Health highlights: 21 July 2011

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

Fewer Americans see smoking as risky: survey

Fewer Americans perceived a serious risk from smoking a pack of cigarettes per day in 2008-2009 than in 2007-2008, one nation-wide survey of the US substance abuse and mental health services administration found on Thursday.

The percentage of people who fell from 73.7% to 72.3% among all respondents perceived a serious smoking risk. Teens an even greater drop showed risk 2008-2009 in perceived smoking during the span from 69.3% in 2007-2008 to 67.7%, the survey showed. No State, written in an increase in that said perceived risk of smoking, an agency press release.

The national survey on drug use and health interview more than 137,000 people during 2008-2009. See the report additional findings:

• No State reported an increase in the use of illegal drugs between 2002-2003 and 2008-2009. Among people aged 12 to 17, use of illicit drugs in 17 States fell in the period.


• The ten States and the District of Columbia, the highest rates of use of illicit drugs had during the previous month under 12 and elderly led nation in marijuana use in the same period . In alphabetical order, these locales were: Alaska, Colorado, district of Columbia, Hawaii, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Oregon, Rhode Iceland and Vermont.


• Between 2007-2008 and 2008 / 2009, 11 countries showed declines of cocaine use among people 12 and older.


• The United States on the number of people age 18 and older with serious mental illnesses (7.2%) led Rhode Iceland, while Hawaii and South Dakota shared the lowest rate (3.5%).

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Heart disease tops of the most costly conditions for women

Heart disease leads list of most expensive diseases and disorders in women in the United States, with spending topping $43.6 billion, according to a report published Thursday by the US Agency for healthcare research and quality.

Published in the Agency regularly to report news and numbers , the results covered 2008, the last year for which statistics were available.

Rounded out the top 10 who were most onerous conditions among women will the list:

• Cancer Mental disorders


• Trauma disorders


• Osteoarthritis


• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and asthma


• High blood pressure


• DiabetesBack problems


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Sales resume frogs associated with salmonella

Sales have resumed the African dwarf frogs in the context of a salmonella outbreak, more than 240 people ill, made from the US Centers for disease control and prevention officials said Wednesday.

Blue lobster farms, based in Madera County, California, voluntarily suspended sales of the frogs after the disease. Most of these were age, that Associated Press reported ill made children, some younger than 5. No one died, although some victims to the hospital was hospitalized.

The CDC said that not happy on the resumption of the sale of the frogs which have a serious health risk could be it.

The Agency warned that young children, pregnant women and people with weak immune systems should avoid contact with water frogs and their tanks.

The wire service reports that it could reach not the company for comment.

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Protein can lead to infertility lack sperm.

A protein that coats, swimming, an egg could help normally sperm to infertility if the protein is missing, said California researchers Wednesday.

Approximately 20% of men a mutation gène can you, that in the absence of key protein, University of California, Davis, leads, researchers said. 500 Chinese couples interviewed them, carrying a child, birth rates tried were 30% lower in pairs, you had the mutation gène, in which the male, the Associated Press reported.

The finding could by methods such as implanted with sperm directly into the uterus, a test that screens cause the problem, the wire service said could be resolved.

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