- Former sub-Sahara Africa leaders meet to discuss AIDS crisis (AFP)
- Study warns on safety of Sanofi's Acomplia (Reuters)
- Experts call for vaccine to fight severe diarrhoea (Reuters)
- Lancet, BMJ studies sound concern over anti-obesity drug rimonabant (AFP)
- Drug Fights Medication-Linked Bone Loss (HealthDay)
- Fish, Fruits, Veggies May Cut Dementia Risk (HealthDay)
- More Black Children Dying From Diabetes (HealthDay)
- Diet Drug Rimonabant Tied to Depression, Anxiety (HealthDay)
- Stiffer penalties on shoddy nursing homes sought (Reuters)
- U.S. House panel backs product safety agency revamp (Reuters)
- Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 15, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Inflammation Can't Explain Depression's Link to HeartDisease (HealthDay)
- Ultrasound Beats Blood Test for Gauging Ovarian Cancers:Study (HealthDay)
- Adherence to HIV therapy linked to health literacy (Reuters)
- Most alternative therapies ineffective in elderly (Reuters)
- Vietnam Vets Study Links Asthma and PTSD (HealthDay)
- Chinese woman "loses" 15 kg as super-tumor removed (Reuters)
- Diabetes, obesity on rise for children in China (Reuters)
- Adult Type 2 Diabetes Can Be Predicted in Childhood (HealthDay)
- Blacks, Hispanics Live Longer With Alzheimer's (HealthDay)
- New Drug Fights Medication-Linked Bone Loss (HealthDay)
- Defensive Protein Linked to Asthma (HealthDay)
- Drug Helps Fight Late-Stage Colon Cancer in Some Patients (HealthDay)
- Child diabetes: New gene clues unveiled as UN marks World Diabetes Day (AFP)
- Kids Who Skimp on Sleep Tend to Be Fatter (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 14, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Cell Structure Helps Direct Cancer Gene 'Switch' (HealthDay)
- Breast-Feeding Cuts Food Allergy Risk (HealthDay)
- Occasional binge drinking may not harm fetus: study (Reuters)
- Four Chicago transplant recipients contract HIV (Reuters)
- 4 patients get HIV from organ donor (AP)
- Iraq vets may suffer depression, stress (AP)
- Study backs ultrasound to judge ovarian malignancy (Reuters)
- Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 13, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Low-Carb Diet May Slow Prostate Tumor Growth (HealthDay)
- Follow-Up Exams Uncover More Iraq Vets With Emotional Woes (HealthDay)
- Study Challenges Colon Cancer Surgery Follow-Up (HealthDay)
- U.S. Chlamydia Infections Hit All-Time High (HealthDay)
- U.S. sets record in sexual disease cases (AP)
- Cialis effective for men with spinal cord injury (Reuters)
- Later Army test finds more mental health issues (Reuters)
- US troops mental health concerns underestimated: study (AFP)
- Eight-limbed Indian girl now doing fine with four (Reuters)
- China to revise law on HIV foreigners (AP)
- Global Fund approves 132 million dollars to Kenya's anti-AIDS drive (AFP)
- Slower brain maturity seen in ADHD kids (AP)
- Brain development found to be slower in children with ADHD (Reuters)
- Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 12, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Obesity Linked to Prostate Cancer Death Rates (HealthDay)
- Eyeglasses Upgrade Helps Elderly Battle Depression (HealthDay)
- Long-Term Beta Carotene Use May Protect Against Dementia (HealthDay)
- ADHD Delays Growth of Certain Brain Areas (HealthDay)
- Herbal sex pills pose hidden dangers (AP)
- Drug injecting triggers most Mauritius HIV cases (Reuters)
- Eight-limbed Indian toddler stable after surgery (AFP)
- Experts Release New Asthma Care Guidelines (HealthDay)
- Fallout From Failed AIDS Vaccine Could Dampen Research (HealthDay)
- China to relax ban on HIV/AIDS carriers entering the country (AFP)
- Record number of recalls in US bring raft of safety tests (AFP)
- Fighting fat and climate change (AP)
- FDA to allow general sales of Zyrtec-D (AP)
- Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 9, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Zyrtec-D Approved Without Prescription (HealthDay)
- FDA to allow general sales of Zyrtec-D (AP)
- Dieting hardest for emotional eaters: study (Reuters)
- Pill Poses Little Cervical Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
- Macau doctors want vaccines against "infant killer" (Reuters)
- Pill slimly raises cervical cancer risk (AP)
- Ohio lawmakers push autism coverage bill (AP)
- Urban sewerage is key to tackling diarrhoea among children: study (AFP)
- Cervical cancer risk seen higher when on pill (Reuters)
- Medicaid program found to be a strain on emergency rooms (Reuters)
- Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 8, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Sticking With Meds Lowers Elderly Fracture Risk (HealthDay)
- Mont. sees rise in youth drug abuse rate (AP)
- FDA issues new warning for anemia drugs (AP)
- Govt program a strain on U.S. emergency rooms: study (Reuters)
- EU Socialists petition for tax cut on condoms (Reuters)
- New drug target to battle breast cancer: study (AFP)
- Amgen strengthens warnings on anemia drug labels (Reuters)
- Malnutrition plagues Laos children: WFP (AFP)
- Health Tip: Kids Get Indigestion, Too (HealthDay)
- One-Third of Popular Songs Refer to Substance Abuse (HealthDay)
- China to ease travel restrictions on HIV-carriers (Reuters)
- Put down that fork: Being fat is still unhealthy (Reuters)
- Colonoscopy can predict advanced tumors (Reuters)
- Children found to get more diabetes, heart drugs (Reuters)
- Failed AIDS vaccine may have increased infection risk (AFP)
- Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 7, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Disclosing infertility doesn't cause women stress (Reuters)
- U.S. voters OK bonds for cancer research and highways (Reuters)
- Health Tip: People With Cancer Can Exercise (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Some Medications May Aggravate Asthma (HealthDay)
- Experimental Drug Fights Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)
- Excess Pounds Raise Women's Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
- Australia pulls 'date rape' drug toy (AP)
- Australia bans China-made toy on toxic drug risk (Reuters)
- New drug combo eases mother-infant HIV dilemma (AFP)
- Year of Pig a golden opportunity for having kids (Reuters)
- Expert tips to help kids sleep longer (AP)
- Lack of sleep may lead to fatter kids (AP)
- Study: Educational TV for toddlers OK (AP)
- Without enough sleep, children gain weight: study (Reuters)
- Merck says Gardasil vaccine protects older women (Reuters)
- Improvements saving 89,000 Afghan children a year: president (AFP)
- Urinary Tract Infection May Raise Birth Defect Risk (HealthDay)
- Afghan child mortality drops by 25 pct: ministry (Reuters)
- U.S. rejects Glaxo's gepirone ER antidepressant (Reuters)
- Changes ahead for Medicare drug program (AP)
- Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 2, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Radiation Seed Treatment Helps Younger Men Fight ProstateCancer (HealthDay)
- Gene Variant Doubles Risk of Prostate Cancer in Black Men (HealthDay)
- TB vaccine sickens HIV-infected children: report (Reuters)
- Like cancer, survival rate can be inherited: study (AFP)
- Cancer children more prone to survive if parents did (Reuters)
- Deadly HIV-TB co-epidemic sweeps sub-Saharan Africa: report (AFP)
- Diet, Lifestyle Changes Cut Some Infertility Risk (HealthDay)
- Medicare issues rate cut for doctors (AP)
- Doctors urged on signs of lead poisoning (AP)
- US: HIV-positive paratrooper pleads guilty to assault for unprotected sex (AP)
- N.C. soldier pleads guilty in HIV case (AP)
- At the moment, Vitamin D may fight cancer (Reuters)
- Medicare Drug Plan Cost $32 Billion in 2006 (HealthDay)
- Pancreas May Be Key to Pregnancy-Linked Diabetes (HealthDay)
- Alleged sex assault of boy shakes Dubai (AP)
- US bosses wrong to fire smokers, obese: survey (AFP)
- Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 1, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Zimbabwe AIDS prevalence rate falls further (Reuters)
- Zimbabwe HIV prevalence rate drops (AFP)
- HIV infection rate drops in Zimbabwe (AP)
- Health Tip: The Itch of Chickenpox (HealthDay)
- Breast milk helps lungs but not if mom has asthma (Reuters)
- 47 million Americans lack health insurance: report (Reuters)
- Enzyme may play role in aggressive lung cancer (Reuters)
- Sleep apnea treatment improves depression (Reuters)
- Cervical cancer survivors prone to other cancers (Reuters)
- Breast cancer rates surge in China (AP)
- Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 31, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Obesity Linked to Increased Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
- Better Prostate Cancer Survival for Men Taking Statins (HealthDay)
- Chemo Drug Improves Stomach Cancer Survival for JapanesePatients (HealthDay)
- Exercise, diet improve obese kids' motor skills (Reuters)
- Pre-pregnancy weight linked with child's weight (Reuters)
- Report stresses link between obesity and cancer (Reuters)
- Obese people face bigger cancer risk, study finds (AFP)
- Vitamin D cuts colon cancer death risk: study (Reuters)
- Vitamin D cuts colon cancer death risk: U.S. study (Reuters)
- Virus Shows Some Cancer-Killing Abilities (HealthDay)
- Vitamin D may not reduce cancer deaths (AP)
- Professor observes kids face their fears (AP)
- Smoking not linked to more advanced breast cancer (Reuters)
- AIDS Stopped in Haiti Before U.S. (HealthDay)
- New Drug Promising Against Tough-to-Treat Kidney Cancer (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 30, 2007 (HealthDay)
- High Dose Radiation for Prostate Cancer Won't Raise SexualDysfunction (HealthDay)
- Vitamin D Won't Help Prevent Most Cancers (HealthDay)
- Younger Veterans at Greater Suicide Risk (HealthDay)
- Quality of Life Predicts Lung Cancer Survival (HealthDay)
- W.Va. unveils tool to help fight obesity (AP)
- Health Tip: Women and Antibiotics (HealthDay)
- Pediatricians' Group Issues New Autism Guidelines (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 29, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy Won't Affect Sexual Function (HealthDay)
- Defibrillator Use Urged to Save Children's Lives (HealthDay)
- Smoking Does Not Worsen Breast Cancer (HealthDay)
- Doctors group calls for universal autism screening (Reuters)
- FDA Leukemia drug wins federal approval (AP)
- Wyeth recalls cough and cold brands with faulty cups (Reuters)
- Risk of GI bleeding increased by drug combo (Reuters)
- UV light may offer "double whammy" for cancer (Reuters)
- Cigna reaches deal on doctors' rankings (Associated Press)
- Roche's CellCept raises birth defect risks: FDA (Reuters)
- Leptospirosis leaves 9 dead in Nicaragua (Associated Press)
- U.S. consumer group flags more toys with lead (Reuters)
- AIDS virus invaded U.S. from Haiti: study (Reuters)
- Doctors test hot sauce for pain relief (Associated Press)
- Brain scans of obese show hunger hormone at work (Reuters)
- FDA approves drug to treat leukemia (Associated Press)
- Wyeth issues recall for cold medicines (Associated Press)
- FDA: CellCept may cause birth defects (Associated Press)
- Organ transplant drug linked to defects (Associated Press)
- Transplant drug linked to birth defects (Associated Press)
- Defibrillator Use Urged to Save Children's Lives (HealthDay)
- Researchers: Hot spices may soothe pain (Associated Press)
- Doctors group calls for universal autism screening (Reuters)
- FDA Leukemia drug wins federal approval (Associated Press)
- FDA OKs new leukemia drug (Associated Press)
- Norvatis leukemis drug OK'd (Associated Press)
- Wyeth recalls cough and cold brands with faulty cups (Reuters)
- Rheumatoid arthritis patients' mortality unchanged (Reuters)
- Risk of GI bleeding increased by drug combo (Reuters)
- Older, abstinent alcoholics show intact brain function (Reuters)
- Consumer group finds more toys with lead (Reuters)
- Wyeth recalls cough, cold, brands with faulty cups (Reuters)
- Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 29, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Prostate Cancer Radiotherapy Won't Affect Sexual Function (HealthDay)
- Pope to druggists: Shun 'immoral' scrips (Associated Press)
- Pope to pharmacists: No contraception (Associated Press)
- Sunlight may cut breast cancer risk for some women (Reuters)
- UN poverty goals on health out of reach, WHO says (Reuters)
- Health Highlights: Oct. 29, 2007 (HealthDay)
- U.S. Docs Taught Little About Wartime Ethics (HealthDay)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Death Rate Unchanged (HealthDay)
- China tightens rules for drug manufacturers (Reuters)
- Canadian beef likely cause of U.S. E. coli cases: USDA (Reuters)
- Health Tip: Get Regular Eye Exams (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Women and Antibiotics (HealthDay)
- Fetal Surgery Saves Baby After Early 'Water Break' (HealthDay)
- Pediatricians' Group Issues New Autism Guidelines (HealthDay)
- Indonesian boy sick with bird flu (Reuters)
- Medical-bill errors increasingly common (Associated Press)
- Nearly 40 pct of global births are unregistered: WHO (Reuters)
- Anti-cancer group holds concert on Everest slopes (Reuters)
- Pediatricians urge autism screening (Associated Press)
- Asians seek out the sun despite cancer threats (Reuters)
- Edwards unveils plan to control drug advertising (Reuters)
- Cuba takes harsh look at dentistry woes (Reuters)
- Smoking not linked to more advanced breast cancer (Reuters)
- Health Highlights: Oct. 28, 2007 (HealthDay)
- New Guidelines Should Improve Ovarian Cancer Detection (HealthDay)
- Fact Sheet Explains Cleaners, Disinfectants (HealthDay)
- 'Superbug' concern at New York schools (Associated Press)
- 'Superbug' concern at Mt. Vernon schools (Associated Press)
- Stay Ahead of Head Injuries (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: Oct. 27, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Boiled nuts help protect against illness (Associated Press)
- Canadian beef likely cause of US e.coli cases: USDA (Reuters)
- Product combines workstation, treadmill (Associated Press)
- Malaria vaccine plant takes a gamble (Reuters)
- Dengue fever outbreak hits parts of Asia (Associated Press)
- Exercise Helps Overweight Youngsters Learn (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: Oct. 26, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 26, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Some Female Athletes Risking Weaker Bones (HealthDay)
- Precancerous Lesions Raise Cervical Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
- Hospital Romance May Largely Be Fiction (HealthDay)
- Hysterectomy May Boost Incontinence Risk (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Eating After Weight-Loss Surgery (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: If You Have Seizures (HealthDay)
- Drug Lessens Heart Attack Injury (HealthDay)
- Combine treatment to fight dangerous TB: report (Reuters)
- FDA: Heart drug may boost risk of death (Associated Press)
- US launches school commute exercise plan (Associated Press)
- Some women at long-term cervical cancer risk: study (Reuters)
- Combine treatment to fight dangerous TB - report (Reuters)
- Hysterectomy raises incontinence surgery risk: study (Reuters)
- Many U.S. TB patients also HIV infected: report (Reuters)
- Inaction said hampers Russia AIDS crisis (Associated Press)
- Meningitis Shot Available, Effective Year-Round (HealthDay)
- Brain Region Tied to Amphetamine Addiction (HealthDay)