KOMO - News - Healthcast http://www.komonews.com/news/health RSS Feed for KOMO - News - Health en-us Thu, 04 Dec 2008 17:44:37 GMT Brain-injured troops face unclear long-term risks http://www.komonews.com/news/health/35544819.html Many of the thousands of troops who suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan are at risk of long-term health problems including depression and Alzheimer's-like symptoms, but it's impossible to predict how high those risks are, researchers say. Measles deaths drop worldwide, report estimates http://www.komonews.com/news/health/35544434.html Measles deaths worldwide declined dramatically to about 200,000 a year, continuing a successful trend, global health authorities reported Thursday. FDA says Allergan drug enhances eyelashes http://www.komonews.com/news/health/35475854.html Federal regulators on Wednesday said a glaucoma drug from Allergan appears to make eyelashes longer and fuller, and experts soon will assess the safety of that new use. Study raps Web sites touting stem cell therapies http://www.komonews.com/news/health/35475649.html The Web sites in the study generally portrayed their therapies as safe, effective and ready for routine use, but published research doesn't support that "overoptimistic" picture, the study authors said. Last month to switch to 'green' asthma inhalers http://www.komonews.com/news/health/35373569.html Last warning: Asthma inhalers go "green" on Dec. 31, forcing patients still using the old-fashioned kind to make a pricey and even confusing switch. Depression leads to internal fat in 70-somethings http://www.komonews.com/news/health/35373519.html Older people who are depressed are much more likely to develop a dangerous type of internal body fat - the kind that can lead to diabetes and heart disease - than people who are not depressed, a disturbing new study found. Patient photos aid docs reading faceless CT scans http://www.komonews.com/news/health/35373484.html Imagine sitting in a dark room all day, evaluating CT scans and other medical images on a computer screen but never actually seeing real patients. That's life for many radiologists. Report: Young doctors still too tired for safety http://www.komonews.com/news/health/35373434.html Doctors-in-training are still too exhausted, says a new report that calls on hospitals to let them have a nap. Regulations that capped the working hours of bleary-eyed young doctors came just five years ago, limiting them to about 80 hours a week. 1 in 5 young adults has personality disorder http://www.komonews.com/news/health/35373364.html Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers reported Monday in the most extensive study of its kind. Brain waves are window into autism language woes http://www.komonews.com/news/health/35312349.html Using an imaging helmet that resembles a big salon hair dryer, researchers discovered what they believe are "signatures of autism" that show a delay in processing individual sounds.