- High Trans Fat Intake Triples Heart Disease Risk (HealthDay)
- Babies learn from adults' emotional behavior (Reuters)
- Herbal extract extends heart patients' lives: study (Reuters)
- Suicide top killer of young Chinese: newspaper (Reuters)
- Indonesia ends bird flu sample boycott (Associated Press)
- Japan says it will keep stockpiling Tamiflu (Reuters)
- Study describes new type of "semi-identical" twins (Reuters)
- Long-Term Aspirin Use Cuts Death Risk for Women: Study (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Grill Safely (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Foods to Avoid During Pregnancy (HealthDay)
- Research Propels Advances in Clinical Cardiology (HealthDay)
- Blueberries May Help Curb Colon Cancer (HealthDay)
- Indonesia agrees share bird flu samples (Associated Press)
- World moves closer to eradicating guinea worm: U.N. (Reuters)
- Mouse study suggests that with HRT, timing counts (Reuters)
- Drugs as Good as Angioplasty for Stable Heart Disease (HealthDay)
- Cutting-Edge Devices Assist Cardio Treatments (HealthDay)
- Pizza as health food? Food chemists say yes (Reuters)
- Trans fats linked to greater heart disease risk (Reuters)
- Long-term aspirin use lowers women's mortality (Reuters)
- Va. gov. proposes cancer vaccine change (Associated Press)
- Aspirin shows benefit in older women (Associated Press)
- Stents equal drugs for stable heart disease: study (Reuters)
- Complex generic biologics need more data: FDA (Reuters)
- Active self-care improves blood sugar control (Reuters)
- Most angioplasties unneeded, study finds (Associated Press)
- Clinical Trials Update: March 26, 2007 (HealthDay)
- New dangers seen with abandoned Pfizer heart drug (Reuters)
- Blueberry-rich diet may keep the colon healthy (Reuters)
- Grape seed extract may help prevent skin cancer (Reuters)
- New Zealand schoolgirls find there's no C in Ribena (Reuters)
- Health Highlights: March 26, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Young, Black Women at Higher Risk of Aggressive Breast Cancer (HealthDay)
- Drugs for 'good' cholesterol fail tests (Associated Press)
- Asian nations, WHO meet over H5N1 sharing row (Reuters)
- Few effects of poor day care last past age 11 (Reuters)
- Women docs do better at heart care: study (Reuters)
- Crestor slows plaque growth in low-risk patients (Reuters)
- Chile rediscovers native Mapuche remedies (Reuters)
- Health Tip: Fitting a Bike Helmet (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Symptoms of Eczema (HealthDay)
- Docs' Referral Practices Limit Breast Reconstruction (HealthDay)
- Dipstick Test Detects Spoiled Food (HealthDay)
- Texas legislator proposes $500 to stop abortions (Reuters)
- Poor countries battle WHO over bird flu (Associated Press)
- Indonesia confronts WHO over vaccines (Associated Press)
- Study links child care to poor behavior (Associated Press)
- Study ties child care, behavior patterns (Associated Press)
- Poor nations to confront WHO on vaccines (Associated Press)
- Mexican Catholics protest abortion bills (Associated Press)
- Early Use of Cholesterol Drug Boosts Outcomes After Angioplasty (HealthDay)
- 'Good fat' OK for heart attack patients (Associated Press)
- Poor nations confront WHO on vaccines (Associated Press)
- Poor nations, WHO spar over flu vaccines (Associated Press)
- Japan experts link osteoarthritis to gene variant (Reuters)
- Drug Provides Short-Term Relief of Heart Failure Symptoms (HealthDay)
- Heart Test Shows Who Needs Implantable Defibrillators (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: March 25, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Dark Chocolate May Lighten the Load on Arteries (HealthDay)
- Conjoined twins to be separated in Ohio (Associated Press)
- Filmmaker: Beijing more open about AIDS (Associated Press)
- Persistence paid off for paralyzed dad (Associated Press)
- Next Generation of Stents Responds to Problems (HealthDay)
- Chocolate improves blood vessel function: study (Reuters)
- Drug-coated heart stents carry higher risk (Reuters)
- Depression Ups Heart Failure Death Risk (HealthDay)
- Drug-coated heart stents carry higher risk: study (Reuters)
- Health Highlights: March 24, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Low-Dose Aspirin Therapy Effective After Heart Surgery (HealthDay)
- Rat Poison Found in Recalled Pet Food (HealthDay)
- Couples training ups confidence in skin self-exams (Reuters)
- Cell phones unlikely to cause brain cancer: study (Reuters)
- CORRECTION: Source of 2006 toxic U.S. spinach uncertain: study (Reuters)
- Source of 2006 toxic U.S. spinach uncertain: study (Reuters)
- Late deputy's kidney goes to colleague (Associated Press)
- MDs urge publisher to sever weapons ties (Associated Press)
- Outpatient Surgeries Carry Serious Risks (HealthDay)
- Edwards' saga shows 'new face' of cancer (Associated Press)
- HIV-infected Canada woman charged with sex assault (Reuters)
- Girl's overdose death raises questions (Associated Press)
- U.S. lowers number its says have no health insurance (Reuters)
- Mass. girl's overdose raises questions (Associated Press)
- Source of 2006 toxic spinach uncertain: study (Reuters)
- Stent makers brace for new heart study (Associated Press)
- Boys more likely with early-stage embryo transfer (Reuters)
- Low-carb diet speeds initial weight loss: study (Reuters)
- Many women go off tamoxifen too soon: study (Reuters)
- Dental Enamel Grown From Cultured Cells (HealthDay)
- Publisher urged to cut weapons ties (Associated Press)
- States seek to extend health care (Reuters)
- Health Highlights: March 23, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: March 23, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Genetically Modified Foods: Boon or Boondoggle? (HealthDay)
- Study Offers Hope Against Leading Cause of Blindness (HealthDay)
- Treating low iron boosts women's mental abilities (Reuters)
- Global warming may be bad for asthma sufferers (Reuters)
- EU drugs panel says Tamiflu benefits outweigh risks (Reuters)
- Asia to test human bird flu vaccine this year (Reuters)
- Health Tip: If Your Child Has a Seizure (HealthDay)
- Cancer's Return Shouldn't Limit Elizabeth Edwards, Doctors Say (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: My Child's Sick (HealthDay)
- Fitted Sports Gear Key to Eye Protection (HealthDay)
- Spinal Disc Transplant Shows Promise Against Back Pain (HealthDay)
- Study: Alcohol, tobacco worse than drugs (Associated Press)
- Birth control prices soar on campuses (Associated Press)
- South Korea OKs some stem cell studies after scandal (Reuters)
- Anti-hay fever GMO rice may win over Japanese doubts (Reuters)
- China experts perform human spinal disc transplants (Reuters)
- FDA chief defends agency openness (Reuters)
- Death risk high soon after arrhythmia diagnosis (Reuters)
- Breast cancer radiotherapy gentler on the heart (Reuters)
- Deadly TB strain seen in Africa now in rich nations (Reuters)
- Slowdown in TB decline worries experts (Reuters)
- Man who had 3 hearts leaves Pa. hospital (Associated Press)
- N.J. eyes HIV tests for moms, newborns (Associated Press)
- Study: Seniors prefer to exercise alone (Associated Press)
- Clinical Trials Update: March 22, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Dental X-Rays Point to Bone Loss in Women (HealthDay)
- Spirituality May Strengthen Recovering Alcoholics' Resolve (HealthDay)
- Seniors shun workouts with 20-somethings (Associated Press)
- Elizabeth Edwards diagnosis not a death sentence (Reuters)
- Hormones factor into cancer's spread (Associated Press)
- U.S. TB cases at an all-time low (Associated Press)
- Shortage of safe water risks cholera in Iraq: U.N. (Reuters)
- Global TB rate levels off, WHO says (Associated Press)
- Dutch hope to invent foods that prevent obesity (Reuters)
- Food fight: Cheese bacteria fight off viral attacks (Reuters)
- Cosmetic surgery rates up, breasts most popular (Reuters)
- Job strain increases obesity risk (Reuters)
- Short walk may curb the urge to light up (Reuters)
- Omega-3 fatty acids linked to denser bones in men (Reuters)
- U.S. to test supplement against Parkinson's disease (Reuters)
- Gene Insights Could Boost Blood Supply (HealthDay)
- Heart Association Backs Statin Use for At-Risk Kids (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: March 22, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Walking, yoga may help during menopause (Reuters)
- Bird flu could hit tourist areas hardest (Associated Press)
- Scientists find gene that may regulate colon cancer (Reuters)
- Bird flu could hurt tourist areas hardest (Associated Press)
- A pharmacy in this neighborhood? Are you crazy? (Reuters)
- Brain-damaged people give insights into morality (Reuters)
- Private Medicare plans too costly: lawmaker (Reuters)
- Lasers no permanent fix for many port-wine stains (Reuters)
- Biggest threat to firefighters? Their hearts (Reuters)
- Global tuberculosis rates level off (Associated Press)
- TB fight could take centuries without new tools: UN (Reuters)
- Health Tip: Finding the Right Doctor (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Don't Ignore Insomnia (HealthDay)
- Saliva Tests Making Their Way to Routine Care (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trial to Examine Creatine as Parkinson's Treatment (HealthDay)
- Tuberculosis is major problem in prisons: Red Cross (Reuters)
- Japan's Tamiflu warning for teens sparks row (Reuters)
- Eli Lilly donates $50 million for virulent TB (Reuters)
- Lilly adds $50M to fight tuberculosis (Associated Press)
- Dietary supplement for Parkinson's eyed (Associated Press)
- Untreated insomnia leads to substantial costs in U.S. (Reuters)
- Behavioral intervention reduces risk of HIV spread (Reuters)
- Cancer monitoring needed for leukemia survivors (Reuters)
- Cloned foods not safe, group says (Associated Press)
- NYC TB cases down, up in immigrant areas (Associated Press)
- Norovirus sickens over 150 at Vegas jail (Associated Press)
- Firefighters face heart risks in a blaze (Associated Press)
- Firefighters face heart risks in blaze (Associated Press)
- Plant foods may cut breast cancer risk (Reuters)
- Dietary patterns linked to type 2 diabetes risk (Reuters)
- FDA Toughens Membership Requirements on Advisory Panels (HealthDay)
- To avoid colon cancer, eat more fruit, study finds (Reuters)
- Untreated insomnia leads to substantial costs in US (Reuters)
- Animal protein & fat raise endometrial cancer risk (Reuters)
- More Americans get serious head injuries: study (Reuters)
- Teen smoking worsens some kids' attention problems (Reuters)
- Hysterectomy rates have declined (Reuters)
- Vitamin D in pregnancy may reduce childhood wheeze (Reuters)
- Group blasts FDA plan to allow food from clones (Reuters)
- Heavy coffee drinkers show no blood pressure rise (Reuters)
- Long-term loss of wages seen after wrist disorder (Reuters)
- Consumer group alleges FDA cloning review flawed (Reuters)
- Health Highlights: March 21, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: March 21, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Study Compares Late-Stage Lung Cancer Treatments (HealthDay)
- Raising a Glass for the World's Poor (HealthDay)
- Some doctors balk at inhaled insulin (Associated Press)
- Many still die from "curable" testicular cancer (Reuters)
- Scandal brews over China tea-for-urine samples (Reuters)
- Artery risk looms in seemingly healthy patients (Reuters)
- Leukemia survivors more prone to other cancers (Reuters)
- Pet Death Toll Rises in Tainted Food Recall (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Testing Your Blood Glucose (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Recognizing Appendicitis (HealthDay)
- Activity Levels Key to Childhood Obesity (HealthDay)
- Lymph Nodes Crucial to Colon Cancer Care (HealthDay)
- Chinese restaurant food draws criticism (Associated Press)
- Health alert over Tamiflu, bird flu spreads in Myanmar (Reuters)
- Study: Chinese restaurant food unhealthy (Associated Press)
- Indonesia warns vaccine inequity could threaten world peace (Reuters)
- Japan warns against bird flu drug for teens (Reuters)
- Japan drug firm: Tamiflu not for teens (Associated Press)
- Report: Care on 3 conditions improving (Associated Press)
- Cardiac risk persists long after Hodgkin's therapy (Reuters)
- Drug firm money not always disclosed by MDs (Reuters)
- U.S. black-white life expectancy gap shrinking (Reuters)
- Bone mineral loss seen in men after heart surgery (Reuters)
- High-fat diet may increase breast cancer risk (Reuters)
- Over 5 million living with Alzheimer's (Associated Press)
- Doctor-drug company laws questioned (Associated Press)
- Millions of flu shots to be destroyed (Associated Press)
- Circadian Rhythm Linked to Bipolar Disorder (HealthDay)
- Age and stress associated with pregnancy loss (Reuters)
- Exercise helps prevent falls in elderly (Associated Press)
- Smoking lowers Parkinson's disease risk (Reuters)
- More Than 5 Million Americans Now Have Alzheimer's (HealthDay)
- Better Measurements, Better Results After Facial Reconstruction (HealthDay)
- EU to ask for plan to fight tuberculosis (Associated Press)
- Cosmetic Procedures on the Rise -- Again (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: March 20, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: March 20, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Medication Errors Common for Transplant Patients (HealthDay)
- Brain Scan Advance Could Diagnose Alzheimer's (HealthDay)
- Correction: March 20 split liver story (Associated Press)
- Correction: HealthBeat-Split-Livers news (Associated Press)
- More than 5 million have Alzheimer's in U.S. (Reuters)
- Wounded vet struggles with deeper injuries (Reuters)
- Thai bird flu strain found to be resistant to drug (Reuters)
- Toddler improving on experimental smallpox drug (Reuters)
- Umbilical blood banks "taking advantage" of parents (Reuters)
- House drug safety bill has additional review (Reuters)
- Malaria-resistant mosquitoes outbreed others: study (Reuters)
- Health Tip: Are Sleep Aids For You? (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Shop Healthy (HealthDay)
- Cosmetic Procedures on the Rise Again (HealthDay)
- High Rate of Psychiatric Woes in Children Bereaved by 9/11 (HealthDay)
- It's not just your face -- smoking ages skin (Reuters)
- Tanzania Rift Valley Fever death toll rises to 16 (Reuters)
- Report: Over 5M living with Alzheimer's (Associated Press)
- Singapore to scrap anti-obesity program (Associated Press)
- Indonesian woman dies of bird flu -health ministry (Reuters)
- Secret to slim kids? Just a little running around (Reuters)
- Survey: Fewer N.Y. women are smoking (Associated Press)
- Arteries benefit from smoking cessation: study (Reuters)
- Antibiotics over-prescribed for sinus ills: study (Reuters)
- Lipitor to face pressure from insurers (Associated Press)
- Sinus study: Antibiotics overprescribed (Associated Press)
- It's not just your face - smoking ages skin: study (Reuters)
- Antibiotics, steroids overused for sinusitis (Reuters)
- Bone drug may benefit immobile Parkinson's patients (Reuters)
- Lou Gehrig's disease hard on family caregivers: study (Reuters)
- Splitting livers is saving kids' lives (Associated Press)
- Bush's health care plan not most effective: study (Reuters)
- Study casts doubt on duct tape wart cure (Associated Press)
- Duct tape may not help with warts (Associated Press)