Time.com - As older generations lead increasingly active sex lives, research shows they may also be suffering from a rise in sexually transmitted diseases -- read full article
Reuters - Obesity levels in China are rising
fast, with more than a quarter of the adult population
overweight or obese, as people add more meat and dairy products
to their diet, causing serious health problems, a new study
says.
AP - A prostate cancer study that could change how doctors treat some patients found that widely used hormone-blocking drugs did not improve survival chances for older men whose disease hadn't spread.
AP - Pressured by desperate parents, government researchers are pushing to test an unproven treatment on autistic children, a move some scientists see as an unethical experiment in voodoo medicine.
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- The thicker the skin cancer
tumor, the more likely it will spread or recur, according to a newly
published study. -- read full article
Reuters - Regular daily exercise benefits
elderly women with dementia and these benefits appear to accrue
over time, researchers from the Republic of Korea report. -- read full article
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- Although heart attacks are
rare among young women, becoming pregnant does double or triple a woman's
risk, a new study finds. -- read full article
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Rashes can occur for various reasons,
including medical conditions and reactions to products, foods or
medications. -- read full article
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 8 (HealthDay News) -- The current childhood obesity
epidemic in the United States may lead to large numbers of young adults
developing type 2 diabetes in the future, along with serious
diabetes-related health complications, warns a University of Michigan
researcher. -- read full article
AP - Federal drug safety officials have imposed the government's most urgent warning on Cipro and similar antibiotics, citing risks that they can cause tendon ruptures, a serious injury that leaves some patients incapacitated. -- read full article
HealthDay - MONDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- A compound found in red grapes and
red wine suppresses abnormal cell formation that leads to most types of
breast cancer, according to U.S. researchers. -- read full article
HealthDay - MONDAY, July 7 (HealthDay News) -- People who are prone to road rage
are also more likely to rant and rave while watching their children play
sports, says a U.S. study. -- read full article
Time.com - As older generations lead increasingly active sex lives, research shows they may also be suffering from a rise in sexually transmitted disease -- read full article
