Health Tip: Caring for Acne

(HealthDay News) -- If you have acne, in addition to any procedures or drug treatment prescribed by your doctor, caring for your skin is very important.

Health Tip: Dine on Seafood

(HealthDay News) -- Many nutritionists suggest eating fish and seafood as part of a balanced, healthier diet.

Melanoma Odds Doubled for Transplant, Lymphoma Patients: Study

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Transplant recipients and patients with lymphoma have a significantly increased risk of developing and dying from melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer, a new study indicates.

Science Reveals Secrets of Hypnosis

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- The brains of people who can't be hypnotized differ from those who are easily put into a trance, a new study finds.

Leaves Decay Faster in Warmer Temperatures, Scientists Say

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- A mathematical model for decay rates in leaves could help lead to better predictions for climate change, scientists report.

Does Neighborhood Income Affect Teens' Mental Health?

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Moving from an area with a high poverty level to an area with less poverty benefits the mental health of some teen girls, a new study contends.

New Research Suggests HRT May Lower Heart Risks

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that women who take hormone replacement therapy in the early stages of menopause may have a reduced risk of heart attack, heart failure or dying.

Health Highlights: Oct. 10, 2012

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

Meningitis Toll Now 11 Dead, 119 Sick: CDC

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Eleven people have now died and 119 have been sickened in the national meningitis outbreak apparently linked to contaminated steroid injections, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday.