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Reuters - Spending on the Medicaid health program for the poor is on a path to grow at a much higher rate than the overall U.S. economy in the next 10 years, officials said on Friday.

AP - Medicaid’s growing strain on federal and state budgets is unlikely to abate over the coming decade as the cost of providing health care to the poor is expected to increase 7.9 percent annually, government actuaries reported Friday.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) — To protect long-term heart
health, children as young as 3 and diabetics should have their blood
pressure checked regularly, experts say.

Reuters - Low levels of cystatin C — a blood protein commonly used as a measure of kidney function — may be a risk factor for the development of Alzheimer’s disease in elderly men, researchers report.

Reuters - Older African-American, Native American and non-white Hispanic women are more likely to develop arthritis than their white counterparts, and the larger prevalence of obesity among these ethnic groups may help explain why, new research shows.

Reuters - In overweight or obese women, physical activity, even at light or moderate intensities, lowers the risk of cancer of the lining of the uterus (endometrial cancer), according to findings from the American Cancer Society’s prospective Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort study.

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

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 17 (HealthDay News) — Mammograms detect 80 percent
to 90 percent of breast cancers in women without symptoms, and all women
40 and older should get a yearly mammogram, says the American Cancer
Society (ACS) as it marks National Mammography Day on Friday, Oct. 17.

AP - An ailing Democratic fundraiser has obtained an experimental cancer-fighting drug through the Mayo Clinic, according to his son, despite the drug maker’s refusal to sanction the treatment.

AP - Japanese drug maker Daiichi Sankyo Co. and U.S. partner Eli Lilly & Co. sought to reassure investors Friday that a highly anticipated blood thinner remains on track for approval, despite escalating concerns of further delays by federal health regulators.

AP - Hawaii is dropping the only state universal child health care program in the country just seven months after it launched.

(NaturalNews) Breast cancer survivors who undergo hormone replacement therapy (HRT) as a treatment for menopause symptoms are significantly more likely to have their cancer recur than survivors who do not use HRT, according to a study conducted by researchers from Kings College London and published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.
“The results … […]

(NaturalNews) Mother Nature rewards those who get on board with her agenda. In many cases, the attempt to resist her design results in life altering consequences, such as those revealed about the use of contraceptives. A new study has shown that contraceptive use during adolescence prevents peak bone mass acquisition, leading to significantly increased risk […]

(NaturalNews) HealthBookSummaries.com, the downloadable health book summary service created by Mike Adams and Kevin Gianni, has just released its summary of the book Astaxanthin: King of the Carotenoids by Bob Capelli. The downloadable summary is available now at www.HealthBookSummaries.com
Astaxanthin: King of the Carotenoids is a fascinating book that provides an in-depth look into the wide-ranging […]

Reuters - Up to a third of gay and bisexual men in Hong Kong may be infected with HIV by 2020 if prevention programs to reduce new infections and promote safe sex fail to work, experts warned.