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Cholera stalks West Africa as rains spread disease
(AP)
AP - Patients jammed rudimentary clinics and health workers in surgical masks sprayed anti-bacterial solution on muddy paths as the government struggled to contain a cholera epidemic that has killed nearly 800 Nigerians in two months.
AIDS doctors, activists call for more health funds
(AP)
AP - Doctors and AIDS activists on Friday urged African governments to fulfill a decade-old pledge to spend more of their own money on health if they want international help in fighting AIDS.
FDA warns of deadly side effect with imaging drugs
(AP)
AP - Federal health regulators are warning doctors that a class of injectable drugs used in MRI medical imaging scans can cause a rare and sometimes fatal condition in patients with kidney disease.
CDC: Adults eating less fruit, not enough veggies
(AP)
AP - An apple a day? Apparently not in the United States.
Study: Flamboyant male dancing attracts women best
(AP)
AP - John Travolta was onto something. Women are most attracted to male dancers who have big, flamboyant moves similar to the actor's trademark style, British scientists say in a new study.
Doctors see eye hazard in powerful laser pointers
(AP)
AP - A 15-year-old boy damaged his eyes while playing with a laser pointer he'd bought over the Internet, say doctors who warn that dangerously high-powered versions are easily available online.
Risks of old, new diet drugs face U.S. scrutiny
(Reuters)
Reuters - The risks of a potential new diet pill and a 13-year-old weight-loss medicine face U.S. scrutiny next week as medical experts consider if the drugs' benefits outweigh possible side effects.
Doctors alarmed by HIV risk for European gays
(AFP)
AFP - Homosexual men in Europe are increasingly failing to adhere to safe sex, according to two new studies. In France, transmission of the AIDS virus "seems to be out of control" among men who have sex with men, said a paper published on Thursday in The Lancet Infectious Diseases.
Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 10, 2010
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com:
Study: PTSD Survivors' Children May Have Genetic Scars
(Time.com)
Time.com - A study finds that severe trauma, like the Holocaust, can cause genetic changes in victims that are passed along to children
In Elderly, Risks Differ for Indoor Versus Outdoor Falls
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Different risk factors
contribute to indoor and outdoor falls among the elderly and these
differences need to be incorporated into fall prevention programs, a new
study suggests.
Obesity May Up Death Risk in Older Women With Colon Cancer
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Here's yet another reason
to avoid obesity throughout your life: Doing so may improve your chances
of survival if you're diagnosed with colon cancer.
J&J widens access as cancer drug helps survival
(Reuters)
Reuters - All patients in a study of a Johnson & Johnson drug for advanced prostate cancer will be offered the medicine after an independent monitoring committee found it demonstrated an improvement in patient survival.
Clearing Kids for Sports Participation Sparks Conflicts
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Most teenagers think
they're invincible, and that goes double for talented teenage athletes.
They're young, immortal, at the top of their game, the envy of their
friends.
India not treating AIDS patients early: Global Fund
(Reuters)
Reuters - Thousands of AIDS patients in India are not receiving treatment on time, underscoring huge challenges the country faces as it combats the disease, the Global Fund To Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria said on Thursday.
Breastfeeding for a month cuts mom's diabetes risk
(Reuters)
Reuters - Mothers who don't breastfeed their newborns for at least one month are more likely to develop type 2 diabetes at some point in their lives than women who do, a Pennsylvania study finds.
Starting periods early tied to greater asthma risk
(Reuters)
Reuters - Women who start menstruating early may be at increased risk of asthma and poor lung function, new research shows.
Overweight Kids' Body Image Takes Pounding From Bullies
(LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Being the "fat kid" just got worse. Overweight
children who get teased about the extra pudge become more dissatisfied with
their bodies, a new study finds.
