.

The link is not fully established, but it seems logical, said Dr.
Virend Somers, a cardiologist from the Mayo Clinic who is lead author of
the report in the July 29 [...]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -
For patients who undergo
plastic surgery on the nose (rhinoplasty), GORE-TEX implants
are a safe and inexpensive alternative to using tissue grafts
taken from another part of the patient's body, according to the
results of a 17-year review of more than 500 patients.

For initial and subsequent rhinoplasty procedures in
patients with enough internal nasal tissue [...]