(HealthDay News) -- Hyperhidrosis is the medical term for excessive sweating.

(HealthDay News) -- With all of the choices for athletic shoes, how do you make sure you're buying the right pair?

TUESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- Having health insurance may not be enough to get low-income women to be screened for breast cancer, but adding a counseling program may help boost the mammography screening rates, a new study has found.

TUESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- Arthroscopic surgery to repair a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) or meniscal cartilage injury in the knee does not reduce the risk of developing osteoarthritis later, a new study finds.

TUESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- Slightly less than half of early-stage breast cancer patients complete their full prescribed course of hormone therapy, finds a new study.

TUESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists report that smoking may boost the risk of colon cancer in older women by causing certain genetic mutations.

TUESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- A community-based diabetes prevention program helps people lose weight and lower blood sugar as effectively as individual counseling from health professionals, finds a new study.

TUESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- The overall death rate from type 1 diabetes is decreasing in the United States, but blacks are more likely to die from the condition than whites, a new study shows.

TUESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- Antiviral therapy may halt or slow recurrence of liver cancer in patients with chronic hepatitis B and extend their lives, finds a new study.

TUESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- American teenage girls may be more receptive to using alcohol and taking drugs than in years past, a new report says.

TUESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- When cities create or improve light rail public transit systems, citizens' waistlines may benefit, a new study shows.

TUESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- Type 1 diabetics who used an insulin pump and a sensor that continuously monitored their blood sugar levels had better control over their illness than people taking insulin injections, a large clinical trial finds.

TUESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- In direct contrast to research reported on Monday, a new study concludes there is no increased risk of heart attack, stroke or death by taking the diabetes drug Avandia.

TUESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- Intensive control of blood glucose levels does not reduce the odds of cardiovascular disease for those with long-term type 2 diabetes who are at risk of heart problems, as researchers have known. But it may have some other benefits, a new analysis suggests.

TUESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- Among pregnant teens admitted for substance abuse treatment, the proportion treated for methamphetamine abuse more than quadrupled -- from 4.3 percent to 18.8 percent -- between 1992 and 2007, while admission rates for marijuana abuse more than doubled, from 19.3 percent to 45.9 percent, a new government study shows.

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

TUESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- Americans are continuing to get fat, with obesity rates nudging upwards in 28 states over the past year, a new report shows.

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

TUESDAY, June 29 (HealthDay News) -- The first generic version of Effexor extended release capsules (venlafaxine hydrochloride) to treat major depressive disorder has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.