Pregnancy-related diabetes likely to recur: study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women with a history of pregnancy-related diabetes, also called gestational diabetes, have a good chance of developing the condition again, suggests a large new study.

Damp house linked to kids' risk of nasal allergies
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who live in damp, water-damaged homes may be more likely than other kids to develop nasal allergies, a new study suggests.

Editor changes industry-backed tanning pill study
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A journal editor has scrubbed a line supporting the use of a L'Oreal-Nestle tanning pill from the conclusion of a company-sponsored study.

Two die in Florida from mosquito-borne disease
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Two Florida residents have died from Eastern equine encephalitis, a mosquito-borne disease that is rare among humans but has infected a rising number of horses in the state, health officials said on Friday.

Little harm seen from painkiller shots for pro athletes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When professional athletes in sports like football and rugby are injured, they commonly get injections of pain-numbing anesthetics to help them stay in the game. Now a new study suggests that, while safety concerns remain, most athletes may not suffer any long-term harm from the practice.

Eastern Africa polio-free, but cases found in Russia
GENEVA (Reuters) - Eastern Africa is free of polio again, with four countries -- Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda -- having reported no cases of the crippling disease for more than a year, U.N. and other aid agencies said Friday.

Calcium supplements may raise risk of heart attack
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Calcium supplements, which many people consume hoping to ward off osteoporosis, may increase the risk of heart attack by as much as 30 percent, researchers reported Friday.

Protein in urine can forecast kidney disease
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Doctors may be able to watch for kidney injury and protect patients by looking for protein in urine, researchers reported on Thursday.

Obese patients lose weight on new Orexigen drug
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Overweight volunteers who took Orexigen's experimental drug Contrave, designed to reduce cravings, lost about 13 pounds (6 kg) over a year, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.

Rabbits grow their own joint replacements in study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Rabbits implanted with artificial bones re-grew their own joints, complete with cartilage, researchers reported on Thursday.

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