WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- The rules used to be simple.

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Sara Fought started getting mammograms at age 38, a couple of years earlier than recommended by the American Cancer Society.

(HealthDay News) -- Your feet have a weighty responsibility, so treat them right to help keep them healthy.

(HealthDay News) -- Tetanus infection can result from exposure to a life-threatening bacteria found in soil. It can enter the body through an open wound, blocking signals from the spinal cord that help control the muscles.

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Black mothers in the United States are less likely to breast-feed their babies than other moms, and many cite a personal preference for the bottle as the primary reason, new research finds.

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A new study links flare-ups of cystic fibrosis to a chronic bacterial infection, a finding that could give physicians new insight into the disease and offer a new target for medication.

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News)-- A new study finds that older people with moderate chronic kidney disease are more likely than others their age to develop hearing loss.

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Differences in the way body fat grows may explain why increased belly fat appears to boost the risk for certain diseases while extra pounds on the thighs and other parts of the lower body decrease the risk, a new study suggests.

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Alcohol consumption is on the rise in the United States due to a number of factors, including social, economic and ethnic influences and pressures, a new study has found.

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Breast-fed babies are much more likely to put on excess body fat if their mother's diet is high in trans fats, finds a new study.

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Off-road motorcycles are safer than four-wheeled all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) in riding and racing crashes on trails, sand dunes and other rough terrain, a new, large-scale study shows.

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Blind people use the visual part of their brain to heighten their senses of touch and hearing, new research has found.

TUESDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Persistent, loud noise in the workplace more than doubles the risk for heart disease, Canadian researchers say.

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- American doctors spend a lot of time discussing diet and weight with their patients, but it has little effect unless doctors have the right communication style, a new study finds.

TUESDAY, Oct. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Having one to two drinks a week during pregnancy may not actually harm a developing fetus, new 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 CenterWatch:

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Heartburn drugs known as proton-pump inhibitors can safely be taken with the blood thinner Plavix, a new study indicates.

WEDNESDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A new experimental drug for treating patients who have acute heart failure plus kidney failure did not show any overall benefit, indicating that the future of this particular drug, called rolofylline, is over.