AP - China on Wednesday introduced standards for levels of the industrial chemical melamine permitted in milk and food products as it seeks to rein in a festering safety scare.
AP - The University of Minnesota has concluded that falsified data were used in a 2001 article published by one of its researchers on adult stem cells. The school is asking that the article be retracted. -- read full article
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 05:59:35 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - Get moving: New exercise guidelines released Tuesday set a minimum sweat allotment for good health. For most adults, that's 2 1/2 hours a week. How much physical activity you need depends largely on age and level of fitness. -- read full article
Wed, 08 Oct 2008 00:58:50 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - Don't give over-the-counter cold remedies to kids under 4, drug companies said Tuesday. What sniffling little ones need, doctors said, are plenty of fluids and lots of tender, loving care.
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Men who drink a moderate amount of
red wine may lower their risk of lung cancer, even if they smoke,
researchers report. -- read full article
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 18:03:39 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AFP - Circumcision, which has been found to reduce by about one-half the transmission of HIV between heterosexuals, appears to offer far less protection for men engaging in homosexual intercourse, according to a study released Tuesday.
AP - Using a fan to circulate air seemed to lower the risk of sudden infant death syndrome in a study of nearly 500 babies, researchers reported Monday. Placing babies on their backs to sleep is the best advice for preventing SIDS, a still mysterious cause of death. -- read full article
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 13:19:04 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - Get moving: The nation's new exercise guidelines set a minimum sweat allotment for good health. For most adults, that's 2 1/2 hours a week. -- read full article
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 14:53:08 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - Children under 4 should not be given over-the-counter cough and cold remedies, drug companies said Tuesday in a concession to pediatricians who doubt the drugs do much good and worry about risks.
HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- A new technique may help doctors
diagnose a rare form of leukemia in a matter of hours instead of weeks,
researchers say. -- read full article
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:48:07 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Exposing your children to the
joys of pet ownership may, in some cases, also mean exposing them to
infections and injuries. -- read full article
Tue, 07 Oct 2008 03:48:10 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
