Reuters - Children who are exposed to
secondhand tobacco smoke early in life are at greater risk of
being hospitalized for infections than those brought up in a
smoke-free environment, researchers from Hong Kong report. -- read full article
Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:24:54 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - An outbreak of salmonella food poisoning first linked to uncooked tomatoes has now been reported in nine states, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.
AP - Drugmaker Merck & Co. is not liable for the medical monitoring of Vioxx users not claiming injury, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. -- read full article
Wed, 04 Jun 2008 15:50:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - Hispanic high school students use drugs and attempt suicide at higher rates than their black and white classmates, according to a new federal survey that shows a continuation of a troubling trend. -- read full article
Wed, 04 Jun 2008 16:02:57 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- A person's risk of cancer
increases if he or she suffers from DNA-damaging chronic inflammation of
the intestine or stomach, such as ulcerative colitis, according to
scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. -- read full article
Wed, 04 Jun 2008 03:48:07 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
Reuters - A brain chemical strongly linked to
mood and appetite may also directly affect fat gain, U.S.
researchers reported on Tuesday. -- read full article
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:18:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - A Veterans Affairs psychologist denies that she was trying to save money when she suggested that counselors make fewer diagnoses of post-traumatic stress disorder in injured soldiers. -- read full article
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 19:47:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - A consumer advocacy group called on the Food and Drug Administration Tuesday to ban the use of eight artificial colorings in food because the additives may cause hyperactivity and behavior problems in some children. -- read full article
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 23:52:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - An outbreak of salmonella food poisoning first linked to uncooked tomatoes has now been reported in nine states, U.S. health officials said Tuesday.
HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 3 (HealthDay News) -- A person's risk of cancer
increases if he or she suffers from DNA-damaging chronic inflammation of
the intestine or stomach, such as ulcerative colitis, according to
scientists at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. -- read full article
Tue, 03 Jun 2008 18:02:23 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
