(HealthDay News) -- When you're on a trip, don't forget to pay attention to your health and protect yourself from illness or injury.

(HealthDay News) -- Kids need a healthy lunch to take to school or day camp, but parents must also be wary of food safety concerns when packing lunches.

MONDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Although Hispanics tend to have lower self-esteem than blacks or whites in the teen years, by age 30 their self-esteem has increased to the point that they have higher self-esteem than whites, a new study suggests.

SUNDAY, July 17 (HealthDay News) -- Compared with older people with no signs of Alzheimer's, those whose brains show early signs of the disease are twice as likely to experience a fall, researchers have found.

MONDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Women fear Alzheimer's disease more than any other illness except cancer, and they are more often on the front lines of providing care for loved ones battling the disease, new research shows.

MONDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Some parents may hesitate to let their children ride in a car driven by grandparents because they believe the grandparent's driving skills may not be what they once were.

MONDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Retired pro football players may face a higher risk of mild cognitive impairment, a potential precursor of Alzheimer's disease, a new study suggests.

MONDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers on Monday released yet more evidence that early treatment of HIV in an infected heterosexual can protect his or her partner from becoming infected.

MONDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to secondhand smoke could affect hearing development in children and increase their risk of hearing loss during adolescence, a new study indicates.

MONDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Genetically engineered human cardiac stem cells helped repair damaged heart tissue in mice, according to a new study.

MONDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Allowing your toddler to share your bed does not lead to behavioral or learning problems down the road, new research suggests.

MONDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Melanoma, the most dangerous type of skin cancer, can be found by patients themselves, but new research reveals that self-detection is not as effective as screenings performed by doctors.

MONDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Since their advent in the mid-1990s, powerful antiretroviral therapies have radically improved the life expectancy of HIV-infected patients in the developed world.

MONDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Supplements of milk and soy protein lowered blood pressure modestly among hypertensive patients, a small, new study found.

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

MONDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- A large, new study appears to quell concerns that taking statins might raise the risk of cancer.

MONDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Influenza may be far from most Americans' thoughts as much of the nation wilts under oppressive heat, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Monday that it's already preparing for the 2011-12 flu season.

MONDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- The 2011-12 influenza vaccine, containing the three strains predicted most common in the upcoming season, has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

MONDAY, July 18 (HealthDay News) -- Australian researchers have discovered that a drug initially designed to raise levels of "good" HDL cholesterol has an unexpected benefit in people with type 2 diabetes: it lowered their blood sugar.