AP - Nearly half of nonsmoking Americans are still breathing in cigarette fumes, but the percentage has declined dramatically since the early 1990s, according to a government study released Thursday. -- read full article
Reuters - Physically active people are less likely
than sedentary types to develop cancer, a research group led by
the Japanese health ministry announced on Thursday.
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to sex,
grandma and grandpa are having more of it these days, new Swedish research
suggests. -- read full article
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- Diabetes and being over- or
underweight can have a negative effect on male fertility. -- read full article
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune
disease that affects the joints. Remedies may include lifestyle changes,
medication and surgery designed to help control pain and minimize joint
damage. -- read full article
Reuters - The newest low-tech fertility
treatment may be a diet, researchers said on Wednesday after
learning that obese men have more abnormal sperm and make less
semen. -- read full article
AP - More than three-quarters of Web sites that offer highly addictive medications do not require a prescription, according to a study released Wednesday. -- read full article
AP - Bullying doctors can make nurses afraid to question their performance, resulting in medical errors, according to a hospital group that announced new requirements for cracking down on intimidating behavior. -- read full article
AP - The American Medical Association is issuing a formal apology for more than a century of discriminatory policies that excluded blacks from participating in a group long considered the voice of U.S. doctors. -- read full article
AP - Think of your favorite recipe for salsa. Three common ingredients now are suspects in the salmonella poisonings that have become the nation's largest foodborne outbreak in at least a decade.
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- A third of women who opt
for breast-conserving cancer surgery say they now have an asymmetry
between their breasts that greatly affects their quality of life, a new
study says. -- read full article
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to sex,
grandma and grandpa are having more of it these days, new Swedish research
suggests. -- read full article
Reuters - Despite new efforts to regulate
Internet pharmacies, 85 percent of sites selling controlled
drugs do not require a prescription, researchers reported on
Wednesday. -- 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 diseases -- read full article
