HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Young women receiving
radiation after having surgery for breast cancer are at increased risk of
developing a new tumor in the opposite -- or contralateral -- breast, a
new Dutch study suggests. -- read full article
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:02:40 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 15 (HealthDay News) -- A Web site meant to help
parents understand medical research in children was launched recently by
the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH). -- read full article
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:02:31 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
Reuters - A new survey of China's first generation born under the one-child policy has found they are more open but still conflicted about sex, and don't approve of one-night stands, a state newspaper said on Wednesday.
AP - Monkeys taught to play a computer game were able to overcome wrist paralysis with an experimental device that might lead to new treatments for patients with stroke and spinal cord injury. -- read full article
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:00:05 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Drinking coffee or consuming other
caffeine-laden foods does not appear to boost breast cancer risk, new
research indicates. -- read full article
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:48:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin B supplements don't slow
cognitive decline in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease, a
new study finds. -- read full article
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 03:47:57 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
Reuters - A new, cherry-flavored anti-malaria pill works as well as current treatments, is easy for children to swallow and could save lives, researchers reported on Wednesday.
AP - Federal health officials said Tuesday they will look into a possible conflict of interest involving a prominent toxicologist who is heading up a review of a sensitive safety issue. -- read full article
Wed, 15 Oct 2008 02:09:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Drinking coffee or consuming other
caffeine-laden foods does not appear to boost breast cancer risk, new
research indicates. -- read full article
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 18:02:32 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
Reuters - Chronic daily headaches may be more protracted in the elderly than in other age groups, results of a 13-year study suggest. -- read full article
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 15:18:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AFP - The simple act of washing hands could save thousands of children's lives every day, mostly in Asia and Africa, the United Nations said on Tuesday, the eve of the first Global Hand-Washing Day.
AFP - A convicted rapist and murderer was put to death in Ohio Tuesday after failing to convince courts he would suffer unduly during lethal injection because he was overweight.
