- Moms pre-chewing food gave HIV to kids (AP)
- Heavy cell phone use tied to poorer sperm quality (Reuters)
- Yoga helps survivors of natural disasters (Reuters)
- Avandia not to blame for deaths in trial, U.S. says (Reuters)
- Head lice came with us out of Africa: study (Reuters)
- Health Highlights: Feb. 6, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Deaths partially halt diabetes study (AP)
- Trial opens in growth hormone deaths (AP)
- Less Invasive Way to Stage Lung Cancer Shows Promise (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Am I Getting Too Old to Drive? (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Don't Use a Hot Tub During Pregnancy (HealthDay)
- Drug Helps Prevent Breast-Feeding Moms From Passing on HIV (HealthDay)
- Stopping Plavix may carry early clotting risk (Reuters)
- No link between mobile phone use and cancer: Japanese study (AFP)
- 'Mysterious' bird flu baffles Indonesian scientists (AFP)
- 'Mysterious' bird flu baffles Indonesian scientists (AFP)
- Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 5, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Smokers Sleep Less Soundly (HealthDay)
- Toxin from fish causes illness in humans (AP)
- British team creates human embryo with three parents (AFP)
- Tainted pills hit U.S. mainland (AP)
- New bird flu outbreak hits Turkey: agency (AFP)
- Health Highlights: Feb. 5, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Asmanex Approved for Asthmatic Children (HealthDay)
- HIV infections on the rise in Sweden: officials (AFP)
- Key vitamin deficiency linked to tripled risk of dementia: study (AFP)
- New study clears triple MMR vaccine of any link to autism (AFP)
- Another Study Finds No Link Between MMR Vaccine and Autism (HealthDay)
- Bush's Budget Proposal Would Cut Medicare Spending (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Cleaning Safety for Pregnant Women (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Before Giving Yoga a Try (HealthDay)
- Cultural Beliefs May Keep Blacks From Hospice Care (HealthDay)
- 9/11 Exposure Linked to Behavior Trouble in Kids (HealthDay)
- Embryos created with DNA from 3 people (AP)
- Pregnancy impairs memory: Australian study (AFP)
- Fat people cheaper to treat, study says (AP)
- MMR vaccine not seen causing autism (Reuters)
- Bush budget seen as disastrous for health care (Reuters)
- SLeone government to ban female circumcision : minister (AFP)
- Good night's sleep is no slumber party for smokers (Reuters)
- Miss. bill would ban serving fat diners (AP)
- Push 'print' for health records (AP)
- Health Highlights: Feb. 4, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 4, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Eye Blinks May ID Fetal Alcohol Exposure (HealthDay)
- Very Premature Babies Don't Get Follow-Up Care (HealthDay)
- Black Men Most at Risk for Kidney Disease Complications (HealthDay)
- Many skaters, snowboarders shun protective gear (Reuters)
- Epsom salt can prevent cerebral palsy: U.S. (Reuters)
- CORRECTION: Epsom salt can prevent cerebral palsy: U.S. (Reuters)
- USDA urges new user fees to boost meat inspections (Reuters)
- Babies absorb phthalates from baby products (Reuters)
- Marijuana withdrawal rivals that of nicotine (Reuters)
- FDA staff cites safety concern with Lilly drug (Reuters)
- FDA staff cite safety concern with Lilly drug (Reuters)
- World Bank head sees Mozambique AIDS spread threat (Reuters)
- Health Tip: Healthy Nails, Healthy Body (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: When Baby is Crying (HealthDay)
- Sugar Water Eases Pain of Infant Vaccinations (HealthDay)
- Parental Drinking Boosts Teen Alcohol Risks (HealthDay)
- Many Babies Exposed to Chemicals (HealthDay)
- Japan to check China factory over poison dumplings (Reuters)
- China tells Japan it cares about food safety: official (AFP)
- Children caught in middle during wars (AP)
- Chemicals in baby products raise concern (AP)
- Mobile phones, coffee found unlikely to cause cancer (Reuters)
- British set new records for facelifts, tummy tucks: data (AFP)
- India extends deadline for poultry cull as bird flu spreads (AFP)
- Western demand drives Burkina Faso organic goods (AFP)
- Health Highlights: Feb. 3, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Dogs Could Be a Diabetic's Best Friend (HealthDay)
- Toll-Free Hotline to Help Seniors Avoid Falls (HealthDay)
- Laura Bush promotes healthy living (AP)
- Suspected bird flu in northern Turkey: report (AFP)
- Japan, China plan safety council amid food scare: report (AFP)
- Indian state says bird flu under control, Bangladesh reports spread (AFP)
- Health Highlights: Feb. 2, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Epilepsy drugs carry suicide risk: US Food & Drug Administration (AFP)
- Sitting on wet sand too long may cause stomach bug: study (AFP)
- U.S. Unlikely to Meet Target for TB Elimination (HealthDay)
- Stars Don Red to Raise Awareness of Women's Heart Risk (HealthDay)
- Fight looms over global AIDS program (AP)
- Japan, China plan safety council amid food scare: report (AFP)
- FDA: Chantix may pose psychiatric risks (AP)
- Key Risk Factors for Suicide Consistent Across Globe (HealthDay)
- Social Networking Sites Safer Than IM or Chat Rooms (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: Feb.1, 2008 (HealthDay)
- 9/11 Attacks Changed Way Americans Dream (HealthDay)
- CDC: Drug sickens dialysis patients (AP)
- CDC: Flu outbreaks reported in 11 states (AP)
- CDC pins name on slaughterhouse illness (AP)
- Double dipping? 'Seinfeld' was right (AP)
- HPV causing more oral cancer in men (AP)
- Pfizer anti-smoking drug needs warning: FDA (Reuters)
- Health Highlights: Feb. 1, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Obese patients wait longer for kidney transplants (Reuters)
- Two drug firms charged in France over hepatitis vaccine (AFP)
- Sugary drinks raise risk of gout in men (Reuters)
- Pfizer anti-smoking drug needs stronger warning: U.S. FDA (Reuters)
- Sarkozy unveils plan to fight Alzheimer's disease (AFP)
- Health agencies stick to condom advice after Swiss AIDS study (AFP)
- Displaced Kenyans face growing health risk: WHO (AFP)
- Good food in early childhood improves adult wages: study (AFP)
- Thailand reaches deal on cancer drug with Novartis: official (AFP)
- US-Vietnam project starts Agent Orange remediation (AFP)
- Concern mounts in Japan over Chinese-made food (AFP)
- Funding shortfalls threaten science research (Reuters)
- FDA Warns Epilepsy Drugs May Raise Suicide Risk (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Soothing Engorged Breasts (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Exercise Routines for Arthritis Patients (HealthDay)
- Unintended Errors Leave Many Newborns Vulnerable (HealthDay)
- Experimental Vaccine Halts Prostate Cancer in Mice (HealthDay)
- India isolates 26 people as bird flu spreads in Asia (Reuters)
- Bangladesh hit by bird flu outbreak (AP)
- Bangladesh steps up vigilance as bird flu spreads (Reuters)
- Puerto Rico home of deadly syndrome (AP)
- Concern mounts in Japan over Chinese-made food (AFP)
- Rats might hold clues to ancient migration: study (Reuters)
- Indonesian woman dies of bird flu near capital (Reuters)
- Fla. doctors remove girl's rare tumor (AP)
- Severe Asthma Unlike Mild Asthma (HealthDay)
- Study Spots Gene That Plays Role in Infertility (HealthDay)
- Nourishing under-threes boosts long-term earnings (Reuters)
- Suicide risks common across borders: study (Reuters)
- Walking in rhythm is safe, even with earbuds: study (Reuters)
- Parenting lessons don't stop toddler tantrums: study (AFP)
- Sweet drinks linked to surge in gout amongst men (AFP)
- FDA warns of risks from epilepsy drugs (AP)
- Atkins-Like Diet Cuts Epileptic Seizures (HealthDay)
- Epsom Salt Cut Cerebral Palsy Rate in Half Among Preemies (HealthDay)
- Chinese dumplings trigger food scare in Japan (AFP)
- City offers counselling to harried Chinese travellers (AFP)
- UN agency warns meningitis outbreak in W Africa may spread (AFP)
- U.S. warns of suicidal actions with epilepsy drugs (Reuters)
- Suicides by US soldiers spike (AFP)
- Japan researchers put tiny camera in mouse's brain (Reuters)
- Aneurysm repair: less invasive approach better (Reuters)
- Scientists study how HIV hides in body (AP)
- Swiss change safe sex message on HIV (AP)
- Ah, that's the spot: Why scratching brings relief (Reuters)
- Epsom salt can prevent cerebral palsy: U.S. study (Reuters)
- Health Highlights: Jan. 31, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 31, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Compound cuts cerebral palsy in preemies (AP)
- Mercury in Childhood Vaccines Excreted Quickly (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Boys and Body Image (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Experience Grief as a Healthy Emotion (HealthDay)
- Folic Acid May Help Prevent Premature Birth (HealthDay)
- Drug-resistant flu is found in Europe (AP)
- Brain screenings for vets may be flawed (AP)
- Suspected bird flu shuts Hong Kong park's aviaries (Reuters)
- Scientists link mutation in sex chromosome to mental defects (AFP)
- China toxic dumplings spark food scare in Japan (Reuters)
- China looking into tainted dumplings (AP)
- Premature births lower in women taking folic acid (Reuters)
- Heating Plastic Bottles Releases Potentially HarmfulChemical (HealthDay)
- Lung cancer surgery improves quality of life (Reuters)
- No-needle anesthetic method useful for vasectomy (Reuters)
- Outpatient care improves kidney patients' survival (Reuters)
- Middle Age a Low Point for Most (HealthDay)
- Protein Linked With Poor Prognosis in Early-Stage Breast Cancer (HealthDay)
- Soccer matches can break fans' hearts - literally (Reuters)
- Gentler fix for artery bulge proves best (AP)
- Super Bowl could be heart health hazard (AP)
- Infant study casts doubt on vaccine-autism link (Reuters)
- Researcher admits leaking diabetes study (AP)
- Periodontal disease associated with kidney disease (Reuters)
- EU wants simpler food labels (AP)
- Deep Brain Stimulation May Improve Recall (HealthDay)
- Swiss AIDS group claims patients on retrovirals don't transmit virus (AFP)
- Cholera outbreak hits southeastern DR Congo: MSF (AFP)
- India's poor migrants easy targets in kidney trade (AFP)
- Merck says "media hype" overlooks Vytorin value (Reuters)
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 30, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: Jan. 30, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Bird flu sweeps Indonesia, India, Tibet (AP)
- EU moves to revamp food labels amid public health concerns (AFP)
- Health Tip: Teens, Talk With Your Parents (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Understanding an Aneurysm (HealthDay)
- Study Challenges New Benchmark for High-Volume Heart TransplantHospitals (HealthDay)
- Concussion Raises PTSD Risk for Iraq Vets (HealthDay)
- Study ties soldiers' maladies to stress (AP)
- Indonesia launches bird flu plan as death toll tops 100 (AFP)
- Health experts fear HIV crisis for uprooted Kenyans (Reuters)
- Pfizer aims to reformulate HIV prevention drug: report (Reuters)
- 8 Japanese sickened by Chinese dumplings (AP)
- Vaccine for drug addiction could offer hope to users (AFP)
- Indonesian man dies of bird flu (AP)
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 29, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Digital Mammography Better Than Film for Some Women (HealthDay)
- Anti-Clotting Drug Helps Infants With Heart Ills (HealthDay)
- Stents Slightly Better Than Bypass for Blocked Left CoronaryArtery (HealthDay)
- Surgeons' Characteristics Influence Breast Cancer Care (HealthDay)
- ABC defends show against outcry by pediatricians (Reuters)
- Genes affect risk from smoke in CF patients (Reuters)
- Mouth burns during tonsillectomy underreported (Reuters)
- Exercise reverses weight gain from antipsychotics (Reuters)
- Drug offers hope in treating deadly leukemia: study (AFP)
- FDA warns Novartis over vaccine sterility (Reuters)
- Second-hand smoke harm assessed in cystic fibrosis (Reuters)
- Salmonella from pet turtles sickens 103 in '07 (Reuters)
- Costs for elderly diabetics on the rise in the U.S. (Reuters)
- Product recalls (AP)
- Risk was too high, Canada ex-nuclear watchdog says (Reuters)
- FDA should be clearer on plan for food safety: GAO (Reuters)
- WHO studies Tamiflu resistance after new report (Reuters)
- Middle-aged? Join the misery club (AFP)
- Hand gels alone may not curb infections (AP)
- French students avoiding dirty school restrooms: report (AFP)
- Indonesia's 100th bird flu death shows disease out of control: experts (AFP)
- Under-the-tongue vaccination may spare children needle jabs (AFP)
- 'Forced circumcision': the latest weapon in Kenya's ethnic strife (AFP)
- Health Highlights: Jan. 29, 2008 (HealthDay)
- SARS enters host cells via "fatty rafts": study (Reuters)
- Health Tip: Risk Factors for Melanoma (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Coping With a Cough (HealthDay)
- Researchers Map Paths Governing Neuron Function (HealthDay)
- Clot-Busting Drug Offers New Approach to DVT (HealthDay)
- Middle-age is truly depressing, study finds (Reuters)
- China reports bird flu outbreak in poultry in Tibet (Reuters)
- Cannabis bigger cancer risk than cigarettes: study (Reuters)
- Digital mammogram best for younger women: study (Reuters)
- Mouse Model of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Developed (HealthDay)
- Diuretics Best for Hypertension and Metabolic Syndrome (HealthDay)
- Pediatricians group wants show canceled (AP)
- Internet helps doctor get back to basics (Reuters)
- Pats' Bruschi inspires stroke survivors (AP)
- New flu vaccine may not need needles (AP)
- Snorers more likely to develop chronic bronchitis: study (AFP)
- Under-the-tongue vaccine may be best to lick flu (Reuters)
- Vitamin D may help fight tuberculosis, study finds (Reuters)
- Cranberries can fight some urinary tract infections (Reuters)
- Rabies outbreak discovered in Toronto area (Reuters)
- New treatment can clear brain clots (AP)
- Cancer risk growing in developing world: UN agencies (AFP)
- U.S. dietary guides criticized for potential harm (Reuters)
- Stigma of leprosy is worse than disease itself (Reuters)
- EU health chief uses food labels to fight obesity (Reuters)
- India steps up culling, calls for calm as bird flu spreads (AFP)
- Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 28, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: Jan. 28, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Breast-Feeding Protected Mice From Asthma (HealthDay)
- Indian police probe transplant ring (AP)
- Indonesia reports 100th bird flu death (AP)
- Health Tip: Use Sunscreen Year-Round (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Exercise for Teens (HealthDay)
- Embryos Discarded During IVF Create Stem Cell Lines (HealthDay)
- Caffeine Could Spell Trouble for Diabetics (HealthDay)
- Indonesia bird flu death toll hits 100 (Reuters)
- India steps up culling as bird flu spreads (AFP)