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Every day researchers are doing everything they can do to find solution to various health issues the human being face on Earth. When God created Adam and Eve in the beginning, they were both in good and perfect health until the enemy came. Disobedient brought Sin, sickness and death.

The Bible says: "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much." - James 5:16 JKV

"But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed."- Isaiah 53:5 KJV

"He sent his word, and healed them, and delivered them from their destructions." - Psalms 107:20 KJV

"Behold, I will bring it health and cure, and I will cure them and will reveal unto them the abundance of peace and truth." - Jeremiah 33:6 KJV

Here are related links to health research and articles that will help build your faith as you trust God for divine health and healing.

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    [CBS News - July 28, 2015]
    For the first time ever, doctors have transplanted donor hands and forearms onto a child. Eight-year-old Zion Harvey lost his hands and feet at the age of 2 due to a serious infection that also led to a kidney


    [Headlines & Global News - July 28, 2015]
    A groundbreaking but simple new treatment using a balloon-like device could help treat hearing loss in children. Kids with a common middle-ear problem could use the "nasal balloon" to combat hearing loss associated with the condition, cutting down the ...


    [Huffington Post - July 28, 2015]
    Big changes are coming to nutrition labels, if last week's proposal from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is turned into law.


    [UPI.com - July 28, 2015]
    Blood pressure should remain relatively stable over time, regardless of a diagnosis of high blood pressure. By Stephen Feller


    [TIME - July 22, 2015]
    Heath officials in Florida warned people to avoid armadillos because they can pass leprosy to humans. Nine cases of leprosy in humans have already been reported so far this year in the state—close to the annual average of 10 cases, WJAX-TV reports.


    [Times of India - July 22, 2015]
    Starting antiretroviral therapy early is highly effective in preventing sexual transmission of the virus in heterosexual couples where one person is HIV-infected and the other is not, according to results of a decade-long clinical trial involving ...


    [CTV News - May 6, 2015]
    WASHINGTON -- Prick a finger and have the blood checked for parasites -- by smartphone? Scientists are turning those ubiquitous phones into microscopes and other medical tools that could help fight diseases in remote parts of the world.


    [BDlive - May 6, 2015]
    TREADMILLS can on rare occasions be dangerous, an issue highlighted by the untimely death of technology executive David Goldberg. There are about three deaths a year in the US associated with treadmills, according to data from the US Consumer


    [wtvr.com - ‎April 29, 2015]
    Local and state health officials say potato salad made with home-canned potatoes is to blame for the more than 20 cases of botulism in Lancaster, Ohio, last week.


    [Kearney Hub - ‎April 29, 2015]
    WEST DES MOINES, Iowa - Hy-Vee Inc. issued a recall Monday for Hy-Vee summer fresh pasta salad that is sold in its stores' kitchen department cold cases and salad bars.


    [CNN - ‎April 22, 2015]
    A 54-year-old woman has died and others are hospitalized after being poisoned with botulism at a church potluck dinner in central Ohio, health officials said Wednesday.


    [TIME - ‎April 1, 2015]
    A blood test can reveal just how severe a person's food allergy is and could possibly replace more invasive testing, a new study published Wednesday morning suggests.


    [WDEL 1150AM - ‎March 17, 2015]
    State lawmakers are seeking to add e-cigarettes to the state's Clean Indoor Act that prohibits smoking in most indoor public places.


    [Doctors Lounge - ‎March 17, 2015]
    Vitamin D supplementation is not associated with a reduction in blood pressure, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published online March 16 in JAMA Internal Medicine.


    [ABC News - ‎March 17, 2015]
    Authorities were trying Tuesday to find who dumped medical waste that includes syringes and vials in the Arkansas River in eastern Oklahoma.


    [Reuters - ‎March 10, 2015]
    CHICAGO, March 10 (Reuters) - A suspected case of avian influenza has been identified in poultry in Arkansas, the third-largest U.S.


    [Times of India - ‎March 10, 2015]
    WASHINGTON: Parents, take note! Telling your children they are special could turn them into narcissists, according to a new study.


    [Times of India - ‎March 10, 2015]
    WASHINGTON: Parents, take note! Telling your children they are special could turn them into narcissists, according to a new study.


    [TIME - ‎March 3, 2015]
    If you're an average American, chances are that you're eating too much salt. But the latest research - which, the scientists stress, is still in its early stages - hints that there may be some benefits to salt that have gone unnoticed.


    [Wall Street Journal - ‎March 3, 2015]
    BRUSSELS—Leaders of the three most heavily Ebola-stricken African nations said Tuesday the tide had turned against the epidemic, with weekly infections falling roughly from 1,000 to 100, but warned against declaring victory prematurely.


    [Consolidate Times - ‎February 17, 2015]
    Researchers deem that plain or standardized cigarette packs that get rid of tobacco company brands could successfully dissuade non-smokers from taking up the habit and may also urge smokers to decrease their intake.


    [Chicago Sun-Times - ‎February 17, 2015]
    Butterfinger, Crunch and Baby Ruth candy bars made without artificial flavors and colors could begin showing up on store shelves this summer.


    [Minneapolis Star Tribune - ‎February 10, 2015]
    NEW YORK - Health officials say the number of measles cases in the nation is up to 121 so far this year. All but 18 of the cases are tied to an outbreak that started at the Disneyland amusement park in California.


    [Businessinsider India - ‎February 10, 2015]
    No Pants Subway If you use public transit like a friend of mine, you stash tissues in your pocket (so you don't have to touch the "bacteria-laden" handrails) and keep hand sanitizer in your purse (to "de-germ" after the ride).


    [Fox News - ‎February 9, 2015]
    Researchers say that women who drink multiple cups of coffee per day may reduce their risk of developing the most common cancer of the female reproductive organs by almost a fifth.


    [PlanetSave.com - ‎February 3, 2015]
    Mercury levels in Hawaiian Yellowfin Tuna have been rising fairly rapidly over the last few decades, according to new research from the University of Michigan and the Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution.


    [New York Times - ‎February 3, 2015]
    More than a hundred people across 14 states have come down with the measles, many of them sickened as a result of an outbreak in December at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif.


    [CNN - ‎January 27, 2015]
    California has reported more measles cases. The number of cases has increased to 73, with 50 of those cases linked to an outbreak at Disneyland, the California Department of Public Health reported Monday.


    [WebMD - ‎January 27, 2015]
    (HealthDay News) -- West Africa's Ebola epidemic has slowed significantly, but health officials are hesitant to say the lethal virus is no longer a threat.


    [ABC News - ‎January 20, 2015]
    The victims of the Ebola epidemic aren't just the dead, but also those they have left behind. Mercy, 9, and her 17-year-old brother Harris, lived in a neighborhood in Monrovia, Liberia, with their mother Marie until she contracted the disease and died.


    [Vox - ‎January 20, 2015]
    Excessive sitting is tied to all kinds of health problems, and a new, massive study finds that you can't counteract them with just an hour of exercise each day, though it still helps.


    [LOS ANGELES - ‎January 20, 2015]
    (Reuters) - Health officials are warning parents that a student at a Southern California high school has become infected with measles from an outbreak traced to Disneyland in December, urging them to contact a doctor if their child develops ...


    [Times Gazette - ‎January 13, 2015]
    26 kids contract measles after visiting Disney theme parks Earlier reports had indicated 19, but latest reports confirm seven more kids have been exposed to measles after visiting Disney theme parks in California last month - and this brings to total 26 people


    [Reuters - ‎May 14, 2014]
    ORLANDO (Reuters) - Two U.S. hospital workers who fell ill after contact with a patient suffering from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) have tested negative for the often-deadly virus, a Florida health official said...


    [State College News - ‎May 14, 2014]
    Welcoming spring this year, even after a long cold winter, has been bittersweet for millions of allergy sufferers already experiencing itchy eyes, nasal congestion, sneezing and a runny nose.


    [Daily Digest News - May 14, 2014]
    The study provided a blueprint of how to effectively measure the presence and levels of the chemicals in women. By Lisa Rennie,...


    [Opposing Views - ‎May 14, 2014]
    Little Musa Dayid and his 3-year-old sister were in the family's living room when their father stepped out for only a second. Dayib's sister opened the sliding glass door to the balcony and Dayid slipped out.


    [Fox News - ‎May 13, 2014]
    About one in 50 pregnant women will be involved in a serious motor-vehicle accident, typically during their second trimester, a new study reports.


    [Information-Analytic Agency NEWS.am - April 22, 2014]
    You may be doing all you can to increase your odds, but part - or all - of your struggle with infertility might be to blame on your guy.


    [Tom's Guide - April 9, 2014]
    Google's Glass is being credited with helping a doctor save the life of one of his patients. Dr. Steven Horng of Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center said a patient with bleeding in the brain told him he was allergic to certain blood pressure ..


    [Philly.com - April 9, 2014]
    (HealthDay News) -- Regular aerobic workouts increase the size of the brain's memory area in older women and may help slow the progression of dementia, according to a small new study.


    [State Column - April 9, 2014]
    Glucosamine promotes longevity by mimicking a low-carb diet, study finds. Glucosamine, a commonly used supplement, has been shown to provide life-prolonging effects in mice and worms.


    [WebMD - April 9, 2014]
    Food companies cannot add sugar or other sweeteners to pure honey and still call it honey, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday.


    [NBC News - March 25, 2014]
    As many as one in four hundred women test positive for the BRCA-1 gene, often called the "breast cancer gene." They have not only a significantly increased risk for breast cancer, but also for ovarian cancer.


    [NBC New York - March 12, 2014]
    A Long Island hospital says some patients may be at risk of exposure to hepatitis B, hepatitis C and HIV after authorities found that an insulin pen may have been used on more than one patient.


    [The Almagest - March 12, 2014]
    In a new study researchers say even little drinking of alcohol in early pregnancy is linked to increased risk of bearing preterm baby or unexpectedly small baby.


    [HealthDay News - March 11, 2014]
    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the first device aimed at preventing migraines.


    [Los Angeles Times - March 4, 2014]
    Consuming high levels of protein - particularly animal protein - is a bad strategy if you're at midlife and aiming to live into old age, new research finds.


    [Washington Post - March 4, 2014]
    Doctors in some hospitals prescribe up to three times as many antibiotics as doctors at other hospitals, putting patients at greater risk for deadly superbug infections, according to a federal study released Tuesday.


    [UPI.com - February 27, 2014]
    CINCINNATI, Feb. 27 (UPI) -- Researchers have developed a vaccine that boosts the response of the body's immune system toward enemy tumor cells.


    [Hollywood Life - February 26, 2014]
    Aidan Pankey had his pet rat just two weeks before it killed him. Less than 48 hours after showing flu-like symptoms, the 10-year-old boy tragically died in his grandmother's bedroom while she called 911.


    [Boston.com - February 26, 2014]
    For years, psychiatric disorders that developed in children have been linked to the mother's genes. But growing evidence now seems to suggest that a number of factors in fathers play a larger role in the development of psychiatric issues in their offspring.


    [CBS News - February 18, 2014]
    Researchers have learned to hijack the mechanism that helps glioblastoma brain tumors (highlighted in orange) spread, by turning it against the cancer using a film of nanofibers thinner than human hair to lure tumor cells away from the brain.


    [RTT News - February 18, 2014]
    Human lungs have been grown in a lab at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston. The organs were grown in a fish tank using cells from dead children


    [News One - February 18, 2014]
    Extreme loneliness over a long period can be worse for your health than obesity and could lead to an early death, especially among the elderly, according to a new study.


    [Ivanhoe Newswire - February 11, 2014]
    A new study shows increased rates of obesity and type 2 diabetes in lower and middle income countries were associated with ownership of televisions, cars, and computers.


    [Dallas Morning News - February 11, 2014]
    One of the largest and most meticulous studies of mammography ever done, involving 90,000 women and lasting a quarter-century, has added powerful new doubts about the value of the screening test for women of any age.


    [Boston.com - February 11, 2014]
    Getting extra vitamins sounds like a good idea, right? After all, vitamins are important--so why not add them to foods and take multivitamins?


    [BBC News - February 4, 2014]
    Experts are concerned about the spread of a new strain of bird flu that has already killed one woman in China. The 73-year-old from Nanchang City caught the H10N8 virus after visiting a live poultry market, although it is not known for sure if this was the ...


    [San Francisco Chronicle - February 4, 2014]
    COLORECTAL CANCER. Stool sample a reliable test. A colonoscopy may be the gold standard of colorectal cancer screening, but a review of the latest research by Kaiser Permanente researchers has revealed that a simple stool test that can be done at ...


    [Patriot-News - January 28, 2014]
    As Pennsylvania's debate over medical marijuana lit up in on Tuesday, one Pennsylvania doctor expressed major concerns related to addiction and said potential risks and side effects outweigh benefits.


    [USA TODAY - January 28, 2014]
    Hong Kong begins a mass cull of 20,000 chickens after the deadly H7N9 bird flu virus was discovered in poultry imported from mainland China.


    [CTV News - January 21, 2014]
    PARIS (AFP) -- Sunlight may help to reduce high blood pressure, a danger factor for heart attacks and stroke, a new study suggests.


    [Philly.com - January 21, 2014]
    TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2014 (HealthDay News) -- Older men who spend a lot of time sitting around are more likely to face heart failure down the road, a new study shows.


    [Headlines & Global News - January 21, 2014]
    "White coats, neckties, and wrist watches can become contaminated and may potentially serve as vehicles to carry germs from one patient to another," Mark Rupp, M.D.


    [WBUR - January 14, 2014]
    The latest cool stuff out of some of the nation's best labs; news on medical research and what it may mean for patients. RELATED TOPICS.


    [Doctors Lounge - January 14, 2014]
    Drinking green tea may lessen the effects of the antihypertensive medication nadolol (Corgard), according to research published online Jan. 13 in Clinical Pharmacology & Therapeutics.


    [The Voice of Russia - December 18, 2013]
    About 1% of America's pregnant young women claim, they have become this way still being virgins, at least what the report of Britain's BMJ medical journal claims published in its Christmas edition.


    [USA TODAY - December 18, 2013]
    A 3-year-old Florida boy survived a lifesaving five-organ transplant surgery, the first of its kind. Adonis Ortiz was born with a severe birth defect leaving his intestines outside his body.


    [Medical News - December 18, 2013]
    We all know the saying, "an apple a day keeps the doctor away." And this may prove true after new research suggests that eating an apple once a day may be just as beneficial as daily statin use when it comes to preventing vascular deaths in individuals over...


    [NBCNews.com - December 18, 2013]
    The Asian tiger mosquito may spread to new areas as a result of global warming, a study shows. And CDC warns it's carrying Chikungunya virus in the Caribbean.


    [HealthCentral.com - December 18, 2013]
    An editorial in the Annals of Internal Medicine has concluded that vitamin and mineral supplements do not prevent chronic disease or death, and some may even be harmful in well-nourished adults.


    [CBC.ca - ‎July 31, 2013]
    A figure from the paper shows one of the tooth-like structures removed from a mouse kidney three weeks after the human tissue was implanted with tissue from the jaw of a mouse.


    [Times of India - ‎July 30, 2013]
    WASHINGTON: Excessive use of mobile phone can lead to oxidative stress in cells that is linked to cellular and genetic mutations which cause development of tumours, says a study.


    [Los Angeles Times - ‎July 31, 2013]
    Bagged salad could be the cause of the recent cyclospora stomach bug outbreak that has sickened more than 350 people in at least 15 states.


    [U.S. News & World Report - ‎Jun 26, 2013]
    (HealthDay News)-- New brain scan research supports the notion that some people have a food "addiction," with foods like white bread or potatoes helping to spur their craving to eat.


    [CBS News - ‎Jun 26, 2013]
    Aspirin may dramatically reduce risk for colon cancer, according to a new study. But, the effect seems to be limited to people who lack certain genetic mutations tied to tumor risk.


    [Health policy solutions - ‎Jun 26, 2013]
    Since leaders of the American Medical Association last week trumped advice from their own committee of experts and declared obesity a disease, speculation has been rife.


    [ArmyTimes.com - ‎Jun 26, 2013]
    Post-traumatic stress disorder appears to be linked to heart disease, according to a study published Wednesday by Emory University scientists


    [CBS News - ‎Jun 19, 2013]
    Exposure to air pollution while pregnant may increase a woman's risk that her unborn child eventually develops autism. Researchers looked at more than 116,000 women to determine whether they were exposed to pollution during pregnancy.


    [Reuters - ‎Jun 18, 2013]
    The American Medical Association on Tuesday said it would support a ban on the marketing of energy drinks to children under 18, saying the high-caffeine beverages could cause heart problems


    [LATINO POST- ‎March 20, 2013]
    Thanks to a tiny new medical implant, patients needing blood work may finally be able to say something they've never said before: Good-bye needles!


    [abc news - ‎March 20, 2013]
    More than a million people are affected by concussions every year, according to a Center for Disease Control and Prevention.


    [Reuters - ‎September 5, 2012‎]
    By Ronnie Cohen | SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - US health officials have sent warnings to 39 other countries that their citizens who stayed in Yosemite National Park tent cabins this summer may have been exposed to a deadly mouse-borne hantavirus,


    [ABC News - ‎September 4, 2012‎]
    (ABCNEWS.com) For every heart attack that strikes with chest pain, shortness of breath and nausea, almost two more slide in under the radar among older adults, a new study found.


    [Reuters, August 21, 2012]
    CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's leading gold miners are facing a potential lawsuit on behalf of thousands of workers who claim they contracted silicosis, a lung … More »


    [Businessweek, August 21, 2012]
    ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Minnesota has recorded its first confirmed case and a second probable case of a new flu strain that people can catch from pigs, the Department of Health said Monday.


    [Discovery News, August 21, 2012]
    Though they can be prescribed for very young children, new research shows the drugs could kill good bacteria as well as bad. Antibiotics kill good bacteria as well as bad, and some of the good bacteria could help keep us lean.


    [Takepart.com, August 14, 2012]
    A child is on life support with little hope of recovering. The parents, who are deeply religious, want treatment to continue (despite doctors’ pessimism), believing a miracle will occur. What should be done?


    [CBS News, August 14, 2012]
    A new blood screening test can potentially determine if a person is having a heart attack within one hour, a fraction of the time it takes right now.


    [Chicago Tribune, August 14, 2012]
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eating a daily dose of cocoa or dark chocolate - rich in plant compounds called flavanols - may lead to a slight drop in blood pressure for a short period of time, a fresh look at past research suggests.


    [HealthDay, June 26, 2012]
    (HealthDay News) -- Although the overall lung cancer rate in the United States has been declining in recent years, new research shows a troubling increase in lung cancer deaths among baby boomer women living in some southern and Midwestern states.


    [TIME healthland, June 25, 2012]
    Exercise can lower women’s risk of breast cancer, but how much exercise is enough and at what age do women have to be physically active to benefit? Those are the questions that Lauren McCullough, a doctoral candidate in epidemiology at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill...


    [Doctors Lounge, June 26, 2012]
    (HealthDay News) -- Older women with low levels of vitamin D, also known as the "sunshine vitamin," may be more likely to gain weight, a new study indicates.


    [Bloomberg News , March 20, 2012]
    Tobacco use killed almost 6 million people last year and was the top cause of death in China, the world’s biggest cigarette market, the American Cancer Society and World Lung Foundation reported.


    [msnbc.com, March 21, 2012]
    By MyHealthNewsDaily Staff - Most people who have sinus infections should not be treated with antibiotics because the drugs are unlikely to help, according to new guidelines from infectious disease experts.


    [sun sentinel.com, March 21, 2012]
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Breast cancer survivors who eat a healthy dose of omega-3 fats may have some extra energy throughout their day, a new study suggests.


    [msnbc.com, March 6, 2012]
    When doctors took an X-ray of Payton Bushnell, 3, they found 37 magnets clustered in her stomach. PORTLAND - A 3-year-old girl was recovering Monday at Legacy Emanuel Hospital after doctors removed 37 'Buckyballs' magnets from her intestines.


    [Baltimore Sun, March 6, 2012]
    Maybe it's time we change the name of the birth control pill. What Rush Limbaugh doesn't understand is that women are not always about men.


    [USA TODAY, March 6, 2012]
    By Kim Painter, USA TODAY Depression and pregnancy: Should a pregnant woman take medication for depression? A new study offers no clear answers.


    [TIME, February 21, 2012]
    When it comes to heart disease, men and women may not be created equal. But what accounts for the differences between them: gender or age? Ever since studies first revealed a distinct gender divide in the trajectory of heart disease, researchers have been trying to figure out exactly what makes a man’s heart attack different from a woman’s.


    [USA TODAY, February 21, 2012]
    By Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY Unpasteurized milk, touted as the ultimate health food by some, is 150 times more likely to cause food-borne illness outbreaks than pasteurized milk, and such outbreaks had a hospitalization rate 13 times higher than those ...


    [Washington Post, February 14, 2012]
    Four hundred of the nation's most popular lipsticks contained trace levels of lead when tested recently by the federal government, confirming similar results of earlier analyses but on a much wider scale and at higher levels than previously detected.


    [Medscape, February 14, 2012]
    New data from the Mayo Clinic Study on Aging suggest that consuming between 2100 and 6000 calories per day may double the risk for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) in adults aged 70 years and older.


    [Chicago Tribune, February 14, 2012]
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among more than 2500 people in France with a history of heart disease, taking B vitamins or omega-3 fatty acid supplements did not reduce the risk of developing cancer in a new study.


    [Philadelphia Inquirer, January 31, 2012]
    By Jenifer Goodwin MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Preschool children whose moms are loving and nurturing have a larger hippocampus, an area of the brain involved in learning, memory and stress response, when they reach school age,


    [Medical News, January 31, 2012]
    When dentists do a root canal they are supposed to use steel posts, and definitely not paper clips. A dentist from Massachusetts has just received a 1-year prison sentence at the Bristol County House of Correction, for using paper clips for just such ...


    [The Press Association, January 31, 2012]
    Post-menopausal women who take common indigestion drugs are 35% more likely to suffer a hip fracture, research has suggested. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are prescribed for severe or recurring indigestion or peptic ulcers and work by blocking the ...


    [USA TODAY, January 24, 2012]
    Psychedelic mushrooms may point to new ways to treat depression, suggest two small brain imaging studies that seem to show how psilocybin -- the active ingredient in such mushrooms -- affects the brain.


    [WebMD, January 23, 2012]
    By Jennifer Warner A new study shows that people who drank three cups of black tea a day lowered their blood pressure levels by an average of 2 to 3 points.


    [MedPage Today, January 24, 2012]
    By Michael Smith, North American Correspondent, MedPage Today A pooled analysis of 26 observational studies found that five-year survival was significantly improved for invasive epithelial ovarian cancer patients carrying BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations ...


    [Gant Daily, January 18, 2012]
    San Diego, CA, United States (AHN) - A study on Fetal Alcohol Syndrome has found there is no safe amount of drinking during pregnancy.


    [BBC News, January 11, 2012]
    By Michelle Roberts Health reporter, BBC News If you are due to have an operation, it might be worth checking the age of your surgeon beforehand, say researchers who claim age influences acumen.


    [AFP, January 03, 2012]
    The bacteria that cause Legionnaires' disease have been found at several sites in the new Hong Kong government complex after one minister fell ill, in a major embarrassment …


    [Reuters Health, January 03, 2012]
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Estrogen-like compounds that come with a soy-rich diet are sometimes linked to a reduced risk of cancer, but new research from Japan suggests that protection doesn't extend to stomach cancer.


    [The Associated Press, January 03, 2012]
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Check-ups during pregnancy tend to focus around the waist. But there's growing debate about which mothers-to-be should have a gland in their neck tested, too.


    [Voice of America, January 03, 2012]
    January 03, 2012 Obesity Linked to Brain Damage Inflammation found in hypothalamus, which controls appetite and weight Jessica Berman Researchers are beginning to understand why lasting weight loss is so hard.


    [TIME Healthland, December 26, 2011]
    Drug companies are working to develop a pure, more powerful version of the nation’s second most-abused medicine, which has addiction experts worried that it could spur a new wave of abuse.


    [Medscape Medical News, December 26, 2011]
    "Smoking during pregnancy has been related to thicker carotid intima media thickness in young adults, and this was also shown in neonates," write Caroline C. Geerts, MD, from the Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care and University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands and colleagues.


    [TIME Healthland, December 21, 2011]
    There are several ways doctors predict your vulnerability to heart disease, among them: cholesterol levels, blood pressure, blood glucose levels and weight. Now a new study adds another measure to the list — your pulse rate.


    [LifeGoesStrong, December 21, 2011]
    Supplements aren't the only source of vitamin D. You can get it from sun exposure as well as from the food pictured here: salmon, fortified cereal, fortified milk and egg yolk If you follow medical news, you've probably heard a lot about the purported


    [Reuters, December 13, 2011]
    A view of a tanning bed at a spa facility at Mistral Hotel in Gniewino, which the Spanish soccer team has chosen as their hub for the Euro 2012 soccer championships, is seen in Gniewino November 30, 2011.


    [The Seattle Times, December 13, 2011]
    Princeton University says $15 million will go toward Bezos Center for Neural Circuit Dynamics in its neuroscience institute. By Amy Martinez Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and his wife, MacKenzie, are both Princeton graduates.


    [USA Today, December 8, 2011]
    Working rotating night shifts may do more than leave you tired; it may also increase your risk of developing type 2 diabetes, new research finds. When compared to women who hadn't done rotating shift work, women who did one ...


    [USA Today, October 4, 2011]
    Even mild strokes can result in serious but unrecognized disabilities, such as depression, vision problems and difficulty thinking, according to a new study.


    [AP, October 4, 2011]
    TUESDAY, Oct. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity and alcohol consumption are among the leading causes of sudden cardiac death not caused by coronary artery disease, a new ...


    [AP, October 2, 2011]
    California's governor has signed a bill that that will prevent local governments from banning male circumcision.


    [Reuters, September 27, 2011]
    CHICAGO (Reuters) - A decade-long study of 135,000 men found that those who did not have children had a higher risk of dying from heart disease than those who did, raising …


    [ThirdAge, September 27, 2011]
    Risk of viruses and viral diseases carried by bats have increased for people in West Africa, as bat-human interaction has grown in the region, researchers say.


    [Cardiovascular Business, September 24, 2011]
    Critical congenital heart disease screening will now be included on the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius said Sept. 21. The move will work toward providing universal screening to newborns, in hopes to earlier detect heart defects.


    [International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics, September 27, 2011]
    Conducted by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore in the US, research found the risk of a female dying from heart disease increases gradually as they age. A recent report has discussed the role that soy can play in a variety of ...


    [MedPage Today, August 23, 2011]
    Over a span of five years, the initiative to improve door-to-balloon time for people experiencing out-of-hospital myocardial infarction has resulted in significantly lower transport and treatment times, ...


    [USA Today, August 9, 2011]
    Smokers who light up right after they wake up in the morning may be at greater risk for lung, head and neck cancers than those who wait longer before having their first cigarette of the day, a new study finds.


    [WTAW, August 3, 2011]
    WASHINGTON (AP) Federal food safety officials say they are working to identify the source of a salmonella outbreak that appears to be linked to ground turkey.


    [TIME, August 2, 2011]
    Exposure to electromagnetic fields has been linked to a number of health problems, including cancer and immune system and reproductive abnormalities, and now the latest research adds another concern ...


    [Los Angeles Times, July 26, 2011]
    Genetic testing to check if a woman has the BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations can be a useful tool for preventing breast cancer and ovarian cancer in some cases.


    [AFP, July 26, 2011]
    Mexican papayas tainted with salmonella have sickened 99 people in the United States, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday


    [HealthNews, July 19, 2011]
    By replacing dietary refined carbohydrates such as white bread and white rice with milk or soy protein, hypertension could be thwarted, and possibly even prevented.


    [Medical News Today, July 19, 2011]
    Married men, as well as men who are in long-term relationships with a live-in partner are faster at seeking medical help for a heart attack compared to widowed, single or divorced males, researchers from the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences...


    [Reuters, July 12, 2011]
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Black nursing home residents are more likely than white residents to develop blisters and sores that can eventually lead to muscle and bone...


    [Los Angeles Times, July 12, 2011]
    Family history is an incredibly helpful tool for doctors trying to determine a patient's risk of cancer. But one family history intake will not suffice.


    [AFP, July 05, 2011]
    Doctors in Britain revealed they have developed a new model to help determine which pregnancies run a higher risk of miscarriage, at a European fertility meeting on Tuesday...


    [Creston News Advertiser, July 05, 2011]
    (ARA) - Compared to other forms of cancer, breast cancer gets a lot of attention. But that attention is well-deserved, because the chances of a woman developing breast cancer are greater than nearly any other form of cancer.


    [WBAY, June 28, 2011]
    A new study that followed more than 133,000 women over 30 years found women who had regular mammogram screenings had a lower risk of dying from breast cancer.


    [Wall Street Journal, June 14, 2011]
    WASHINGTON—The Food and Drug Administration warned Kellogg Co. about bacteria and substandard production procedures at a food manufacturing plant in Augusta, Ga., a setback for the food company that has tried to mend a supply chain that has faced several major recalls recently.


    [Los Angeles Time, June 7, 2011]
    Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, looming as a specter for many as they grow older. So far, this week's headlines about prostate cancer research have been fairly positive, with results from two trials showing promise for extending survival among men with late-stage forms of the cancer.


    [Dailymail.co.uk , June 6, 2011]
    By Daily Mail Reporter, If you keep hearing things that aren't there, you're probably drinking too much coffee. Just five cups a day could be enough to make your ears play tricks on you, according to researchers


    [Reuters Health, May 31, 2011]
    The expert panel that evaluates cancer risks today said that cell phones might possibly cause brain cancer. The announcement comes from the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC).


    [Reuters Health, May 31, 2011]
    (Reuters Health) - The sooner a new mother goes back to work after giving birth, the less likely she is to breastfeed her baby, researchers have found.


    [Fox News, April 11, 2011]
    Blueberries have been shown to have a positive effect on everything from cardiovascular health to aging, and now it seems that eating these berries could help you slim down as well.


    [New York Times, April 10, 2011]
    Some health experts say HIV-infected organs may be suitable for patients like David Aldridge, who is already infected. By PAM BELLUCK David Aldridge of Los Angeles had a kidney transplant in 2006, but he will soon need another.


    [Associated Press, March 22, 2011]
    BOSTON – A Texas construction worker horribly disfigured in a power line accident has undergone the nation's first full face transplant in hopes of smiling again and feeling kisses from his 3-year-old daughter.


    [Associated Press, March 22, 2011]
    WASHINGTON – Radiation-tainted spinach from Japan's damaged nuclear reactors may sound scary, but here's a reality check: Even if any made it to stores there, you'd have to be Popeye to eat enough to worry.


    [HealthDay, March 21, 2011]
    (HealthDay News) -- Kids who are allergic to milk may be able to quickly develop tolerance by coupling the allergy medication Xolair with a gradual increase in their exposure to milk, known as sensitization, a new study suggests.


    [CNN, March 15, 2011]
    By the CNN Wire Staff (CNN) -- Nestle Prepared Foods Co. on Tuesday announced a voluntary recall of a frozen spaghetti and meatballs dinner it manufacturers which may be contaminated with pieces of red plastic.


    [HealthNews, March 1, 2011]
    New research suggests that consuming soda and other sugary soft drinks can cause a significant increase in blood pressure. The findings of the new study showed a direct correlation between the number of sugary beverages consumed and ...


    [Telegraph.co.uk, March 1, 2011]
    GPs could offer men at risk of prostate cancer a simple urine test for the disease in as little as 18 months, say British scientists behind the breakthrough.


    [TIME.com, March 1, 2011]
    It's a well-established fact that women are at higher risk for depression than men, but that may soon change, says a psychiatrist at Emory University.


    [The Times of India, February 22, 2011]
    NEW DELHI: High levels of triglyceride - a type of fat found in the blood —and not low-density lipoprotein (LDL) or bad cholesterol, could be the reason behind why so many Indians suffer from stroke.


    [HealthDay, February 15, 2011]
    People who take drugs called bisphosphonates to prevent bone loss may also reduce their risk of developing colorectal cancer by almost 60 percent compared to those not on the drugs, a new study suggests.


    [LiveScience.com, February 15, 2011]
    Marijuana users sometimes report that pot enhances their desire for sex. But a new review of research on marijuana and sexual health suggests that male smokers could be courting sexual dysfunction.


    [HealthDay News, February 7, 2011] If you suffer from allergies, take heart: Researchers say you may be less likely to develop a tough-to-treat brain cancer, possibly because your immune system is on high alert.


    [HealthDay News, February 1, 2011] With powers of smell far superior to those of humans, dogs can sniff out buried earthquake victims. They can unearth hidden bombs or drugs. They can also apparently detect colorectal cancer, Japanese researchers suggest.


    [HealthDay News, February 1, 2011] High levels of a certain protein in cancer cells may indicate which tumors are likely to spread, scientists report.


    [Medical News Today, January 18, 2011] Every year the tobacco industry spends literally, billions of dollars on promotion, sponsorship and advertising. Tobacco advertising increases tobacco consumption which in turn kills people.


    [Reuters, January 11, 2011]
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A disabling eye condition that typically strikes in older age may be less common than in the past, suggests a large new study.


    [CBS, January 11, 2011]
    (CBS) Talk about irony. Statins, the cholesterol-lowering drugs celebrated for their ability to prevent stroke and heart attack, may do more harm than good in some patients.


    [AP BOSTON, January 3, 2011]
    AP BOSTON - In a Jan. 3 story about a test developed by Massachusetts General Hospital to find cancer cells in blood, The Associated Press erroneously described the technology that will go through more study and development.


    [Reuters, January 4, 2011]
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who eat more than three servings of fish per week are less likely to experience a stroke, a new study suggests.


    [abc NEWS, January 4, 2011]
    Catholics who receive communion at Sunday mass believe the sacred wafer they swallow contains the body of Christ. New York health officials have warned the parishioners of a Long Island church that the wafers they received on...


    [MedPage Today, December 21, 2010]
    The incidence of type 2 diabetes declined significantly as levels of a fatty acid found in whole-fat dairy products increased, data from a large cohort study showed.


    [Christian Science Monitor, December 21, 2010]
    Pet food recall: Kroger is recalling three brands of cat food and dog food due to possible contamination by aflatoxin. A six-year old beagle eats dry dog food.


    [Reuters, December 21, 2010] CHICAGO (Reuters) - Children in rural Nepal whose mothers were given iron and folic acid supplements during pregnancy were smarter, more organized and had better fine motor skills than children whose mothers did not get them...


    [The Associated Press, December 14, 2010] A very unusual blood transplant appears to have cured an American man living in Berlin of infection with the AIDS virus, but doctors say the approach is not practical for wide use.


    [Reuters, December 7, 2010] LONDON (Reuters) - Taking low doses of aspirin can reduce the risk of many kinds of cancer, scientists said on Tuesday, and the evidence is strong enough to suggest people over 40 should take it daily as protection.


    [HealthDay News, December 7, 2010] Children exposed to cell phones in the womb and after birth had a higher risk of behavior problems by their seventh birthday, possibly related to the electromagnetic fields emitted by the devices, a new study of nearly 29,000 children suggests.


    [The Associated Press, November 30, 2010] WASHINGTON – Got milk? You may need a couple cups more than today's food labels say to get enough vitamin D for strong bones. But don't go overboard: Long-awaited new dietary guidelines say there's no proof that megadoses prevent cancer or other ailments — sure to frustrate backers of the so-called sunshine vitamin.


    [The Telegraph, November 18, 2010] A one-hour operation to 'cure' high blood pressure could benefit tens of thousands of patients in Britain after a global study found it was safe and effective.


    [HealthDay News, May 25, 2010]
    Mice exposed to the bacteria got through mazes twice as fast, researchers report: (HealthDay News) -- Could certain germs help you learn more easily? New research suggests bacteria could indeed, at least if you spend time outdoors and inhale or consume them. Researchers looked at mycobacterium vaccae, a kind of natural bacteria that's found in soil. People ingest or breathe in the germ when they spend time in nature, researcher Dorothy Matthews of The Sage Colleges in Troy, N.Y., said in a news release.


    [Reuters, March 17, 2010]
    (Reuters) - Human Genome Sciences Inc (HGSI.O) said data from a mid-stage trial of its experimental lung cancer drug showed the drug did not improve progression-free survival or disease response, sending its shares down 2 percent before the bell.


    [WebMD, March 16, 2010]
    Breast cancer patients may one day be able to opt for a simple outpatient procedure to freeze their tumors as an alternative to surgery. In a small but promising study, researchers were able to kill breast cancer cells by freezing them using a technique known as image-guided, multiprobe cryotherapy. All 13 of the women who had the procedure were alive with no clinical evidence of cancer recurrence an average of 18 months, and up to five years, after having the procedure.


    [HealthDay, March 16, 2010]
    A natural chemical in bananas may help protect women against sexual transmission of HIV, U.S. researchers report. In laboratory tests, they found that a lectin called BanLec was as potent as two current HIV drugs. Lectins -- sugar-binding proteins found in plants -- can identify and attach to foreign invaders. By binding to the sugar-rich HIV-1 envelope protein gp120, BanLec blocks HIV's entry into the body.


    [HealthDay News, March 9, 2010]
    TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Giving a kidney carries few health risks, with donors living just as long or sometimes even longer than those who don't donate, the largest study to date of donors has found.


    [WSJ, March 9, 2010]
    WASHINGTON—Basic Food Flavors Inc., the Las Vegas company at the center of a recall of more than 100 food products, continued to make and distribute food ingredients for about a month after it learned the bacteria salmonella was present at its processing facility, according to a Food and Drug Administration report.


    [AFP, March 8, 2010]
    JOHANNESBURG (AFP) – Within five years, the world could shield all newborns from HIV, while making strides in reducing deaths from malaria and tuberculosis, the Global Fund to fight the three diseases said Monday.
    But those gains depend on the world continuing to ramp up health spending to maintain the current rate of progress, the Global Fund said in its annual report, released ahead of a funding meeting in the Netherlands later this month.


    [U.S.News & World Report, March 2, 2010]
    Daily aspirin appears not to improve the odds for people with very early peripheral artery disease Aspirin, that familiar, inexpensive little white pill, has long been known to carry cardiovascular benefits in addition to its powers as an anti-inflammatory painkiller. 'The real question is: -Who is it for?- ' says Jeffrey Berger, cardiologist at New York University Langone Medical Center.


    [Reuters, March 2, 2010]
    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Working with the food industry to cut salt intake by nearly 10 percent could prevent hundreds of thousands of heart attacks and strokes over several decades and save the U.S. government $32 billion in healthcare costs, U.S. researchers said on Monday.


    [The Washington Post, February 23, 2010]
    LONDON -- When Stinne Holm Bergholdt of Denmark was diagnosed with bone cancer at age 27, she was afraid she wouldn't be able to have children.
    So she asked her doctors if they could remove an ovary before her treatment and transplant it back afterward to preserve her fertility.


    [Gantdaily.com, February 23, 2010]
    David Goodhue – AHN Reporter St. Louis, MO, United States (AHN) – A vegetable extract commonly used for cooking in India and China has shown promise in its ability to kill breast cancer cells and prevent them from spreading.


    [Reuters, February 22, 2010]
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Pneumonia and blood-borne infections caught in hospital killed 48,000 patients and cost $8.1 billion in 2006, according to a report released on Monday.
    The study is one of the first to put a price tag on the widespread problem, which is worsening and which some experts say is adding to the growing cost of healthcare in the United States.


    [WebMD, February 22, 2010]
    -Devote your lunch hour to a restful nap, and you may perform and learn better in the afternoon, a new study suggests. Nappers performed better than non-nappers on a test, says study researcher Matthew Walker, PhD, an assistant professor of psychology at University of California, Berkeley. He presented his findings this week at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in San Diego.


    [Reuters, February 1, 2010]
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prostate cancer treatments that cut off the supply of male hormone raise cholesterol, worsen blood sugar and make men fatter and thus likely raise the risk of heart attack, too, doctors said on Monday.


    [Associated Press, February 1, 2010]
    WASHINGTON – Federal health officials said Monday that patients taking a Bristol-Myers Squibb drug for HIV are at risk of a rare, but potentially fatal, liver disorder. The Food and Drug Administration said it has received 42 reports of the disorder since Videx was approved in 1991. Four patients died from bleeding or liver failure after developing the problem, known as non-cirrhotic portal hypertension.


    [Associated Press, January 29, 2010]
    DAVOS, Switzerland – The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will donate $10 billion over the next decade to research new vaccines and bring them to the world's poorest countries, the Microsoft co-founder and his wife said Friday.


    [WebMD Health News, Jan. 4, 2010]
    Chickenpox cases have dropped by about 80% in the U.S. since a vaccine to prevent the disease became available almost 15 years ago, but many parents still reject immunization because of concerns about vaccine safety. Now new research confirms what public health officials have long known: Children whose parents refuse to allow chickenpox vaccination are at increased risk for getting the disease.


    [BBC News, Dec. 29, 2009]
    Scientists have discovered how a promising cancer drug, first discovered in a wild mushroom, works.
    The University of Nottingham team believe their work could help make the drug more effective, and useful for treating a wider range of cancers. Cordycepin, commonly used in Chinese medicine, was originally extracted from a rare kind of parasitic mushroom that grows on caterpillars.


    [Associated Press, Dec. 28, 2009]
    WASHINGTON – They're not your grandpa's hearing aids. Today's newest models range from the completely invisible — it sits deep in the ear canal for months at a time — to Bluetooth-enabled gadgets that open cell phones and iPods for hearing-aid users.
    Now the maker of that invisible hearing aid is going a step further — attempting a swim-proof version. About 60 swimmers begin testing a next-generation Lyric next month, to see if stronger coatings can withstand at least three swims a week, allowing the device to repel the water that short-circuits regular hearing aids.


    [Associated Press, Dec. 29, 2009]
    NEW YORK – Johnson & Johnson is expanding a voluntary recall of Tylenol Arthritis Caplets due to consumer reports of a moldy smell that can cause nausea and sickness. According to a statement posted to the Food and Drug Administration Web site late Monday, the New Brunswick, N.J., company is now recalling all product lots of the Arthritis Pain Caplet 100 count bottles with the red EZ-Open Cap.


    [Reuters, Dec. 15, 2009]
    WASHINGTON – Thirteen patients with healthy new kidneys from what's believed to be the world's largest kidney exchange met the donors who made it happen Tuesday — including three who are sure to face the question, 'Why?' A hospice nurse who handed homemade cookies to her operating team. A retired stockbroker who had volunteered with the National Kidney Foundation and decided to walk the talk.


    [Reuters, Dec. 15, 2009]
    In a bid to tackle rising youth obesity, U.S. companies would be prohibited from advertising to children foods that contain large amounts of sugar or salt, or even low levels of trans fats, under a proposal released on Tuesday by a working group from several U.S. agencies.
    The working group made up of members of the Food and Drug Administration, Federal Trade Commission, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Centers for Disease Control issued what it called tentative proposed standards for food marketed to children, defined as up to age 17. Those foods could not have more than 1 gram of saturated fat per serving, 13 grams of added sugar, 200 milligrams of sodium or 0 trans fats, which they defined as more than half a gram, per normal serving.


    [WebMD Health News, Dec. 10, 2009]
    Caffeine May Boost Alertness, but It Won't Get You Sober, Study Finds
    Gulping down coffee won’t sober you up if you’re drunk, but it may make you awake enough to be dangerous, new research suggests. Researchers draw that conclusion from laboratory experiments on mice, in which caffeine made drunken rodents more alert but didn’t reverse learning problems caused by alcohol.
    Their study is published in the journal Behavioral Neuroscience. “The myth about coffee’s sobering powers is particularly important to debunk because the co-use of caffeine and alcohol could actually lead to poor decisions with disastrous outcomes,” Thomas Gould, PhD, of Temple University and one of the study authors, says in a news release. 'People who have consumed only alcohol, who feel tired and intoxicated, may be more likely to acknowledge that they are drunk.'


    [Associated Press, Dec. 10, 2009]
    SAN ANTONIO – New results from a landmark women's health study raise the exciting possibility that bone-building drugs such as Fosamax and Actonel may help prevent breast cancer. Women who already were using these medicines when the study began were about one-third less likely to develop invasive breast cancer over the next seven years than women not taking such pills, doctors reported Thursday.


    [HealthDay News, Dec. 10, 2009]
    Overeating and drinking even moderate amounts of alcohol may be bad news for women with breast cancer, new research suggests.
    Drinking alcohol is already known to boost breast cancer risk, and a new study finds even moderate drinking may increase the odds of breast cancer recurrence. Another study confirms that overweight or obese women with breast cancer have a worse prognosis over time than thinner patients.


    [HealthDay News, Dec. 2, 2009]
    Women who drink five or more servings of sugar-sweetened cola per week before they conceive increase their risk of developing diabetes during pregnancy, a new study indicates. 'Previous studies have shown an association with other chronic metabolic problems,' said study author Dr. Liwei Chen, an assistant professor of epidemiology at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, in New Orleans. 'This is the first to show an increased risk among pregnant women.'


    [HealthDay News, December 1, 2009 ]
    About 50 percent of intensive care unit patients worldwide suffer infections, which increase their risk of dying in the hospital, a new study finds. Researchers analyzed data collected on a single day (May 8, 2007) on 13,796 patients, aged 18 and older, in 1,265 ICUs in 75 countries. They found that 51 percent of patients were classified as infected and 71 percent were receiving antibiotics for treatment or prevention of infections.


    [Medscape.com, December 2, 2009 ]
    (Chicago, Illinois) — The low doses of radiation associated with annual screening mammography could be placing high-risk women in even more jeopardy of developing breast cancer, particularly if they start screening at a young age or have frequent exposure, according to new research presented here at the Radiological Society of North America 95th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting.


    [Reuters, November 24, 2009]
    By Megan Brooks NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you need another reason to stop smoking while pregnant, or to rid your home of lead, a new study suggests that children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy and who are exposed to the metal have more than twice the usual risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).


    [washingtonpost.com November 24, 2009]
    Last week, the US Preventive Services Task Force published new guidelines that recommended against routine mammography screening for women in their 40s and less-frequent screening for older women at average risk of developing breast cancer.


    [Reuters, September 21, 2009]
    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Smoking bans in public places can significantly reduce the number of heart attacks, two U.S. research teams reported on Monday.
    One team found smoking bans in the United States, Canada and Europe had an immediate effect that increased over time, cutting heart attacks by 17 percent after the first year and as much as 36 percent after three years, they reported in the journal Circulation.


    [Reuters, September 21, 2009]
    BERLIN – A daily dose of aspirin can prevent cancer in people with a genetic disorder that increases their risk of developing the disease, scientists said on Monday.
    The finding could also have important implications for the wider population, although more research is needed and unraveling the connection will take some time since the benefits of aspirin were only seen after several years.


    [Reuters, September 14, 2009]
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Old people who are physically active are apt to live longer than their couch-potato peers, and are more likely to maintain their independence, new research from Israel shows.
    And people who had been sedentary but became active -- even those who started when they were well into their 80s -- cut their risk of dying and lengthened the amount of time they were able to live on their own, Dr. Jeremy M. Jacobs of Hebrew University Hadassah Medical School in Jerusalem and his colleagues found.


    [Reuters, September 14, 2009]
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cancer patients suffering from depression appear to have poorer survival than those without the disorder, and the depression itself may play a part, researchers reported Monday.


    [Reuters, September 11, 2009]
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Poverty is as a strong a predictor of premature death today as it was a century ago, according to findings from a study in England and Wales. 'Despite all the medical, public health, social, economic, and political changes over the 20th century, patterns of poverty and mortality and the relations between them remain firmly entrenched,' states Dr. Ian N. Gregory, from Lancaster University, UK.


    [Reuters, September 11, 2009]
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Meat eaters might happily chew on the findings of a new study out of Japan hinting that eating meat at least every two days during middle age may help maintain independent daily activities when older.


    [Reuters, September 11, 2009]
    SYDNEY (Reuters) - The first Australian case of swine flu resistant to Roche Holding AG's antiviral drug Tamiflu was confirmed by the Western Australia state government on Friday


    [Reuters, September 11, 2009]
    NEW YORK - The health hazards associated with chronic periodontitis (gum disease) extend way beyond the mouth. For years people have been warned that persistent periodontitis can cause heart disease. Now a new study suggests that gum disease may also be a risk factor for cancers of the head and neck.


    [Associated Press, September 8, 2009]
    ATLANTA – Most people who get swine flu don't need prescription flu drugs, nor do the 'worried well,' government doctors said Tuesday as they issued new guidelines for medicines in big demand. The drugs Tamiflu and Relenza should only be used to treat people who are sick and at high risk for complications, federal health officials said.


    [HealthDay News, September 8, 2009]
    New research suggests that a cancer drug might be able to restore day-to-day memory in patients with Alzheimer's disease. The disease, the most common form of dementia among the elderly, is expected to afflict 120 million people worldwide by 2050. Often the first sign is loss of short-term memory.


    [TIME, September 5, 2009]
    Scientists probably know more about HIV than any other pathogen, but despite that fact, they have had frustratingly little success in applying their knowledge toward a vaccine against the virus.


    [Reuters, September 1, 2009]
    CHICAGO (Reuters) - The new H1N1 virus appears to outcompete seasonal flu, making it less likely to mix with other circulating flu viruses into a 'superbug' as some had feared, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.


    [Reuters, September 1, 2009]
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A strongly worded report on child obesity released on Tuesday recommends that state and local governments tax junk food and soft drinks, give tax breaks to grocery stores that open in blighted neighborhoods and build bike trails.


    [Reuters, August 31, 2009]
    CHICAGO (Reuters) - Routine screening for prostate cancer has resulted in more than 1 million U.S. men being diagnosed with tumors who might otherwise have suffered no ill effects from them, U.S. researchers said on Monday.


    [Reuters, August 31, 2009]
    NEW YORK - If you want to dramatically lower the odds that you'll die of heart disease, go live someplace where public smoking is banned. In a study of more than a million people, researchers found that even low levels of smoke from co-workers' cigarettes can substantially raise your risk of death from heart disease.


    [Reuters, August 25, 2008]
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tobacco use will kill 6 million people next year from cancer, heart disease, emphysema and a range of other ills, the American Cancer Society said in a report issued on Tuesday.


    [Reuters, August 24, 2008]
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Cancer patients who are married show higher survival rates than their never-married or divorced counterparts, but it's those who are undergoing a separation at the time of diagnosis who seem to have the poorest survival odds, according to a study published Monday.


    [Reuters, August 24, 2008]
    DUBLIN (Reuters) - The developing world sees only 5 percent of the world's spending on cancer treatment, despite accounting for around half of new cases and nearly two-thirds of cancer deaths, a report published on Monday said.


    [Reuters, August 24, 2008]
    NEW YORK - A study released Monday ties high blood pressure to memory problems in people over age 45. The study found that people with high diastolic blood pressure, which is the bottom number of a blood pressure reading, were more apt to have thinking or 'cognitive' impairment, or problems with their memory, than people with normal diastolic blood pressure readings.


    [The Christian Post, August 17, 2009]
    Extracts from turmeric, the yellow spice used extensively in curries, may reduce the destruction of joints associated with arthritis. ]
    Curcumin is a yellow pigment derived from turmeric, which is commonly used as a spice and food-coloring agent. Turmeric has a long history of use in eastern medicine for the treatment of wounds, infections, and other health problems.


    [Reuters, August 18, 2009]
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Severe sleep apnea raises the risk of dying early by 46 percent, U.S. researchers reported Monday, but said people with milder sleep-breathing problems do not share that risk


    [Reuters, August 17, 2009]
    CHICAGO - A widely used blood pressure drug may hold promise as a treatment for multiple sclerosis, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
    Lab tests found the generic drug lisinopril, developed by Merck and sold as Prinivil or Tensopril, prevented paralysis in mice with a form of MS.


    [Reuters, August 17, 2009]
    NEW YORK - Older people poorly understand most of the important warning signs of stroke and factors that increase risk for this medical emergency, researchers from Dublin, Ireland, have found.


    [Associated Press, August 16, 2009]
    NEW YORK – Scientists say they've found a big reason why treatment for chronic hepatitis C infection works better for white patients than for African-Americans. It's a tiny variation in a gene.
    People with a certain gene variant are far more likely to respond to treatment, and that variant is more common in people with European ancestry than African-Americans, researchers report.


    [Reuters, August 10, 2009]
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with potentially deadly drug-resistant bacteria that they pick up in the hospital often carry the infection to home health care settings after hospital discharge, and transmission occurs in about one fifth of household contacts, according to a report published today.
    Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infections can range from boils to more severe infections of the blood, lungs and the sites of surgery. Such infections can often be treated only with expensive intravenous antibiotics.


    [Reuters, August 10, 2009]
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A woman with a mother or sister with breast cancer should 'strongly' consider breastfeeding her baby, doctors advise in a report released today.


    [Reuters, August 9, 2009]
    Psoriasis patients relax in a hot spa pool as part of a treatment process, in Kangal 105 kilometers (65 miles) south of the central Anatolian city of Sivas August 9, 2009. The treatment is believed to heal Psoriasis, a chronic skin disease which affects the joints and skins. Garra rufa obtusa, also known as 'doctor fish' which live in mineral-rich hot spa pools, is used in the treatment as they nibble away the diseased skin.


    [HealthDay News, August 7, 2009]
    A man who drinks moderate or high amounts of alcohol over the course of his life appears to raise his risk for developing certain -- but not all -- kinds of cancer, a new crunching of quarter-century-old research data suggests.


    [Associated Press, August 4, 2009]
    WASHINGTON – Federal regulators on Tuesday added stronger warnings to a group of best-selling drugs used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory diseases, saying they can increase the risk of cancer in children and adolescents.


    [Associated Press, August 3, 2009]
    WASHINGTON – A new strain of the virus that causes AIDS has been discovered in a woman from the African nation of Cameroon. It differs from the three known strains of human immunodeficiency virus and appears to be closely related to a form of simian virus recently discovered in wild gorillas, researchers report in Monday's edition of the journal Nature Medicine.


    [HealthDay News, July 27, 2009] A major study has good news for men who have prostate cancer surgery but leaves unanswered the complicated question of whether a man should have that operation, another treatment or just watchful waiting.


    [HealthDay News, July 20, 2009] Scientists have identified a new gene that may contribute to aggressive breast cancer, new research shows. Using a new method of analyzing "microarray expression profiles" of breast cancer tumors, researchers from the Genome Institute of Singapore determined that the gene RCP might be implicated in the development of breast cancer.


    [Associated Press, July 14, 2009]
    LONDON – British doctors designed a radical solution to save a girl with major heart problems in 1995: they implanted a donor heart directly onto her own failing heart.
    After 10 years with two blood pumping organs, Hannah Clark's faulty one did what many experts had thought impossible: it healed itself enough so that doctors could remove the donated heart.


    [Associated Press, July 13, 2009]
    CHICAGO – Walking or biking to work, even part way, is linked with fitness, but very few Americans do it, according to a study of more than 2,000 middle-aged city dwellers.
    In what may be the first large U.S. study of health and commuting, the researchers found only about 17 percent of workers walked or bicycled any portion of their commute.


    [HealthDay News, July 13, 2009]
    More than 43,000 children are injured in slips and falls in bathtubs each year in the United States, researchers report.
    Earlier studies of bathtub injuries concentrated on burns from hot water and drowning and near-drowning. This is the first study that looked at injuries caused by slips and falls, according to the report published in the July 13 online edition of Pediatrics.


    [HealthDay News, July 13, 2009]
    Heavy drinking, especially when it's beer, increases the risk for highly aggressive prostate cancer, a new study finds.


    [HealthDay News, July 13, 2009]
    When weighing whether a coronary calcium scan is worth the risk, a new study suggests that arriving at an answer won't be clear-cut or easy.


    [Livescience.com, June 27, 2009]
    What if the food we ate fought allergies instead of causing them? A new form of rice can, researchers announced this week. But is it safe? The breakthrough is a first-of-its-kind advance toward the next generation of genetically modified foods intended to improve consumers' health, the scientists in Japan said.


    [Agence France Presse, June 29, 2009]
    WASHINGTON (AFP) – Two National Institutes of Health (NIH) practitioners have questioned the wisdom and utility of treating terminally ill cancer patients with expensive treatments that only extend their lives by weeks.


    [Associated Press, June 22, 2009]
    ATLANTA – A new Internet data map offers a first-of-its-kind, county-level look at HIV cases in the U.S. and finds the infection rates tend to be highest in the South. The highest numbers of HIV cases are in population centers like New York and California. However, many of the areas with the highest rates of HIV — that is, the highest proportion of people with the AIDS-causing virus — are in the South, according to the data map, which has information for more than 90 percent of the nation's counties and Washington, D.C.


    [HealthDay News, June 22, 2009]
    Obesity is already linked to heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure, but new research finds those extra pounds can also significantly increase a woman's risk of developing endometrial cancer, especially if she experiences early menopause.


    [HealthDay, June 22, 2009]
    A protein produced by certain kinds of tumors inhibits the spread of cancer and could potentially be harnessed as a cancer treatment, researchers say. Currently, there is no approved therapy for inhibiting or treating metastasis -- the migration of cancer cells from the original cancer site to other parts of the body. Metastasis is one of the leading causes of cancer death.


    [HealthDay, June 18, 2009]
    - Metabolic syndrome occurs when being overweight or obese -- combined with other risk factors - increase a person's chances of developing heart disease and diabetes. These risk factors include abdominal obesity, elevated triglycerides, high blood pressure, elevated blood sugar and a poor ratio of good-to-bad cholesterol.


    [Associated Press, June 15, 2009]
    WASHINGTON – Federal health regulators are urging parents to keep their children on attention deficit drugs like Ritalin and Adderall, despite new evidence from a government-backed study that the stimulants can increase the risk of sudden death.


    [Associated Press, June 9, 2009]
    WASHINGTON – Think your job's tedious? Try beheading 100 mosquitoes an hour. Gently, no smushing allowed. Malaria parasites lurk in these mosquitoes' salivary glands, and a small company on the outskirts of the nation's capital needs them unharmed for a dramatic test — attempting the first live vaccine to fight malaria.


    [Associated Press, June 2, 2009]
    WASHINGTON – Baby-protecting folic acid is getting renewed attention: Not only does it fight spina bifida and some related abnormalities, new research shows it also may prevent premature birth and heart defects.


    [Associated Press, May 30, 2009]
    ORLANDO – There's more troubling news about hormone therapy for menopause symptoms: Lung cancer seems more likely to prove fatal in women who are taking estrogen-progestin pills, a study suggests.


    [HealthDay, May 25, 2009]
    Scientists have long noticed a curious phenomenon among primates: Humans get the devastating neurological disorder known as Alzheimer's disease, but their closest evolutionary cousins don't. Even more inexplicable is the fact that chimpanzee and other non-human primate brains do get clogged with the same protein plaques that are believed by many to cause the disease in humans.


    [AFP, May 21, 2009]
    WASHINGTON (AFP) – Older people may have some kind of immunity to swine flu, US health officials said Thursday, as the number of confirmed and suspected cases of H1N1 virus rose again around the country. A study by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that more than 64 percent of US infections have occurred among patients between the ages of five and 24, with just one percent of flu victims aged 65 or older.


    [Associated Press, May 18, 2009]
    WASHINGTON – It may be riskier on the lungs to smoke cigarettes today than it was a few decades ago — at least in the U.S., says new research that blames changes in cigarette design for fueling a certain type of lung cancer.


    [Associated Press, May 18, 2009]
    WASHINGTON – Like a general whose direct attacks aren't working, scientists are now trying to outflank the HIV/AIDS virus. Unsuccessful at developing vaccines that the cause the body's natural immune system to battle the virus, researchers are testing inserting a gene into the muscle that can cause it to produce protective antibodies against HIV.


    [Livescience, May 15, 2009]
    Dads don't typically go ballistic when they find out their teenage son or daughter is having sex. Instead, fathers respond by becoming more involved in their childrens' lives, according to a new study.


    [Reuters , May 14, 2009]
    NEW YORK – If having children late in life runs in your family, longevity may as well, according to a new analysis drawing from historical data from more than 2 million people.


    [Livescience, May 12, 2009]
    When healthy eaters choose broccoli over a Butterfinger, they use a small region in their brains that indulgers don't use. That bundle of cells is a clue to the biology of willpower, a new study finds. Like a wagging finger in our heads, the region admonishes us to consider long-term benefits over instant rewards when we make decisions.


    [Reuters, May 8, 2009]
    NEW YORK – Over one third of women with type 1 diabetes have some form of sexual difficulty, according to a new study. The findings also suggest that depression is a key factor linked to the problems with sexuality for such women. In contrast to what has been shown in men, however, complications from diabetes itself do not have a significant impact.


    [CBS/AP, May 3, 2009]
    The H1N1 epidemic spread deeper into the United States, Europe and Latin America - and in Canada, back to pigs - even as Mexico's health chief hinted Sunday it may soon be time to reopen businesses and schools in the nation where the outbreak likely began.


    [CBS, May 4, 2009]
    (AP) The first U.S. double hand transplant is taking place at a Pittsburgh hospital. A spokeswoman for the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center tells the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette that patient Jeff Kepner went into surgery Monday morning. The surgery was expected to take up to 20 hours.


    [Associated Press, April 28, 2009]
    ATLANTA – The number of confirmed swine flu cases in the United States has jumped to 64, federal officials said Tuesday, and states reported at least four more. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said the new count includes 'a number of hospitalizations.' CDC officials had previously said just one person had been hospitalized. The CDC said there were 17 new cases in New York City, four more in Texas and three additional cases in California. That brings the total numbers of cases confirmed by federal officials to 45 in New York City, 10 in California, six in Texas, two in Kansas and one in Ohio.


    [Reuters, April 20, 2009]
    HONG KONG (Reuters) - More women in Australia are dumping hormone replacement therapy in favor of untested alternatives such as herbs and so-called 'natural hormones' to fix their problems with the menopause, a study has found.


    [Reuters, April 19, 2009]
    CHICAGO - Scientists have detected two substances in tobacco smoke that directly cause lung cancer, and they said on Sunday the finding may help one day predict which smokers will develop the disease. They said people with high concentrations in their urine of a nicotine byproduct called NNAL had double the risk of developing lung cancer compared to smokers with lower NNAL concentrations in their urine..


    [Associated Press, April 19, 2009]
    JoAnne Zoller Wagner's diagnosis as prediabetic wasn't enough to compel her to change her habits and lose 30 pounds. Not even with the knowledge her sister had died because of diabetes.


    [Associated Press, April 18, 2009]
    CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – Three patients exposed to contaminated medical equipment at Veterans Affairs hospitals have tested positive for HIV, the agency said Friday. Initial tests show one patient each from VA medical facilities in Murfreesboro, Tenn.; Augusta, Ga.; and Miami has the virus that causes AIDS, according to a VA statement. The three cases included one positive HIV test reported earlier this month, but the VA didn't identify the facility involved at the time.


    [Associated Press, April 10, 2009]
    NEW YORK – A liquid morphine painkiller given by family caregivers to dying patients can remain on the market, federal regulators have decided after hearing protests over their decision to remove it. The Food and Drug Administration had announced last week that it was ordering manufacturers to stop making 14 medications including the liquid morphine. All were developed so long ago they had never received FDA approval.


    [CBS, April 3, 2009]
    Heart disease kills more Americans than anything else. One-third of all deaths in the United States are caused by heart disease - nearly 2,400 a day. Proper diet and exercise can prevent heart disease, but doctors have always wondered if the heart can heal itself. Now, new research offers an answer and a clue for treating heart disease, reports CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook.


    [HealthDay News, April 6, 2009]
    - Eating 2.5 ounces a day of broccoli sprouts appeared to reduce the risk of stomach ulcers and probably stomach cancer in a Japanese trial.
    Gastric cancer thus joins a long list of malignancies for which studies have shown a reduced risk associated with a diet that contains broccoli -- including cancer of the esophagus, bladder, skin and lung, among others.


    [HealthDay News, April 4, 2009]
    Obese adults are at higher risk of gum disease than are normal-weight people, a new study finds. For many years, researchers have been trying to determine the link between gum disease and cardiovascular risk, said study author Monik Jimenez, a doctoral candidate at the Harvard School of Public Health.


    [Associated Press, April 3, 2009]
    NEWARK, N.J. – State regulators on Friday temporarily suspended the medical license of a doctor who health officials suspect is linked to a hepatitis B outbreak.
    Nearly 3,000 of Dr. Parvez Dara's patients have been warned to get tested after five cancer patients tested positive for the disease, which is transmitted through exposure to infected blood and can cause serious liver damage.


    [Associated Press, April 3, 2009]
    ATLANTA – Traces of a chemical used in rocket fuel were found in samples of powdered baby formula, and could exceed what's considered a safe dose for adults if mixed with water also contaminated with the ingredient, a government study has found.


    [CBS/AP, March 31, 2009]
    In another food scare sure to rattle consumers who watched the national salmonella outbreak in peanuts unfold, federal food officials are now warning people not to eat any food containing pistachios, which could carry contamination from the same bacteria.


    [HealthDay News, March 23, 2009]
    Diets high in red meat and in processed meat shorten life span not just from cancer and heart disease but from Alzheimer's, stomach ulcers and an array of other conditions as well, a U.S. National Cancer Institute study has found.


    [HealthDay News, March 23, 2009]
    People with osteoporosis are much more likely to have vertigo than people with normal bone density, Korean researchers say. Vertigo is an inner ear disorder that's a common cause of dizziness. It's believed to be caused by loose calcium carbonate crystals in the sensing tubes of the inner ear.


    [HealthDay News, March 20, 2009]
    A major international study pinpoints which people with major heart artery blockages would be better off having bypass surgery than artery-opening angioplasty.


    [The Christian Post, March 16, 2009]
    A new report reveals 'very depressing' news that every mode of transmission of HIV in Washington, D.C., has increased, and overall the HIV and AIDS rates in the nation’s capital are higher than some countries in Africa.


    [Reuters, March 16, 2009]
    NEW YORK - Teenage boys who regularly eat fish may be doing their brains some good, a new study suggests.
    Swedish researchers found that among nearly 5,000 15-year-old boys they surveyed, those who ate fish more than once per week tended to score higher on intelligence tests three years later.


    [HealthDay, March 15, 2009]
    Exposing children with peanut allergies to a carefully administered daily oral dose of peanuts helped them build tolerance to the point where some of them appear to have lost their allergies, a new study found.


    [Reuters, March 13, 2009]
    NEW YORK – One in five U.S. workers say the recession is causing them mental health problems, as they battle anxiety and fear over the potential loss of their jobs, new research shows.


    [HealthDay, March 13, 2009]
    The risk of breast cancer re-occurring is greater in women younger than 35 than it is in older women, especially if they opt for less radical treatment for the disease, a new study says.


    [AFP, March 10, 2009]
    MANILA (AFP) – Women migrants from Asia are finding themselves 'highly vulnerable' to HIV infections amid the global financial crisis, a United Nations study said Tuesday.


    [Reuters, March 2, 2009]
    NEW YORK - People with hay fever -- more accurately termed allergic rhinitis -- may find themselves with a migraine after they use a nasal steroid spray to relieve their stuffy noses.


    [Reuters, March 2, 2009]
    WASHINGTON - Before becoming pregnant, women need to get enough vitamin B12 in addition to folic acid to cut their risk of having a baby with a serious birth defect of the brain and spinal cord, researchers said on Monday.


    [Associated Press, February 26, 2009]
    WASHINGTON – Scientists might have found a way to deal drug-resistant tuberculosis a one-two punch using two old, safe antibiotics — and studies in ill patients could begin later this year.


    [ireallyshouldstudy.com, February 22, 2009]
    Seattle - Studies link increase stroke episodes to the number of fast food restaurants located within a defined area. Dr Lewis B. Morgenstern of the University of Michigan lead a team of researchers who after several years eventually identified 1,247 strokes that were caused by blood clots in the brain from January 2000 through June 2003.


    [Reuters, February 22, 2009]
    LONDON - A severe brain injury puts people at high risk of epilepsy for more than a decade after they are first hurt, a finding that suggests there may be a window to prevent the condition, researchers said on Monday.


    [Reuters, February 22, 2009]
    WASHINGTON - Researchers have discovered human antibodies that neutralize not only H5N1 bird flu but other strains of influenza as well and say they hope to develop them into lifesaving treatments.


    [CNN, February 20, 2009]
    WASHINGTON -- The government is warning that taking the psoriasis drug Raptiva could result in serious brain infection and even death.


    [CNN, February 20, 2009]
    A new crop of drug-resistant superbugs is in our midst, and experts believe that they could rival the deadly superbug MRSA.


    [HealthDay, February 19, 2009]
    (HealthDay News) -- In bitter winter weather, it's important to make sure children are dressed appropriately. The American Academy of Pediatrics offers these recommendations:
    When babies and children will be outside in bitterly cold weather, dress them up in many light, thin layers, including long underwear, pants, a turtleneck, a few shirts, warm socks, coat, hat and mittens.


    [BBC, February 15, 2009]
    Traffic pollution causes genetic changes in the womb which increase a child's risk of developing asthma, research suggests. A study of umbilical cord blood from 56 children found 'reprogramming' of a gene associated with exposure to compounds in traffic fumes.


    [WebMD, February 13, 2009]
    People who are physically active are less likely to develop colon cancer, a new research review confirms. 'This is a robust association and gives all the more evidence that physical activity is truly protective against colon cancer,' researcher Kathleen Wolin, ScD, says in a news release.


    [ABCNews, February 9, 2009]
    Pregnant Women Can Get Chemo; Early Detection Still Lags
    The spring of 2007 will forever stand out in the mind of 28-year-old Linda Sanchez of Laredo, Texas. That was when she found out she was pregnant. But it was also in April 2007 that she learned she had breast cancer.


    [CBS, February 8, 2009]
    (CBS) Boston will become the nation’s second city to ban the sale of cigarettes by pharmacies on Monday, as new rules approved by the city’s public health commission take effect.


    [Bloomberg, February 9, 2009]
    (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. government and the richest charity are offering bounties to a new wave of scientists to wipe out HIV, the virus that causes AIDS and is one of the world’s biggest killers.


    [nbcnewyork.com, February 9, 2009]
    Chances are someone you know or love has experienced a heart attack. What's worse, you may fall victim to one yourself at some point in life. According to the American Heart Association, in 2001, 13.2 million Americans suffered from heart disease.


    [CNN, February 7, 2009]
    MIAMI, Florida -- A doctor's license was revoked Friday in the case of a teenager who planned to have an abortion but instead gave birth to a baby she says was killed when clinic staffers put it into a plastic bag and threw it in the trash.


    [Reuters, February 6, 2009]
    WASHINGTON - Routine use of costly X-ray, MRI and CT scans on patients with lower back pain may be unnecessary and, in the case of two of the tests, expose people to low-dose radiation, researchers said on Thursday.


    [Reuters, February 1, 2009]
    WASHINGTON - Evaluating how various proteins interact in tumors can help predict a woman's chances of surviving breast cancer, allowing doctors to better tailor treatment, Canadian researchers said on Sunday.


    [Reuters, January 30, 2009]
    WASHINGTON - A Tulsa, Oklahoma, company is recalling 676,560 pounds (306,882 kg) of frozen chili beef products that may contain pebbles or small stones, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday.


    [Reuters, January 30, 2009]
    LOS ANGELES - The birth of octuplets in California, hailed as a medical triumph by doctors who delivered the tiny infants, has dismayed fertility experts who say high-number multiple births are an outcome they work hard to avoid.


    [Reuters, January 30, 2009]
    WASHINGTON, DC - Economic stimulus legislation making its way through the U.S. Congress includes about $20 billion to accelerate adoption of health information technology including electronic prescribing of drugs.


    [Reuters, January 26, 2009]
    CHICAGO - Drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder can cause children to have hallucinations even when taken as directed, U.S. government researchers said on Monday.


    [Reuters, January 25, 2009]
    CHICAGO - At least one in five men in developed countries are at risk of abusing or becoming dependent on alcohol during their lifetimes, U.S. researchers said on Sunday.


    [Reuters, January 23, 2009]
    WASHINGTON - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the way for the first trial to see if human embryonic stem cells can treat people safely, a company involved in the controversial research on Friday.


    [Reuters, January 19, 2009]
    NEW YORK - Infants born at very low birth weights are at increased risk of lung ailments in the first 12 months of life, and a new study suggests that modifiable indoor respiratory triggers, namely exposure to cigarette smoke and pests in the home, may be at least partly to blame.


    [Reuters, January 18, 2009]
    WASHINGTON - U.S. health authorities told consumers on Saturday to avoid eating products that contain peanut butter until they can determine the scope of an outbreak of salmonella food poisoning that may have contributed to six deaths.


    [Reuters, January 18, 2009]
    LONDON - A British biotechnology company, working with a team of doctors in Scotland, is to launch a pioneering clinical trial to assess whether stem cell therapy can help patients left disabled by stroke.


    [Reuters, January 16, 2009]
    HONG KONG (Reuters) - South Korean scientists may have found a way to remove dangerous heavy metals such as lead from blood by using specially designed magnetic receptors.


    [Reuters, January 6, 2009]
    NEW YORK - New research indicates that drinking coffee lowers the risk of developing cancer of the oral cavity or throat, at least in the general population of Japan.


    [Reuters, January 6, 2009]
    CHICAGO - A single gene appears to play a crucial role in deadly breast cancers, increasing the chances the cancer will spread and making it resistant to chemotherapy, U.S. researchers said on Monday.


    [The Christian Post, January 2, 2009]
    WASHINGTON - A smoking ban caused heart attacks to drop by more than 40 percent in one U.S. city and the decrease lasted three years, federal health experts reported Wednesday.


    [Reuters, December 30, 2008]
    WASHINGTON - A gene that affects how the kidneys process salt may help determine a person's risk of high blood pressure, a discovery that could lead to better ways to treat the condition, researchers said on Monday.


    [Reuters, December 30, 2008]
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers have found out what made the 1918 flu pandemic so deadly -- a group of three genes that lets the virus invade the lungs and cause pneumonia.


    [Reuters, December 16, 2008]
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For elderly people with elevated blood pressure, further spikes in blood pressure levels can affect their ability to think clearly, U.S. researchers said on Monday. The findings offer another reason for people with high blood pressure, also known as hypertension, to get the condition under control -- for the sake of their cognitive functioning as well as many other health reasons, they said.


    [The Associated Press, December 16, 2008]
    LONDON – Treating advanced prostate cancer with radiation and hormone-blocking drugs cut the death rate in half in a study of Scandinavian men, researchers report. In the United States, the combination has been standard care since the 1990s. But in Europe, many doctors have avoided the combo treatment and used hormone drugs alone, thinking the pair would be too harsh for most patients


    [Reuters, December 9, 2008]
    LONDON (Reuters) - The display of cigarettes and tobacco in shops will be banned in England under proposals outlined by Health Secretary Alan Johnson on Tuesday. The move aims to cut the number of young people starting smoking and follows similar measures planned or already imposed in other countries including Scotland and Canada.


    [Reuters, December 9, 2008]
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The smarter the man, the higher the quality of his sperm, new research published in the journal Intelligence shows.


    [HealthDay, December 1, 2008]
    Prescription meds, supplements can also trigger acute organ failure, study says.
    Antibiotics are the single largest class of drugs that cause idiosyncratic drug-induced liver injury (DILI), researchers say. The condition accounts for about 13 percent of cases of acute liver failure in the United States and is the most common cause of death from acute liver failure.


    [Reuters, December 1, 2008]
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Acupuncture works better than drugs like aspirin to reduce the severity and frequency of chronic headaches, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. A review of studies involving nearly 4,000 patients with migraine, tension headache and other forms of chronic headache showed that that 62 percent of the acupuncture patients reported headache relief compared to 45 percent of people taking medications, the team at Duke University found.


    [Reuters, December 1, 2008]
    LONDON (Reuters) - Babies born by Caesarean section are more likely to develop asthma than children delivered naturally, Swiss researchers said on Tuesday.


    [Reuters, December 1, 2008]
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Data show Novartis AG's combination malaria drug Coartem appears to work and causes few serious side effects, U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulatory staff said in documents released on Monday.


    [Reuters, November 28, 2008]
    BAGAMOYO, Tanzania (Reuters) - Billionaire Bill Gates and thousands of babies are helping Africa prepare its largest medical experiment ever, in the search for a new vaccine against malaria.


    [Reuters, November 25, 2008]
    LONDON (Reuters) - Researchers who tracked breast cancer rates in Norwegian women proposed the controversial notion on Monday that some tumors found with mammograms might otherwise naturally disappear on their own if left undetected.


    IsraelNN.com, November 18, 2008]
    The Florida-based Bio-Med subsidiary of Israeli biotech company Micromedic Technologies is in clinical trials that could lead to a blood test kit in as little as two years to screen for osteonecrosis or rotting of the jawbone, according to ISRAEL21c.com. Osteonecrosis can lead to infection and even death, and as many as nine percent of the people using drugs containing biphosphanates over a long period of time for osteoperosis or breast or prostate cancer are at risk for serious bone rot of the jaw.


    [Reuters, November 17, 2008]
    LONDON - Drinking alcohol and smoking cigarettes appear to increase the risk of certain common throat and stomach cancers, Dutch researchers reported on Monday.


    Reuters, November 7, 2008]
    WASHINGTON - Neither vitamin C nor vitamin E supplements cuts the risk of cardiovascular disease including heart attack and stroke in a U.S. study published on Sunday.


    Reuters, November 7, 2008]
    NEW YORK - In most patients with a condition known as functional dyspepsia, eating a meal aggravates the symptoms, which include persistent upper abdominal pain, fullness, bloating, nausea and other symptoms, according to a new report published in the journal 'Gut.'


    Reuters, November 3, 2008]
    WASHINGTON - The human wart virus HPV caused 25,000 cases of cancer a year in the United States between 1998 and 2003, including not only cervical cancer but also anal and mouth cancers, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Monday.


    Reuters, November 3, 2008]
    NEW YORK - Children of mothers who developed diabetes while pregnant are prone to persistent delays in language, investigators in Canada report.


    [Reuters, November 3, 2008]
    NEW YORK - For adults with diabetes, eating fish twice a week may help prevent kidney disease -- one of the most serious complications of diabetes, according to British researchers.


    [Reuters, October 31, 2008]
    NEW YORK - Most employees have positive views of workplace policies that help women keep up breastfeeding after they return to the job, a new study suggests.


    [Reuters, October 31, 2008]
    CHICAGO - Women who gain more than 40 pounds (18 kg ) during pregnancy have nearly twice the risk of delivering a heavy baby as those who gain less, U.S. researchers said on Friday.


    [Reuters, October 30, 2008]
    WASHINGTON - Researchers combing the human gene map have found four more areas that affect the risk of Alzheimer's disease and believe the studies are starting to point to new and better treatments.


    [Reuters, October 30, 2008]
    WASHINGTON - More than one dozen cases of liver failure and death were reported in patients taking GlaxoSmithKline Plc's Avandia, advocacy group Public Citizen said on Thursday in a petition calling for a ban of the diabetes drug.


    [Reuters, October 10, 2008]
    NEW YORK - Japanese investigators say that survival rates are better for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who never smoked than in NSCLC patients with a history of smoking. Other disease characteristics are different as well between the two populations...


    [Reuters, October 9, 2008]
    NEW YORK - Drinking red wine, but not white wine, may reduce lung cancer risk, especially among current and ex-smokers, new research indicates...


    [Reuters, October 6, 2008]
    NEW YORK - Asthma patients who are black tend to have more severe disease than asthma patients who are white, leading to more asthma control problems, higher rates of emergency department visits, and overall worse quality of life. These findings point to genetic differences that lead to poor responses to drug therapy as the source of these racial disparities...


    [Reuters, October 6, 2008]
    NEW YORK - Microwave ovens pose a serious safety hazard to young children, a new study of scald burn injuries demonstrates. Hot foods or liquids from microwave ovens were the fourth leading cause of scald injuries in children under 5 years old, a review of records from the University of Chicago Burn Center shows...


    [Reuters, October 6, 2008]
    - Two French scientists who discovered the AIDS virus and a German who found the virus that causes cervical cancer were awarded the 2008 Nobel prize for medicine or physiology on Monday.
    Here are some details about the diseases:
    -- Luc Montagnier, director of the World Foundation for AIDS Research and Prevention, and Francoise Barre-Sinoussi of the Institut Pasteur won for discovering the deadly virus that has killed millions of people since it was identified in the 1980s...


    [Reuters, October 5, 2008]
    HONG KONG - A Hong Kong laboratory has found excessive amounts of the industrial chemical melamine in two types of Cadbury chocolate made in China that the firm recalled last week as a precaution. Thousands of children in China have fallen sick and four have died after drinking melamine-laced milk. The dairy scare, China's latest in a long line of food safety problems, also prompted mounting recalls and warnings abroad...


    [Reuters, October 4, 2008]
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government on Friday urged consumers to follow package cooking instructions after 32 people in 12 states got Salmonella poisoning after eating frozen stuffed chicken entrees that were raw but breaded...


    [Reuters, October 2, 2008]
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new estimate of how many Americans have the AIDS virus puts the number at about 1.1 million, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday...


    [Reuters, October 2, 2008]
    CHICAGO - The deadly AIDS virus first began spreading among humans at the turn of the 20th century in sub-Saharan Africa, just as modern cities were emerging in the region, U.S. researchers said Wednesday. The finding pushes back the origin of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) by several decades, they reported in the journal Nature...


    [Reuters, October 2, 2008]
    NEW DELHI - India banned smoking in public places on Thursday in an attempt to fight tobacco use blamed, directly or indirectly, for a fifth of all deaths in the world's third-largest consumer...


    [Reuters, October 1, 2008]
    NEW YORK - Lab experiments indicate that people with asthma who are overweight or obese have a reduced response to steroid treatment, compared with their lean counterparts. Inhaled steroids are the mainstay of asthma treatment, because they reduce airway inflammation that can lead to an asthma attack...


    [Reuters, September 26, 2008]
    LONDON - Women who were bigger and longer babies may be more likely to develop breast cancer, researchers reported on Tuesday.


    [Reuters, September 26, 2008]
    WASHINGTON - U.S. regulators warned the public on Friday not to consume seven Mr. Brown instant coffee and milk tea products that were made in China because of concerns they may be contaminated with melamine...


    [Reuters, September 25, 2008]
    NEW YORK - Financially lucrative commercial collaborations between tobacco companies and major motion picture studios beginning in the late 1920s are responsible for the smoking imagery so prevalent in 'classic' movies, investigators report in the BMJ specialist journal Tobacco Control...


    [Reuters, September 25, 2008]
    HONG KONG - Delivering flu vaccines straight into the lungs instead of through routine injections could trigger a far stronger immune response, a study has found.


    [Reuters, September 22, 2008]
    WASHINGTON - Shorter, more intense courses of radiation treatment work just as well as more drawn-out therapy for early-stage breast cancer patients, researchers reported on Monday.


    [Reuters, September 21, 2008]
    HONG KONG - A new rapid test for the human papillomavirus (HPV), which can cause cervical cancer, has proven to be 90 percent accurate in a trial involving women in rural villages in eastern China.


    [Reuters, September 20, 2008]
    NEW YORK - Children whose mothers were exposed to even moderately severe stress during pregnancy may show the effects in their intellectual development, a new study suggests.


    [Reuters, September 16, 2008]
    ROCKVILLE, Maryland - A major study links a chemical widely used in plastic products, including baby bottles, to health problems in humans like heart disease and diabetes, but U.S. regulators said on Tuesday they still believe it is safe. The chemical bisphenol A, or BPA, is commonly used in plastic food and beverage containers and in the coating of food cans.


    [Reuters, September 15, 2008]
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers who designed one experimental breast cancer vaccine say they have fine-tuned the process and come up with another that they hope will be more effective. Their new vaccine delivers a cancer-fighting gene into cells, which then produce immune system proteins as well as tumor-destroying cells...


    [Reuters, September 15, 2008]
    LONDON (Reuters) - People who carry a certain genetic variation are much more likely to develop the most dangerous form of skin cancer, Portuguese researchers said on Monday. Their study, presented at the Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology in Stockholm, showed the variation in a gene known as cyclin D1 raised the risk of developing the cancer by 80 percent compared to those without the mutation...


    [Reuters, September 12, 2008]
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Baby formula from China is illegal in the United States and should not be used, U.S. regulators warned on Thursday after Chinese officials blamed tainted formula for the death of an infant. U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials said it was possible that some formula from China may have slipped into markets serving Chinese consumers in the United States even though its sales are prohibited...


    [Reuters, September 12, 2008]
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Smoking during pregnancy appears to affect children's birthweight, and possibly their risk of becoming overweight, but it may not directly harm other aspects of physical and cognitive development, a large study suggests. The findings, from a study of nearly 53,000 U.S. children born in the 1960s, found that those whose mothers smoked during pregnancy were at higher risk of low birthweight -- a link that studies have long noted. There was also evidence, albeit weaker, that these children were more likely than children of non-smoking women to be overweight by age 7...


    [Reuters, September 12, 2008]
    A rare genetic mutation may underlie some cases of mad cow disease in cattle and its discovery may help shed light on where the epidemic started, U.S. researchers reported on Friday. The mutation, in an Alabama cow that tested positive in 2006 for bovine spongiform encephalopathy, or BSE, is identical to one that causes a related brain-wasting disease in humans. This suggests BSE may sometimes arise spontaneously in cattle...


    [Reuters, September 8, 2008]
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Taking a popular class of pain relievers that includes aspirin and ibuprofen lowers the levels of a protein in a man's blood that doctors use to screen for prostate cancer, U.S. researchers said on Monday.


    [Reuters, September 5, 2008]
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health officials have disclosed safety probes into over 20 medicines by companies such as Eli Lilly and Co and Biogen Idec, a step required by Congress to address concerns the agency had been slow to warn of risks.


    [Reuters, September 5, 2008]
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The diagnosis of colorectal cancer will be delayed or missed in a substantial number of people who suffer from inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) if surveillance colonoscopy is conducted strictly according to official guidelines, investigators from the Netherlands warn in a report published this month.


    [Reuters, September 5, 2008]
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Newborns who breastfeed while doctors obtain a blood sample from a heel experience much less discomfort than babies given sugar water during this routine newborn procedure, new research shows.


    [HealthDay News, September 1, 2008]
    The rate of serious allergic reactions to the cervical cancer vaccine is considerably higher than that for other vaccines given to children, but the total number of these reactions remains miniscule, Australian researchers report


    [eFluxMedia, September 1, 2008]
    A study by scientists at the Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston has concluded that childhood abuse is a factor which influences chances that a person develops asthma. The researchers found that children in Puerto Rico who endure physical or sexual abuse are twice as likely to suffer from asthma as in their youth than those who do not face maltreatment.


    [Reuters, September 1, 2008]
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who don't think life is worth living are more likely to die within the next few years, research from Japan shows. The increased death risk was mainly due to cardiovascular disease and external causes --most commonly, suicide.
    Bliss & Fire opinion: This what give joy, the Word of God. The Bible says: 'When your words came, I ate them; they were my joy and my heart's delight, for I bear your name, O LORD God Almighty.' -Jeremiah 15:16 (NIV).


    [Reuters, August 25, 2008]
    Scientists have discovered gene mutations that are the main cause of the inherited version of the childhood cancer neuroblastoma. In addition, the researchers found that the same mutations play a significant role in high-risk forms of non-inherited neuroblastoma, the more common form of the disease.


    [Reuters, August 25, 2008]
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Undiagnosed infections may be causing a significant number of premature births, researchers reported on Monday after finding bacteria or fungi in 15 percent of the amniotic fluid samples taken from women in pre-term labor. The heavier the infection, the more likely the women were to deliver younger, sicker infants, the team at Stanford University in California found.


    [WorldNetDaily.com, August 22, 2008]
    The argument for embryonic stem cells as the potential solution for a vast array of human diseases has taken another significant hit with the successful testing of an adult cell that can match tissues in the heart, lung, liver, pancreas, blood vessels, brain, muscle, bone and fat. The San Francisco research and development company Medistem Inc. says its newest tests reveal the cell can regenerate failed blood vessels, allowing a restoration of health in limbs once given no alternative but amputation.


    [Reuters, August 22, 2008]
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Major life changes may play a role in as many as a quarter of chronic daily headache cases that arise among otherwise healthy adult men and women, study findings suggest.


    [Reuters, August 22, 2008]
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women from iodine-deficient areas should use iodized salt for at least 2 years before becoming pregnant to prevent thyroid problems during pregnancy and to protect the fetus against the harmful effect of iodine deficiency on brain development, Italian researchers report. The thyroid gland, a butterfly-shaped organ in the neck and a key part of the endocrine system, produces hormones and helps regulate the body's metabolism.


    [Reuters, August 22, 2008]
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Use of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, especially long-term use, appears to raise the risk of prostate cancer among obese men, according to findings of a new study.


    [Associated Press, August 22, 2008]
    LONDON - Transplanting faces may seem like science fiction, but doctors say the experimental surgeries could one day become routine. Two of the world's three teams that have done partial face transplants reported Friday that their techniques were surprisingly effective, though complications exist and more work is still needed.


    [HealthDay News, August 18, 2008]
    Recently discovered so-called free radicals that are attached to small particles of air pollution could cause lung damage and perhaps even lung cancer, researchers report. If confirmed through further research, the finding could help to explain why nonsmokers develop tobacco-related diseases like lung cancer, said lead researcher H. Barry Dellinger, the Patrick F. Taylor Chair of environmental chemistry at Louisiana State University.


    [HealthDay News, August 18, 2008]
    Chewing gum helps improve recovery of intestinal function after all or part of the colon has been surgically removed, according to British researchers who reviewed data from five clinical trials involving 158 patients. The inability of the intestines to pass contents after surgery (postoperative ileus) is normal among abdominal surgery patients and is a major contributing factor to post-surgery nausea, vomiting, cramps, and the pain and discomfort associated with abdominal distension, according to background information in the article.


    [HealthDay News, August 18, 2008]
    Teens who don't get enough sleep or have poor-quality sleep run the risk of elevated blood pressure, a new study finds. It's the first study to make such a connection, said study senior author Dr. Susan Redline, director of the University Hospitals Sleep Center at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland.


    [ABCNews, August 16, 2008]
    Scott Adams is the cartoonist who gives Dilbert a voice -- a gift he wishes he could give himself. 'It feels like you're being strangled from the inside out,' he told ABC News' David Muir. That's right -- strangled. Adams said he literally chokes on his own words. It's a strange and isolating condition that began after what seemed like normal laryngitis.


    [WorldNetDaily.com, August 15, 2008]
    A federally funded research project has described how surgeons were able to snatch the hearts from severely brain-damaged newborns only seconds after they were disconnected from life-support units and transplant the organs into other diseased infants, but the work is raising alarms from those who say the donors weren't dead yet.


    [HealthDay, August 3, 2008] -- The number of Americans newly infected with HIV each year is, and has long been, higher than what was previously assumed, U.S.health officials have announced at an international conference. That's because the latest calculations have been arrived at via a new and improved method, they added.


    [HealthDay News, July 28, 2008] Packing on the pounds by drinking too many sugary drinks and not eating enough fruits and veggies appears to be associated with increased risk for type 2 diabetes, while a low-fat diet doesn't alter your risk of developing the blood sugar disease.


    [HealthDay News, July 28, 2008]Calculating a woman's bone mineral density appears to shed light on her risk for breast cancer. A new study has found that high bone mineral density (BMD) predicts a greater likelihood of developing breast cancer, independent of how high her risk is on the often-used Gail model.


    [WorldNetDaily.com, July 25, 2008] In two previous campaigns by Christians to disrupt America's abortion industry with continuous prayer, officials with the 40 Days for Life campaign say 35,000 have participated in vigils, 514 babies have been saved and five abortion industry workers have lost their jobs.


    [The Associated Press, July 21, 2008]Government inspectors finally have a big clue in the nationwide salmonella outbreak: They found the same bacteria strain on a single Mexican-grown jalapeno pepper handled in Texas — and issued a stronger warning for consumers to avoid fresh jalapenos.


    [HealthDay, July 15, 2008] Rising temperatures and increased dehydration linked to global warming will boost kidney stone rates in the United States and around the world, new research suggests. In the United States in particular, hotter weather will lead to a dramatic rise in kidney stone disease among residents of southern states -- the so-called 'kidney-stone belt.' This will result in an increase of 1.6 million to 2.2 million additional kidney stone cases by 2050, according to the study.


    [HealthDay, July 15, 2008] Kids who can get their hands easily on cigarettes -- say from friends or close acquaintances -- are more likely to end up with a regular smoking habit, a new study of sixth-graders finds.


    [Reuters, July 11, 2008] NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study shows that a substantial minority of men receiving so-called androgen deprivation therapy, or ADT, for prostate cancer experience erectile dysfunction (ED). However, many respond well to ED therapy, doctors from Memphis have found. Men with advanced prostate cancer may be given ADT to stop their production of testosterone, which may drive tumor growth.


    [WorldNetDaily.com, July 7, 2008] The federal government plans to give children – possibly millions of them – a live influenza vaccine they could transmit to anyone with whom they come into contact. The vaccinations could start as early as a few weeks from now, and the infections could be spread for up to three weeks following the vaccinations, officials confirmed.


    [The Associated Press, June 30, 2008] WASHINGTON - Remember peeking through a View-Master? Scientists are using the same concept behind the classic kids' toy to try to see mammograms in 3-D. The goal: A better way to check for breast cancer in women with breasts too dense for today's mammograms to give a clear picture.


    [HealthDay News, June 30, 2008] Researchers have identified 21 new genetic regions implicated in Crohn's disease, bringing to 32 the total number of genes and loci -- regions of the genome typically including one or more genes that are known to increase susceptibility to the disease. For this study, published in the journal Nature Genetics, the international team of scientists and clinicians analyzed DNA samples from almost 12,000 people in Europe and North America.


    [HealthDay, June 23, 2008] Scanning the heart's arteries for calcium deposits accurately predicts the overall death risk for American adults, a new study suggests


    [HealthDay, June 23, 2008] In otherwise healthy older people, subtle nervous system problems may signal an increased risk of stroke and death, Italian researchers report. The warning signs can include reduced reflexes, unstable posture, resting tremors and differences in hand strength, they noted.


    [HealthDay News, Jun 23, 2008] Newly-identified stem cells located on the surface of the heart give rise to heart muscle cells, say researchers at Children's Hospital Boston. They believe the finding may lead to ways to regenerate injured heart tissue.


    [HealthDay News, Jun 16, 2008] Good news for coffee lovers: Drinking up to six cups a day of caffeinated or decaffeinated coffee daily won't shorten your life span, a new study shows. In fact, coffee might even help the heart, especially for women, the researchers found.


    [HealthDay News, Jun 16, 2008] The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is cautioning physicians that certain types of antipsychotic drugs can boost the death risk of seniors with dementia.


    [HealthDay News, Jun 16, 2008] Although a U.S. government investigation into salmonella-tainted tomatoes has not yet identified a specific source for the contamination, health officials said Monday they are now focusing their "trace-back" efforts on one cluster of nine cases in one location.


    [HealthDay News, Jun 9, 2008] Blacks with a family history of colorectal cancer are less likely to be screened than either their white counterparts or other blacks at average risk for the disease, a new study reports. The authors of the study, published in the July 15 issue of Cancer, couldn't find a clear reason why this was, even though blacks have the highest rates of colorectal cancer and death from the disease of all racial groups in the United States.


    [HealthDay News, Jun 8, 2008] A drug used to treat multiple myeloma, a cancer of the white blood cells, may also be a treatment for the chronic autoimmune disease lupus, German researchers report. The drug, Velcade (bortezomib), which is a proteasome inhibitor, worked against the disease and prolonged survival in mice with lupus. The finding could one day offer treatment options for other antibody-associated diseases, too, the researchers said.


    [ABCNews, June 7, 2008] Salmonella food poisoning first linked to uncooked tomatoes has spread to 16 states, federal health officials said Saturday. Investigations by the Texas and New Mexico Departments of Health and the U.S. Indian Health Service have tied 56 cases in Texas and 55 in New Mexico to raw, uncooked, tomatoes.
    Bliss & Fire opinion:
    Please watch out.


    [HealthDay News, Jun 4, 2008] Each year, an estimated 200,000 babies worldwide are infected with the AIDS virus through their mother's breast milk. Now, a new study suggests that a short-term drug regimen could provide significant protection for infants. It is very practical, and these drugs are relatively cheap. We believe a large proportion [of infants] can be protected, said study co-author Dr. Taha E. Taha, co-director of the infectious disease program at Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health.


    [HealthDay News, Jun 4, 2008] Surprising new research suggests that a diet low in salt may be worse for your heart than eating lots of salt, but don't start eating potato chips just yet.


    [HealthDay News, Jun 4, 2008] A range of biological, social and health care-related factors are responsible for the ethnic and racial disparities in results for U.S. patients with kidney disease, according to two new studies.


    [HealthDay News, Jun 3, 2008] Children who drink 100 percent fruit juices apparently don't tend to be overweight, and they may enjoy more nutritious diets than kids who don't drink the beverages, a new study finds.


    [Reuters, Jun 3, 2008] WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A brain chemical strongly linked to mood and appetite may also directly affect fat gain, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday. They said levels of serotonin, the nerve-signaling chemical targeted by many antidepressants, may also direct the body to put down fat regardless of how much food is eaten.


    [HealthDay, May 15, 2008]
    If you're planning to take a trip while pregnant, you should check with your doctor to be sure it's safe for you to travel. Unless you have complications with your pregnancy, most women can travel safely. Here are some travel tips to keep you safe and comfortable during pregnancy, courtesy of the American Pregnancy Association:


    [ABCNews, May 12, 2008] In the next 10 to 20 years, the technology that allows us to use wireless headsets to chat on our cell phones could keep doctors in the loop on your blood sugar levels, your blood pressure and if you have a sudden heart attack, according to a report released in the United Kingdom last week. According to a report released by Ofcom, the independent regulator and competition authority for communications industries in the United Kingdom, humans could one day have in-body networks, a series of sensors implanted in a patient's body to let doctors monitor the body remotely. The report also predicted the creation of on-body monitors, wearable devices that would send vital information like blood pressure via Bluetooth or Wi-Fi to a portable monitor such as a watch or a cell phone. Both technologies are being researched in U.K. universities.


    [The Associated Press, May 12, 2008]WASHINGTON - The Institute of Medicine said in 2004 there was no credible evidence to show that vaccines containing the preservative thimerosal led to autism in children. But thousands of families have a different take based on personal experience. Some of them are going to court Monday as attorneys will attempt to show that the mercury-based preservative triggers symptoms of autism.


    [Reuters, April 28, 2008] LOS ANGELES/LONDON - Gene therapy for a rare type of inherited blindness has improved the vision of four patients who tried it, boosting hopes for the troubled field of gene repair technology, scientists said on Sunday. Two separate teams of doctors reported successes in using gene therapy to treat Leber congenital amaurosis, or LCA.


    [ABCNews, April 28, 2008] A newly published study links the sexually transmitted human papillomavirus, or HPV, to lung cancer, adding lungs to the list of organs scientists say are susceptible to cancer as a result of contracting the most common sexually transmitted infection in the United States.


    [The Associated Press, April 26, 2008] - WASHINGTON - In fury and despair, patients harmed by Lasik eye surgery told federal health advisers Friday of severe eye pain, blurred vision and even a son's suicide. The advisers recommended that the government warn more clearly about the risks of the hugely popular operations. About 700,000 Americans a year undergo the elective laser surgery. Like golf star and famed Lasik recipient Tiger Woods, they're hoping to throw away their glasses, just as the ads say.


    [The Associated Press, April 26, 2008]SEATTLE - Timothy Garon's face and arms are hauntingly skeletal, but the fluid building up in his abdomen makes the 56-year-old musician look eight months pregnant. His liver, ravaged by hepatitis C, is failing. Without a new one, his doctors tell him, he will be dead in days.


    [The Associated Press, April 28, 2008] LOS ANGELES - The number of pregnant women with pre-existing diabetes has more than doubled in seven years, a California study found, a troubling trend that means health risks for both mothers and newborns. And the number of diabetic teenagers giving birth grew fivefold during the same period, according to the study, the largest of its kind.


    [Agence France-Presse, April 22, 2008] WASHINGTON (AFP) - Life expectancy has declined for many women in the United States, largely due to smoking-related diseases and obesity, a study published Tuesday showed. Nearly one in five US women saw the number of years they are expected to live decline or hold steady, starting in the 1980s, showed the joint study by the Harvard School of Public Health and the University of Washington.


    [WorldNetDaily.com Inc., April 19, 2008]The state of Minnesota has advanced a plan to own the DNA of newborns, preserving it in a warehouse for use in genetic research, experimentation, manipulation, and profiling, according to an advocacy organization seeking to protect the privacy of that individual information. Citizen DNA is citizen property. The government should be required to ask, not allowed to take, said Twila Brase, president of the Citizens' Council on Health Care, a Minnesota-based organization familiar with the progress in that state. If this bill becomes law, each year 73,000 newborn citizens will not be protected by the state genetic privacy law.
    Bliss & Fire opinion: Watch out as you pray, the State is after the DNA of your kids.


    [WorldNetDaily.com Inc., April 19, 2008] A doctor at the renowned Children's Hospital Boston has launched a new program to drug children to delay puberty so they can decide whether they want a male or a female body, according to a report today in the Boston Globe. Pediatric endocrinologist Norman Spack, 64, says he started the Gender Management Service Clinic because he found himself encountering 20-somethings who were transgendered and in good shape socially, but they were having trouble getting their physique to conform to their identity.
    Bliss & Fire opinion: We need to stand up and unite against all these last days idea of the devil to change the future of our children.


    [WorldNetDaily.com Inc., April 6, 2008]James Shum has spent the last three and a half years waiting for a phone call that would bring him news of a suitable kidney transplant, and a new grasp on life. Shum was diagnosed with kidney failure in 2004 and ever since has been kept alive with a dialysis process that cleans his blood every other night while he sleeps, and brings with it the side effects of severe cramping through his body. - Read detail
    Bliss & Fire opinion: Please keep Steve Brooks and his family in your prayer for God's healing.


    BOSTON (Reuters) - Doctors who use age, weight and other factors to predict if a pregnant woman will need a Caesarean section to deliver her baby have a new gauge: the length of the cervix, researchers said. The cervix closes off the uterus, where the baby is growing. Researchers in Britain say their study of more than 27,000 pregnancies found that women with the longest cervixes were more likely to need surgery to deliver their child.


    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Expectant mothers who eat enough omega-3 fats late in pregnancy may give their babies a brain-power boost, a new study suggests. Researchers found that among 109 Inuit infants they followed, those whose umbilical-cord blood was higher in docosahexaenoic acid, an omega-3 acid, at birth did better in tests of infant brain and eye development at the ages of 6 and 11 months.


    [The Age Company Ltd, March 31, 2008] A top Australian neurosurgeon says the world's heavy reliance on mobile phones could be a greater threat to human health than smoking and even asbestos. Vini Khurana, who conducted a 15-month "critical review" of the link between mobile phones and malignant brain tumours, said using mobiles for more than 10 years could more than double the risk of brain cancer. He has called for "immediate and decisive steps" by industry and governments to reduce people's exposure to invisible electromagnetic radiation emitted by handsets.


    [ABCNews, January 3, 2008] Reporter Shares His Struggle With Disease That's Turning His Skin White. Reporter Lee Thomas has a disease called vitiligo, something an estimated 4 million Americans live with. The disease has no cure, and it causes the skin to lose its pigmentation. Thomas has written a book about his experience called "Turning White." (Michael Shore). Thomas said he was shocked when he received the diagnosis from his doctor. "I'm sure he kept talking because I saw his mouth moving, but … I didn't hear anything he said, and I actually had to go, 'Stop for a second, doc, did you just say there's no cure?'"


    WEDNESDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- The length of a woman's cervix at mid-pregnancy may indicate her risk of needing a Caesarean birth, a new study suggests. "Women having their first baby who have a long cervix around 23 weeks of pregnancy are more likely to be delivered by emergency Caesarean section during labor at term," the study's lead author, Dr. Gordon Smith, head of obstetrics and gynecology at Cambridge University in the United Kingdom, said in a prepared statement.


    [MSNBC.com, March 20, 2008] A stressed one can be worse than being single, new study suggests. NEW YORK - A happy marriage is good for your blood pressure, but a stressed one can be worse than being single, a preliminary study suggests. That second finding is a surprise because prior studies have shown that married people tend to be healthier than singles, said researcher Julianne Holt-Lunstad.


    [Reuters, March 17, 2008] CHICAGO (Reuters) - A dangerous drug-resistant bacterial infection has been showing up in a small number of patients who undergo face-lifts, doctors reported on Monday. When infections do occur at surgical sites following such procedures "the facial plastic surgeon should have a high suspicion" for MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus), as the source, they said.


    [Associated Press, Mar 10, 2008] A vast array of pharmaceuticals — including antibiotics, anti-convulsants, mood stabilizers and sex hormones — have been found in the drinking water supplies of at least 41 million Americans, an Associated Press investigation shows. - read more.
    Bliss & Fire opinion: Beloveth beware of the water you drink.


    [Reuters, Mar 10, 2008] BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese government employees should be banned from offering or receiving cigarettes on social occasions, a member of parliament said, a move that would reverse an entrenched tradition and is unlikely to see the light of day.


    [Reuters, Mar 10, 2008] VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Thou shall not pollute the Earth. Thou shall beware genetic manipulation. Modern times bring with them modern sins. So the Vatican has told the faithful that they should be aware of "new" sins such as causing environmental blight.


    [The Jerusalem Post, Feb 25, 2008] A 38-year-old Jerusalemite whose cells carry defective BRCA2 genes is apparently the first woman in the world in an advanced state of pregnancy with fetuses that were screened for the mutation as three-day-old embryos and selected for implantation when shown to be healthy.


    [FOXNews.com, February 18, 2008] Obesity is on its way to being deadlier than smoking as a cause of cancer, a leading researcher said. "As smoking goes down and obesity goes up it won't be long before obesity is the No. 1 cancer killer," Willett said at a symposium on cancer prevention.


    [Daily Mail, February 18, 2008] Doctors in the U.K. found that a teen who was suffering stomach pains had two extra kidneys, it is reported by the Daily Mail. After doing an ultrasound on 18-year-old Laura Moon, it was discovered that she actually had four kidneys.


    [WebMD] What Are Thyroid Problems? Through the hormones it produces, the thyroid gland influences almost all of the metabolic processes in your body. Thyroid disorders can range from a small, harmless goiter (enlarged gland) that needs no treatment to life-threatening cancer.


    [WebMD Medical News, Feb 8, 2008] The FDA today announced that it's investigating rare reports of serious adverse events linked with Botox, Botox Cosmetic, and Myobloc. The most serious cases, in which patients died or were hospitalized, occurred in children with cerebral palsy who got botulinum toxin for severe arm and leg muscle spasms associated with their cerebral palsy.


    [The Associated Press, Feb 1, 2008]ATLANTA - The sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer in women is poised to become one of the leading causes of oral cancer in men, according to a new study. - Read detail
    Bliss & Fire opinion: This is the result of what the Bible called abomination when men begin to have sex with men. - They called to Lot, "Where are the men who came to you tonight? Bring them out to us so that we can have sex with them." - Genesis 19:5 TNIV While they were enjoying themselves, some of the wicked men of the city surrounded the house. Pounding on the door, they shouted to the old man who owned the house, "Bring out the man who came to your house so we can have sex with him." -Judges 19:22 TNIV


    [The New York Times, Jan 23, 2008] The study, of 60 patients, showed that 73 percent of those who had surgery had complete remissions of diabetes, meaning all signs of the disease went away. By contrast, the remission rate was only 13 percent in those given conventional treatment, which included intensive counseling on diet and exercise for weight loss, and, when needed, diabetes medicines like insulin, metformin and other drugs.


    [The New York Times, January 22, 2008] Women given implants immediately after mastectomies were twice as likely to acquire infections as those whose own tissue was used in breast reconstruction.


    [The New York Times, Jan 22, 2008] THE FACTS: It is well known that too much soda can increase the risk of diabetes and obesity. But when it comes to kidney problems, is there a difference between colas and other kinds of soda? Colas contain high levels of phosphoric acid, which has been linked to kidney stones and other renal problems.


    [The Wall Street Journal, January 22, 2008] Genentech Inc.'s discovery of two new genes linked to lupus raised hopes of earlier diagnosis and better targeted treatment of the autoimmune disease, which affects an estimated 1.5 million Americans.


    [The New York Times, Jan 22, 2008] This is a call to arms for everyone who may someday be hospitalized, or who has a relative who may someday be hospitalized — which is to say everyone.


    [The Jerusalem Post, Jan 20, 2008] The goldfish is an excellent model for studying Parkinson's disease and testing drugs to see which will be more effective in reducing symptoms and slowing progression of the degenerative neurological disease, according to an Israeli study just published in the prestigious journal Nature Protocols.


    [The Wall Street Journal, January 17, 2008] WASHINGTON -- Parents shouldn't give babies and toddlers over-the-counter cough and cold medicines because they are too risky for children so small, the government will declare today. The Food and Drug Administration still hasn't decided if the remedies are appropriate for older children to continue using, officials told the Associated Press.


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