Yahoo! News: Health News

• FDA relents from midodrine withdrawal plan (AP)
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 16:47:52 GMT)

AP - Federal regulators have backed off a plan to remove a Shire PLC low blood-pressure treatment from the market after warning in August that the drug has not been proven effective. ... Read

• Picking right blood pressure medicine challenging (AP)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:04:38 GMT)

AP - It's hard to predict which pills will best lower which patient's high blood pressure, but researchers are hunting ways to better personalize therapy — perhaps even using a blood test. ... Read

• Cholera outbreak in Cameroon 'worst in 20 years' (AP)
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:34:58 GMT)

AP - UNICEF says more than 300 people have died in the West African nation of Cameroon from the country's worst cholera outbreak in 20 years. ... Read

• WHO wants faster, more flu vaccine production (AP)
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 10:12:57 GMT)

AP - The vaccine used to contain the recent swine flu pandemic was effective, but health authorities will need to ramp up the speed and volume of production during the next global outbreak, a World Health Organization official said Monday.


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• Expert warns of complacency after swine flu fizzle (AP)
(Sun, 05 Sep 2010 13:10:43 GMT)

AP - A leading virus expert urged health authorities around the world Sunday to stay vigilant even though the recent swine flu pandemic was less deadly than expected, warning that bird flu could spark the next global outbreak.


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• Cholera kills 41 in Central African nation of Chad (AP)
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 10:35:27 GMT)

AP - Health officials in Chad say an outbreak of cholera in the Central African nation has killed at least 41 people. ... Read

• Lack of Sleep May Be Linked to Childhood Obesity (HealthDay)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:48:09 GMT)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Infants and preschoolers who don't get enough sleep at night are at increased risk for later childhood obesity, a new study suggests. ... Read

• For Bonobo Males, Mom Is the Best Wingman (LiveScience.com)
(Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:21:10 GMT)

LiveScience.com - To most human males, the thought of your mother anywhere near your sex life is probably horrifying. Not so for the bonobo, one of our closest primate relatives. A new study confirms that hanging out with mom boosts male bonobos' chances of getting intimate with a fertile female. ... Read

• Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 3, 2010 (HealthDay)
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 03:48:39 GMT)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: ... Read

• Keep Health in Mind When Planning School Day Menus (HealthDay)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:48:13 GMT)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- As parents prepare for their children's return to school, they need to remember that healthy meals and snacks are essential for learning. ... Read

• Seniors Get Boost From Bad News About the Young (HealthDay)
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:48:18 GMT)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Older people prefer to read negative news stories about the young, possibly because it makes them feel better about themselves, a new study suggests. ... Read

• Common bone drugs linked to esophageal cancer risk (Reuters)
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:09:41 GMT)

Reuters - People who take a commonly used class of osteoporosis drugs called bisphosphonates for more than five years may be doubling their risk of developing cancer of the gullet or esophagus, a British study found on Friday. ... Read

• Bone drugs may raise risk of throat cancer (AP)
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:01:19 GMT)

AP - People who take bone-strengthening drugs for several years may have a slightly higher risk of esophageal cancer, a new study suggests. ... Read

• Autistic Toddlers Prefer to Gaze at Geometric Patterns: Study (HealthDay)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:48:08 GMT)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- When given the choice to gaze at geometric patterns or children dancing and playing, toddlers with autism spent more time looking at the patterns while typically developing toddlers preferred to look at other kids, a new study finds. ... Read

• Air Force: Sergeant may have exposed others to HIV (AP)
(Tue, 31 Aug 2010 21:15:41 GMT)

AP - The military has arrested an Air Force sergeant and accused him of having unprotected sex with partners he met at "swinger" parties in central Kansas even though he knew he was HIV positive, according to a military affidavit. ... Read

• UK regulators want Avandia diabetes pill pulled (AP)
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 21:10:45 GMT)

AP - GlaxoSmithKline's controversial diabetes pill Avandia should be pulled from the U.K. market because of concerns that the drug can increase the risk of heart attacks, British drug regulators said Monday. ... Read

• Antihistamine use linked to extra pounds (Reuters)
(Wed, 25 Aug 2010 18:04:34 GMT)

Reuters - People who use prescription antihistamines to relieve allergy symptoms may be more likely than non-users to carry excess pounds, a new study suggests, although the significance of the connection is not yet clear. ... Read

• Low-Carb Diets Heavy on Meat May Raise Health Risks (HealthDay)
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 03:48:05 GMT)

HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A low-carbohydrate diet that derives fats and proteins from vegetable sources rather than meats is probably healthier, new research finds. ... Read

BBC News - Health

• UK radiotherapy 'lagging behind'
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:01:50 GMT)

Too few UK cancer patients are receiving state-of-the-art radiotherapy care, experts from Cancer Research UK say. ... Read

• 'Genetic link' to breast cancer
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 09:30:12 GMT)

Researchers have identified a series of genetic variations which may play a role in a common breast cancer. ... Read

• ME 'virus link' found in children
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 07:07:34 GMT)

ME, or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, in children could be caused by a virus, scientists say. ... Read

• Bipolar 'not linked to violence'
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:00:23 GMT)

People with a mental illness are no more likely to be violent unless they abuse drugs or alcohol, a study suggests. ... Read

• NHS in Wales faces £380m cutbacks
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:39:10 GMT)

The Welsh NHS faces making £380m worth of cutbacks by April, with managers saying it is the biggest challenge they have faced in 20 years. ... Read

• Diabetes drug advice 'not heeded'
(Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:18:33 GMT)

A type two diabetes drug is still being prescribed in the UK two months after it was recommended for withdrawal, BBC Panorama learns. ... Read

• Junior medics 'leaving training'
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:08:05 GMT)

Nearly one in four junior doctors drop out of their NHS training after two years, figures show. ... Read

• Gum and heart link 'breakthrough'
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 01:42:13 GMT)

Scientists say they have established one reason why gum disease may increase the risk of heart disease. ... Read

• Reading Arabic 'hard for brain'
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 23:56:38 GMT)

Israeli scientists believe they have identified why Arabic is particularly hard to learn to read. ... Read

• 'No evidence' implants are toxic
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:36:41 GMT)

Tests on a type of breast implant filled with an unapproved gel have shown no evidence they are unsafe, UK experts say. ... Read

• Research into age-related illness
(Sun, 05 Sep 2010 23:46:22 GMT)

Edinburgh scientists are attempting to find the trigger which leads older people to develop dementia. ... Read

• Non-stick pan 'cholesterol link'
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:02:17 GMT)

Scientists are concerned that exposure to chemicals used in non-stick frying pans could raise cholesterol levels in children after finding a link. ... Read

• Compost sparks Legionnaire's fear
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:03:58 GMT)

Gardeners are being warned about the risk of Legionnaire's disease from compost after a pensioner developed the disease after handling compost. ... Read

• Cancer treatment
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 23:01:44 GMT)

Experts warn that radiotherapy is wrongly perceived as 'second best' ... Read

• Speaking the lingo
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:13:09 GMT)

Does the NHS do enough for non-English speakers? ... Read

• Organic goods
(Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:34:09 GMT)

Could allowing the sale of body parts be the way to encourage donors? ... Read

• ME 'could be caused by a virus'
(Tue, 07 Sep 2010 05:44:30 GMT)

Scientists in Scotland have found further evidence that ME, or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, could be caused by a virus. ... Read

• Hip fracture 'was excruciating'
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 12:56:28 GMT)

Amy Brown, who fractured her hip four months ago, speaks to the BBC about her experience. ... Read

• Casualty of weight loss surgery
(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:42:47 GMT)

A man who lost 12 stone after a gastric bypass has to be fed by tube because his body cannot cope with solid food. ... Read

• North-South split in alcohol harm
(Wed, 01 Sep 2010 13:47:24 GMT)

Figures reveal stark geographical divisions in the toll alcohol takes on health in England. ... Read

• Phone app to monitor heartbeat
(Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:05:56 GMT)

More than three million doctors have downloaded a phone application to monitor heartbeats through a phone. ... Read

• Motion capture clue to human behaviour
(Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:23:27 GMT)

The system of digitising actors to create characters in films like Avatar is being used to measure human behaviour in real life. ... Read

• Transplant dash driver faces ban
(Tue, 31 Aug 2010 11:01:49 GMT)

An ambulance driver delivering an organ for transplant could lose his licence and his job after being booked for speeding. ... Read

• How to spot and combat bedbugs
(Tue, 31 Aug 2010 07:54:47 GMT)

Clive Boase: "Education and awareness is key" in combating bed bug infestation. ... Read

• Medieval munchies
(Sat, 04 Sep 2010 23:13:14 GMT)

How an ancient diet could aid healthy eating ... Read

• Long, slow goodbye
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 05:00:05 GMT)

Husband speaks of the woman he lost over many years to dementia ... Read

• More than once bitten
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:42:04 GMT)

Why bed-bugs are on the march again ... Read

• Just a prop
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:57:23 GMT)

Does a Tony Blair-style drink habit do you any harm? ... Read

• Mental challenge
(Thu, 26 Aug 2010 12:12:53 GMT)

How will the Chilean miners deal with being trapped underground? ... Read

• Overload on Es
(Wed, 25 Aug 2010 15:34:51 GMT)

'The day I ate as many additives as possible' ... Read

CNN.com - Health

• How Molly Sims stays fit, happy
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 08:17:15 EDT)

Model/actress Molly Sims talks work and play: how she's recently added jewelry designer to her résumé, why her strict workout regimen lets her not stress about what she eats, and what she's most grateful for.


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• 'Magic mushrooms' ingredient may ease end-of-life anxiety
(Mon, 06 Sep 2010 20:47:10 EDT)

Terminally ill cancer patients struggling with anxiety may get some relief from a guided "trip" on the hallucinogenic drug psilocybin, a new study suggests.


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• Officials work to control anthrax outbreak in Bangladesh
(Sun, 05 Sep 2010 22:51:47 EDT)

Officials in Bangladesh are working to control an anthrax outbreak that has infected nearly 300 people since its first detection two weeks ago.


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• She drops 100 pounds, gains new world
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:03:53 EDT)

I come from a small-ish town in Oklahoma where we've never met a vegetable we couldn't fry and the only things more super-sized than our portions are the huge church complexes that alternate with fast-food restaurants along our roads.


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• West Nile virus kills 15 in Greece, health officials say
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 11:44:37 EDT)

West Nile Virus has killed 15 people in northern Greece and sickened 158 others, the Hellenic Centre for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday.


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• Would you get selective reduction?
(Fri, 03 Sep 2010 08:24:53 EDT)

For women carrying multiple fetuses, a medical argument for reducing that number is clear. But the decision isn't always clear-cut.


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• For teens, too little sleep may equal too many snacks
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 14:06:08 EDT)

All those late nights spent trolling Facebook, texting friends, and cramming for tests may be taking a toll on teenagers' diets, a new study suggests.


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• Flu 2010: 5 things you should know
(Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:18:03 EDT)

Ohio State offensive lineman Andrew Miller wants to be first in line for a vaccine this year. Here are five things you should know.


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• The truth about 12 health myths
(Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:06:35 EDT)

If you cross your eyes, they'll stay that way. If you have wet hair, you'll catch a cold. Some adages -- about nutrition, home remedies, and more -- need an update.


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• 10 'vices' that are good for you
(Fri, 20 Aug 2010 11:30:14 EDT)

Turns out, many of life's greatest indulgences bring big health benefits -- helping you stay slim, fight off the blues, and kick disease to the curb.


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