- Cell Phone Study Suggests People Are Losing Their Wanderlust (HealthDay)
- Early smoke exposure ups serious infection risk (Reuters)
- 'Do more, talk less' to help heavy teens slim down (Reuters)
- Key heart health protein found using frogs (Reuters)
- Blood sugar level important in diabetes-free people (Reuters)
- Genetic cause for type of childhood epilepsy identified (Reuters)
- Short antibiotic course effective in COPD flare-ups (Reuters)
- Hispanic teens try drugs, suicide at higher rates (AP)
- Health Highlights: June 4, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: June 4, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Court limits Merck monitoring in Vioxx case (AP)
- FDA probes cancer in children given arthritis drugs (Reuters)
- New melanoma drugs - why do so few benefit? (Reuters)
- FDA probes cancer in kids given arthritis drugs (Reuters)
- Fewer babies, more suicides in Japan, report shows (Reuters)
- Low-Salt Diet May Not Be Best for Heart (HealthDay)
- Alcohol, Drug Counseling Benefits Teens, Too (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Recovering From an Injury (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Symptoms of Ovarian Cysts (HealthDay)
- Researchers ID Inflammation-Fighting Pathway in Fat Cells (HealthDay)
- Australian researchers say 'natural condom' could stop HIV (AFP)
- Asthma linked to heart disease and stroke in women (Reuters)
- Gout tied to higher risk of heart disease mortality (Reuters)
- Drug avoids radiation for early testicular cancer (Reuters)
- Antibody drug cost-effective for allergic asthma (Reuters)
- Red wine compound seen protecting heart from aging (Reuters)
- Mood hormone may affect fat, U.S. study finds (Reuters)
- Drug-resistant bug kills young and healthy in U.S. (Reuters)
- U.S. probing Salmonella outbreak in 9 states (Reuters)
- Fighting classroom germs helps keep kids healthy (Reuters)
- Heart failure patients often overestimate survival (Reuters)
- Study finds colon cancer puzzle (Reuters)
- CDC: Tomatoes eyed in salmonella cases in 9 states (AP)
- Fruit Juice May Be Healthy for Kids: Study (HealthDay)
- Reuse of Antibacterial Wipes Can Spread Bacteria (HealthDay)
- Researchers find new way to attack malaria (Reuters)
- Antibacterial wipes can spread superbugs: study (Reuters)
- Group petitions FDA to ban some food colorings (AP)
- CDC: Tomatoes eyed in salmonella cases in 9 states (AP)
- Health Highlights: June 3, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: June 3, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Exposure Therapy Effective in Preventing Post-TraumaticStress (HealthDay)
- Dangerous Side Effect Found in Cancer ImmunotherapyResearch (HealthDay)
- China drug watchdog probes injection deaths (Reuters)
- Health Tip: Symptoms of Computer Strain (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Diarrhea in Children (HealthDay)
- Chronic Stomach Inflammation Boosts Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
- Vitamin D Deficiency Puts 40% of U.S. Infants and Toddlers AtRisk (HealthDay)
- Mystery epidemic hits NKorea: aid group (AFP)
- US firm says working on dengue vaccine (AFP)
- Celebrex May Reduce Levels of Lung Cancer Biomarker (HealthDay)
- 6 die after human antibody injections in China (AP)
- Vaccine for brain tumor may double survival: study (AFP)
- Romance blossoms in Australian asbestos ghost town (Reuters)
- Vast distances a barrier to combating HIV/AIDS in India (Reuters)
- Brain tumor patient recalls surgery like Kennedy's (AP)
- "Good" bacteria may ease hay fever symptoms: study (Reuters)
- Britain pledges 12 billion dollars to combat AIDS (AFP)
- Widespread vitamin D deficiency poses risk: study (Reuters)
- Doctors say Kennedy was awake during tumor removal (AP)
- Brain tumor patient recalls surgery like Kennedy's (AP)
- Kennedy surgeon a leader in neuro-oncology (AP)
- UN chief urges 'hard decisions' ahead of food summit (AFP)
- Kids do better with relatives than with foster care (Reuters)
- Program decreases recurrent STDs in teens (Reuters)
- Pituitary dysfunction common in retired boxers (Reuters)
- Less joint damage in heavier arthritis patients (Reuters)
- Earlier diagnosis giving Alzheimer's a new voice (AP)
- Study finds reliving trauma can help ward off PTSD (Reuters)
- Heavy marijuana use shrinks brain parts: study (Reuters)
- Combo Therapy Knocks Out Melanoma Tumors (HealthDay)
- Young Hodgkin Survivors Face Later Risk of Second Cancers (HealthDay)
- Head covering may increase SIDS risk (Reuters)
- Fatty acids improve preterm infants' mental abilities (Reuters)
- Men and women may metabolize fructose differently (Reuters)
- Earlier diagnosis giving Alzheimer's a new voice (AP)
- World at 'alarming juncture' as leaders gather for FAO summit (AFP)
- HIV treatment access improves, but coverage low (Reuters)
- Nigeria to import 500,000 tonnes of rice: official (AFP)
- French plastic surgeon on trial for dozens of 'mutilations' (AFP)
- Kennedy's brain surgery is risky, doctors say (AP)
- Vaccine doubles survival of deadly brain cancer (Reuters)
- Kennedy's brain surgery is risky, doctors say (AP)
- Paralysed man takes a walk in virtual world (AFP)
- Kennedy's brain surgery is risky, doctors say (AP)
- More developing world HIV patients on retrovirals: WHO (AFP)
- Drug prolongs life expectancy for lung cancer patients: study (AFP)
- Drug prolongs life expectancy for lung cancer patients: study (AFP)
- China has 15 million underage smokers: govt (AFP)
- Erbitus prolongs life expectancy for lung cancer patients: study (AFP)
- Six dead in China after drug injection: report (AFP)
- Girls get more boost from breast-feeding than boys (Reuters)
- CORRECTED-Blood test may detect lung cancer in early stages (Reuters)
- Study: Kids' cancer rates highest in Northeast (AP)
- Erbitux Works Well for Two-Thirds of Colon Cancer Patients (HealthDay)
- Blood test may detect lung cancer in early stages (Reuters)
- Test may predict cancer response to anemia drugs (Reuters)
- Combo Therapy Knocks Out Melanoma Tumors (HealthDay)
- Anemia Drugs May Speed Tumor Growth in Some Cancer Patients (HealthDay)
- Japan's Fukuda urges relief measures amid food crisis (AFP)
- Celebrex May Reduce Levels of Lung Cancer Biomarker (HealthDay)
- Celebrex shows promise in lung cancer prevention (Reuters)
- Health Highlights: June 1, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Young Hodgkin Survivors Face Later Risk of Second Cancers (HealthDay)
- Acupuncture Eases Side Effects of Head, Neck CancerTreatments (HealthDay)
- New drug cocktails show promise against breast cancer: studies (AFP)
- Football and health: when the Grim Reaper blows time (AFP)
- Malaysian women urged to carry condoms (AP)
- Acupuncture eases pain in head and neck cancer surgery (AFP)
- Lilly drug doubles pancreatic cancer survival: study (Reuters)
- Erbitux adds 5 weeks to lung cancer survival (Reuters)
- Acupuncture helped with pain after neck surgery (Reuters)
- Avastin plus Taxotere slows advanced breast cancer: study (AFP)
- Narcolepsy drug helps cancer-related fatigue: study (Reuters)
- Avastin Added to Chemo Helps Women With Advanced Breast Cancer (HealthDay)
- New Hope for Tough-to-Treat Cancers (HealthDay)
- New treatment reduces breast cancer by 35 percent: study (AFP)
- Hodgkin Lymphoma Kids Face Greater Risk of Future Problems (HealthDay)
- Erbitux Plus Chemo Improves Lung Cancer Outcomes (HealthDay)
- Amsterdam magic mushroom incidents on the rise: health service (AFP)
- Avastin slows progress of breast cancer in trial (Reuters)
- Avastin Added to Chemo Helps Women With Advanced Cancer (HealthDay)
- Erbitux slightly boosts survival in cancer study (AP)
- Dubai bans sale of cigarettes to under 20s (AFP)
- Health Highlights: May 31, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Bone Drug Lowers Risk of Breast Cancer Recurrence (HealthDay)
- Avastin slows progress of breast cancer in trial (Reuters)
- Avastin plus chemo better without Erbitux (Reuters)
- Bone drug helped stave off breast cancer (Reuters)
- Bone drug Zometa helps fight breast cancer spread (AP)
- Chemo May Limit Fertility in Breast Cancer Survivors (HealthDay)
- Dubai bans sale of cigarettes to under 20s (AFP)
- US cancer researchers attack federal budget cuts (AFP)
- Neurologist, choir explore music's healing power (AP)
- Report: Japanese mob boss gave $100,000 to UCLA (AP)
- Report: UCLA gave transplant to Japanese gang boss (AP)
- U.S. alerts asthma patients about inhaler switch (Reuters)
- FDA panel favors Glaxo, Ligand blood drug (AP)
- More Young People Going Without Health Insurance (HealthDay)
- Bacterial Infection May Boost SIDS Risk (HealthDay)
- Injury Patterns Similar for 'Circus' Artists, EliteAthletes (HealthDay)
- Genetic Disorder Drug Helps Reverse Heart MuscleEnlargement (HealthDay)
- Baby boomers' bodies hit by years of wear and tear (Reuters)
- FDA: Time for asthma patients to switch inhalers (AP)
- Gene variant worsens chances for women with breast cancer (AFP)
- Football Can Shrink Players (HealthDay)
- FDA panel favors Glaxo, Ligand blood drug (AP)
- Alzheimer's brain plaques cleared in mice (Reuters)
- Vitamin D for babies may prevent type 1 diabetes (Reuters)
- WHO: Half a billion young Asians at risk from tobacco addiction (AFP)
- Smoking and quitting problematic with arthritis (Reuters)
- Lung cancer patients fight stigma (Reuters)
- Health Highlights: May 30, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: May 30, 2008 (HealthDay)
- FDA: Time for asthma patients to get new inhalers (AP)
- Death of spouse ups odds of nursing home care (Reuters)
- Baby boomers' bodies hit by years of wear and tear (Reuters)
- Four in five Swazi men reject AIDS testing: survey (AFP)
- Bacterial Infection May Boost SIDS Risk (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Living With a Pacemaker (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Diet for People With Alzheimer's (HealthDay)
- Injury Patterns Similar for 'Circus' Artists, EliteAthletes (HealthDay)
- Mediterranean Diet May Ward Off Type 2 Diabetes (HealthDay)
- Bayer, J&J clot-drug success lifts U.S. prospects (Reuters)
- J&J clot-drug study succeeds, lifting U.S. prospects (Reuters)
- WHO urges complete tobacco advertising ban to protect children (AFP)
- Bayer, J&J clot-drug success lifts U.S. prospects (Reuters)
- Germ clue to tragic 'cot death' babies (AFP)
- Roche says Herceptin with chemo prolongs survival (Reuters)
- WHO: Half a billion young Asians at risk from tobacco addiction (AFP)
- Baby born after rare ovarian pregnancy (AP)
- WHO slams tobacco industry's youth focus (AP)
- Australian doctor stunned by baby which grew outside womb (AFP)
- Roche says Herceptin with Pertuzumab "impressive" (Reuters)
- US FDA approves Glenmark's metformin tablets (Reuters)
- Australian doctor stunned by baby which grew outside womb (AFP)
- Number of uninsured U.S. young adults grows (Reuters)
- Knee Injuries Main Cause of HS Sports Surgeries (HealthDay)
- British Cabinet had warning of cancer-smoking link (AP)
- Mediterranean diet may also help stop diabetes (Reuters)
- Crib deaths linked to common bacteria (Reuters)
- Mediterranean diet also protects against diabetes: study (AFP)
- Germ clue to tragic "cot death" babies (AFP)
- UK Cabinet had warning of cancer-smoking link (AP)
- Study: Bacteria may be link in sudden baby deaths (AP)
- US soldier suicides the highest on record: army (AFP)
- US researchers get grants to study games as health tools (AFP)
- Canadian film festival to highlight breast cancer (Reuters)
- Health Highlights: May 29, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: May 29, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Clinical Guideline Backs Food, Drink During Labor (HealthDay)
- Initiative Links Celebrities to Cancer Research (HealthDay)
- Researchers to examine video games and health (AP)
- Aetna, Cigna top doctor payment survey (Reuters)
- Football players lose height during games (Reuters)
- Social ties delay memory loss in the aged (Reuters)
- U.S. health insurers pitch policy changes (Reuters)
- For women, more children can mean fewer teeth (Reuters)
- Good vitamin A intake may prevent cleft palate (Reuters)
- Pregnancy asthma flare-ups tied to birth defects (Reuters)
- Gingko may help treat vitiligo (Reuters)
- Swimming-related brain disease claims lives (Reuters)
- Diabetes death risk higher in young adults (Reuters)
- DTaP and polio vaccines effective when combined (Reuters)
- WHO launches 28 million dollar healthcare plan for Myanmar (AFP)
- Merck wins appeal on first Vioxx case (Reuters)
- NJ, Texas courts scrap awards from Vioxx cases (AP)
- Doctors say Obama in excellent health (Reuters)
- Aetna, Cigna top doctor payment survey (Reuters)
- NJ, Texas courts scrap awards from Vioxx cases (AP)
- Merck says wins appeal on first Vioxx case (Reuters)
- U.N. sees major disease threat in Myanmar (Reuters)
- Outlook poor for babies needing brain drainage (Reuters)
- Monkey Controls Robotic Arm With Brain (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Giving Your Child Medicine (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Dealing With Exercise-Induced Asthma (HealthDay)
- Daily Glass of Wine Cut Risk of Fatty Liver Disease (HealthDay)
- Type of Tomato Product Determines Power Against ProstateCancer (HealthDay)
- 100 mln Indians smoke unfiltered cigarettes: study (AFP)
- Japan awards Kenyan, Briton new Africa health prize (AFP)
- Swiss company says malaria vaccine tests 'successful' (AFP)
- Researchers hail anti-cancer advances but lament dip in funds (AFP)
- Lead Exposure in Childhood Linked to Criminal BehaviorLater (HealthDay)
- US games developer makes quitting smoking child's play (AFP)
- Drug labeling aimed at pregnant women may change (AP)
- C-sections increasing U.S. premature births: study (Reuters)
- FDA proposes new pregnancy labels for medicines (Reuters)
- Canada ruling keeps 'legal drug' clinic alive (AFP)
- Swiss company says malaria vaccine tests 'successful' (AFP)
- Group of drugs cuts Alzheimer's risk by a quarter (Reuters)
- US games developer makes quitting smoking child's play (AFP)
- US researchers link early-life lead exposure to violence in adults (AFP)
- Kenya deploys secret service to bust fake medicine trade (AFP)
- Preventive treatment curbs eczema flare-ups (Reuters)
- Scientists Break Into HIV 'Hideout' (HealthDay)
- States' Scorecard Finds Big Differences in Kids' HealthCare (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: May 28, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: May 28, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Air Bags-Seat Belts Cut Injuries, Deaths, Costs (HealthDay)
- Malaria parasites fine-tune offspring's gender: study (Reuters)
- Statins may reduce periodontal disease severity (Reuters)
- Low-carb diets work for overweight diabetics (Reuters)
- Gut feeling: bacteria may inspire bowel treatment (Reuters)
- New MRI technique could catch cancer early: study (Reuters)
- Spain's Prince of Asturias prize shared by African malaria centres (AFP)
- PTSD cases surged in 2007: US military (AFP)
- "Silent" heart attack boosts dementia risk (Reuters)
- Brazil court to decide on embryonic cell research (Reuters)
- FDA says Glaxo drug fails to control bleeding (AP)
- Very elderly fare well after planned surgery (Reuters)