TUESDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- American kids who suffer from anxiety or depression may not be getting the help they need.

(HealthDay News) -- Everyone wants to live a healthier lifestyle, but where do you begin?

(HealthDay News) -- A hernia occurs when a sac formed by the abdominal-cavity lining pushes through the abdominal wall.

WEDNESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- Care at home or in the hospital is equally effective for cystic fibrosis patients recovering from respiratory flare-ups, a new study finds.

TUESDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- People with Alzheimer's disease appear to be at increased risk for seizures, researchers have found.

TUESDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- Alzheimer's disease may be linked to an increased risk of anemia, new study findings suggest.

WEDNESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- Too much or too little sleep may increase your risk of developing chronic conditions such as obesity, diabetes, high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, research shows.

WEDNESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- A review of nearly 150 recently published studies on children's health found that approximately half were at serious risk for bias and distorted results, researchers say.

WEDNESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- Racial and ethnic differences can give rise to differences in the way those caring for patients with Alzheimer's disease react emotionally, new research suggests.

TUESDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- The method a person uses for an attempted suicide helps predict the future chances of a completed suicide, new research has found.

WEDNESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- Community-based lifestyle programs help prevent weight gain and encourage physical activity in women with young children, a new study from Australia has found.

WEDNESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- Health officials monitoring residents of Key West, Fla., for exposure to dengue virus were alarmed to find that more than 5 percent of the population (about 1,000 people) were exposed to the pathogen in 2009.

WEDNESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- Middle-aged women who are overweight may have yet another motivation to take off those excess pounds: The more a postmenopausal woman weighs, the worse her memory, researchers have found.

WEDNESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- Closing schools to help stem the spread of H1N1 influenza didn't have a serious economic impact for most parents, according to a new U.S. government study.

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

WEDNESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- A weight-loss pill called lorcaserin not only helps people drop pounds but does so with few side effects, new industry-funded research reports.

WEDNESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- A drug already used to treat lymphoma and rheumatoid arthritis shows promise as an option to treat rare forms of vasculitis, a disease affecting the blood vessels, according to two new studies.

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

WEDNESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- A draft proposal that would update the diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer's disease for the first time in 25 years has just been presented to Alzheimer's experts.

WEDNESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- When patients are readmitted within 30 days of a hospital stay, it is generally considered a sign of poor quality care and wasteful spending on the hospital's part.

WEDNESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- The controversial diabetes drug Avandia does raise the risk of heart attack more than other medications of its kind but should stay on the market with tightened controls, a U.S. government advisory panel recommended late Wednesday.

WEDNESDAY, July 14 (HealthDay News) -- New private health plans must cover preventive services such as blood pressure tests and cancer screenings with no cost-sharing requirements for consumers, according to new U.S. regulations issued Wednesday.