- Obesity screening for schoolchildren questioned (Reuters)
- Exercising harder keeps weight off longer (Reuters)
- New Treatment for Bleeding Disorder Approved (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: April 30, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Study Outlines Fat Hormone's Role in Breast Cancer (HealthDay)
- Brain scans pinpoint cannabis mental health risk (Reuters)
- Melamine in big demand in China as a feed additive (Reuters)
- Indian guru offers tips on breath of life (Reuters)
- Tooth decay is on the rise for kids (Associated Press)
- Health Tip: Treating Ear Infections in Children (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Feel Better During Pregnancy (HealthDay)
- Green Tea May Ease Rheumatoid Arthritis (HealthDay)
- Reversing Alzheimer's memory loss may be possible (Reuters)
- Church urges Mexico MDs against abortion (Associated Press)
- FDA: No Sign of Human Illness from Hogs Exposed to Melamine (HealthDay)
- New Drug Counteracts Overeating (HealthDay)
- Scientists Restore Lost Memory in Alzheimer's-Like Mice (HealthDay)
- Migraines linked with brain damage (Reuters)
- Scar-free surgery procedures explored (Associated Press)
- Health Highlights: April 29, 2007 (HealthDay)
- U.S. Cancer Group Launches Major Study (HealthDay)
- Mexico City abortion foes vow action (Associated Press)
- Studies disagree on shaken-baby syndrome (Associated Press)
- Health Highlights: April 28, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Despite Dentists' Urging, Many Don't Take Proper Care of Teeth (HealthDay)
- FDA Searches Offices of Pet Food Maker, Supplier (HealthDay)
- Va. doctor convicted of drug trafficking (Associated Press)
- 2-pound tumor taken from newborn's neck (Associated Press)
- FDA agents raid pet food plant, offices (Associated Press)
- Non-aspirin NSAIDs may reduce lung cancer risk (Reuters)
- Cervical abnormalities common in HIV-infected girls (Reuters)
- U.S. health agency stages bird flu war game (Reuters)
- U.S. agents search pet food plants (Associated Press)
- Very Few Heart Patients Need Antibiotics Before Dental Work (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: April 27, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: April 27, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Many U.S. Immigrants Can't Read Prescription Labels (HealthDay)
- MS Now Striking Women Much More Often Than Men (HealthDay)
- FDA Says No to Vioxx Successor (HealthDay)
- FDA rejects Merck's Vioxx successor (Associated Press)
- U.S. Quarantines 6,000 Hogs Fed Tainted Pet Food (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Cracked Tooth? (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Prevent a Pulled Hamstring (HealthDay)
- Genes Could Boost Arthritis Patients' Death Risk (HealthDay)
- U.S. Arthritis Numbers, Costs Soaring (HealthDay)
- Workplace cancers cause 200,000 deaths a year: WHO (Reuters)
- California backs lowering formaldehyde in wood (Reuters)
- Flavor factory workers develop lung disease (Reuters)
- Talk therapy helpful in adults with OCD (Reuters)
- Statin before bypass surgery may boost survival (Reuters)
- CORRECTION: Doctors not prescribing meds that help MS (Reuters)
- Report: Tainted hogs enter food supply (Associated Press)
- 6,000 hogs may have eaten tainted feed: USDA (Reuters)
- New diabetes genetic risk factors found (Associated Press)
- Obesity surgery in teens studied (Associated Press)
- Weighing obesity surgery risks for teens (Associated Press)
- Program fails to curb falls in older folks (Reuters)
- Doctors not prescribing meds that help MS patients (Reuters)
- Black cohosh may cut breast cancer risk (Reuters)
- Scientists Spot Mechanism Behind Lung Cancer Drug Resistance (HealthDay)
- Studies Uncover Genes Boosting Type 2 Diabetes Risk (HealthDay)
- Omega-3 may fight Alzheimer brain changes (Reuters)
- Novel tear substitute promising for dry eyes (Reuters)
- Depression treatment doesn't help diabetes control (Reuters)
- Health Highlights: April 26, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: April 26, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Many MS Patients Miss Out on Effective Drugs (HealthDay)
- Better Prostate Cancer Test May Be Near (HealthDay)
- Chest protectors not effective for young athletes (Reuters)
- Antidepressants don't help bipolar depression (Reuters)
- Brazil closer to breaking Merck AIDS drug patent (Reuters)
- Electronic Medical Records Proved Their Worth in Katrina's Wake (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Precautions While Mowing the Lawn (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Removing a Tick (HealthDay)
- Changing Heart Transplant Drugs Could Boost Kidney Function (HealthDay)
- House backs bill barring genetic discrimination (Reuters)
- Roche says Tamiflu capacity outstrips demand (Reuters)
- Close kin of colorectal patients prone to tumours: study (Reuters)
- China says needs more funds, aid in bird flu fight (Reuters)
- Dozens sick after meal at Chinese school (Associated Press)
- Singulair Approved for Exercise-Induced Asthma (HealthDay)
- U.S. cancer group launches mass cancer study (Reuters)
- U.S. marijuana grows stronger than before: report (Reuters)
- Nuns reunite to mark 1967 calcium study (Associated Press)
- Lawmakers upbraid FDA for food safety failings (Reuters)
- Most docs let drug makers buy them food (Associated Press)
- Addictive drugs harm brain's natural brake: study (Reuters)
- Urine test useful for detecting pregnancy problem (Reuters)
- Spending on biotech drug prescriptions rising (Reuters)
- Most U.S. doctors take drug company freebies: study (Reuters)
- U.S. House backs bill barring genetic discrimination (Reuters)
- Mother-child therapy best after domestic violence (Reuters)
- Report: Marijuana's potency climbs (Associated Press)
- Children with asthma have more emotional problems (Reuters)
- Extra pounds may not hinder whiplash recovery (Reuters)
- Heart disease risk should be assessed early (Reuters)
- Firms urged to help smokers quit habit (Reuters)
- Standards urged for school snacks (Associated Press)
- Flavonols may help ward off pancreatic cancer (Reuters)
- Texas showdown on HPV vaccine order (Associated Press)
- Expert panel urges junk food ban in schools (Reuters)
- Flavonols may help ward of pancreatic cancer (Reuters)
- U.S. marijuana even stronger than before: report (Reuters)
- WHO may set up bird flu vaccine stockpile for poor (Reuters)
- Health Highlights: April 25, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: April 25, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Cholesterol-Lowering Drugs Bring Mixed Benefits (HealthDay)
- New U.S. Standards Look to Limit Junk Foods in Schools (HealthDay)
- Crystal meth fear may hit cold medicines (Reuters)
- Nutrition standards urged for school food (Associated Press)
- Horses lead humans in stem cells race (Reuters)
- Europe, U.S. at odds over World Bank health strategy (Reuters)
- Tainted Pet Food Found in Hogs in Several States (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Using Car Seats (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Dealing With Osteoarthritis (HealthDay)
- Vitamin A May Boost Vaccine Effectiveness in Kids (HealthDay)
- Good Sleep Wakes Up Memory (HealthDay)
- Religious group attacks religion in healthcare (Reuters)
- Expert panel faults policies on disabled people (Reuters)
- FDA examines if pet food contaminant in human food (Reuters)
- Developing countries get help with birdflu vaccine (Reuters)
- Gambian herbal AIDS cure no such thing: scientists (Reuters)
- Report: States lag in hospice oversight (Associated Press)
- Army to use scans to find bomb injuries (Associated Press)
- Study: Meth use in rural areas riskier (Associated Press)
- Study urges new system for elderly care (Associated Press)
- Religious group attacks religion in U.S. healthcare (Reuters)
- U.S. has huge appetite for organic food: industry (Reuters)
- Racial gap in cancer death linked to social status (Reuters)
- FDA to test food glutens and proteins for melamine (Reuters)
- RX for disaster: Service makes drug info mobile (Reuters)
- U.S. panel urges approval of Pfizer AIDS drug (Reuters)
- Hormone deficit may hinder alcoholics' recovery (Reuters)
- Fear affects emergency care for child with asthma (Reuters)
- Back pain linked to short-term memory deficits (Reuters)
- FDA to test food glutens for contamination (Reuters)
- In wake of vaccine, new pneumonia strains emerge (Reuters)
- Expert panel faults U.S. policies on disabled people (Reuters)
- New HIV drug recommended for approval (Associated Press)
- Genes May Predict Elderly Blindness Risk (HealthDay)
- FDA panel urges approval of Pfizer AIDS drug (Reuters)
- American Indian women face more assaults (Associated Press)
- Wal-Mart to open 400 in-store clinics in 2-3 years (Reuters)
- Many survive crack-related cardiac arrest (Reuters)
- Mouth rinse spots early head and neck cancer (Reuters)
- Congress examines food safety cases (Associated Press)
- TV Food Ads Lead to Weight Gain in Kids: Study (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: April 24, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: April 24, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Emergency Care Lacking for Patients Over 90 (HealthDay)
- White Matter Defects May Lead to Schizophrenia (HealthDay)
- Fish oil may preserve thinking ability in elderly (Reuters)
- Germany urges global action to fight malaria (Reuters)
- Lawsuits over E. coli spinach deaths settled (Reuters)
- Executed in U.S. may be awake as they suffocate (Reuters)
- Health Tip: How to Travel Safely (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Testing Your Blood Sugar (HealthDay)
- HIV Infection Seems to Raise Heart Attack Risk (HealthDay)
- Genetic Susceptibility Linked to Rare Brain Tumor (HealthDay)
- Gentlemen, rate yourselves: cucumber or banana? (Reuters)
- U.S. approves 13 generic versions of sleep drug (Reuters)
- Study: Breast-feeding won't deter obesity (Associated Press)
- Obese workers cost employers more, study finds (Reuters)
- Study: Lethal injection method flawed (Associated Press)
- Posing as pals, drug reps sway doctors' choices (Reuters)
- Migraine may protect against cognitive decline (Reuters)
- Migraines May Boost Memory (HealthDay)
- Supreme Court abortion rule chills doctors: journal (Reuters)
- Antibiotics not advised before dental work (Reuters)
- Men and women show alcohol problems differently (Reuters)
- Melanoma in kids differs from the adult cancer (Reuters)
- Report praises vision restoration study (Associated Press)
- Vision restoration study shows promise (Associated Press)
- Migraine headaches linked to heart attacks in men (Reuters)
- U.S. study shows no breast cancer/abortion link (Reuters)
- Study: Fat workers cost employers more (Associated Press)
- Study doesn't back abortion-cancer link (Associated Press)
- Recent studies on cancer and aspirin (Associated Press)
- Can aspirin prevent cancer? Jury's out (Associated Press)
- Vitamin D affects physical function in elderly (Reuters)
- Reiki shows no effect on neurologic diabetes pain (Reuters)
- Alcohol damages women's brains faster than men's (Reuters)
- Cheaper, Easier Virtual Colonoscopy Could Boost Detection (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: April 23, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Dermatologists Best for Melanoma Diagnosis (HealthDay)
- Unemployment may drain immune function (Reuters)
- Abbott makes AIDS drug offer to Thailand (Reuters)
- India aims to end malnutrition by 2015: minister (Reuters)
- Health Highlights: April 23, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Social, Health Care Factors Make Colon Cancer Deadlier for Blacks (HealthDay)
- Low blood pressure in elderly linked to (Reuters)
- CORRECTION: Low blood pressure in elderly linked to (Reuters)
- Breast cancer deaths decline more slowly for some (Reuters)
- Studies line up on Parkinson's and pesticides link (Reuters)
- Studies line up on Parkinson's - pesticides link (Reuters)
- Family planning key to Afghan maternal deaths: U.N. (Reuters)
- Indian police discover human "bones factory" (Reuters)
- Fat models stay in Africa as West wants Size Zero (Reuters)
- Iraq war brain trauma victims turn to private care (Reuters)
- China experts identify cancer-preventing gene type (Reuters)
- Studies line up on Parkinson's-pesticides link (Reuters)
- U.S. envoy attacks female circumcision in Kenya (Reuters)
- Developing world a growing cancer risk: experts (Reuters)
- Sopranos Star Tackles Health Role (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Can You Recognize Osteoarthritis Symptoms? (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: When Your Child Outgrows a Car Seat (HealthDay)
- Elderly Need to Watch Vitamin D Levels (HealthDay)
- Study identifies trigger for Huntington's disease (Reuters)
- CORRECTED: Potential rabies treatment fails two children (Reuters)
- Doctors want 10-cigarette packs banned in UK (Reuters)
- Columnist chronicles life with cancer (Associated Press)
- Health Highlights: April 22, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Obesity rising in Europe, especially in children (Reuters)
- Harnessing Tai Chi's Quiet Strength for Health (HealthDay)
- Campaign Offers Easy Steps to Cutting Diabetes Risk (HealthDay)
- Merged sciences may aid cancer treatment (Associated Press)
- Bangladesh says bird flu spread to more farms (Reuters)
- Health Highlights: April 21, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Misconceptions Linger Around Irritable Bowel Syndrome (HealthDay)
- Asia's cancer rates to spike by 2020 (Associated Press)
- Insulin glargine safe for pregnant diabetics (Reuters)
- Discharge 24 hrs after hysterectomy can be safe (Reuters)
- Exercise may lower diabetes risk in older adults (Reuters)
- Weight lifting helpful for dialysis patients (Reuters)
- Peru's 'miracle baby' walks on her own (Associated Press)
- Penn. firm recalls beef due to possible E. coli (Reuters)
- Schools need systems to spot troubled kids: experts (Reuters)
- Mexican boy awaits heart replacement (Associated Press)
- Parents of conjoined twins await surgery (Associated Press)
- Report: China to send WHO virus samples (Associated Press)
- Men Who Drink Face Higher Risk of Sleep Disorders (HealthDay)
- Even moderate drinking raises sleep apnea risk (Reuters)
- Gauging genetic breast cancer risk reassures women (Reuters)
- Potential rabies treatment fails two children (Reuters)
- Clinical Trials Update: April 20, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Low blood pressure in elderly linked to mortality (Reuters)
- Tamiflu key to treat bird flu, avoid steroids: WHO (Reuters)
- Therapy of limited benefit after suicide in family (Reuters)
- Brain structure changes precede impaired cognition (Reuters)
- FDA weighs safety of new HIV drug (Associated Press)
- Health Highlights: April 20, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Unhealthy Young Adults Are Harming Their Hearts (HealthDay)
- Newer Form of Heparin Better at Preventing Clots After Stroke (HealthDay)
- Health plans back greater scrutiny of new drugs (Reuters)
- New Tainted Ingredient Prompts Widened Pet Food Recall (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: When the Elderly Should Stop Driving (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Treating Cradle Cap (HealthDay)
- Electronic Anti-Mosquito Devices Don't Work (HealthDay)
- 9/11 Dreams Study Suggests TV Coverage Boosted Stress (HealthDay)
- Bar of soap gives caffeine kick in the shower (Reuters)