HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 7 (HealthDay News) -- Healthy older adults cope better
with sleep deprivation than younger adults, and daytime sleepiness among
older adults isn't a normal part of aging, U.S. researchers say. -- read full article
Thu, 07 May 2009 18:03:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
Reuters - Increasing the amount physical activity kids engage in at school doesn't mean they'll be more active out of school. In fact, just the opposite may be true, according to study findings presented Thursday at the European Congress on Obesity in Amsterdam. -- read full article
Thu, 07 May 2009 18:57:06 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AFP - Men who were grossly overweight at the age of 18 had nearly 50 percent less chance of being married by their 30s and 40s, an international conference on obesity heard in Amsterdam on Thursday.
AP - General Electric Co. said Thursday that it will invest $6 billion over the next six years in an attempt to lower the cost of health care and improve the quality of medical care in underserved regions of the United States and abroad. -- read full article
Thu, 07 May 2009 14:08:08 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - Mexico's high schools and universities opened for the first time in two weeks Thursday as the country's top health official insisted the swine flu epidemic is on the decline. All students were checked for swine flu symptoms and some were sent home.
AP - The Obama administration wants the United States to spend $63 billion over the next six years to fight global diseases and provide more aid for prenatal and postnatal care, children's health and fighting tropical diseases. -- read full article
Wed, 06 May 2009 04:14:58 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - TUESDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) --Three molecules associated with
prostate cancer might provide the long-sought markers that could discern
which tumors are life-threatening and need aggressive treatment, a new
study indicates. -- read full article
Wed, 06 May 2009 03:49:06 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 6 (HealthDay News) -- The delirium sometimes
experienced by people with Alzheimer's who are hospitalized might
accelerate their cognitive decline, a new study shows. -- read full article
Thu, 07 May 2009 03:48:46 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, May 6 (HealthDay News) -- Chlamydia infection may play
a role in a type of arthritis called undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy
(uSpA), a new study finds. -- read full article
Thu, 07 May 2009 03:48:41 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
AP - It seems logical: Why not try to get sick with swine flu now, and get some immunity in case it comes roaring back this fall in a deadlier form? Sort of like those "pox parties" to get your kids exposed to a childhood disease.
