| Yahoo! News: Health News |
| FDA warns of deadly side effect with imaging drugs
(AP)
| Thu, Sep 9 01:24 PM |
| AP - Federal health regulators are warning doctors that a class of injectable drugs used in MRI medical imaging scans can cause a rare and sometimes fatal condition in patients with kidney disease. | Yahoo! News: Health News |
| CDC: Adults eating less fruit, not enough veggies
(AP)
| Thu, Sep 9 12:49 PM |
| AP - An apple a day? Apparently not in the United States. | Yahoo! News: Health News |
| Study: Flamboyant male dancing attracts women best
(AP)
| Thu, Sep 9 08:52 AM |
 AP - John Travolta was onto something. Women are most attracted to male dancers who have big, flamboyant moves similar to the actor's trademark style, British scientists say in a new study.
| Yahoo! News: Health News |
| Doctors see eye hazard in powerful laser pointers
(AP)
| Wed, Sep 8 04:54 PM |
| AP - A 15-year-old boy damaged his eyes while playing with a laser pointer he'd bought over the Internet, say doctors who warn that dangerously high-powered versions are easily available online. | Yahoo! News: Health News |
| Group backs mandatory flu shots for health workers
(AP)
| Wed, Sep 8 02:06 PM |
| AP - Flu vaccination should be required for all doctors, nurses and other health workers, the nation's largest pediatricians' group says, calling it a long overdue step to protect patients. | Yahoo! News: Health News |
| CVS Caremark to give away up to $5M in flu shots
(AP)
| Wed, Sep 8 06:51 AM |
| AP - CVS Caremark Corp. said Wednesday it will give away up to $5 million in seasonal flu vaccinations to people without health insurance. | Yahoo! News: Health News |
| Obesity May Up Death Risk in Older Women With Colon Cancer
(HealthDay)
| Thu, Sep 9 08:48 PM |
| HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Here's yet another reason
to avoid obesity throughout your life: Doing so may improve your chances
of survival if you're diagnosed with colon cancer. | Yahoo! News: Health News |
| Doctors alarmed by HIV risk for European gays
(AFP)
| Wed, Sep 8 04:06 PM |
 AFP - Homosexual men in Europe are increasingly failing to adhere to safe sex, according to two new studies. In France, transmission of the AIDS virus "seems to be out of control" among men who have sex with men, said a paper published on Thursday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
| Yahoo! News: Health News |
| Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 9, 2010
(HealthDay)
| Thu, Sep 9 08:48 PM |
| HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com: | Yahoo! News: Health News |
| Smoking Could Harm Sperm, Study Finds
(HealthDay)
| Thu, Sep 9 08:49 PM |
| HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Two new studies provide
evidence that smoking can harm sperm - both in smoking men who may become
fathers, and in sons born to women who smoked during pregnancy. | Yahoo! News: Health News |
| In Elderly, Risks Differ for Indoor Versus Outdoor Falls
(HealthDay)
| Thu, Sep 9 08:48 PM |
| HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Different risk factors
contribute to indoor and outdoor falls among the elderly and these
differences need to be incorporated into fall prevention programs, a new
study suggests. | Yahoo! News: Health News |
| In Cities, Weak Social Ties May Boost Mental Illness
(HealthDay)
| Tue, Sep 7 08:48 PM |
| HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Weak social connections, or social
fragmentation, may be one of the main reasons why people raised in cities
are more likely to develop schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders
than those who live in rural areas, the results of a study suggest. | Yahoo! News: Health News |
| Magnetic fields won't up kids' brain cancer risk
(Reuters)
| Thu, Sep 9 12:29 PM |
| Reuters - Exposure to extremely low-frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MFs)--emitted by anything from power lines to appliances or improperly grounded wiring--is not likely to increase children's risk of developing brain tumors, the authors of a new analysis conclude. | Yahoo! News: Health News |
| Study Finds Bariatric Surgery Lowers Gestational Diabetes
Risk
(HealthDay)
| Thu, Sep 9 08:48 PM |
| HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Obese women who have weight
loss surgery before they get pregnant are three times less likely to
develop gestational diabetes and are also less likely to require a
cesarean section, a new study finds. | Yahoo! News: Health News |
| India not treating AIDS patients early: Global Fund
(Reuters)
| Thu, Sep 9 08:29 AM |
 Reuters - Thousands of AIDS patients in India are not receiving treatment on time, underscoring huge challenges the country faces as it combats the disease, the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said on Thursday.
| Yahoo! News: Health News |
| Immune System Genes Show Links to Type 1 Diabetes
(HealthDay)
| Wed, Sep 8 08:48 PM |
| HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- The exact cause of type 1
diabetes is still unknown, but international researchers have found a link
between the blood sugar disorder and a network of immune system genes. | Yahoo! News: Health News |
| Starting periods early tied to greater asthma risk
(Reuters)
| Thu, Sep 2 10:19 AM |
| Reuters - Women who start menstruating early may be at increased risk of asthma and poor lung function, new research shows. | Yahoo! News: Health News |
| Obesity Worsens Brain Damage of Heavy Drinking
(HealthDay)
| Thu, Sep 9 08:48 PM |
| HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity caused by heavy
drinking can add to brain damage caused by drinking itself, says a new
study. | Yahoo! News: Health News |
