A woman and her child stroll along the Bund in Shanghai August 24, 2004. (China Photos/Reuters)

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -
New mothers with a history of
depression or other psychiatric disorders appear more likely
than other women to attempt suicide soon after giving birth, a
new study suggests.

Researchers found that among nearly 1,800 women who
recently gave birth, those [...]

CHICAGO - A new analysis of government data is the first to link low-level arsenic exposure, possibly from drinking water, with Type 2 diabetes, researchers say. The study’s limitations make more research necessary. And public water systems were on their way to meeting tougher U.S. arsenic standards as the data were collected.
Still, the analysis of [...]

Personalised, genome-based health care could help prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths caused each year by adverse drug reactions, genetics pioneer Craig Venter, pictured in 2007, said Tuesday.(AFP/HO/File/Evan Hurd)

PARIS (AFP) -
Personalised, genome-based health care could help prevent hundreds of thousands of deaths caused each year by adverse drug reactions, genetics pioneer Craig Venter said Tuesday.
A [...]

- (HealthDay News) — Iron is an essential mineral that the body
needs to make red blood cells.

The U.S. National Library of Medicine says these people are at greater
risk for iron deficiency, and should ask their doctor about getting enough
iron-rich foods:

Menstruating women, and those with especially heavy periods.
Women who are pregnant or who have recently [...]

- (HealthDay News) — Hiking is a great way to get exercise and
fresh air, but you should take certain precautions.

Here are suggestions to keep you safe when you hit the trail, courtesy
of the Cleveland Clinic:

Map out the trail you want to take, familiarize yourself with the
area, and choose a trail that fits your hiking [...]

- TUESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) — A daily dose of the erectile
dysfunction drug tadalafil (Cialis) helped relieve lower urinary tract
symptoms in men with signs of enlarged prostates, according to a new
study.

More than 50 percent of men age 50 and older have lower urinary tract
symptoms, including increased urination frequency and urgency, straining,
intermittence, incomplete emptying [...]

- TUESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) — Living longer, even past the
100-year mark, doesn't necessarily mean that a person's last years will be
spent in sickness or disability, Danish researchers report. That's
because the very old typically enjoy healthy, independent lives despite
their advanced age, the study found.

“This finding is not surprising,” said Dr. James [...]

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

Obesity

If you are aged 18 to 60, moderately overweight with a
body mass index (BMI) between 30 and 40, weigh between 187 and 297 pounds,
are in general good health, have had no significant change in body weight
over the past two months, have [...]

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

Christina Applegate Has Double
Mastectomy

Television star Christina Applegate had a double mastectomy three weeks
ago after being diagnosed with breast cancer earlier this month, and she
will undergo reconstructive surgery over the next eight months, she
revealed Tuesday.

Even though the cancer was [...]

- MONDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) — Low levels of vitamin D can boost
older women's risk for hip fracture by more than 70 percent, University of
Pittsburgh researchers report.

The finding adds weight to the recommendation that people maintain
adequate intake of vitamin D, which is primarily made by the skin when it
is exposed to sunlight.

The fracture-vitamin [...]