TUESDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Dr. Alexander Heazell and his then-wife were happily getting ready for the birth of their first child in 2001. They planned to name him Jack.

(HealthDay News) -- Dry mouth is a common annoyance. But when it's chronic, it can indicate a serious health problem.

(HealthDay News) -- Keeping your hands clean reduces your risk of contracting or spreading illness.

TUESDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Physicians need to use caution when giving a class of drugs called erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESAs) to cancer patients who have anemia caused by chemotherapy, according to new medical guidelines.

TUESDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Older adults who survive severe sepsis are at increased risk for new physical limitations and problems with mental functioning, a new study indicates.

TUESDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Children who survive cancer face an increased risk for gastrointestinal complications later on, a new study suggests.

TUESDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Offering black men blood pressure checks while they're having their hair cut could help them keep hypertension at bay, a new study finds.

TUESDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Primary care doctors earn the lowest hourly wages among physicians, and this may be one reason for U.S. medical students' declining interest in primary care, suggests a new study.

TUESDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- There are widely inconsistent amounts of active ingredient in different formulations of popular red yeast rice supplements, a new study finds. The supplements are marketed as a way to lower cholesterol levels.

TUESDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Hormone levels at certain phases of the menstrual cycle affect women's emotional responses, finds a new study.

TUESDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- A new bivalent oral vaccine that targets two deadly strains of polio -- types 1 and 3 -- triggers a stronger immune response than the existing trivalent vaccine and an immune response that's similar to monovalent vaccines, a new study shows.

TUESDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Men who eat foods containing a lot of saturated fats -- think burgers and fries -- and monounsaturated fats may be harming their sperm, a new study by Harvard researchers suggests.

TUESDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) --Middle-aged adults may face as high a risk for developing cancer as a result of radiation exposure as younger adults and children, new research suggests.

TUESDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Eating even moderate amounts of omega-3 fatty acids, typically found in foods such as salmon and other fatty fish, may help ward off gum disease, new research suggests.

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TUESDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- People with certain gene variants who take the blood-thinning drug Plavix (clopidogrel) may be at increased risk for serious complications after coronary stent placement, a new study finds.

(HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:

TUESDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- As many as 23 percent of colorectal cancers could be prevented if people followed five simple healthy lifestyle recommendations, Danish researchers say.

TUESDAY, Oct. 26 (HealthDay News) -- New research challenges previous assumptions about how to treat metastatic colon cancer in patients with a certain genetic mutation.