The nose knows: Allergy season here with vengeance |
- The nose knows: Allergy season here with vengeance
- Early drug therapy curbs HIV transmission: study
- Gene Variant Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death Risk in Blacks
- Experts debate destroying last smallpox viruses
- Teens Follow Mom's Lead on Tanning Beds
- School Systems Struggle With Lunchroom Costs
- Internet tied to rise in drug abuse
- FDA weighs new dose info for kids' pain relievers
- Iraq, South Africa buck rising life expectancy
- Health Tip: Boost Your Immune System
- Radiation found in seaweed near crippled Japan plant
- Health Highlights: May 13, 2011
- 91-year-old stands by "exit kits" despite suicide furor
- APNewsBreak: Global Fund to make losses public
- Health Tip: Dealing With Anxiety
- U.S. Pushes School Cafeterias Toward Healthier Offerings
- Brain Surgery for Mary Tyler Moore to Remove Benign Tumor
- Dutch to cull 8,800 chicken in bird flu alert
- Are C-sections fueling the obesity epidemic?
- How states fared on unemployment applications
- People with diabetes more likely to get cancer
- Dutch to cull 8,800 chickens in bird flu alert
- Dry eyes common in older Koreans
- Mary Tyler Moore to Have Surgery to Remove Brain Tumor
- New birth control methods urged for developing world women
The nose knows: Allergy season here with vengeance Posted: 13 May 2011 03:39 AM PDT There may be a dusting of truth to allergy sufferers' complaints that this season is, well, a bigger headache than years past. |
Early drug therapy curbs HIV transmission: study Posted: 13 May 2011 01:45 AM PDT People with HIV who take antiretroviral drugs before their health declines have a 96 percent lower risk of transmitting the virus to a partner, according to a breakthrough global study. |
Gene Variant Linked to Sudden Cardiac Death Risk in Blacks Posted: 13 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT FRIDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- A common gene variant among black people may be linked to the development of life-threatening heart arrhythmias (when the heart beats too fast, too slow or irregularly), according to a new study. |
Experts debate destroying last smallpox viruses Posted: 13 May 2011 05:23 AM PDT Smallpox, one of the world's deadliest diseases, eradicated three decades ago, is kept alive under tight security today in just two places — the United States and Russia. |
Teens Follow Mom's Lead on Tanning Beds Posted: 13 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT FRIDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- Many white teen girls and young women in the United States who use indoor tanning beds have mothers who also use tanning beds, a survey finds. |
School Systems Struggle With Lunchroom Costs Posted: 13 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT FRIDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- Every day, Carol Chong oversees the serving of about 300,000 meals to hungry students in the fourth-largest school district in the United States. |
Internet tied to rise in drug abuse Posted: 13 May 2011 07:47 AM PDT Access to rogue online pharmacies may be driving a rapid increase in the abuse in the United States of prescription drugs like powerful painkillers Percocet and Oxycontin, a new study shows. |
FDA weighs new dose info for kids' pain relievers Posted: 13 May 2011 07:18 AM PDT Federal health officials are considering adding dosing instructions for children younger than 2 years old to Children's Tylenol and similar products, a change favored by drugmakers and many doctors. |
Iraq, South Africa buck rising life expectancy Posted: 13 May 2011 07:26 AM PDT Average life expectancies are increasing steadily in most of the world, but men in Iraq and women in South Africa are bucking that trend with notable drops in their time on Earth. |
Health Tip: Boost Your Immune System Posted: 13 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT (HealthDay News) -- The immune system helps your body fight off germs, protecting you from getting sick. |
Radiation found in seaweed near crippled Japan plant Posted: 13 May 2011 08:18 AM PDT Seaweed collected from the coast near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear power plant and sewage in Tokyo have shown elevated levels of radiation, according to data released by an environmental group and government officials on Friday. |
Health Highlights: May 13, 2011 Posted: 13 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: |
91-year-old stands by "exit kits" despite suicide furor Posted: 13 May 2011 07:53 AM PDT A 91-year-old California woman selling do-it-yourself asphyxiation kits for $60 apiece says business is booming since a depressed but otherwise healthy young man used her product to kill himself in Oregon. |
APNewsBreak: Global Fund to make losses public Posted: 13 May 2011 06:59 AM PDT A multibillion-dollar fund that fights three killer diseases said Friday that it will make public more detailed information about money it has lost to corruption and mismanagement, but won't release other information critics have sought. |
Health Tip: Dealing With Anxiety Posted: 13 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT (HealthDay News) -- Anxiety can quickly spiral out of control and interfere with daily life. |
U.S. Pushes School Cafeterias Toward Healthier Offerings Posted: 13 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT FRIDAY, May 13 (HealthDay News) -- School lunches have long served as the punch line of jokes, prompting chuckles about "mystery meat" and angry lunch ladies. |
Brain Surgery for Mary Tyler Moore to Remove Benign Tumor Posted: 13 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT THURSDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- Representatives for veteran TV sitcom star Mary Tyler Moore report that she entered a facility for surgery to remove a meningioma -- a type of tumor, usually benign, that can occur on the meninges, the brain... |
Dutch to cull 8,800 chicken in bird flu alert Posted: 12 May 2011 09:24 AM PDT Dutch authorities on Thursday said they would destroy 8,800 chickens at an organic poultry farm after the discovery of bird flu. |
Are C-sections fueling the obesity epidemic? Posted: 12 May 2011 12:19 PM PDT Young adults born via Cesarean section are more likely to be obese than those delivered vaginally, suggesting C-sections could be feeding the obesity epidemic, researchers have found. |
How states fared on unemployment applications Posted: 12 May 2011 10:36 AM PDT Far fewer people sought unemployment benefits last week, a sharp reversal from big gains that suggests recent increases in layoffs may prove temporary. The number of people seeking unemployment benefits plummeted 44,000 to 434,000, the Labor Depar... |
People with diabetes more likely to get cancer Posted: 12 May 2011 12:17 PM PDT People with diabetes are at higher risk for certain cancers than those without the blood sugar disease, suggests a new study. |
Dutch to cull 8,800 chickens in bird flu alert Posted: 12 May 2011 10:53 AM PDT Dutch authorities on Thursday said they would destroy 8,800 chickens at an organic poultry farm in central Netherlands after the discovery of bird flu, the second such case in two months. |
Dry eyes common in older Koreans Posted: 12 May 2011 02:23 PM PDT One in three elderly Koreans have dry eyes, according to a new study. |
Mary Tyler Moore to Have Surgery to Remove Brain Tumor Posted: 12 May 2011 04:07 PM PDT THURSDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- Veteran TV sitcom star Mary Tyler Moore is set to undergo surgery to remove a meningioma -- a type of tumor, usually benign, that can occur on the meninges, the brain's protective outer membrane. |
New birth control methods urged for developing world women Posted: 12 May 2011 01:17 PM PDT New contraceptive methods are needed for developing world women, including one in four in sub-Saharan Africa, whose needs for modern birth control are not being met, a study has found. |
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