AP - The largest study of U.S. children ever performed — aiming to track 100,000 from conception to age 21 — will start recruiting mothers-to-be in North Carolina and New York in January. -- read full article
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 18:23:27 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
Reuters - A new drug patch material studded with tiny specks of diamonds may one day allow cancer patients to get chemotherapy just where they need it, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. -- read full article
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 20:19:19 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 2 (HealthDay News) -- An animal study raises a
warning sign that a new class of drugs that shows promise against a
variety of ailments ranging from cancer to Alzheimer's disease might cause
congenital heart defects, researchers report. -- read full article
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:46:23 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- While sexual intercourse throughout a
healthy pregnancy is usually safe, it may not be recommended for women who
are a higher risk for complications. -- read full article
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:46:31 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 2 (HealthDay News) -- The inhaled steroids that
are often used to treat asthma don't work as well in the overweight or
obese, new research shows. -- read full article
Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:46:17 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - A Thai dairy company said Thursday it will return 122 tons of milk powder imported from China over contamination fears, as some Asian countries tried to respond carefully to the widening scandal involving a major trading partner.
AP - Solving the nation's economic crisis may also help Americans struggling with getting treatment for mental illness. These patients often face an added burden: limited insurance coverage compared with people whose ills are physical. The massive economic bill coming before the House addresses that problem. -- read full article
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 22:29:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - A top government health official Thursday rejected pediatricians' calls for an immediate ban on over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for young children, saying it might cause unintended harm.
Reuters - Hypnosis can help reduce hot flashes among breast cancer survivors, new research published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology shows. -- read full article
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:41:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 2 (HealthDay News) -- An animal study raises a
warning sign that a new class of drugs that shows promise against a
variety of ailments ranging from cancer to Alzheimer's disease might cause
congenital heart defects, researchers report. -- read full article
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:02:14 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- While sexual intercourse throughout a
healthy pregnancy is usually safe, it may not be recommended for women who
are a higher risk for complications. -- read full article
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:02:23 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 2 (HealthDay News) -- After recommending earlier
this year that children under the age of 2 not receive over-the-counter
cold medicines, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Thursday is
meeting with the public to help answer an even more important question:
Should kids' cold medicines remain "OTC" at all? -- read full article
Thu, 02 Oct 2008 18:02:19 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
