- 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)
- Quitting Smoking Rejuvenates Arteries (HealthDay)
- 2-for-1 liver transplant saves two (Associated Press)
- Cellular 'Fingerprint' IDs Infectious Disease (HealthDay)
- More Studies Find Americans Aren't Eating Enough Fruits and Veggies (HealthDay)
- ABC's of healthy shopping for teens (Associated Press)
- Early sunbed use boosts melanoma risk (Reuters)
- Mother nature still a rich source of new drugs (Reuters)
- Animal study links prediabetes and gum disease (Reuters)
- New U.S. scrutiny could curb anemia drugs' use (Reuters)
- Health Highlights: March 19, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: March 19, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Obese Men With Prostate Cancer Face Higher Death Risk (HealthDay)
- Eating extra soy may not promote weight loss (Reuters)
- Kids with mental illness often rejected socially (Reuters)
- Bird flu experts back calls on vaccine access (Reuters)
- Child in hospital after father has smallpox jab (Reuters)
- Video Racing Games Linked to Risky Road Behavior (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Take Care of the Caregiver (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Prevent Sports Injuries (HealthDay)
- Male Breast Cancer Deadlier for Blacks (HealthDay)
- Lead paint case heads to top Rhode Island court (Reuters)
- Malaysia pins hopes on herbal Viagra for biotech push (Reuters)
- Training the doctor to do sensitive exams (Reuters)
- Health Highlights: March 18, 2007 (HealthDay)
- U.S. Opens Study of Prescription Drug Abuse Treatments (HealthDay)
- Eating Disorders: A Midlife Crisis for Some Women (HealthDay)
- Writer whips back injury, runs marathon (Associated Press)
- U.S. opens ad-hoc clinic in Sadr City (Associated Press)
- Health Highlights: March 17, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Researchers Seek More Women for 'Sister Study' of Breast Cancer (HealthDay)
- Report: Toddler contracts rare infection (Associated Press)
- Mandates complicate HPV vaccine debate (Associated Press)
- Man with hand transplant to go home (Associated Press)
- Study shows more risk with Pfizer antibiotic: FDA (Reuters)
- Hearing loss may raise risk of meningitis in kids (Reuters)
- Judge rules tobacco ad curbs extend overseas (Reuters)
- Urine test may predict diabetic kidney disease (Reuters)
- Dietary vitamin C may prevent oral pre-cancer (Reuters)
- Antidepressant may boost brain function after stroke (Reuters)
- Chest presses, not breaths, better CPR (Associated Press)
- Pet deaths prompt recall of pet food (Associated Press)
- Daily Migraine Pill Boosts Worker Productivity (HealthDay)
- Online Tool Can Cut College Drinking (HealthDay)
- Light-activated therapy may curb tooth disease (Reuters)
- FDA OKs drug to treat blood disorder (Associated Press)
- Memory workouts beat other computer games in study (Reuters)
- Mom's weight, fitness affects newborn's fatness (Reuters)
- School safety inspections - by state (Associated Press)
- Many school cafeterias rarely inspected (Associated Press)
- New meningitis test gets OK from feds (Associated Press)
- Sleep apnea a risk for heart disease, stroke (Reuters)
- Health Highlights: March 16, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: March 16, 2007 (HealthDay)
- Test Could Determine Which Breast Cancer Patients Need Chemo (HealthDay)
- Diabetes Epidemic Spreading Worldwide: Experts (HealthDay)
- Mid-life cholesterol dip may signal mental decline (Reuters)
- Chest presses, not breaths, help CPR (Associated Press)
- Health Tip: Symptoms of Strep Throat (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Seeing Your Doctor? (HealthDay)
- Checklist May Help Cut Sudden Death in Athletes (HealthDay)
- For Heart Attack Victims, Skip the Mouth-to-Mouth (HealthDay)
- Indonesian man dies of bird flu: health ministry (Reuters)
- Meningitis in Africa kills 1,670 in two months: UN (Reuters)
- Tree bark extract might help treat rare eye cancer (Reuters)
- Spending on kids to be smaller share (Reuters)
- High blood sugar tied to increased cancer risk (Reuters)
- N.Y. newborns potentially exposed to TB (Associated Press)
- Sexually transmitted HPV remains mystery (Associated Press)
- Spending on children to shrink: study (Reuters)
- No extra bowel problem risk with Merck vaccine: CDC (Reuters)
- French firm develops possible test for Alzheimer's (Reuters)
- Health agency says hepatitis cases down sharply (Reuters)
- Employers up use of high-deductible health plans (Reuters)
- Americans still not eating their veggies, CDC says (Reuters)
- CDC: Too few eating fruits, vegetables (Associated Press)
- Ginkgo may not aid memory in healthy older adults (Reuters)
- DNA "glitches" tied to autism, researchers say (Reuters)
- Treating Sleep Apnea Could Lower Stroke Risk (HealthDay)
- HIV's Houdini Powers Examined (HealthDay)
- Americans Not Eating Enough Fruits and Veggies (HealthDay)
- World Bank says money alone cannot fight malaria (Reuters)
- Screening spots heart trouble in student-athletes (Reuters)
- Number of Kazakh children with HIV 96 (Associated Press)
- Health Highlights: March 15, 2007 (HealthDay)
- New Tuberculosis Blood Test Spots Hidden Infection (HealthDay)
- Genes Can Predict Hip Replacement Success (HealthDay)
- China leprosy victims walk again with prosthetic limbs (Reuters)
- U.S. downplays H5N1 entering via bird pathways (Reuters)
- Effects of chickenpox vaccine fade over time (Reuters)
- Cairo's popular waterpipes no safer than cigarettes (Reuters)
- Health Tip: Recognizing Lice Infestation (HealthDay)