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US school soda deal 'cuts sugar' The US soft drinks industry says it has dramatically cut full-calorie beverages available in schools as part of a drive to tackle obesity.
9 Mar 2010 at 5:36am

Action urged on pregnancy deaths Pregnant women in developing countries face the same risk of death as women in the UK did 100 years ago, say campaigners.
7 Mar 2010 at 6:59pm

Obama continues healthcare attack US President Barack Obama attacks insurers for raising rates as he continues his push for healthcare reform.
8 Mar 2010 at 2:37pm

UK gives SA millions of condoms The UK donates £1m ($1.5m) to South Africa to buy 42m condoms, as the nation builds up to the football World Cup.
9 Mar 2010 at 10:21am

Surgery on Mubarak 'successful' Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak undergoes successful surgery at a German clinic for an inflamed gall bladder, state media say.
6 Mar 2010 at 8:27am

Premature brain 'wash out' hope A technique that "washes out" the brains of severely ill premature babies may aid survival, a study suggests.
7 Mar 2010 at 6:19pm

Africa in bid to wipe out polio A campaign is launched to eradicate polio in west and central Africa, targeting 85 million children.
6 Mar 2010 at 4:48am

'London bomb stress' recognised Psychologists say they have treated hundreds of survivors of the 2005 London bombings for post-traumatic stress disorder.
8 Mar 2010 at 6:06pm

DNA test 'may predict best diet' A simple DNA test may predict whether someone is most likely to lose weight on a specific diet, say US researchers.
4 Mar 2010 at 6:59pm

Illegal cord blood sample warning Parents, hospitals and private firms are being warned over risky and illegal collections of umbilical cord blood
8 Mar 2010 at 6:06pm

New York Times: Health

Flu Shots in Children Help People of All Ages A study of isolated Hutterite farming colonies in Canada found that giving flu vaccine to schoolchildren protected the entire community from the disease.


by By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
9 Mar 2010 at 3:37pm

After Cancer, Removing a Healthy Breast A procedure gains popularity but doesn't improve survival odds.


by By TARA PARKER-POPE
9 Mar 2010 at 1:02pm

Recipes for Health: Greens and Mushroom Panini When you blanch the greens, these panini make for a quick and wonderful meal.


by By MARTHA ROSE SHULMAN
9 Mar 2010 at 1:08pm

Protein Suspected in Alzheimer?s May Be Needed to Fight Infection Beta amyloid, which was once thought to be a chief villain in Alzheimer?s, may be part of the brain?s normal defenses, researchers at Harvard suggested.


by By GINA KOLATA
8 Mar 2010 at 8:20pm

Cases: Fake Nostalgia for a Pre-Therapy Past Navigating difficult years with the help of someone who gets it.


by By ERIK KOLBELL
8 Mar 2010 at 5:06pm

18 and Under: When a Child?s Nosebleed or Bruising Is a Blood Disorder Some of the ailments, like idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura, are usually resolved on their own, but others require treatment.


by By PERRI KLASS, M.D.
8 Mar 2010 at 6:27pm

Rapid DNA Sequencing Can Help Doctors Track Cancer Treatment If altered bits of genetic material could be picked up in a patient?s bloodstream, they would serve as a direct and sensitive marker of cancer.


by By NICHOLAS WADE
8 Mar 2010 at 11:50pm

Global Update: The Fight Against AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis Goes Online Using their computers, travelers will be able to donate $2 when making reservations on some Internet travel sites.


by By DONALD G. McNEIL Jr.
8 Mar 2010 at 11:50pm

For the Afflicted, a Little Black Box to Jog Failing Memory Researchers have tested the Sensecam, which contains a digital camera and an accelerometer, as an aid to people with Alzheimer?s disease and other memory disorders.


by By YUDHIJIT BHATTACHARJEE
8 Mar 2010 at 4:40pm

Vital Signs: New Study Finds Many Americans Say They?re Too Tired for Sex A National Sleep Foundation report on ethnic groups? habits found responses on tiredness and sex were similar for most groups.


by By RONI CARYN RABIN
9 Mar 2010 at 12:00am

HealthScout

Psychotherapy Can Help People With Lupus Cope After 10 sessions, anxiety, depression and stress lessened, researchers say.
8 Mar 2010 at 11:00pm

Do Liberals, Atheists Have Higher IQs? Study links intelligence test scores with key beliefs and male monogamy.
8 Mar 2010 at 11:00pm

Recession May Mean Fewer Nips & Tucks Breast augmentation, Botox still popular, but plastics surgeons' group cites 2% decline.
8 Mar 2010 at 11:00pm

Herpes Infects One in Six in U.S. Most don't know they have the disease, CDC says, upping risks for transmitting it to others.
8 Mar 2010 at 11:00pm

Kidney Donors Go On to Lead Long, Healthy Lives Study of more than 80,000 who gave one up shows procedure carries few risks.
8 Mar 2010 at 11:00pm

Shift Work Can Put a Crimp on Sleep If changing jobs isn't an option, modifying behavior may help, expert says.
8 Mar 2010 at 11:00pm

Survey May Help Docs Diagnose Mood Disorders It identified anxiety, depression, PTSD, bipolar disorder in most cases, study finds.
8 Mar 2010 at 11:00pm

Kids Who Get Flu Shots Protect the Unvaccinated Inoculating children can prevent influenza from spreading, experts say.
8 Mar 2010 at 11:00pm

Most Drug Studies Don't Help Docs Pick Best Treatment The problem? Available meds are ignored in favor of drugs still in the pipeline, review finds.
8 Mar 2010 at 11:00pm

Genetic Variant Raises Lung Cancer Risk It doesn't matter whether you smoke a little or a lot, study finds.
8 Mar 2010 at 11:00pm

Medical News Today

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society Appoints New Chief Executive The Royal Pharmaceutical Society today announced the appointment of Helen Gordon as Chief Executive of the new Professional Leadership Body. Mrs Gordon will join the Society on the 1st of July. Mrs Gordon comes to the Society from her current position as Chief Executive of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. Prior to leading the RCOG for the past five years, Mrs Gordon was Chief Executive of Queen Mary's Sidcup NHS Trust from 2000-2005. RPSGB President, Steve Churton said: "I am delighted to welcome Helen to the Society at this pivotal time in its history...

9 Mar 2010 at 2:00pm

Link Between Hepatitis C And Insulin Resistance Surprises Scientists Scientists in Australia found that when they studied insulin resistance in people with Hepatitis C little or none of it was in the liver and nearly all the insulin resistance occured in muscle, which surprised them because Hepatitis C is a liver disease that not only leads to cirrhosis and cancer, but also makes people three to four times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes. You can read about the study that led to these findings in the March 2010 issue of the journal Gastroenterology, which is also available online...

9 Mar 2010 at 2:00pm

Dr Avijit Banerjee Confirmed For 2010 British Dental Conference And Exhibition The BDA is proud to announce that the respected clinical expert Dr Avijit Banerjee has been confirmed to join the prestigious panel of speakers appearing at the 2010 British Dental Conference and Exhibition, to be held on the 20 - 22 May 2010 at the Liverpool Arena and Convention Centre (ACC). Dr Banerjee, Senior Lecturer and Honorary Consultant in Restorative Dentistry at King's College London (KCL) Dental Institute at Guy's Hospital, will be delivering a presentation titled Revolutions in caries management - minimal invasive dentistry in practice...

9 Mar 2010 at 1:00pm

British Dental Conference And Exhibition 2010 Tickets are now available for the BDA's British Dental Conference and Exhibition, which takes place at Liverpool's Arena and Convention Centre (ACC) from 20-22 May 2010. The conference features a wide selection of both clinical and motivational speakers who are guaranteed to inspire delegates with new ideas. The conference will feature speakers and topics that are relevant to the full dental team and will be full of information and techniques that can be implemented in practise...

9 Mar 2010 at 12:00pm

ECG Screening Of Hyperactive Children Borderline Cost-effective Evaluating children for underlying heart problems before prescribing stimulant medications can identify children at risk for sudden cardiac death, but electrocardiogram (ECG) screening is of borderline cost-effectiveness compared to current practice, according to research reported in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association...

9 Mar 2010 at 11:00am

Medicine To Lower Blood Pressure Significantly Decreases Risk For Cardiovascu... A long-acting ACE inhibitor used to reduce blood pressure significantly decreased the risk for cardiovascular disease, including stroke, in normal weight, overweight and obese patients, according to research reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association. In the Perindopril Protection Against Recurrent Stroke Study (PROGRESS), the rate of cardiovascular disease declined by more than 25 percent in normal weight, overweight and obese patient groups...

9 Mar 2010 at 10:00am

DASH Diet, Exercise, Calorie Restriction May Help Improve Mental Function, He... The DASH diet, combined with exercise and calorie restriction, improved mental functioning by 30 percent in overweight adults with high blood pressure compared to those who didn't diet or exercise, researchers reported in Hypertension: Journal of the American Heart Association. The DASH diet emphasizes eating low-fat dairy products, foods low in cholesterol and high in carbohydrates, and fruits and vegetables. The DASH diet comes from the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension trial, conducted by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute...

9 Mar 2010 at 9:00am

Study Finds Clear Tie Between Parents' Stroke History, Offspring's Risk Children with a parent who had a stroke, particularly by age 65, have an increased risk of stroke, suggesting parental stroke as an important new risk marker, according to a study in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association. Researchers focused on 3,443 initially stroke-free subjects, all second-generation participants in the Framingham Heart Study. The participants' parents had reported 106 strokes by age 65, and subjects reported 128 strokes over the 40-year study...

9 Mar 2010 at 8:00am

Carnegie Mellon Initiative To Commercialize Quality Of Life Technologies Boos... An already promising initiative to assist start-up firms that commercialize technologies associated with the Quality of Life Technology (QoLT) Center is now expanding thanks to a three-year, $1.5 million Innovation Award from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Division of Engineering Education and Centers. The QoLT Center, an NSF Engineering Research Center jointly run by Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, develops intelligent systems to improve daily living, particularly for those people whose capabilities have diminished because of age or disability...

9 Mar 2010 at 8:00am

Biochemist Researching Computer Models Of Protein Structure That Help High Sc... An award from the National Science Foundation will boost a Kansas State University professor's contribution to the study of proteins while also helping college and high school science teachers learn more about computational and structural biology. Jianhan Chen, an assistant professor of biochemistry, is receiving more than $670,000 as a CAREER Award from the National Science Foundation...

9 Mar 2010 at 8:00am

Yahoo News: Health

Hoped-for drop in childbirth deaths not happening (AP)

AP - Eleven days after her son Benjamin's birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly swollen. Just as her doctor returned her phone call asking what to do, she dropped dead from a blood clot.

9 Mar 2010 at 2:04am

Researchers: AIDS virus can hide in bone marrow (AP) AP - The virus that causes AIDS can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness, according to new research that could point the way toward better treatments for the disease.
7 Mar 2010 at 1:15pm

WHO: over 85M African kids get polio vaccination (AP)

AP - The World Health Organization says more than 85 million children under 5 in west and central Africa will be vaccinated against polio.

5 Mar 2010 at 7:15am

Gene test claims to show what diet works best (AP) AP - Diet not working? Blame your genes. That's the pitch behind a new test that claims to show whether people will do better on a low-fat or a low-carb weight loss plan.
4 Mar 2010 at 4:22pm

Appetite may be partly linked to germs in the gut (AP) AP - Germs in the gut may help drive appetite, says new research into the link between obesity and bacteria.
4 Mar 2010 at 2:49pm

Senators: Lift ban on gays donating blood (AP) AP - The time has come to change a policy that imposes a lifetime ban on donating blood for any man who has had gay sex since 1977, 18 senators said Thursday.
4 Mar 2010 at 2:12pm

Obese Colon Cancer Survivors Face Poorer Prognosis (HealthDay) HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Colon cancer survivors who are moderately or severely obese face tougher survival odds following treatment compared with their normal-weight peers, a new study reveals.
9 Mar 2010 at 4:05pm

U.S. herpes rates remain high: CDC (Reuters) Reuters - About 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 are infected with genital herpes, making it one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday.
9 Mar 2010 at 2:46pm

Medication fears lead to worse side effects (Reuters) Reuters - It may not be surprising, but a new study offers some proof that patients who are worried about their medications are more likely to have side effects from them.
9 Mar 2010 at 4:17pm

Kids Who Get Flu Shots Protect the Unvaccinated (HealthDay) HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Children who get a flu shot help prevent flu from spreading in their communities, Canadian researchers say.
9 Mar 2010 at 4:05pm

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