AFP - The German upper house passed a motion on Friday calling for laws on assisted suicide to be tightened after a former politician caused outrage by helping an elderly woman to die.
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Trying to get pregnant again after a
miscarriage can be fraught with a host of emotional and physical
concerns. -- read full article
Reuters - People who take part in
clinical trials often do so out of a desire to advance
scientific knowledge and to help others, a new international
study demonstrates. -- read full article
HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- The new vaccine vitespen
didn't increase recurrence-free survival among kidney cancer patients
who'd had surgery, say U.S. researchers. -- read full article
Reuters - The U.S. government proposed a 3
percent inflation increase in 2009 Medicare rates for
outpatient services at about 4,000 U.S. hospitals, which will
also impact medical imaging, diagnostic and other health care
services. -- read full article
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- A series of tests that are
the first to accurately assess children's ability to taste and smell have
been developed by Australian researchers. -- read full article
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- Taking prescription
medications can help reduce violent behavior in some schizophrenia
patients, Duke researchers report. -- read full article
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- Frequent sexual intercourse
may cut down on a man's chances of developing erectile dysfunction,
Finnish researchers report. -- read full article
AP - A Filipino teenager who came to New York so doctors could perform surgery to untwist her severely clubbed feet took her first unaided steps Wednesday in pink-and-white sneakers — the first shoes she's ever worn.
AP - A slice of cool, fresh watermelon is a juicy way to top off a Fourth of July cookout and one that researchers say has effects similar to Viagra — but don't necessarily expect it to keep the fireworks going all night long.
AP - When staffers at a Brooklyn hospital spotted a middle-aged woman lying face-down on a waiting room floor last month, it hardly seemed like cause for alarm.
AP - Scientists have new evidence that the brain chemical best known for regulating mood also plays a role in the mystifying killer of seemingly healthy babies — sudden infant death syndrome. -- read full article
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- Taking prescription
medications can help reduce violent behavior in some schizophrenia
patients, Duke researchers report. -- read full article
AP - A slice of cool, fresh watermelon is a juicy way to top off a Fourth of July cookout and one that researchers say has effects similar to Viagra — but don't necessarily expect it to keep the fireworks all night long.
AP - Scientists have new evidence that the brain chemical best known for regulating mood also plays a role in the mystifying killer of seemingly healthy babies — sudden infant death syndrome. -- read full article
