- Exercise improves older adults' balance (Reuters)
- Too much support may hamper kids' development (Reuters)
- Report: Children overlooked in flu prep (Associated Press)
- Most Britons could be obese by 2050 (Associated Press)
- Experimental malaria vaccine works in babies (Reuters)
- Two mumps vaccinations better than one (Reuters)
- Glaxo experimental malaria vaccine works in babies (Reuters)
- Researchers find gene linked with male infertility (Reuters)
- Staph infection worries close 21 Virginia schools (Reuters)
- Surgeons Remove Gallbladder Through Vagina (HealthDay)
- New Drug Approved for Resistant HIV (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: Oct. 17, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 17, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Insomniac Fish May Help Sleepless People (HealthDay)
- Acupuncture Cuts Need for Post-Op Painkillers (HealthDay)
- Shoe Insoles No Rx for Back Pain: Study (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Risk Factors for Type 1 Diabetes (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Minimize Scarring After a Burn (HealthDay)
- Genes Might Help Drive Overeating (HealthDay)
- Asbestos victims lose compensation fight (Reuters)
- Obesity a result of modern life (Reuters)
- Herbs "more helpful" than drugs for period pain (Reuters)
- U.N. report details progress in preventing malaria (Reuters)
- Dengue means death for many of Cambodia's children (Reuters)
- Heart patients sue Medtronic over device (Associated Press)
- Studies find acupuncture cuts post-surgical pain (Reuters)
- FDA approves Bristol-Myers breast cancer drug (Reuters)
- Device woes said reported before recall (Associated Press)
- Early problems with heart wires reported (Associated Press)
- Environment link probed in cancer cases (Associated Press)
- How to avoid dangerous staph infection (Associated Press)
- Drug companies' ties to schools common (Associated Press)
- Meningitis may leave mental powers impaired (Reuters)
- Study: Dentist shortage plagues Britain (Associated Press)
- Staph fatalities may exceed AIDS deaths (Associated Press)
- Medtronic heart device injuries found to rise (Reuters)
- Drug company ties common in med schools (Associated Press)
- Drug industry cash found to flow to med schools (Reuters)
- Two reports show "superbug" bacteria spread (Reuters)
- U.S. lawmakers blast lax private Medicare oversight (Reuters)
- Drug-resistant staph deaths may pass AIDS (Associated Press)
- Kids falling off bikes costs $200 million a year (Reuters)
- Freezing eggs, embryo test experimental: U.S. group (Reuters)
- Amylin drug suspected in pancreatitis cases: FDA (Reuters)
- New York willing to talk settlement in 9/11 suit (Reuters)
- Lamotrigine May Reduce Epilepsy Seizures (HealthDay)
- Toxic mold aflatoxin found in Iowa, S.Dakota corn (Reuters)
- J&J says stent sales plunge in U.S., overseas (Reuters)
- Health Highlights: Oct. 16, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 16, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Raw Seafood Poses Digestive Risks (HealthDay)
- Angioplasty Equals Bypass Surgery for Heart Patients: Study (HealthDay)
- Researchers ID New Gene Linked to Lung Cancer (HealthDay)
- Defib Wire Warning Shouldn't Worry Most Users: Experts (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: If You Have an Eye Infection (HealthDay)
- Garlic May Ward Off Heart Woes (HealthDay)
- India to host world toilet summit (Reuters)
- If it's any consolation, fish get insomnia too (Reuters)
- Fruit compound fights head and neck cancer (Reuters)
- Fruit compound fights head, neck cancer (Reuters)
- U.S. agencies stick to pregnancy fish-eating limits (Reuters)
- Study examines AIDS patients in Africa (Associated Press)
- Exercise can ease some aspects of chemotherapy (Reuters)
- Lowest-dose estrogen patch relieves hot flashes (Reuters)
- Curbing calories works in the long run (Reuters)
- Knee "buckling" is common, arthritis or not (Reuters)
- Heart deaths, suicides up after weightloss surgery (Reuters)
- Long-term survival same with angioplasty or bypass (Reuters)
- US touts studying postpartum depression (Associated Press)
- Wyeth jury awards $99 mln punitive damages (Reuters)
- Rare tropical fungus spreads to Wash. (Associated Press)
- Researchers develop test for Alzheimer's (Associated Press)
- Medco to have prescription review system (Associated Press)
- Medtronic pulls defibrillator wires (Associated Press)
- Doctors discuss theories on aging brains (Associated Press)
- UK official apologizes for infections (Associated Press)
- First U.S. baby boomer applies for Social Security (Reuters)
- Gossip more powerful than truth, researchers say (Reuters)
- Bristol breast cancer drug aims at sickest women (Reuters)
- Obesity biggest risk for colon cancer in women (Reuters)
- Why do some aging brains stay sharp? (Associated Press)
- Report criticizes of Medicare drug plan costs (Reuters)
- Studies Examine Life After Weight-Loss Surgery (HealthDay)
- Obesity linked to risk of colon cancer in women (Reuters)
- Hycamtin Approved for Relapsed Small Cell Lung Cancer (HealthDay)
- America's Top Hospitals Are Real Lifesavers (HealthDay)
- Medtronic stops defibrillator wire sale (Associated Press)
- Report critical of Medicare drug plan costs (Reuters)
- Medtronic suspends sales of heart device wire (Reuters)
- Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 15, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: Oct. 15, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Psychiatric Woes Can Postpone Weight-Loss Surgery (HealthDay)
- Many Patients Don't Report Use of OTC Pain Drugs (HealthDay)
- Report criticizes Medicare drug plan costs (Reuters)
- California OKs phthalates ban on children's products (Reuters)
- Yoga can give women with breast cancer a boost (Reuters)
- Health Tip: Donating Blood (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Tattoos Can Pose Health Risks (HealthDay)
- U.S. Cancer Death Rate Continues to Fall (HealthDay)
- Blood Test Might Spot Alzheimer's Early (HealthDay)
- Medtronic suspends sale of heart device (Associated Press)
- Company pulls defibrillation leads (Associated Press)
- Cancer death rates dropping fast (Associated Press)
- Web site shows autism videos (Associated Press)
- Medtronic suspends sale of heart device (Reuters)
- U.S. cancer death rates continue to fall (Reuters)
- Cancer death rates continue to fall (Reuters)
- Afghanistan struggles with heroin addiction scourge (Reuters)
- Illinois firm recalls beef patties on E.coli scare (Reuters)
- Genes found that slow both aging and cancer (Reuters)
- Study: Teasing adds to weight problems (Associated Press)
- Teasing adds to weight problems (Associated Press)
- Health Highlights: Oct. 14, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Chest Compressions Key to Revised CPR Guidelines (HealthDay)
- U.S. Unveils Database of Genetic, Clinical Research (HealthDay)
- U.S. maternal death rate higher than Europe's: report (Reuters)
- Health Highlights: Oct. 13, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Morphine Painkillers Won't Impair Driving (HealthDay)
- Folic acid can cut blood arsenic levels: study (Reuters)
- Report: Childbirth deaths down slightly (Associated Press)
- Overweight kids at risk for asthma hospitalization (Reuters)
- Family involvement may help with repeat depression (Reuters)
- The pill doesn't boost breast cancer death risk (Reuters)
- Special courts help mentally ill stay crime-free (Reuters)
- Most kids with skin rash don't develop asthma (Reuters)
- Heart rehab underused by Medicare patients (Reuters)
- Anti-seizure drug reduces compulsive skin picking (Reuters)
- Anti-dementia drugs effective over long-term (Reuters)
- Arthritis may predispose patients to gout (Reuters)
- FDA approves anti-AIDS pill from Merck (Associated Press)
- FDA approves novel anti-AIDS drug (Associated Press)
- FDA to look into claim of toxic lipstick (Associated Press)
- Merck says FDA approves new AIDS treatment (Reuters)
- Antidepressants Boost GI Bleeding Risk (HealthDay)
- Old virus causing new disease in United States (Reuters)
- FDA asks for strong warning on imaging agents (Reuters)
- U.S. marshals seize supplements promoted as cures (Reuters)
- FDA to look at claims of leaded lipstick (Associated Press)
- Chocolate Lovers May Be Hard-Wired That Way (HealthDay)
- Technology Advance Could Help Paralyzed (HealthDay)
- FDA chief visits China to talk import safety (Reuters)
- Housework could pose health hazards, study says (Reuters)
- Health Highlights: Oct. 12, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 12, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Experts Offer Answers on Colonoscopy Options (HealthDay)
- Abortion Numbers Fall Worldwide (HealthDay)
- Correction: Cholesterol Drugs story (Associated Press)
- British hospitals blamed in 90 deaths (Associated Press)
- Health Tip: Symptoms of Depression in Alzheimer's Patients (HealthDay)
- Officials battle through "samurai" diet (Reuters)
- Health care vital to many New Hampshire voters (Reuters)
- Health Tip: Triggers of Bulimia (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Symptoms of Depression in Alzheimer’s Patients (HealthDay)
- Familial MS May Be More Destructive (HealthDay)
- Anti-Cholesterol Drugs Help Prevent Lung Decline (HealthDay)
- Japanese officials battle through "samurai" diet (Reuters)
- Scientists explain chocolate cravings (Associated Press)
- Lettuce's Roots Lure Salmonella (HealthDay)
- Genentech to curb Avastin sales for eye illness (Reuters)
- Studies show drop in abortions, maternal deaths (Reuters)
- Penney recalls Winnie-the-Pooh sets due to lead (Reuters)
- Legal status doesn't deter abortion (Associated Press)
- Legal status said doesn't deter abortion (Associated Press)
- Arthritis causes job limitations for many (Reuters)
- Lipsticks contain lead, consumer group says (Reuters)
- Name that drug: Many patients can't (Reuters)
- Pollutant linked to bronchitis in toddlers (Reuters)
- Study sees differences in how U.S. Hispanics get HIV (Reuters)
- Infant cough/cold medicines recalled (Reuters)
- Besser ties food production to illnesses (Associated Press)
- Doctors map genome for drug-resistant TB (Associated Press)
- Entrepreneur seeks condom size variety (Associated Press)
- Colchicine deaths blamed on pharmacy error (Reuters)
- Jury finds Wyeth liable in drugs lawsuit (Associated Press)
- Study links arthritis, work limitations (Associated Press)
- Infant cold medicines pulled off market (Associated Press)
- Arthritis causes job limitations for many in U.S (Reuters)
- Baby cold medicines pulled off market (Associated Press)
- Chronic Illness Often a Taboo Subject: Survey (HealthDay)
- Obesity Boosts Esophageal Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
- Drug Makers Withdraw Cough, Cold Meds for Infants (HealthDay)
- Arthritis limits work, 33 percent say (Associated Press)
- Health Tip: Add Essential Fatty Acids to Your Diet (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Got Low Back Pain? (HealthDay)
- Immune Proteins Warn of Early Lung Cancer (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: Oct. 11, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 11, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Some kid cold medicines pulled off market (Associated Press)
- Drugmakers recall infant cold medicine (Reuters)
- Don't use embryos in stem cell research, Pope says (Reuters)
- India's hungry poor dominate latest health survey (Reuters)
- Drugmakers recall infant cough/cold medicine (Reuters)
- Drugmakers recall infant cough/cold medicine in U.S. (Reuters)
- Pricey Running Shoes Not Worth It: Study (HealthDay)
- HK experts warn against anti-impotence "remedies" (Reuters)
- Ill., pharmacists OK birth control deal (Associated Press)
- US advisers back Medtronic drug-coated stent (Reuters)
- Thyroid Test Won't Help Pregnant Mom, Baby (HealthDay)
- Thyroid Test Won't Help Pregnant Mom, Baby (HealthDay)
- Thyroid Test Won't Help Pregnant Mom, Baby (HealthDay)
- Taxol doesn't treat common breast cancer (Associated Press)
- Some women can reduce breast cancer chemo: study (Reuters)
- Bacteria in newborn airways may raise asthma risk (Reuters)
- Enrollment in Medicaid takes a rare dip (Associated Press)
- FDA urges meningitis vaccination amid deaths (Reuters)
- Routine health care lags for children: study (Reuters)
- Study: Kids get inadequate health care (Associated Press)
- Study shows persistent benefits of statin drug (Reuters)
- Study: Statin helps prevent heart attack (Associated Press)
- Study Probes Difference Between Embryonic, Adult Stem Cells (HealthDay)
- Lead found in toys, backpacks in U.S. stores (Reuters)
- Low Lead Exposures Can Hurt Kidneys (HealthDay)
- Antibody Helps Repair MS Nerve Damage (HealthDay)
- High glycemic index diet boosts fatty liver risk (Reuters)
- Lead found in toys, backpacks in U.S. stores: group (Reuters)
- Epilepsy Drug Holds Promise as Treatment for Alcoholism (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Warning Signs of Anorexia (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Say Cheers With Red Wine (HealthDay)
- Hypertension Triples Women's Diabetes Risk (HealthDay)
- Tea Helps Toughen Older Women's Hips (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: Oct. 10, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 10, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Generic Anti-Seizure Drug Approved (HealthDay)
- Health alert on some turkey, chicken pot pies: USDA (Reuters)
- Schwarzenegger offers health care bill for uninsured (Reuters)
- Agency: Pollution cuts Europe lifespans (Associated Press)
- Nintendo to launch Wii Fit game (Reuters)
- Kids have trouble keeping weight off (Associated Press)
- Nintendo to launch Wii Fit game in Japan (Reuters)
- Study: Majority of states bar HIV tests (Associated Press)
- Experts: Heart defect usually not fatal (Associated Press)
- Runner's heart defect usually not fatal (Associated Press)
- Low-fat diet cuts ovarian cancer risk: study (Reuters)
- Social training helps kids keep weight off (Reuters)
- High mortality in stroke patients who stop statins (Reuters)
- FDA cites Medtronic for misleading spine surgeons (Reuters)
- Migraine pill helps some quit drinking (Associated Press)
- J&J migraine drug helps some alcoholics cut binges (Reuters)
- Study: Low-fat diet may cut cancer risk (Associated Press)
- Pill helps alcoholics taper off drinking (Associated Press)
- Had a heart attack? Be careful going back to work (Reuters)
- Low-fat diet may cut risk of cancer (Associated Press)
- Migraine pill helps some alcoholics (Associated Press)
- Molecule Promising Against Huntington's Disease (HealthDay)
- Speedy 'Mini-Stroke' Care Pays Off (HealthDay)
- No home, no health care may await ex-foster kids (Reuters)
- Widespread weight loss may reap health benefits (Reuters)
- Heat may kill hundreds more in NYC region by 2050 (Reuters)
- U.S. parents want safer toys, but will cost them (Reuters)
- Studies Probe Weaknesses in Donated Blood (HealthDay)