- Health Highlights: June 29, 2008 (HealthDay)
- EU plans to ease rules for cross-border patients (AFP)
- Organ Donation: An Advancing Science Hindered by Supply Shortages (HealthDay)
- English TB victim 'not a public risk': Hong Kong (AFP)
- Hong Kong TB victim 'not a public risk' (AFP)
- UK, Hong Kong health alert after TB death: report (AFP)
- HK, British health alert after TB death: report (AFP)
- China seals off quake town over epidemic fears: report (AFP)
- Two Indonesians plead guilty in Singapore organ trading case (AFP)
- WHO opens office in Baghdad (AFP)
- Health Highlights: June 28, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Tomatoes May Not Be Only Source of Salmonella Outbreak (HealthDay)
- Alzheimer's Drug Shows Early Promise (HealthDay)
- Barefoot Lifestyle Has Its Dangers (HealthDay)
- Polio on the rise in north Nigerian state (AFP)
- MS Patients at Higher Risk for Restless Legs Syndrome (HealthDay)
- Hypnosis may ease inflammation in colitis (Reuters)
- Obesity may interfere with prostate cancer screen (Reuters)
- Golf Cart Injuries Give Rise to Calls for Regulation (HealthDay)
- U.S. tomato-linked salmonella illnesses surpass 800 (Reuters)
- Fake virus could make safe new vaccines (Reuters)
- U.S. program targets obesity at grassroots level (Reuters)
- Magnetic stimulation blocks migraine pain (Reuters)
- Nitroglycerin patch won't help Achilles injury (Reuters)
- Low vitamin B tied to hip fracture risk (Reuters)
- Are Medical Meetings Environmentally Unfriendly? (HealthDay)
- Diabetes linked to cognitive decline in seniors (Reuters)
- Death risk climbs as waist circumference grows (Reuters)
- Low birth weight, prematurity may raise autism risk (Reuters)
- FDA OKs Concerta for attention deficit in adults (Reuters)
- New cholera outbreaks in Vietnam: health official (AFP)
- S. African TB patients protest hospital conditions (AP)
- Clinical Trials Update: June 27, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: June 27, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Drug Helps Heroin Addicts Stay Clean (HealthDay)
- Romanian girl can have abortion (AFP)
- Tainted Tomato Toll Tops 750 (HealthDay)
- Start Packing for Great American Backyard Campout (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Reduce Your Risk of a Crash (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Depression Among Teens (HealthDay)
- Staying Social May Keep Dementia at Bay (HealthDay)
- New genetic risk factor seen in Alzheimer's disease (AFP)
- One in 10 had "silent strokes": study (Reuters)
- Novel Treatments Ease Migraine Pain (HealthDay)
- International Blood Doping Tests May Miss Cheaters (HealthDay)
- New York launches HIV testing for all adults in Bronx (AFP)
- New study pinpoints HIV risk within existing African couples (AFP)
- Salmonella outbreak illnesses rise to 756 (Reuters)
- Anti-heroin drug buprenorphine is best for helping addicts: study (AFP)
- NYC urges docs to do routine HIV testing on adults (AP)
- CDC: 756 ill from salmonella-tainted tomatoes (AP)
- Sudden hearing loss a harbinger of stroke (Reuters)
- "Silent" strokes may occur in early middle age (Reuters)
- Rabies vaccines in short supply: govt (Reuters)
- US advisory panel OK's 2 new combination vaccines (AP)
- U.S. battle against teen smoking stalls: CDC (Reuters)
- Tap water chemicals not linked to penis defect (Reuters)
- Reserving Tamiflu for workers in case of pandemic (AP)
- ER visits increasing for elderly patients: study (Reuters)
- ACE inhibitors may cause localized swelling: study (Reuters)
- Clinical Trials Update: June 26, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: June 26, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Lack of Two Related Genes Disrupts Sleep Cycle (HealthDay)
- MRI combo spots prostate cancer treatment failure (Reuters)
- Insured losing access to healthcare: U.S. study (Reuters)
- Group advises adding multiple vaccines for kids (Reuters)
- Arm injuries soaring in little league pitchers (Reuters)
- New Vaccine May Account for Less Severe Rotavirus Season (HealthDay)
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Guidelines Updated (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Protect Your Child From Backpack Injuries (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Prevent Falls From Windows (HealthDay)
- Breast Cancer Vaccines Look Promising (HealthDay)
- IT waste a 'major challenge' to human health: UNEP (AFP)
- Water causes one in 10 diseases: WHO (AFP)
- Red Cross calls AIDS epidemic a disaster for Africa (AFP)
- Red Cross calls AIDS epidemic a disaster for Africa (AFP)
- Adults often supply underage drinkers: study (Reuters)
- More employers give healthy living gift cards (Reuters)
- Gene Variant May Contribute to Alzheimer's Disease (HealthDay)
- Water causes one in 10 diseases: WHO (AFP)
- AIDS epidemic is disaster like drought, floods for Africa: Red Cross (AFP)
- AIDS rates growing among drug users, gays: report (Reuters)
- Kroger says voluntarily recalling ground beef (Reuters)
- NYC: Many 9/11 injury plaintiffs not seriously ill (AP)
- Transplant patients should know risks: doctors (Reuters)
- US panel endorses 2nd vaccine for kids' virus (AP)
- Sense of Adventure Rests in Primitive Brain Region (HealthDay)
- ADHD Gene Doesn't Predict Response to Drugs (HealthDay)
- Panel recommends Glaxo's new diarrhea vaccine (Reuters)
- Study links low IQ to vascular dementia risk (Reuters)
- Electronic health-record standards agreed (Reuters)
- E.coli in beef linked to 19 illnesses in Ohio (Reuters)
- Study shows 150 percent jump in statin use (Reuters)
- Internet-based care aids blood pressure control (Reuters)
- Diabetes vaccine shows promise in mice: study (Reuters)
- Brain scientists discover why adventure feels good (Reuters)
- Many may "trust" their partner is a low STD risk (Reuters)
- Estrogen may protect against colorectal cancer (Reuters)
- Merck diarrhea shot affected U.S. disease rate: CDC (Reuters)
- Scientists identify possible Alzheimer's gene (AP)
- 30 billion dollars a year needed to fight world hunger: FAO (AFP)
- Germany launches national anti-obesity drive (AFP)
- Coffee, tea may curb stroke risk in male smokers (Reuters)
- Iran bans sunbeds on health grounds (AFP)
- Clinical Trials Update: June 25, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: June 25, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Health insurance lags most in Southwest, CDC says (AP)
- WHO suggests checklist to prevent surgery errors (Reuters)
- FDA won't clear expanded Merck cancer vaccine use (Reuters)
- Health Tip: Don't Overdo Fast Food (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Swing Set Safety (HealthDay)
- Cats Can Trigger Eczema in Some Infants (HealthDay)
- Oral Drug Helps Prevent Clotting After Hip Replacement (HealthDay)
- Worldwide Surgery Rates Tied to Economic Status (HealthDay)
- CDC: About 8 percent of Americans have diabetes (AP)
- WHO launches safety checklist for surgeons (AFP)
- Four die of haemorrhagic fever in southern Russia: report (AFP)
- Gates-backed vaccine investor eyes HPV and rubella (Reuters)
- Controversial obesity drug gets UK okay (Reuters)
- CDC: About 8 percent of Americans have diabetes (AP)
- WHO launches safety checklist for surgical teams (AFP)
- Floods, droughts make mild diseases deadly: study (Reuters)
- New Scheduler Helps Track Kids' Shots (HealthDay)
- Michigan, Ohio E. coli outbreaks linked (Reuters)
- Cuba unveils lung cancer vaccine (AFP)
- More study of heart imaging agent risks urged (Reuters)
- Clinical Trials Update: June 24, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: June 24, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Wireless hospitals systems can disrupt med devices (AP)
- Rates of circulatory woes in blacks still a puzzle (Reuters)
- Internet-based care aids blood pressure control (Reuters)
- Cuba approves, makes available lung cancer vaccine (Reuters)
- Painkillers don't protect against melanoma (Reuters)
- Human genome changes with age (AFP)
- Expert says worms and parasites drain U.S. poor (Reuters)
- Sleep disruption can trigger sleepwalking (Reuters)
- Long-standing hay fever may impede nasal airflow (Reuters)
- In-hospital offer helps lung patients quit smoking (Reuters)
- New estimates show diabetes affects 24 million (Reuters)
- Quarter of Ethiopia AIDS patients have stopped drugs (Reuters)
- Pregnancy pounds may affect kids' weight (Reuters)
- Health care guidelines issued for school athletes (Reuters)
- Senior Falls Can Lead to Brain Injury (HealthDay)
- Young Pop Star's Emphysema Startles Experts (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Check Blood Pressure at Home (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Get Needed Vitamins and Minerals (HealthDay)
- Research Uncovers Clues to Lymphoma (HealthDay)
- Brain Scans Detect Alzheimer's Disease Quickly (HealthDay)
- MRSA Rates Tied to Hospital Understaffing (HealthDay)
- Fast patient turnover spreads germs in hospitals (Reuters)
- Brain injuries cause half of seniors' fall deaths (AP)
- Anesthesia drugs may heighten post-surgery pain (Reuters)
- Study shows more benefits of sunshine vitamin (Reuters)
- Chest pain common a year after heart attack: study (Reuters)
- Simple doctor's exam may predict stroke risk: study (Reuters)
- Tomato consumer tips (AP)
- Salmonella can ride water into tomatoes (AP)
- Brain injuries from falls a deadly risk for seniors (Reuters)
- Amphetamine abuse tied to heart attack at young age (Reuters)
- EU seeks to ban most dangerous pesticides (AFP)
- So Much to Do, So Little Sleep (HealthDay)
- Head Injuries All Too Common in Summer Play (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: June 23, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Poorer Patients Have Poorer Survival After Cancer Diagnosis (HealthDay)
- One Gene May Be Key to Myeloma (HealthDay)
- FDA says medical device review times improving (Reuters)
- Health Tip: The Word on Wisdom Teeth (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Make Exercise a Daily Habit (HealthDay)
- Medical Pot Ineffective as Acute Pain Treatment (HealthDay)
- Cancer Drug Gleevec Could Fight Stroke (HealthDay)
- New Source of Heart Stem Cells Found (HealthDay)
- Symptoms Plus Blood Test Boost Ovarian Cancer Detection (HealthDay)
- Contraceptive pill available online in Britain (AFP)
- Leukemia pill may improve stroke treatment: study (Reuters)
- New source of heart stem cells found: study (AFP)
- New clue to Alzheimer's found in form of protein (AP)
- Quick diagnoses of drug-resistant TB crucial: experts (Reuters)
- Get in Step With Summer Foot Care (HealthDay)
- World not fully prepared for flu pandemic: expert (Reuters)
- Tainted Tomato Toll Now 552 (HealthDay)
- US health official says flu threat high (AP)
- Hormone may help dieters keep weight off: U.S. study (Reuters)
- Medication improves alcoholics' quality of life (Reuters)
- Weight loss after gastric bypass controls diabetes (Reuters)
- CT Screens for Lung Cancer Not a Cure-All (HealthDay)
- Pro Baseball Helps Keep Skin Cancer From Scoring (HealthDay)
- Mediterranean diet in pregnancy may curb allergies (Reuters)
- Clinical Trials Update: June 20, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: June 20, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Concerns remain over imaging agents: FDA (Reuters)
- Lap band surgery improves health of obese teens (Reuters)
- Lose weight on the carb-packed "big breakfast" diet (Reuters)
- Worldwide War Deaths Underestimated (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Prevent Infection After Circumcision (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Calming Your Fear of the Dentist (HealthDay)
- 'Hazardous Drinking' More Common Than Thought (HealthDay)
- Experimental Drug Fights Multiple Sclerosis Activity (HealthDay)
- Most Asthmatics Aren't Getting Flu Shot (HealthDay)
- New oral drug curbs MS disease activity (Reuters)
- Virginia man sheds 80 pounds eating at McDonald's (AP)
- Pneumonia, diarrhoea concerns in disease prevention: health alliance (AFP)
- WHO says China needs mental health care (AP)
- E-prescriptions coming soon for addictive drugs (Reuters)
- Investigation of Glaxo's Paxil widens: report (Reuters)
- Study shows Teva's laquinimod slows MS (Reuters)
- Australia vies with Pacific, U.S. to be fattest (Reuters)
- Approach enlists immune system to fight leukemia (Reuters)
- CDC recommends lead testing on some turf fields (AP)
- Study: Treating herpes doesn't prevent HIV (AP)
- Woods' woes shouldn't preclude more wins, docs say (AP)
- Overtime Work Tied to Anxiety, Depression (HealthDay)
- Star-Shaped Brain Cells Make Scans Possible (HealthDay)
- CDC sees high rate of crop worker heat deaths (Reuters)
- Court: mentally ill defendant can't be own lawyer (Reuters)
- FDA sued for failure to act on risky painkiller (AP)
- Study finds weight-loss surgery cuts cancer risk (Reuters)
- EU parliament attacks proposal to lift ban on US 'chlorine' poultry (AFP)
- Two die as Indonesia resumes bird flu reporting: WHO (Reuters)
- Tennis Players Ace Perception of Speed, Motion (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Reduce Your Risk of Anemia (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Stretch Marks (HealthDay)
- Vitamin D May Promote Colon Cancer Survival (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: June 19, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Metabolic Syndrome May Be in the Genes (HealthDay)
- Big, Well-Balanced Breakfast Aids Weight Loss (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: June 19, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Tainted Tomato Cases Jump to 383 People in 30 states, D.C. (HealthDay)
- Australians more obese than Americans, study finds (AFP)
- Sepracor epilepsy drug cuts seizures in studies (Reuters)
- Cindy McCain in Vietnam on cleft palates mission (AP)
- Scientific data key to better EU health care: WHO (Reuters)
- Government now counts 383 tomato salmonella cases (AP)
- Scientists discover way to color MRI scans (Reuters)
- US doctors kill skin cancer with cloned T-cells (AFP)
- New rating system in the works for nursing homes (AP)
- Man with deadly skin cancer saved by new treatment (AP)
- Weight Loss After Gastric Bypass Is Key to Easing Diabetes (HealthDay)
- FDA panel supports Amgen's Enbrel for kids (Reuters)
- High school baseball could be made safer (Reuters)
- ALS risk has waned among Gulf War veterans (Reuters)
- Fertility problems may be partially inherited (Reuters)
- FDA OKs breathing device used by Christopher Reeve (AP)
- Clinical Trials Update: June 18, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Device Helps Spinal Patients Breathe Without Ventilator (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: June 18, 2008 (HealthDay)
- HIV Tests Cost-Effective for Some Seniors (HealthDay)
- Alzheimer's Protein Tied to HIV Progression (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Avoiding Lyme Disease (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Pregnancy Affects the Skin (HealthDay)
- Non-Surgical Approach Can Treat Lung Cancers (HealthDay)