- Magic Johnson's wife in public eye on HIV campaign (AP)
- Liver donor's family, recipient unite online (AP)
- Men over 40 less fertile: study (AFP)
- Men past 40 face fertility problems: researchers (Reuters)
- Health Highlights: July 6, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Breakthroughs Offer Hope to MS Patients (HealthDay)
- Food Allergens Show Up in Unexpected Places (HealthDay)
- Democrats hit GOP on support for Medicare cuts (AP)
- It pays to go in an Indian public toilet (Reuters)
- WITNESS: Virtual friends in a cancer world (Reuters)
- Surrogate children are psychologically well: study (AFP)
- Health Highlights: July 5, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Nigeria to immunise 4.6 million children against polio (AFP)
- Get Healthy: Your Middle-Aged Heart Will Thank You (HealthDay)
- How to Stay Out of the ER This Summer (HealthDay)
- Britain marks 60 years of the NHS (AFP)
- Two million Nigerians at risk from radioactive waste (AFP)
- Just what the doctor ordered: Britain marks 60 years of the NHS (AFP)
- Farmers say salmonella scare has hurt tomato sales (AP)
- Anxiety, Shyness May Be Long-Lasting Traits (HealthDay)
- German upper house wants changes to assisted suicide laws (AFP)
- German parliament debates changes to assisted suicide laws (AFP)
- Mom's Vitamin D Levels Affect Baby's Dental Health (HealthDay)
- A tomato by any other name? Experts set food rules (Reuters)
- Indonesians jailed over organ trading: Singapore court (AFP)
- Health Highlights: July 4, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Gender Plays Role in Kidney Transplant Outcomes (HealthDay)
- Romanian doctor fined for severing man's penis (AFP)
- Rotting cheese recycled in Italian food scam: report (AFP)
- Risky HPV detected in human breast milk (Reuters)
- Early surgery best for gallbladder inflammation (Reuters)
- Most study participants understand research goals (Reuters)
- Harsh school atmosphere may foster student smoking (Reuters)
- Small babies may develop "fat" belly organs: study (Reuters)
- Heart failure outcomes worse in diabetics: study (Reuters)
- Breast reconstruction can have lasting benefits (Reuters)
- "Better treatment" seen needed for endometriosis (Reuters)
- Device helps retrain arm reach after stroke (Reuters)
- Red wine makes a better life: US study (AFP)
- On Independence Day, Think Fireworks Safety First (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Trying Pregnancy Again (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Have a Safe Fourth of July (HealthDay)
- 'Pregnant man' gives birth to girl: reports (AFP)
- Barcode Technology Flaws Put Some Patients at Risk (HealthDay)
- U.S. salmonella probe expands to Mexico: CNN (Reuters)
- Siberian jail is champion in fight against TB (Reuters)
- Deadliest malaria cases on rise in UK: study (Reuters)
- Haywire brain chemical linked to sudden baby death (AP)
- Some psych patients wait days in hospital ERs (AP)
- Study sheds new light on cot deaths (AFP)
- Chance discovery points to crib death cause (Reuters)
- New West Nile virus strain may worsen epidemic (Reuters)
- FDA must require tracking of produce: food groups (Reuters)
- Vitamins block post-meal grogginess in diabetics (Reuters)
- Omega-3 fatty acid may stop repeat stroke (Reuters)
- Greek ostriches, cattle to be inspected after woman dies from tick bite (AFP)
- Baking soda may improve swimming speed (Reuters)
- Low vitamin D may harm the bones of IBD patients (Reuters)
- Study uncovers how Ritalin works in the brain (Reuters)
- Infant temperament can predict behavior problems (Reuters)
- Antipsychotics curb violence in some schizophrenics (Reuters)
- "Red tide" to blame for illnesses in Florida (Reuters)
- Fountain of youth? Red wine gives up secrets (Reuters)
- Collagen Wrinkle Filler Approved (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: July 3, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Medication Reduces Violence in Some Schizophrenics (HealthDay)
- Compound in Red Wine Fights Ravages of Age (HealthDay)
- FDA Panel Calls for More Testing of Diabetes Drugs (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: After Liposuction (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Beat by the Summer Heat (HealthDay)
- Playing It Safe With High School Sports (HealthDay)
- Tongue-Driven Device Aids Handicapped (HealthDay)
- At 60, Britain's health service needs reality check (Reuters)
- UK man sentenced for dealing in fake medicines (Reuters)
- Luxembourg, France are top for European heart care (Reuters)
- Glaucoma Treatment Can Prevent Blindness (HealthDay)
- MRSA Infections Can Bug Fitness Buffs (HealthDay)
- Scientists: Watermelon yields Viagra-like effects (AP)
- Cuba to Juba: south Sudanese doctors come home (Reuters)
- Filipina with upside-down feet walks for 1st time (AP)
- NJ officials warn of lamp oil poisonings (AP)
- Kroger expands ground beef recall (AP)
- Abbott's drug-coated heart stent wins OK (Reuters)
- New approach offers chance to finally kill herpes (Reuters)
- Canadian abortion crusader says he deserves honor (Reuters)
- Doctors extract cancer cells from blood sample (Reuters)
- Vasopressin offers no benefit in cardiac arrest (Reuters)
- Tumor-starving pill helps thyroid cancer: study (Reuters)
- FDA panel urges more testing for diabetes drugs (AP)
- Alzheimer's less likely for men over 90 than women (Reuters)
- Skeeter advice: Wear repellent, avoid perfumes (AP)
- First floods, now pesky mosquitoes for Midwest (AP)
- Obesity may offer some protection after stenting (Reuters)
- Kidney stones a risk after stomach bypass surgery (Reuters)
- Biomarkers needed to gauge passive smoke exposure (Reuters)
- New study shows how broccoli helps reduce cancer risk (AFP)
- Lab breakthrough opens way to cure for cold sores (AFP)
- Pressed wood released formaldehyde in trailers: CDC (Reuters)
- Bush urges Congress to pass AIDS funds (Reuters)
- Green tea protects against heart disease: study (Reuters)
- Clinical Trials Update: July 2, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: July 2, 2008 (HealthDay)
- New Spanish Consumer Guide Compares Diabetes Meds (HealthDay)
- Foreign aid should boost Africa doctors' pay: WHO (Reuters)
- Caregivers often expose asthmatic kids to smoke (Reuters)
- Health Tip: Giving Medications to People With Alzheimer's (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Help Prevent Headaches (HealthDay)
- Hallucinogen Gives Lasting Spiritual Boost (HealthDay)
- Meditation, Yoga Might Switch Off Stress Genes (HealthDay)
- Smokeless Tobacco Products Do Raise Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
- Warm glow from magic mushrooms can last for months: study (AFP)
- Warm glow from magic mushrooms lasts and lasts: study (AFP)
- Warm glow from magic mushrooms lasts and lasts: study (AFP)
- TB Outbreaks May Be Predicted by First 2 Cases (HealthDay)
- New method may help predict IVF success: study (Reuters)
- Study shows how broccoli fights cancer (Reuters)
- Smokeless tobacco linked to cancer risk, but safer than smoking (AFP)
- Smoke-Free Policies Prove Effective (HealthDay)
- Anti-retroviral drug cocktails slash AIDS deaths: study (AFP)
- Smokeless tobacco ups oral cancer risk 80 percent: WHO (Reuters)
- Tougher U.S. rules for diabetes drugs debated (Reuters)
- Health Highlights: July 1, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Tough Underage Drinking Laws Saving Lives (HealthDay)
- Swiss teens take less alcohol, tobacco, but more hard drugs: study (AFP)
- People with HIV living longer, study shows (Reuters)
- Cells in blood may help cancers spread (Reuters)
- Catheterization after heart attack helps women too (Reuters)
- "Spiritual" effects of mushrooms last a year: study (Reuters)
- New York City restaurants go trans-fat-free (Reuters)
- Brazil's new drunken driving law stirs discontent (Reuters)
- Grape seed extract may fight Alzheimer's (Reuters)
- Wealth, health impact colon cancer screening (Reuters)
- Children ill after water poisoned in China school (Reuters)
- Dutch smoking ban leaves toking option (AFP)
- Exercise unlikely to curb migraine pain: experts (Reuters)
- Probiotics may ease tummy trouble in preemies (Reuters)
- Public smoking becomes illegal throughout Germany (AFP)
- U.S. leads world in substance abuse, WHO finds (Reuters)
- New targeted treatment promising in breast cancer (Reuters)
- Even modest weight gain raises kidney disease risk (Reuters)
- FDA Approves Generic Risperdal (HealthDay)
- Clinical Trials Update: July 1, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Coffee could help beat MS: study (AFP)
- Exercise recommendations may not curb kids' weight (Reuters)
- Rhode Island top court overturns lead paint ruling (Reuters)
- Dutch test "universal" spectacles for poor children (Reuters)
- Multiple jabs have not made troops sick: study (Reuters)
- Minimum drinking age of 21 cuts road deaths (Reuters)
- Smoking ban goes into effect in Dutch cafes (AFP)
- Health Tip: Stop Smoking, Save Your Bones (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Rid Your Home of Dust Mites (HealthDay)
- Drug Use Increasingly Common in All Countries (HealthDay)
- Genes Get Out the Vote (HealthDay)
- Study finds long benefit in illegal mushroom drug (AP)
- New York restaurants go trans fat-free (AFP)
- New Conn. health plan accepting applications (AP)
- Smoking ban goes into effect in Dutch cafes (AFP)
- Multiple jabs have not made UK troops sick: study (Reuters)
- Denmark world's happiest country, survey finds (Reuters)
- Medication managers, drug stores merge networks (AP)
- Multiple jabs haven't sickened UK troops, study finds (Reuters)
- Laser treatment could help kill superbugs: study (Reuters)
- Surprising fact: Half of gun deaths are suicides (AP)
- Workplace weight programs produce modest losses (Reuters)
- New breast imaging technique seen promising (Reuters)
- Pros and cons of the Pill tricky for black women (Reuters)
- Medicare proposes changes for imaging, dialysis (Reuters)
- Fatty liver in kids tied to metabolic syndrome (Reuters)
- Kmart expands generic drug program (Reuters)
- 3-D mammograms, cameras may improve breast exams (AP)
- 'Good' cholesterol helps memory in ageing (AFP)
- High Birth Weight Doubles Risk of Rheumatoid Arthritis (HealthDay)
- Promising Cancer Treatment Ready for Human Trial (HealthDay)
- Kmart expands generic drug program (Reuters)
- Heavy babies prone to arthritis as adults (Reuters)
- Low "good" cholesterol linked to poor memory (Reuters)
- Glaucoma could turn 8.4 million Asians blind by 2010: survey (AFP)
- Clinical Trials Update: June 30, 2008 (HealthDay)
- Health Highlights: June 30, 2008 (HealthDay)
- New Molecular Trigger Described for Hypertension, Diabetes (HealthDay)
- Scientists ID New Genes Tied to Crohn's Disease (HealthDay)
- Romanian girl travels to Britain for abortion (AFP)
- Olympic travelers advised to beware dogs (Reuters)
- Shorter time between periods can signal menopause (Reuters)
- New drug-resistance test gives hope to TB fight (Reuters)
- Political will helping India's AIDS battle: U.N. (Reuters)
- New rapid test for drug resistant TB (AFP)
- Glaxo's Cervarix vaccine faces further delay (Reuters)
- English smoking ban to 'save 40,000 lives' (AFP)
- Health Tip: Keep Calm During Pregnancy (HealthDay)
- Health Tip: Wear Eye Protection (HealthDay)
- Genetics, Environment Shape Sexual Behavior (HealthDay)
- Trans Fat Labeling Gets Tricky (HealthDay)
- Medicare fees to doctors fall Tuesday (AP)
- England smoking ban to 'save 40,000 lives' (AFP)
- Cleveland Clinic hooks up with Weight Watchers (AP)
- WHO urges countries to adopt smoking bans (Reuters)
- Myriad Genetics to stop developing Alzheimer's drug (Reuters)
- Device puts steering at the tip of the tongue (Reuters)
- Smoking among US teenagers holds steady: study (AFP)
- Holland braces for smoking ban (AFP)
- Accidental fungus leads to promising cancer drug (Reuters)
- Holland braces for smoking ban (AFP)
- Three million new diabetes cases in last two years: US agency (AFP)
- Big haul of Crohn's genes shows disease complexity (Reuters)
- Fast food chains ditch trans fats to meet NYC ban (AP)
- Activity-Linked Heat Illness Needs Prompt Attention (HealthDay)
- 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)