- Obesity Just as Risky for Teens as Heavy Smoking (HealthDay)
- Panel: Adopting from abroad? Get hepatitis A shot (AP)
- Survey: Health care cost keeps the doctor away (AP)
- What's the Best Diet? Eating Less Food (Time.com)
- Discovery could help adults grow new teeth when their own wear out (AP)
- Study: Old drugs might give TB a 1-2 punch (AP)
- FDA slaps warning on heartburn drug tied to spasms (AP)
- What's the Best Diet? Eating Less Food (Time.com)
- Discovery could help adults grow new teeth when their own wear out (AP)
- Obama calls for generic biotech drugs (AP)
- Overweight Russia prescribed 'crisis diet' (AFP)
- AP Source: Obama to rescind Bush abortion rule (AP)
- Fewer kids have high lead levels than 20 years ago (AP)
- Call for autopsy to unravel tragedy of stillbirth (AP)
- 'Fasting Signal' Offers Clues to Insulin Resistance in the Obese (HealthDay)
- Men's Sex Lives May Suffer as Waistlines Expand (HealthDay)
- Docs seek gag orders to stop patients' reviews (AP)
- 'Fasting Signal' Offers Clues to Insulin Resistance in the Obese (HealthDay)
- Men's Sex Lives May Suffer as Waistlines Expand (HealthDay)
- Calories Count, Diets Fail (LiveScience.com)
- Is my chemo working? Scans may give faster answer (AP)
- Ethnicity May Drive Response to Obesity, Insulin Resistance (HealthDay)
- Obama to hold meeting today on health care (AP)
- Victory bittersweet for drug liability case victim (AP)
- Stress May Raise Diabetes Risk for Obese Black Women (HealthDay)
- Warning: Don't wear medication patches during MRI (AP)
- Octuplet mom says hormones drove wild 911 call (AP)
- Stress May Raise Diabetes Risk for Obese Black Women (HealthDay)
- Obama: Every voice must be heard on health reform (AP)
- Gupta withdraws from surgeon general search (AP)
- Health overhaul could stall over government role (AP)
- Ill. panel seeks advice preventing youth suicide (AP)
- More evidence that depression is hard on the heart (AP)
- Blacks, Hispanics have steeper end-of-life costs (AP)
- HEALTHBEAT: What's the best medicine -- really? (AP)
- Experts dispute Lyme disease-violence claim (AP)
- Obesity, Diabetes and Heart Disease May Speed Dementia (HealthDay)
- Obesity, Diabetes and Heart Disease May Speed Dementia (HealthDay)
- Tests could find ovarian cancer early (AP)
- More evidence prostate tests overdiagnose cancer (AP)
- Chain results in 10 kidney swaps among strangers (AP)
- Lack of vitamin D linked to teen health problems (AP)
- Mass. doctor accused of faking pain pill data (AP)
- Overweight Preschoolers Raise Their Heart Disease Risk (HealthDay)
- Report: US on short end of health care 'value gap' (AP)
- Overweight Preschoolers Raise Their Heart Disease Risk (HealthDay)
- Second-Generation Female Condom Approved (HealthDay)
- New debate on how to decide best health treatments (AP)
- Roche to take over Genentech for $47 billion (AP)
- Boom amid bust: Med schools grow as economy tanks (AP)
- Safety net health centers struggle to meet demand (AP)
- Study: Some heart patients undoing drug benefits (AP)
- Weight loss enhances obese men's sexual well-being (Reuters)
- USDA approves shot for cows aimed at E. coli (AP)
- Ovarian changes may link obesity and infertility (Reuters)
- Suriname starts free circumcision project (AFP)
- Overweight Preschoolers Raise Their Heart Disease Risk (HealthDay)
- Second-Generation Female Condom Approved (HealthDay)
- Obama focuses on food safety, picks FDA new chief (AP)
- Possible therapy takes bite out of peanut allergy (AP)
- Possible therapy takes bite out of peanut allergy (AP)
- U.S. program aims to help babies beat obesity odds (Reuters)
- Report says 3 percent in DC have HIV or AIDS (AP)
- More evidence links diabetes to Alzheimer's risk (AP)
- German researchers testing veggie Viagra: reports (AFP)
- More evidence links diabetes to Alzheimer's risk (AP)
- Pancreas cancer surgery outcome worse with obesity (Reuters)
- Baby boomlet: US births in 2007 break 1950s record (AP)
- Studies don't end prostate cancer test controversy (AP)
- Study: 'Smart drug' Provigil may be habit-forming (AP)
- Study: Being obese can take years off your life (AP)
- Obesity Takes Years Off Your Life (HealthDay)
- US births break record; 40 pct out-of-wedlock (AP)
- Study finds younger blacks have more heart failure (AP)
- Air Force unveils brain injury clinic in Alaska (AP)
- Kellogg CEO: Food safety must be strengthened (AP)
- Obesity Takes Years Off Your Life (HealthDay)
- NFL players promoting improved physical education (AP)
- Brain injury victims can seem OK, symptoms delayed (AP)
- Attempting to zap Parkinson's through spinal cord (AP)
- US drug sales growth continues slowdown in 2008 (AP)
- Researchers find gene that turns carbs into fat (Reuters)
- Private inspections of food companies seen as weak (AP)
- Researchers find gene that turns carbs into fat (Reuters)
- Most New EMS Recruits Overweight or Obese (HealthDay)
- Most New EMS Recruits Overweight or Obese (HealthDay)
- Study: Lots of red meat increases mortality risk (AP)
- Alcohol flush signals cancer risk for East Asians (AP)
- Hunting tailored care for advanced prostate cancer (AP)
- Marine moves fingers after rare hand transplant (AP)
- Judge orders FDA to let 17-year-olds use Plan B (AP)
- Alzheimer's cost triple that of other elderly (AP)
- Insurers offer to stop charging sick people more (AP)
- Insurers offer to stop charging sick people more (AP)
- WHO issues pessimistic global tuberculosis report (AP)
- Study: Range of pharmaceuticals in fish across US (AP)
- Circumcision reduces risk of venereal disease (AFP)
- Study: Male circumcision helps prevent 2 STDs (AP)
- Study: Few US hospitals use digital records (AP)
- Judge upholds most of award in flesh-eating case (AP)
- Circumcision Guards Against STDs (HealthDay)
- Circumcision Guards Against STDs (HealthDay)
- Doctors say kidney stones in kids are on the rise (AP)
- CDC: Fido and Fluffy behind 86,000 falls a year (AP)
- Fire and ambulance recruits often overweight (Reuters)
- Learning disabled may engage in unsafe sex: survey (Reuters)
- Senate takes on out-of-network insurance issue (AP)
- Experimental vaccine used in Ebola exposure case (AP)
- Groups find common ground on health care overhaul (AP)
- China: Hand, foot and mouth virus kills 18 kids (AP)
- Woman accused of illegally importing bear bile (AP)
- Stroke-blocking device shows promise, doctors say (AP)
- Study: Triathlons can pose deadly heart risks (AP)
- Out-of-network insurance practices face scrutiny (AP)
- Study: Cholesterol drug lowers blood clot risk (AP)
- Rapid Infant Weight Gain Linked to Childhood Obesity (HealthDay)
- Once-a-day heart combo pill shows promise in study (AP)
- Super-chemo targets cancer spreading to the liver (AP)
- Fish oil pills don't boost benefit of heart drugs (AP)
- FDA: Bristol-Myers diabetes drug appears safe (AP)
- FDA approves new drug for deadly kidney cancer (AP)
- Doctor in hepatitis B case has license suspended (AP)
- Kraft Foods offers salmonella timeline (AP)
- CDC: Rocket fuel chemical found in baby formula (AP)
- House approves FDA regulation of tobacco products (AP)
- NY county ban on baby bottle chemical is official (AP)
- Obesity Boosts Gum Disease Risk (HealthDay)
- French hospital performs face, hand transplants (AP)
- When should Alzheimer's patients stop driving? (AP)
- China in bold move on volatile health care issue (AP)
- Topical Spray Helped Men With Premature Ejaculation (HealthDay)
- Study finds 1 in 5 obese among 4-year-olds (AP)
- Obesity may raise risk of restless legs syndrome (Reuters)
- Topical Spray Helped Men With Premature Ejaculation (HealthDay)
- Salmonella found in central Calif. pistachio plant (AP)
- Skin cancer now top cancer among young women in UK (AP)
- FACT CHECK: Do smokers cost society money? (AP)
- CDC: Mild flu season apparently winding down (AP)
- Prostate drug shows promise in early testing (AP)
- Brit officials wrestle with cost of cancer drugs (AP)
- Obesity Linked to Heart Failure Risk (HealthDay)
- Study shows Brazilian waistlines expanding (AP)
- Kids Who Lack Self-Control More Prone to Obesity Later (Time.com)
- Studies of 'good' fat could help with weight loss (AP)
- Study: Heartburn drugs no help with asthma (AP)
- Doctors: Thyroid drug can hurt liver, kill kids (AP)
- Regulators suspend NJ doc's license (AP)
- "Brown fat" may help adults lose weight (Reuters)
- CDC: US food poisoning cases held steady in 2008 (AP)
- FDA reversal OKs morphine painkiller for dying (AP)
- Report: Source of Okla. E. coli outbreak a mystery (AP)
- FDA reversal OKs morphine painkiller for dying (AP)
- Report: Ethanol raises cost of nutrition programs (AP)
- Health advocates tout new model of female condom (AP)
- Twin Reno girls treated for rare disease (AP)
- Epilepsy drug in pregnancy may lower child's IQ (AP)
- Army officials say war concussions overdiagnosed (AP)
- AARP: Prescription drug prices on the rise (AP)
- Yikes, bedbugs! EPA looks to stop resurgence (AP)
- Obese young adults risk disability later (Reuters)
- Immune cell offers new clue to worst malaria cases (AP)
- Swine flu cases up to 7; officials expand probe (AP)
- Wis. could be first to require cochlear implants (AP)
- FDA to allow 'morning-after' pill for 17-year-olds (AP)
- NYC takes lead in setting next food target — salt (AP)
- NY pharmacies agree to translate drug instructions (AP)
- Obesity May Hide Fetal Abnormalities on Ultrasounds (HealthDay)
- Mexico City suspends schools over flu epidemic (AP)
- Health experts hunt new swine flu after 7 sickened (AP)
- Blood vessels made from patients' cells (AP)
- German doctors remove 40-pound tumor from woman (AP)
- Immune system researchers win $500K medical prize (AP)
- Mexico swine flu deaths spur global epidemic fears (AP)
- Questions and answers about swine flu (AP)
- WHO convenes emergency meeting on swine flu crisis (AP)
- Magnitude of dirty VA hospital equipment unknown (AP)
- Swine flu empties Mexico City's churches, streets (AP)
- Swine flu worse in Mexico than US, but why? (AP)
- Is swine flu 'the big one' or a flu that fizzles? (AP)
- Swine flu confirmed in NYC high school students (AP)
- US declares public health emergency for swine flu (AP)
- Seasonal vaccine no help against swine flu (AP)
- World gov'ts race to contain swine flu outbreak (AP)
- World gov'ts race to contain swine flu outbreak (AP)
- Doctors urge baseline test for prostate cancer (AP)
- Study links ADHD medicine with better test scores (AP)
- Pediatricians adopt new term for shaken baby abuse (AP)
- Doctors warn about camphor poisoning in children (AP)
- Hospitals cutting services, staff amid recession (AP)
- Swine flu epidemic enters dangerous new phase (AP)
- What you need to know about swine flu (AP)
- How WHO measures a pandemic (AP)
- Obesity becoming U.S. civil rights issue for some (Reuters)
- Mexico closes pyramids as swine flu spreads (AP)
- Mexicans put faith in masks — but do they work? (AP)
- US wants ingredient in swine flu vaccine by May (AP)
- Prostate cancer vaccine extends survival in study (AP)
- CDC, states: US swine flu cases jump to 68 (AP)
- Ministry: Swine flu case confirmed in Germany (AP)
- Egypt orders slaughter of all pigs over swine flu (AP)
- Obesity Surgery Complications on the Decline (HealthDay)
- WHO warns swine flu threatening to become pandemic (AP)
- World takes drastic steps to contain swine flu (AP)
- Scientists struggle to understand swine flu virus (AP)
- Attorney in 2007 tuberculosis scare sues CDC (AP)
- Little boy, far from home, 1st US swine flu death (AP)
- Studies: Drug shows promise against hepatitis C (AP)
- Little boy, far from home, 1st US swine flu death (AP)
- Obesity Surgery Complications on the Decline (HealthDay)
- Biden tells family to stay off planes, subways (AP)
- WHO raises its tally of swine flu cases to 236 (AP)
- Swine flu name change? Flu genes spell pig (AP)
- FDA warns of botulism with unapproved use of Botox (AP)
- AP: Mexico health chief optimistic; more US cases (AP)
- More schools close, swine flu cases pass 100 (AP)
- State labs: US swine flu cases likely higher (AP)
- Swine flu name change? Flu genes spell pig (AP)
- Swine flu cases pass 100 in US, vaccine pursued (AP)
- Hospitals, doctors deal with swine flu jitters (AP)
- Paris Hilton not only one confused about swine flu (AP)
- Regular flu shots this fall, maybe swine jab too (AP)
- FDA urges dieters to quit using Hydroxycut (AP)
- AP: Most states have fewer drugs than feds suggest (AP)
- Ga. adopting strict new food testing rules (AP)
- Flu fighters warn against complacency, seek clues (AP)
- More schools shut as swine flu spreads in US (AP)
- FDA says dieters should stop using Hydroxycut now (AP)
- Regular flu shots this fall, maybe swine jab too (AP)
- Immigration foes link flu to Mexican threat claims (AP)
- In flu scare, echoes of a fearful time (AP)
- Questions and answers about the new swine flu (AP)
- VA: 5th HIV case linked to unsterile equipment (AP)
- Obese Children More Likely to Suffer Lower Body Injuries (HealthDay)
- Mexico swine flu death toll jumps to 19 (AP)
- Obese Children More Likely to Suffer Lower Body Injuries (HealthDay)
- Obama calls Mexico president about swine flu (AP)
- CDC: US swine flu cases now at 226; in 30 states (AP)
- Flu-hit Mexico mulls reopening schools, businesses (AP)
- US flu tally jumps to 245 as labs catch up (AP)
- Swine flu goes person-to-pig; What's next? (AP)
- Acting CDC head adopts public role with swine flu (AP)
- Leading US health expert urging cautious approach (AP)
- Flu could flourish in southern hemisphere winter (AP)
- Helping doctors ask about drug, alcohol problems (AP)
- CDC reconsidering guidance on flu school closings (AP)
- Obese children more likely to have allergies: study (Reuters)
- Some fear flu rebound as Mexico seeks 'normalcy' (AP)
- Amid swine flu, sales of antiviral drugs surging (AP)
- How will the uninsured fare in swine flu outbreak? (AP)
- Australia may pay for obesity surgery: report (AFP)