Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Uganda lawyers protest over political violence

Uganda lawyers protest over political violence

Uganda lawyers protest over political violence

Posted: 04 May 2011 03:50 AM PDT

Some 300 lawyers are protesting the Ugandan government's strong reaction to protests surrounding the arrest of an opposition leader.

Health Tip: Why am I Itchy?

Posted: 04 May 2011 04:02 AM PDT

(HealthDay News) -- If itchy skin is irritating you, figuring out what's making you scratch can help you find a solution.

Health Tip: Use a Lawnmower Safely

Posted: 04 May 2011 04:02 AM PDT

(HealthDay News) -- Proper care, maintenance and use of your lawnmower can help reduce your risk of injury.

Women in Their 40s Want Mammograms: Poll

Posted: 04 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT

WEDNESDAY, May 4 (HealthDay News) -- A U.S. health task force stunned much of the medical world and many women in November 2009 by recommending that most women didn't need to get their first mammogram until age 50.

Breast Shield Better for Women Getting Chest CT Scan: Study

Posted: 04 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT

WEDNESDAY, May 4 (HealthDay News) -- Breast shields are the best way to protect the breasts of women from radiation exposure while they have a chest CT examination, according to a new study.

Treating Kids for Environmental Ills Costs U.S. $76B a Year

Posted: 04 May 2011 06:02 AM PDT

WEDNESDAY, May 4 (HealthDay News) -- Children's health problems caused by air pollution, exposure to toxic chemicals and other environmental pollutants cost the United States $76.6 billion in 2008, a new study finds.

Tutu hails South Africa's turnaround on AIDS

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:15 AM PDT

Nobel laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu on Tuesday hailed South Africa's turnaround on AIDS, going from denialism to the roll-out of the world's largest treatment programme.

Grape tomato products recalled for salmonella risk

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:20 AM PDT

A supplier of grape tomatoes for Taylor Farms Pacific, Inc. has recalled the product for possible salmonella contamination, the government said late on Monday.

Is morning colonoscopy better?

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:17 AM PDT

Studies have found that colonoscopies done in the afternoon are less likely to catch abnormal growths than those done in the morning. Now new research shows that the gap disappears when doctors work a half-day rather than a full one.

Nearly one 1 in 12 in US have asthma: study

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:21 AM PDT

Asthma cases in the United States have risen 12.3 percent since 2001, and nearly one in 12, or almost 25 million Americans, are stricken with the chronic respiratory disease, the government said Tuesday.

Medical marijuana faces tough curbs in Montana

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:21 AM PDT

Many if not most of Montana's 4,800 medical marijuana suppliers will be forced out of business within two months under a newly passed overhaul of the state's 7-year-old law legalizing pot for medicinal purposes.

Feds take action against bogus cures for HIV

Posted: 03 May 2011 09:26 AM PDT

Federal health officials are cracking down on bogus pills and supplements that claim to cure sexually transmitted diseases like HIV, herpes and genital warts.

US takes aim at drugs promising sex disease 'cure'

Posted: 03 May 2011 10:08 AM PDT

The US government said Tuesday it is launching an effort to remove from the market a host of drugstore products that promise to cure HIV, herpes, chlamydia and other sexually transmitted diseases.

Afghanistan worst place, Norway best to be a mom: study

Posted: 03 May 2011 10:26 AM PDT

Afghanistan is the worst place in the world to be a mother and Norway is the best, an annual report released Tuesday said.
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