HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- When the elderly woman
first arrived at Brooke Grove Retirement Village in Sandy Spring, Md.,
some of the staffers were skeptical when they saw she had brought her cat
along. -- read full article
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- Eating half a serving of soy
food a day lowers sperm concentrations and may play a role in male
infertility, particularly in obese men, Harvard University researchers
report. -- read full article
AP - The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer.
AP - More than 1,000 people died over two years from an illegal version of the painkiller fentanyl, the government reported Thursday in its first national tally of those deaths. -- read full article
AP - Expanding on a program that has saved and prolonged the lives of millions in Africa alone, the House prepared Thursday to pass and send to President Bush legislation that triples money to fight AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis around the world.
AP - Scientists will have to take "enormous intellectual leaps" to develop an AIDS vaccine in the coming years, say researchers clearly frustrated by the failure of a once-promising shot. -- read full article
AP - After three surgeries, Judy Sherer still had chronic pain in her left shoulder. She'd lost faith in her doctors, and in despair tried a new health benefit offered by her employer. -- read full article
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- Melanoma produces high levels of
a protein called IMP-3, which is not over-expressed in harmless moles,
University of Rochester Medical Center researchers report. -- read full article
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- A simple, minimally
invasive procedure can treat a common cause of male infertility and
improve a couple's chances of having a baby, a new study finds. -- read full article
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- People who work the third shift, drive great
distances each day, and those who don't get enough sleep or take sedating
medications are at greatest risk of drowsy driving. -- read full article
AP - Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money to pour $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking.
AP - It was a hot lead for detectives on a cold case. People suddenly were getting salmonella at a Minnesota restaurant more than 1,000 miles from the center of the nation's outbreak.
AP - More older children are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder while the rate is holding steady for children under 12, according to a government report released Wednesday. -- read full article
AP - Scientists may have found a way to test for and possibly avoid the most serious side effect of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, one of the top-selling medicines in the world. -- read full article
