HealthDay - MONDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- Children with attention-deficit
hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at a 50 percent higher risk for being
overweight if they are not taking medication for the condition, a new
study finds. -- read full article
AP - A 14-year-old gymnast with a stress fracture in her lower back. A 12-year-old who tore his ACL in a soccer game. A 16-year-old runner with a leg stress fracture. A 15-year-old who tore his meniscus playing basketball.
Reuters - Yes, men can and do get breast
cancer -- and the disease is often treated at a late stage,
according to research presented Sunday in Lugano, Switzerland. -- read full article
Reuters - The corticosteroid drug
budesonide, given as a nasal spray for 6 weeks, benefits
children with mild sleep apnea, a study shows. -- read full article
Reuters - There's new advice for older
men who want to preserve their sexual function: have sex, and
have it often, researchers say. -- read full article
HealthDay - MONDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- Children with
attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are at a 50 percent higher
risk for being overweight if they are not taking medication for the
condition, a new study finds. -- read full article
AP - For the first time, an influential doctors group is recommending that some children as young as 8 be given cholesterol-fighting drugs to ward off future heart problems. -- read full article
AFP - British and French scientists have identified several variants of a single gene that boost the risk of obesity, according to a study published Sunday in the British journal Nature.
AP - Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat, accused Republicans of putting seniors and military families at risk by siding with President Bush against a measure to prevent Medicare cuts.
AFP - Children born to a surrogate mother or conceived through donated sperm or a donated egg do just as well psychologically as counterparts who are naturally conceived, a study unveiled on Sunday said.
AP - The government on Saturday increased the number of people reported being sickened in a record salmonella outbreak in which tomatoes are the leading suspect although investigators are testing other types of fresh produce.
