- FDA concerned over wider Cephalon pain drug use (Reuters)
- Beating beetroot: S.African AIDS plan boosts treatment (AFP)
- Thailand free of bird flu: ministry (AFP)
- Biomarker Spots Which Lesions Likely to Progress to ProstateCancer (HealthDay)
- China struggles to contain viral epidemic: state media (AFP)
- FDA concerned over wider Cephalon pain drug use (Reuters)
- Congress passes anti-genetic discrimination bill (AP)
- Gestational diabetes linked to pre-pregnancy weight (Reuters)
- One in four Americans have daily pain (Reuters)
- Most high blood pressure in developing world: study (Reuters)
- Wider Cephalon drug use could cause abuse: FDA (Reuters)
- Expert sees peanut allergy solution within 5 years (Reuters)
- Less Money Means More Hurting (HealthDay)
- Daily Aspirin May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Healing Mentally After a Heart Attack (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Activities for People With Alzheimer's (HealthDay)
- Fear of falls may drain seniors' physical function (Reuters)
- Immune drug useful for scalp psoriasis (Reuters)
- Some women not told about breast reconstruction (Reuters)
- Gene effect on colon cancer differs by gender (Reuters)
- China struggles to contain viral epidemic: state media (AFP)
- The Androgynous Pharaoh? Akhenaten had feminine physique (AP)
- China struggles to contain viral epidemic: state media (AFP)
- The Androgynous Pharaoh? Akhenaten had feminine physique (AP)
- Kashmir psychological battle emerges as violence ebbs (AFP)
- Health Highlights: May 1, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Ranibizumab Injections Reduce Retinal Swelling (HealthDay)
- Complications Found in Proposed Prostate Cancer Treatment (HealthDay)
- US defense chief pushes for combat stress treatment (AFP)
- Gates acknowledges mistakes in treatment of troops (Reuters)
- Drug-resistant TB on rise in Britain: study (Reuters)
- Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors May Be Gender-Specific (HealthDay)
- Delusions Common in Pediatric ICU (HealthDay)
- More kids fainting after shots, CDC reports (Reuters)
- Federal appeals court won't yet overturn "Plan B" ruling (Reuters)
- US Congress bans genetic discrimination (AFP)
- Researchers find gene defect that boosts glucose (Reuters)
- Electromagnetic fields affect infant heart rate (Reuters)
- Kids often traumatized by intensive care: study (Reuters)
- Incubators Affect Newborns' Heart Rates (HealthDay)
- Asthma attacks worsened by obesity (Reuters)
- CDC: Measles cases in US top 70, highest in 6 years (AP)
- U.S. reports biggest measles outbreak since 2001 (Reuters)
- New mental health policy may help more troops (Reuters)
- OxyContin that's harder to abuse? FDA debates new version (AP)
- Congress votes to ban genetic discrimination (Reuters)
- African countries told to devote 15 percent of budgets to health (AFP)
- House approves anti-genetic discrimination bill (AP)
- Teen girl's upside-down feet treated in NYC surgery (AP)
- Pentagon changes rule for security clearances (AP)
- Clinical Trials Update: May 1, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Pentagon changes rule for security clearances (AP)
- Incubators Affect Newborns' Heart Rates (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Risk Factors for Gestational Diabetes (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle (HealthDay)
- Free Asthma Screenings Offered in May (HealthDay)
- Alzheimer's Disease Risk Factors May Be Gender-Specific (HealthDay)
- Delusions Common in Pediatric ICU (HealthDay)
- Girl travels from Philippines to NYC for clubfoot surgery (AP)
- Kashmir psychological battle emerges as violence ebbs (AFP)
- Muscular dystrophy type linked to missing protein: study (AFP)
- Is estrogen testosterone for women? (Reuters)
- Study shows Prozac may slow MS (Reuters)
- Mouse Skin Cells Reprogrammed to Act Like Embryonic StemCells (HealthDay)
- Bioartificial Kidney Cuts Death Risk, Improves Outcomes (HealthDay)
- New anti-hormone drug shrinks uterus tumors (Reuters)
- New rheumatoid arthritis drugs equally effective (Reuters)
- Peer pressure brings docs up to speed: study (Reuters)
- U.S. FDA to add 1,300 staff (Reuters)
- FDA warns Merck to fix vaccine plant problems (AP)
- Adverse effects of HIV therapy differ by race, sex (Reuters)
- Fearing stigma, US soldiers hide mental problems: study (AFP)
- Experimental Drug Eases Symptoms of Mild Alzheimer's (HealthDay)
- Too Few Cancer Survivors Pursue Healthy Lifestyles (HealthDay)
- Aspirin seen cutting risk of type of breast cancer (Reuters)
- Diabetes education linked to fewer hospitalizations (Reuters)
- CDC: 3 out of 4 new moms in US now breast-feed their infants (AP)
- Low-dose pot eases pain while keeping mind clear (Reuters)
- Nursing homes undertreat dementia patients' pain (Reuters)
- New morphine capsule prevents alcohol interaction (Reuters)
- Mouse Skin Cells Reprogrammed to Act Like Embryonic Stem Cells (HealthDay)
- CDC: 3 out of 4 new moms in US now breast-feed their infants (AP)
- Cautious welcome for Philippines transplant ban (AFP)
- Food crisis unlikely to cause famine soon: U.N. (Reuters)
- Too Few Cancer Survivors Pursue Healthy Lifestyles (HealthDay)
- Amitiza Treats Irritable Bowel With Constipation (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: April 30, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: April 30, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Drinking Dampens Ability to Feel Fear (HealthDay)
- FDA warns Merck to clean up violations at vaccine plant (AP)
- Global researchers join hands to fight cancer (AFP)
- CDC: Three-quarters of new moms breast-feed their infants (AP)
- China warns deadly virus could kill more (AFP)
- Food crisis may stoke more malnutrition than famine (Reuters)
- NYC calorie-count rule effective immediately: court (Reuters)
- Medicare 5-year cancer bill tops $21.1 bln: study (Reuters)
- Health Tip: Exercising in Hot Weather (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Pre-Pregnancy Health for Men (HealthDay)
- Experimental Drug Eases Symptoms of Mild Alzheimer's (HealthDay)
- Breastfeeding reduces risk of cot death by third: study (AFP)
- Scientists fret over arsenic levels in British baby rice (AFP)
- HIV infections hit record in Singapore (AFP)
- Health Highlights: April 29, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Researchers Tackle HIV From a New Angle (HealthDay)
- Pituitary Hormone May Boost Women's Heart Risk (HealthDay)
- FDA approves irritable bowel drug (Reuters)
- West, Central Africa seen as major source of next new disease (AFP)
- Death in childbirth: A health scourge for Afghanistan (Reuters)
- Scientists fret over arsenic levels in British baby rice (AFP)
- Appeals court lets NYC calories-on-menus regulation proceed (AP)
- Irritable bowel drug by Takeda, Sucampo approved (Reuters)
- EU launches $3 bln project to boost drug discovery (Reuters)
- Clinical Trials Update: April 29, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Two gene flaws spotted for osteoporosis (AFP)
- Medicare "drifting towards disaster": U.S. official (Reuters)
- Philippines passes law to lower medicine prices (AFP)
- Researchers create health, happiness index (AP)
- Post-menopausal hormone therapy increases stroke risk: study (AFP)
- Multiple gene locations linked to bone density (Reuters)
- Low thyroid output tied to heart attacks in women (Reuters)
- Post-menopausal hormone therapy increases stroke risk: study (AFP)
- Heparin contamination appears deliberate: Baxter CEO (AFP)
- Chinese officials accused of covering up killer virus (AFP)
- Health Insurance Premiums Skyrocket (HealthDay)
- 1 in 4 U.S. Toddlers Improperly Vaccinated (HealthDay)
- People often share prescription medicine: survey (Reuters)
- Many Americans struggling in life, survey finds (Reuters)
- Report shows Australian Aborigines' health 'shameful': minister (AFP)
- Chemo fails to root out breast cancer stem cells: study (AFP)
- Court: FDA should address restaurant calorie listings issue (AP)
- Alert on spreading malaria in SKorea (AFP)
- McCain pushes choice as health care fix (Reuters)
- Puppy love: Pet dog nips child allergies (AFP)
- Contaminated heparin deaths noted (AP)
- Late-pregnancy depression predicts postnatal woes (Reuters)
- FDA rejections suggest higher bar for cholesterol drugs (AP)
- Families of contaminated heparin victims tell stories of deaths (AP)
- Birth size linked to weight gain and inflammation (Reuters)
- More evidence diabetes drug linked to fractures (Reuters)
- Over 100 Naples-area farms isolated over dioxin fears (AFP)
- Device Approved to Assess Arterial Plaque (HealthDay)
- McCain pushes choice as U.S. health care fix (Reuters)
- Baxter CEO: Heparin contamination was deliberate (Reuters)
- Nordic scientists start trial on nicotine vaccine (Reuters)
- Many Egyptians keep birds despite bird flu: poll (Reuters)
- Global consortium to hunt for cancer genes (Reuters)
- Playgroups, crèches 'help cut childhood leukaemia': study (AFP)
- Health Tip: Create a Space for Sleep (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Exercising During Pregnancy (HealthDay)
- Measurements Poor for Assessing Clinical Trials WithChildren (HealthDay)
- Health Insurance Premiums Skyrocket (HealthDay)
- 1 in 4 U.S. Toddlers Improperly Vaccinated (HealthDay)
- British team finds two genes for osteoporosis (Reuters)
- Philippines bans organ transplants to foreigners (AFP)
- Philippines health officials: No kidneys for foreigners (AP)
- Quarter of kids don't meet vaccine schedule (Reuters)
- Gastric Bypass May Also Relieve Low Back Pain (HealthDay)
- Eye Cell Implants Improve Parkinson's Symptoms (HealthDay)
- Hemoglobin substitute linked to increased risk of death: study (AFP)
- Hemoglobin substitute linked to increased risk of death: study (AFP)
- Safe-injection site wants exemption from Canada's drug laws (AP)
- US rejects Merck cholesterol drug (AFP)
- Merck says FDA rejects its new cholesterol drug (Reuters)
- Dark chocolate is good for pregnant women: study (AFP)
- FDA seeks more information from Merck for cholesterol drug (AP)
- Exercise-heart study casts doubt on 'fit but fat' theory (AP)
- Study shows daycare may protect kids from leukemia (Reuters)
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Share Some Genetic Risk Factors (HealthDay)
- Pre-Pregnancy Diabetes Rates Have Doubled (HealthDay)
- Therapy uses immune system to fight brain tumors (Reuters)
- South Dakota to hold abortion referendum (AFP)
- White House undermines EPA on cancer risks, GAO says (AP)
- Numbers of diabetic women having babies has doubled: study (AFP)
- Study shows promising new approach to thwart HIV (Reuters)
- Phenytoin may cause bone loss in young women (Reuters)
- Chronic pain common with c-section incision (Reuters)
- Human protein could help AIDS fight: study (AFP)
- NY restaurants balk at rule to post meals' calorie count (AFP)
- Low thyroid function may worsen heart risk: study (Reuters)
- Spain lifts warning over sunflower oil (AFP)
- Gene therapy experiments improve vision in nearly blind (AP)
- Diabetes drugs double fracture risk: Swiss study (Reuters)
- Studies shed light on risks of commonly used drugs (Reuters)
- Overweight warning: More than exercise needed (Reuters)
- Hormones found to raise stroke risk whatever the age (Reuters)
- An Alternative to Medicinal Marijuana (HealthDay)
- Vietnam launches methadone clinics to fight HIV/AIDS (AFP)
- Mystery leak leaves 55 sick in Spain: fire service (AFP)
- Lasik worries? Some may see better with alternatives (AP)
- More limb amputations among blacks in Chicago (Reuters)
- Accidental deaths of children in U.S. decline (Reuters)
- EU-bound sunflower oil 'deliberately' contaminated: expert (AFP)
- More limb amputations among blacks in Chicago: study (Reuters)
- Chocolate may reduce pregnancy complication risk (Reuters)
- Clinical Trials Update: April 28, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: April 28, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Gastric Bypass May Also Relieve Low Back Pain (HealthDay)
- Blood substitutes raise risk of heart death: study (Reuters)
- Study says FDA allowed risky tests of blood substitutes (AP)
- Black women may overestimate cancer screening rates (Reuters)
- 20 children dead, 1,200 sickened by infection in eastern China (AP)
- Health Tip: Wear and Tear on the Knees (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Talking to Your Dentist (HealthDay)
- Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Share Some Genetic Risk Factors (HealthDay)
- Pre-Pregnancy Diabetes Rates Have Doubled (HealthDay)
- Tough job: Volunteers needed for chocolate study (Reuters)
- Study: Pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes doubles (AP)
- China steps up monitoring of deadly virus outbreak (Reuters)
- Gene therapy shows success in restoring some vision: study (AFP)
- China steps up monitoring of deadly virus outbreak (Reuters)
- More babies born to diabetic mothers: study (Reuters)
- Philippines to ban most kidney 'donations': gov't sources (AFP)
- Study: Diabetes before motherhood on the rise (AP)
- Gene therapy shows success in restoring some vision: study (AFP)
- Gene therapy improves sight in near-blind patients (Reuters)
- An Alternative to Medicinal Marijuana (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: April 27, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Virus outbreak in Chinese city kills 19 children (Reuters)
- Experts see boost to genetic testing from U.S. bill (Reuters)
- Elderly More Likely to Battle Sleep Disorders (HealthDay)
- Warrior mosquitoe plan under fire in Malaysia: report (AFP)
- Superbug deaths on the rise in British hospitals: report (AFP)
- Mums can insure unborn babies in Australia: report (AFP)
- Medical marijuana patients face transplant hurdles (AP)
- Spain withdraws sunflower oil from sale after health alert (AFP)
- Medical marijuana patients face transplant hurdles (AP)
- UN trade conference vows to bolster food security (AFP)
- Trio bitten by rabid puppy in quarantine (AFP)
- Poor diet undermines health of northern Afghans (Reuters)
- Swaziland opens health centre for AIDS: report (AFP)
- FDA Panel Urges Stronger Warnings for LASIK Surgery (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: April 26, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Cola May Be Bad to the Bones (HealthDay)
- Lip Balms and Glosses May Boost Skin Cancer Risks (HealthDay)
- Woman pounds the drums for a cystic fibrosis cure (AP)
- Egypt film stars seek to shatter stigma of AIDS (AFP/File)
- Federal panel seeks clearer warnings on Lasik eye surgery (AP)
- FDA turns down application for combo allergy drug (AP)
- Netherlands to ban 'magic mushrooms' (AFP)
- Veterans Affairs official denies cover-up of suicide rates (AP)
- Trio bitten by rabid puppy quarantined in Britain (AFP)
- Factors in Cancer Death Rates Stay Stagnant (HealthDay)
- Three bitten by rabies puppy in British quarantine (AFP)
- Spain issues sunflower oil warning (AFP)
- Baxter CEO to testify before Congress on heparin (Reuters)
- UN trade conference vows to bolster food security (AFP)
- Studies show brain pacemaker helps depression, OCD (Reuters)
- Spain issues sunflower oil warning (AFP)
- Product Recalls: lawn mowers, Digitek heart drug (AP)
- Early-onset osteoporosis linked to cancer risk (Reuters)