Albinos in Tanzania murdered or raped as AIDS "cure" |
- Albinos in Tanzania murdered or raped as AIDS "cure"
- US on track for most measles cases in a decade
- Health Tip: Drink More Water
- Health Tip: Could Your Child Be Constipated?
- Obese Teens Lack Vitamin D, Study Finds
- Prolonged Bottle Feeding Boosts Kids' Obesity Risk: Study
- Race Seems to Play Role in Colorectal Cancer Screening
- Africa loses $12 bln a year to malaria: study
- U.S. House committee not to move Medicare plan
- Supplements don't prevent prostate cancer: study
- EU approves kids' use of Pfizer lung medicine
- Asthma pills as good as inhaler: study
- Celgene's Revlimid extends life in cancer trial
- Asthma pills as good as inhaler: study
- Cotton Swabs Linked to Ruptured Eardrums, Study Shows
- Socializing May Keep Elderly Minds Sharp
- Health Highlights: May 4, 2011
- Football Legend Steve Young Urges Kids, Parents to Play It Safe
- Supervised exercise most effective for diabetics
- Do video games make kids eat more?
- US doctors face sanctions for spine study payments
- Polio virus missing after S.Africa carjacking
- U.S. Republicans push to repeal healthcare funds
- Blacks still lag in heart transplant survival
| Albinos in Tanzania murdered or raped as AIDS "cure" Posted: 05 May 2011 01:57 AM PDT Hundreds of albinos are thought to have been killed for black magic purposes in Tanzania and albino girls are being raped because of a belief they offer a cure for AIDS, a Canadian rights group said on Thursday. |
| US on track for most measles cases in a decade Posted: 05 May 2011 02:48 AM PDT The United States seems to be on track to have more measles cases than any year in more than a decade, with virtually all cases linked to other countries, including Europe where there's a big outbreak. |
| Posted: 05 May 2011 04:03 AM PDT (HealthDay News) -- Though anyone can become dehydrated, there are some people who should be careful to drink enough water. |
| Health Tip: Could Your Child Be Constipated? Posted: 05 May 2011 04:03 AM PDT (HealthDay News) -- Children may become constipated from a practice experts call "stool withholding" -- deliberately not going to the bathroom because of embarrassment, fear of an unpleasant experience, or the desire not to interrupt ... |
| Obese Teens Lack Vitamin D, Study Finds Posted: 05 May 2011 04:03 AM PDT WEDNESDAY, May 4 (HealthDay News) -- Low levels of vitamin D are common in obese adolescents, a new study finds. |
| Prolonged Bottle Feeding Boosts Kids' Obesity Risk: Study Posted: 05 May 2011 06:01 AM PDT THURSDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) -- Babies who are still drinking from a bottle at 2 years of age may be prone to obesity by the time they turn 5, a new study suggests. |
| Race Seems to Play Role in Colorectal Cancer Screening Posted: 05 May 2011 06:01 AM PDT THURSDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly black and Hispanic Americans are less likely than whites to get colorectal cancer screening, even though Medicare has expanded coverage for screening tests such as colonoscopy and fecal occult blood t... |
| Africa loses $12 bln a year to malaria: study Posted: 05 May 2011 06:05 AM PDT Malaria costs Africa $12 billion (eight million euros) a year in lost productivity, an expense that businesses can reduce by investing in prevention schemes, said a study released on Thursday. |
| U.S. House committee not to move Medicare plan Posted: 05 May 2011 06:54 AM PDT U.S. House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Dave Camp said Thursday his panel has no plans to move forward on a Republican proposal that would privatize the Medicare health program for future retirees. |
| Supplements don't prevent prostate cancer: study Posted: 05 May 2011 07:24 AM PDT A new study deflates hopes that certain nutritional supplements could stave off prostate cancer, the second most common cancer in men. |
| EU approves kids' use of Pfizer lung medicine Posted: 05 May 2011 07:48 AM PDT Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. said Thursday that the European commission has approved treating children with its medicine for a rare, deadly lung condition — a drug better known as Viagra. |
| Asthma pills as good as inhaler: study Posted: 05 May 2011 08:42 AM PDT Rarely prescribed asthma pills made by drugmakers such as AstraZeneca and Merck are easier to use and just as effective as conventional inhaler treatments, according to research by British scientists. |
| Celgene's Revlimid extends life in cancer trial Posted: 05 May 2011 08:43 AM PDT Celgene Corp said on Thursday that data from a clinical trial of its blood cancer drug Revlimid showed it significantly extended survival in patients who received the drug as maintenance therapy following a stem cell transplant. |
| Asthma pills as good as inhaler: study Posted: 05 May 2011 08:40 AM PDT Rarely prescribed asthma pills made by drugmakers such as AstraZeneca and Merck are easier to use and just as effective as conventional inhaler treatments, according to research by British scientists. |
| Cotton Swabs Linked to Ruptured Eardrums, Study Shows Posted: 04 May 2011 09:02 AM PDT WEDNESDAY, May 4 (HealthDay News) -- A new study has found a direct association between using cotton swabs to clean the ears and ruptured eardrums. |
| Socializing May Keep Elderly Minds Sharp Posted: 04 May 2011 09:02 AM PDT WEDNESDAY, May 4 (HealthDay News) -- Being sociable can help keep your brain healthy as you age, researchers report. |
| Health Highlights: May 4, 2011 Posted: 04 May 2011 09:02 AM PDT Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: |
| Football Legend Steve Young Urges Kids, Parents to Play It Safe Posted: 04 May 2011 09:02 AM PDT WEDNESDAY, May 4 (HealthDay News) -- Parents who suspect their child has sustained a concussion while playing sports should immediately pull players off the field -- even at the risk of embarrassing their kid -- to avoid a potentially permanent... |
| Supervised exercise most effective for diabetics Posted: 04 May 2011 09:27 AM PDT Diabetics get the most benefit when they exercise more than 150 minutes per week in a supervised fitness or exercise program tailored to their needs, an analysis released on Tuesday suggests. |
| Do video games make kids eat more? Posted: 04 May 2011 09:27 AM PDT An hour spent playing video games may make teenage boys eat more over the rest of the day, a small study suggests. |
| US doctors face sanctions for spine study payments Posted: 04 May 2011 09:32 AM PDT New Jersey's physician regulatory board has disciplined three orthopedic surgeons for failing to disclose financial interests in an artificial spinal disc made by Swiss medical device maker Synthes Inc . |
| Polio virus missing after S.Africa carjacking Posted: 04 May 2011 09:11 AM PDT A shipment of potentially infectious polio virus destined for a South African research centre is missing after the vehicle carrying it was hijacked in Johannesburg, officials said Wednesday. |
| U.S. Republicans push to repeal healthcare funds Posted: 04 May 2011 09:30 AM PDT In a renewed attack against President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul program, House Republicans voted on Tuesday to deny funding for a central element of the law that sets up marketplaces for people to shop for health insurance coverage. |
| Blacks still lag in heart transplant survival Posted: 04 May 2011 09:22 AM PDT While heart transplant patients are living longer now than in years past, African Americans are still faring worse than patients of other races, a new study finds. |
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