FRIDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- It's a common find in medicine cabinets and bathroom drawers: a prescription vial containing years-old medication or an over-the-counter cold remedy that's embarrassingly past its sell-by date.

FRIDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- Sunscreen use has become routine for many Americans, but it's often applied incorrectly, according to a Saint Louis University expert.

(HealthDay News) -- Hypotension is the medical term for low blood pressure, which means vital organs including the heart and brain may not get enough blood.

(HealthDay News) -- Heat exhaustion may affect people who spend hours in the sun or very hot weather without drinking enough fluids.

FRIDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- At first, Darisse Smith tried to shake off the throbbing in her back and leg. An Army captain, helicopter pilot and triathlete, she was used to pushing herself physically and mentally.

FRIDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- How many pet owners have gotten a chuckle out of watching their dog sleep while its paws race frenetically in place?

FRIDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- This week, the U.S. National Weather Service marks the 10th anniversary of its Lightning Safety Awareness Campaign by stepping up the urgency of the advice to get indoors and stay there during a storm.

FRIDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- A compound found in red wine and grapes inhibits the growth of new blood vessels (angiogenesis) associated with eye diseases, such as age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy, researchers have found.

FRIDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- People who suffer from chronic migraine headaches feel more rejected, ridiculed, and ostracized by family, friends, and employers than patients with other neurological troubles, a new study contends.

THURSDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- Diabetes appears to double the risk of dying from a heart attack, stroke or other heart condition, a new study finds.

THURSDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- Too few local health clinics in the United States offer diabetes screening or obesity prevention programs, according to a nationwide study from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

FRIDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- Blind and sighted people use the same brain area when thinking about manipulating tools, new research shows.

THURSDAY, June 24 (HealthDay News) -- A new drug, the first in its class, gives added blood sugar control to people with type 2 diabetes who are already taking the glucose-lowering medication metformin.

FRIDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- Inhalation of the "rotten eggs" gas hydrogen sulfide may be able to reduce or perhaps prevent lung injury in critically ill patients who are on mechanical ventilators, early research in mice suggests.

FRIDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- Over the past few decades, the number of deaths among rural Americans has been increasing compared to city dwellers, new research has found.

FRIDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- Smarter people are apparently a bit more symmetrical in terms of the shape of their body than less-intelligent individuals, a review of prior research suggests.

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

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

FRIDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to forming first impressions about others, you probably realize that what you see, hear, and maybe even smell influence your assessment.

FRIDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- The OraQuick HCV Rapid Antibody Test to detect antibodies from the hepatitis C virus has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.