- One-legged exercise may help COPD patients get fit (Reuters)
- Woman dies in southern China, tested positive for bird flu (AFP)
- Experimental anti-HIV gel safe, tolerable for women: study (AFP)
- Men as well as women need bone tests (AP)
- Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 25, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: Feb. 25, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Viral Infections Tied to Pregnancy Complications (HealthDay)
- TV Could Be Disrupting Your Kid's Sleep (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Counting Baby's Kicks (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Get Enough Vitamin C (HealthDay)
- Gene discovery may lead to new baldness drugs (Reuters)
- AT&T, Tenn. create medical info exchange (AP)
- Indian girl born with eight limbs takes first steps (AFP)
- Tests of new AIDS gel show promise for women (Reuters)
- Obesity more dangerous than terrorism: experts (AFP)
- Suspected H5N1 patient dies in China (Reuters)
- Obesity more dangerous than terrorism: experts (AFP)
- Obesity more dangerous than terrorism: experts (AFP)
- Diet change gives hyperactive kids new taste for life in Norway (AFP)
- New test shows source of disease side-effects (Reuters)
- Geneva votes to ban smoking in public places (Reuters)
- Diet change gives hyperactive kids new taste for life in Norway (AFP)
- Zimbabwe hospital stops surgery as drugs dry up: rights group (AFP)
- Scientists find genetic keys to inherited hair loss (AFP)
- Closing in on a better treatment for schizophrenia: study (AFP)
- Beijing dreaming of a smoke-free Games (AFP)
- When Worry Consumes You (HealthDay)
- How to Be Heart Smart at the Supermarket (HealthDay)
- China gene experts search for answers on diabetes (Reuters)
- Western clinical trials bad for traditional medicine: SAfrican minister (AFP)
- Western clinical trials bad for traditional medicine: SAfrican minister (AFP)
- Health Highlights: Feb. 23, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Insurer that cut client's care fined $9M (AP)
- FDA OKs Avastin for Advanced Breast Cancer (HealthDay)
- More Risk Factors, Less Access to Care Behind Higher Stroke Rates in U.S. (HealthDay)
- Magnesium intake may cut risk of gallstones (Reuters)
- Urinary tract infections may come from pets (Reuters)
- Low cholesterol linked to stomach cancer risk (Reuters)
- Health Net ordered to pay $9 million to cancer patient (Reuters)
- FDA OKs Genentech's Avastin for breast cancer (Reuters)
- Treatment limits bleeding stroke damage (AP)
- Stroke risk higher in U.S. than Europe: study (Reuters)
- U.S. flu season worsens as new vaccines ordered (Reuters)
- In Japan, laughter to be measured by 'aH' (AFP)
- Kenya, UN warn crisis risks incubating new AIDS infections (AFP)
- Indonesia resumes bird flu samples to WHO: official (AFP)
- Singapore alert over illegal sex drug as 10 fall ill (AFP)
- Health Highlights: Feb. 22, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 22, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Stroke More Prevalent in U.S. Than in Europe (HealthDay)
- Stroke Risk Factors Drain Memory (HealthDay)
- China reports rise in sexually transmitted diseases (Reuters)
- A-list celebs need Hep A shot after NY birthday bash (Reuters)
- USDA unsure if Calif. cattle case isolated to plant (Reuters)
- Health Tip: Before You Get Pregnant (HealthDay)
- FDA Panel OKs 3 New Flu Strains for Next Year's Vaccine (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Symptoms of Diabetic Neuropathy (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Don't Get Burned by Hot Water (HealthDay)
- Experts Offer Clarity on Confusion Surrounding Stents (HealthDay)
- Stimulating Thymus Reactivates T-Cell Production (HealthDay)
- England's children are getting fatter: health department (AFP)
- Heart drug delayed on fears of Thai policy change (AFP)
- Study: Being fit can lower stroke risk (AP)
- Poaching of doctors from Africa is 'international crime': Lancet (AFP)
- Top Chinese official tries to calm food fears in Japan (AFP)
- Poaching of doctors from Africa is 'international crime': Lancet (AFP)
- Swimming eases pain of mystery ailment: study (Reuters)
- Recruiting African health workers a crime: Lancet (Reuters)
- Google testing online health record service (AFP)
- Lilly anti-clotting drug gets U.S. priority review (Reuters)
- UK doctors urge higher taxes on alcohol (AP)
- Daytime dozing may be warning sign of stroke (Reuters)
- Naps, mammograms may predict stroke risk (AP)
- International event led to U.S. measles outbreak (Reuters)
- FDA clears Wyeth drug for hemophilia (AP)
- Google, Cleveland Clinic team up on medical data (Reuters)
- States redefine family health policies (AP)
- Top Chinese official tires to calm food fears in Japan (AFP)
- Japan boy baseball player caused U.S. measles cases (Reuters)
- Diet patterns tied to breast, ovarian cancers (Reuters)
- "Snowboarder's ankle" may be mistaken for sprain (Reuters)
- Cancer drug ruling will have wide impact (AP)
- Only 1 in 4 know heart attack signs (AP)
- Health Tip: Treatment Options for Osteoarthritis (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Getting Enough Sleep During Pregnancy (HealthDay)
- Poverty Drains Nutrition From Family Diet (HealthDay)
- Socially connected people do better after surgery (Reuters)
- Yogurt may take the bite out of gum disease (Reuters)
- Weight training aids chronic neck pain (Reuters)
- Insulin-secreting cells produced by stem cells (Reuters)
- Next human plague 'likely to come from animal contact' (AFP)
- Google, Cleveland Clinic team up on patient records (Reuters)
- Feds meet on for next year's flu vaccine (AP)
- Google to store patients' health records (AP)
- Surgery Best for Narrowing of Spine (HealthDay)
- China launches first anti-AIDS drive for gay men: state media (AFP)
- US cancer deaths rose by 5,400 in 2005 (AP)
- Hospital 'code blue' deadlier at night (AP)
- Cancer Death Rates Still Declining (HealthDay)
- Music Therapy Improves Stroke Outcomes (HealthDay)
- Researchers Make Stem Cells That Secrete Insulin (HealthDay)
- Cut salt to keep children thin: study (Reuters)
- Surgery helped patients with common spine ailment (Reuters)
- Health Tip: Prevent Antibiotic Overuse (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Is GERD Causing Sleep Problems? (HealthDay)
- Middle-Aged Women Gaining Weight, Raising Their Stroke Risk (HealthDay)
- Cutting Back on Salt Cuts Down on Sodas With Kids (HealthDay)
- More ammo against withdrawn surgery drug (AP)
- Strokes among middle-aged women triple (AP)
- Gene studies confirm "out of Africa" theories (Reuters)
- Salty snacks mean more sodas for kids (AP)
- Company's stem cells treat diabetes in mice (Reuters)
- Volunteers tackle Zambezi River to fight malaria (AFP)
- U.S. seen better prepared for health disaster (Reuters)
- High BMI linked to death from stroke (Reuters)
- Severe childbirth fear uncommon in first-time moms (Reuters)
- US: States better prepared for disasters (AP)
- Paraguay reports seven cases of yellow fever: WHO (AFP)
- Study shows where new diseases may arise (AP)
- Out of Africa: Human odyssey is traced through DNA (AFP)
- Next plague likeliest to emerge from poor tropical countries (AFP)
- Study urges new focus in hunt for emerging diseases (Reuters)
- Uganda declares itself free of Ebola fever (Reuters)
- Asian Development Bank helps Vietnam youths fight HIV (AFP)
- Vietnam on high bird flu alert after new poultry outbreaks: govt (AFP)
- A1C test not accurate for diabetics on dialysis (Reuters)
- Nintendo rolls out Wii fitness game product (Reuters)
- Bush signals flexibility on AIDS strategy (AFP)
- Depression plus hostility poses heart risk (Reuters)
- Birth control pills may lower colon cancer risk (Reuters)
- Whole grains may curb belly fat, inflammation (Reuters)
- Uganda free from Ebola: ministry (AFP)
- Cancer death rate down but 565,650 seen in 2008 (Reuters)
- Luxembourg to become third EU country to allow euthanasia (AFP)
- S.Africa to spend more on AIDS, crime and poverty (Reuters)
- Unlike Fine Wine, Crabby People Don't Age Well (HealthDay)
- Daily Stress May Raise Women's Risk of Cervical Cancer (HealthDay)
- Flu Widespread in U.S., but Vaccine Is Poor Match (HealthDay)
- HEPA Filters May Improve Cardiovascular Health (HealthDay)
- Ignition Locks Prevent Repeat DWI Offenses (HealthDay)
- Harnessing the Mind to Manage Irritable Bowel Syndrome (HealthDay)
- Bush pushes higher premiums (AP)
- Doctors group backs marijuana for medical uses (Reuters)
- Obesity growing to be top cancer cause (AP)
- Obesity Raises Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: Feb. 15, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 15, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Blood test detects ovarian cancer early (Reuters)
- Metabolic syndrome in kids likely to persist (Reuters)
- FDA would let drug makers tip doctors to other uses (Reuters)
- Women tea-drinkers have less plaque in arteries (Reuters)
- Breathing dirty air may lower kids' IQ (Reuters)
- Cholesterol drug strips staph of color, virulence (Reuters)
- Very early rehab promising for stroke patients (Reuters)
- Hair sample may provide breast cancer diagnosis (Reuters)
- WHO wants treaty on illegal tobacco trade by 2010 (AFP)
- Ankle braces curb sprains in volleyball players (Reuters)
- Cholera outbreak hard to check in DR Congo (AFP)
- Lung transplant wait seen favoring whites (Reuters)
- Salsalate cuts blood sugar levels in obese adults (Reuters)
- Strokes cause brain damage in three minutes, report scientists (AFP)
- Health Tip: Caring for a Newborn's Umbilical Cord (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Signs of an Unhealthy Menstrual Cycle (HealthDay)
- Viral Therapy Slows Pediatric Tumors in Mice (HealthDay)
- Blacks Awaiting Lung Transplants Face Poorer Outcomes (HealthDay)
- Home air filters may improve elders' heart health (Reuters)
- Many snack foods have gone "trans-fat free" (Reuters)
- Strokes cause brain damage in three minutes, report scientists (AFP)
- Health Tip: Causes for Jaundice (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Painful Urination (HealthDay)
- Drug Cuts Muscle Damage After Heart Attack (HealthDay)
- 22,000 died amid delayed Bayer drug recall: doctor (Reuters)
- Genes that conquered cold blamed for fat (Reuters)
- New target promises better asthma and allergy drugs (Reuters)
- Doctors sound warning about skin-lightening creams (AFP)
- Standard treatment for pesticide poisoning useless: study (AFP)
- Obesity boosts cancer risk, says health review (AFP)
- Being overweight may raise cancer risk (AP)
- Trailers given to US disaster victims unsafe: CDC (AFP)
- Cancer Drug Works Against MS in Early Trial (HealthDay)
- U.S. businessman to head U.N. malaria drive (Reuters)
- 'Unacceptable' delay in detecting Brazil AIDS cases: official (AFP)
- Trailers given to US disaster victims unsafe: CDC (AFP)
- "Choking game" deaths reported among U.S. youth (Reuters)
- Cancer drug slows multiple sclerosis (Reuters)
- New drug can treat alcoholism: study (AFP)
- Researchers get closer to safe stem cell treatments (AFP)
- Lab rats may get a reprieve some day (AP)
- Weight loss may not harm obese teens' bones (Reuters)
- Government labs try non-animal testing (Reuters)
- CDC: Death count 82 for 'choking game' (AP)
- UN names US philanthropist as special envoy for malaria (AFP)
- U.S. split on "socialized medicine": poll (Reuters)
- French court rules online alcohol ads illegal (AFP)
- Social class may affect teens' view of their health (Reuters)
- Probiotics may be fatal in acute pancreatitis: study (Reuters)
- CORRECTED: Airport noise instantly boosts blood pressure: study (Reuters)
- Carbon monoxide poisoning causes cardiotoxicity (Reuters)
- U.S. split on "socialized medicine": poll (Reuters)
- French court rules online alcohol ads illegal (AFP)
- German parliament considers changing stem cell laws (Reuters)
- Breast cancer risk linked with fertility timing (Reuters)
- Beijing says no to rodents in Year of the Rat (AFP)
- EU wants partial ban of toxic paint removers (Reuters)
- CDC: Gulf Coast trailers have toxic air (AP)
- Pepper may help disfiguring skin condition: study (Reuters)
- Lack of sleep unlikely to impact weight over time (Reuters)
- Delaying prostate care OK for some men (AP)
- Study says India has smoking crisis (AP)
- US probes Chinese maker of blood thinner (AP)
- Fast-food binge harms liver, but boosts good cholesterol: study (AFP)
- "Friendly" bugs cut respiratory illness in runners (AFP)
- PTSD a Risk Factor for Long-Term Disease (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: Feb. 13, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 13, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Tango Classes Put Parkinson's Patients a Step Ahead (HealthDay)
- Many Prostate Cancers Will Not Need Treatment (HealthDay)
- Sanofi targets elderly with new type of flu shot (Reuters)
- Airplane Noise Boosts Blood Pressure Even During Sleep (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Let Shin Splints Heal (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: If Your Child Goes to the Hospital (HealthDay)
- Fixing Poor Vision Boosts Preschoolers' Test Scores (HealthDay)
- Kidney Cancer Drug Linked to Higher Rate of Heart Problems (HealthDay)
- World's fattest man drops 230 kilos (507 pounds) (AFP)
- Nighttime air traffic noise can increase blood pressure: study (AFP)
- Ovary Removal Protects Some High-Risk Women (HealthDay)
- Muscle Fatigue Drug May Fight Heart Failure (HealthDay)
- Hungarian parliament approves health reform (AFP)
- Health Highlights: Feb. 12, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 12, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Vaccine Could Cut Bouts With Stomach Flu (HealthDay)
- Corneal Transplants Can Carry Infection Risk (HealthDay)
- California company claims faster, cheaper gene map (Reuters)
- Health Tip: Pack a Healthier Lunch (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Allergy Shots Aren't for Everyone (HealthDay)
- Triglycerides Linked to Coronary Disease Risk (HealthDay)
- Learning Disabilities May Presage Later Language Problems (HealthDay)
- Most With High Blood Pressure Don't Follow Recommended Diet (HealthDay)
- Counterfeit drugs: Scientists call on Asia to cooperate more (AFP)
- Scientists, police lift lid on fake malaria drugs (Reuters)
- Reaching 100 is easier than suspected (AP)
- High Blood Pressure on Increase Among American Women (HealthDay)
- Tell a doctor if you fall (AP)
- Depression Rarely Discussed With RA Patients (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: Feb. 11, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 11, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Gene Variations Help Regulate Response to Stress (HealthDay)
- Sugar Substitutes May Contribute to Weight Gain (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Reduce Stress at Work (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Baby Teeth Need Attention (HealthDay)