HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 28 (HealthDay News) -- A gene that plays a role in
Alzheimer's disease in two large families in which many siblings suffer
from the neurodegenerative condition has been identified by U.S.
researchers. -- read full article
Wed, 28 May 2008 18:02:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Three months to a year before you conceive,
it's important to begin preparing your body for pregnancy. -- read full article
Wed, 28 May 2008 18:02:25 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
Reuters - Overweight people with type 2
diabetes can keep their weight and blood sugar under control
over the long term by following a low-carbohydrate diet,
Swedish researchers report. -- read full article
Wed, 28 May 2008 17:49:33 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - The anguish of Hurricane Katrina should have ended for Gina Bouffanie and her daughter when they left their FEMA trailer. But with each hospital visit and each labored breath her child takes, the young mother fears it has just begun.
AP - The number of people hospitalized with a dangerous intestinal superbug has been growing by more than 10,000 cases a year, according to a new study. -- read full article
Wed, 28 May 2008 13:05:21 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - An experimental drug from GlaxoSmithKline does not significantly lower bleeding in patients with a rare blood disorder, according to the Food and Drug Administration. -- read full article
Wed, 28 May 2008 16:09:22 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - TUESDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) -- There may be another good reason
to floss each day: A new study finds that gum disease could raise the risk
for cancer. -- read full article
Wed, 28 May 2008 03:47:08 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - MONDAY, May 26 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly people with dementia who are
given antipsychotics, even for a very short period of time, are more
likely to end up in the hospital or even die, new research shows. -- read full article
Wed, 28 May 2008 03:47:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- If your child comes to your room in the
middle of the night, it may be tempting to allow the child to crawl into
bed with you, especially after a nightmare. -- read full article
Wed, 28 May 2008 03:47:10 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AFP - The obesity rate among American children and teenagers may have stabilized after a dramatic rise in the 1980s and 1990s that has been described as an epidemic, according to a US study on Wednesday.
AP - The number of troops with new cases of post-traumatic stress disorder jumped by roughly 50 percent in 2007 amid the military buildup in Iraq and increased violence there and in Afghanistan.
AP - The anguish of Hurricane Katrina should have ended for Gina Bouffanie and her daughter when they left their FEMA trailer. But with each hospital visit and each labored breath her child takes, the young mother fears it has just begun.
AP - Sen. Edward Kennedy's battle with a malignant brain tumor is likely to put a dramatic personal stamp on a health care cause he first championed nearly 40 years ago: The nation's war on cancer.
