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FDA investigating more dangerous brain scans

Federal health regulators are investigating reports of dangerous radiation levels at two more California hospitals, following earlier unsafe medical scans at a Los Angeles facility. More>>

Trying last-ditch lung bypass for worst swine flu

A technology originally developed for premature babies may be helping to save some of the sickest swine flu patients by rerouting their blood so their lungs can rest. More>>

Study finds hospitals speeding heart attack care

Hospitals are giving faster care to lots more heart attack patients, a speed-up sure to be saving lives. More>>

WHO approves Glaxo's swine flu shot

Drug giant GlaxoSmithKline says one of its swine flu vaccines has been certified by the World Health Organization, making it available for donors to buy for developing countries. More>>

CDC: Swine flu less widespread, down to 32 states

Swineflu infections seem to be dropping, but the number of children who died with the illness rose by about 30, according to a government report released Monday. More>>

Autism treatment works in kids as young as 18 mos.

The first rigorous study of behavior treatment in autistic children as young as 18 months found two years of therapy can vastly improve symptoms, often resulting in a milder diagnosis. More>>

Employers play Dr. Mom to limit swine flu impact

Big businesses are spending serious time and money trying to limit the swine flu pandemic's impact on operations, from bankrolling video on good hygiene to training employees to cover for co-workers with critical jobs. More>>

Autism treatment works in kids as young as 18 mos.

The first rigorous study of behavior treatment in autistic children as young as 18 months found two years of therapy can vastly improve symptoms, often resulting in a milder diagnosis. More>>

CDC: Swine flu less widespread, down to 32 states

Swine flu infections seem to be dropping, but the number of children who died with the illness rose by about 30, according to a government report released Monday. More>>

WHO: Treat HIV patients sooner

People infected with the virus that causes AIDS should start treatment earlier than currently recommended, the World Health Organization said Monday. More>>

Understanding the pros and cons of health overhaul

Maybe you've been reading the health care bill in your spare time. Then perhaps you can answer this question: More>>

CDC: Swine flu vaccine safe; no big problems seen

There's no evidence that the swine flu vaccine is causing any serious side effects, U.S. health officials said Wednesday, in their first report on the safety of the new vaccine. More>>

Batch of swine flu vaccines studied in Canada

Canadian doctors have been advised not to use a batch of 170,000 doses of swine flu vaccine while authorities investigate reportsof allergic reactions among recipients, drug maker GlaxoSmithKline PLC said Tuesday. More>>

US adult smoking rate rises slightly

Cigarette smoking rose slightly for the first time in almost 15 years, dashing health officials' hopes that the U.S. smoking rate had moved permanently below 20 percent. More>>

WHO: Give at-risk groups anti-flu drugs early

Doctors should give anti-viral drugs to pregnant women, young children and other at-risk groups as soon as they show clinical symptoms of swine flu to prevent them developing serious complications, the World Health... More>>

WHO: AIDS leading cause of death, disease in women

In its first study of women's health around the globe, the World Health Organization said Monday that the AIDS virus is the leading cause of death and disease among women between the ages of 15 and 44. More>>

Medical association backs health system reform

The American Medical Association on Monday rebuffed dissident members and voted to stick with support for ongoing health reform efforts, while reiterating wariness over proposals that threaten doctors' pocketbooks and... More>>

Expanding drug treatment: Is US ready to step up?

Based on the rhetoric, America's war on drugs seems poised to shift into a more enlightened phase where treatment of addicts gains favor over imprisonment of low-level offenders. Questions abound, however, about the nation's... More>>

Poor countries see troubling rise in breast cancer

Nurses were training womenin rural Mexico to examine their breasts for cancer when one raised her hand to object. If she lost her breast, Harvard public health specialist Felicia Knaul recalls the woman saying, "My man would... More>>

1 dose of flu vaccine working in pregnant women

A single dose of the swine flu vaccine works well for almost all pregnant women, but young children will still need two doses for best results, federal health officials said Monday. More>>

Poll: One-third able to get swine flu vaccine

Only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine havebeen able to get it, according to a new national poll released Friday. More>>

House health care overhaul faces Senate stone wall

The glow from a health care triumph faded quickly for President Barack Obama on Sunday as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the House has nowhere to go in the Senate. More>>

Govt says swine flu vaccine catching up to demand

A senior adviser to President Barack Obama says the government will catch up to the demand for swine flu vaccine within a week. More>>

New gene therapy halts 2 boys' rare brain disease

French scientists mixed genetherapy and bone marrow transplants in two boys to seemingly halt a brain disease that can kill by adolescence. More>>

WHO: Swine flu virus is top strain worldwide

The World Health Organization's flu chief said the swine flu virus has now become the predominant flu strain worldwide. More>>

Goldman Sachs, Citigroup got swine flu vaccine

Some of New York's biggest companies, including Wall Street giants Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, received doses of swine flu vaccine for at-risk employees, drawing criticism that the hard-to-find vaccine is going first to the... More>>

Old method of heart bypass better than 'off-pump'

It seemed like a great idea - doing bypass surgery while the heart is still beating, sparing patients the complications that can come from going on a heart-lung machine. Now the first big test of this method has produced a... More>>

Low cholesterol may prevent some prostate cancers

Men may protect more than their hearts if they keep cholesterol in line: Their chances of getting aggressive prostate cancer may be lower, new research suggests. More>>

FDA approves Glaxo's cervical cancer vaccine - October 16

British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline said Friday U.S. regulators approved its vaccine Cervarix to prevent the leading cause of cervical cancer in women. More>>

Panel recommends 2nd cervical cancer vaccine

A federal vaccine advisory panel has voted to recommend a second vaccine against cervical cancer for girls and young women. More>>

Sperm donor passed on sudden death heart defect

A sperm donor passed on a potentially deadly genetic heart condition to nine of his 24 children, including one who died at age 2 from heart failure, according to a medical journal report. More>>

US report: Smoking bans protect nonsmokers' hearts

A major U.S. report confirms what health officials long have believed: Bans on smoking in restaurants, bars and other gathering spots reduce the risk of heart attacks among nonsmokers. More>>

Near half of swine flu patients otherwise healthy

The largest U.S. analysis of hospitalized adult swine flu patients has found almost half were healthy people who did not have asthma or any other chronic illnesses before they got sick. More>>

Swine flu and kids: Heed warning signs, MDs say

Max Gomez was a bright-eyed 5-year-old happy to have just started kindergarten when he developed sniffles and a fever. His mother figured it was only a cold. More>>

CDC official downplays risk from swine flu vaccine

A top U.S. health official says the risks from not getting the swine flu vaccine are greater than any potential risks associated with the vaccine. More>>

Sickest swine flu cases in Canada, Mexico detailed

Rapidly worsening breathing problems in the sickest swine flu patients in Mexico and Canada present a scary worst-case scenario and could foreshadow what U.S. doctors face as winter flu season sets in, new reports suggest. More>>

New US law helps ill students keep health coverage

A federal law inspired by a New Hampshire woman's courage and enacted through her mother's determination took effect Friday, sparing seriously ill or injured college students from having to choose between taking time off and... More>>

Calif. doc who hailed herbal cancer cure arrested

Dr. Christine Daniel promised to her patients what many considered the improbable - the chance to cure cancer through an herbal treatment. More>>

AP Poll: Third of parents oppose swine flu vaccine

As the first wave of swine flu vaccine crosses the country, more than a third of parents don't want their kids vaccinated, according to an Associated Press-GfK poll. More>>

UN: 4 million on AIDS drugs, others still in need

About 4 million people are now getting AIDS drugs worldwide - a 10-fold jump in five years - but 5 million others are still in dire need of the medicine, U.N. health officials estimated in a report issued Wednesday. More>>

EU drug agency: License 2 swine flu vaccines

The European Union's drug regulator recommended Friday that two swine flu vaccines be licensed in the 27-nation bloc to ensure their availability before the start of the normal flu season. More>>

Precancer? Earliest cancer? Milk-duct cells vexing

Some doctors tell patients they have "stage zero" breast cancer. Others call it a precancer. More>>

Obesity could become top cancer cause

Being fat could become the leading cause of cancer in women in Western countries in the coming years, European researchers said Thursday. More>>

Notable dates in the AIDS epidemic

Key dates in the AIDS epidemic: More>>

Prostate cancer treatment may spark heart problems

A common treatment for prostate cancer may slightly increase patients' risk of heart problems, new research says. More>>

Study: Flu viruses can spark heart attacks

Heart patients who catch the flu may have more to worry about than just a fever or the sniffles: the virus could also spark a heart attack, new research shows. More>>

Study tries to detect flu before the first sneeze

Coughed on by somebody with the flu? Duke University researchers are developing a test to determine - with a mere drop of blood - who will get sick before the sniffling and fever set in. And they're turning to hundreds of... More>>

Govt: 1 swine flu shot enough for older kids

Studies of the new swine flu vaccine show children 10 and older will need just one shot for protection - but younger kids almost certainly will need two. More>>

US orders more lots more swine flu vaccine

U.S. health officials have ordered more swine flu vaccine - bringing the nation's eventual total to 251 million doses. More>>

Researchers: Aspirin cuts colon cancer risk

People with a genetic susceptibility to colon cancer could cut their chances of developing the disease in half by taking a daily dose of aspirin, researchers said Monday. More>>

WHO: Pandemic flu vaccine production to fall short

Global production of swine flu vaccines will be "substantially less" than the previous maximum forecast of 94 million doses a week, the World Health Organization said Friday. More>>

CDC: First swine flu vaccines may be nasal spray

The first doses of swine flu vaccine may all be the nasal spray version, government health officials said Friday. More>>

CDC: 1 in 3 teen girls got cervical cancer vaccine

One in three teenage girls have rolled up their sleeves for a vaccine against cervical cancer, but vaccination rates vary dramatically between states, according to a federal report released Thursday. More>>

Fight obesity? Add sales tax to soda tab

In a bid to ramp up the public health battle against obesity, a group of nutrition and economics experts are pushing for a tax of 1 cent on every of ounce of sodas and other sweetened beverages. More>>

Panel urges some swine flu vaccine next month

The government should speed availability of at least a little swine flu vaccine next month instead of in October, the president's scientific advisers recommended Monday. More>>

Gene variant predicts hepatitis treatment success

Scientists say they've found a big reason why treatment for chronic hepatitis C infection works better for white patients than for African-Americans. It's a tiny variation in a gene. More>>

FDA warns of faulty results with blood sugar tests

The Food and Drug Administration is warning diabetes patients that certain blood sugar tests can give inaccurate results in patients taking other medications. More>>

Swine flu: How-to tips for school flu vaccinations

Giving injections to thousands of children - even something as easy and safe as influenza vaccine - is complicated. But there are resources to help schools plan flu-vaccine clinics. More>>

FDA: Arthritis drugs pose cancer risk to children

WASHINGTON (AP) - Federal regulators on Tuesday added stronger warnings to a group of best-selling drugs used to treat arthritis andother inflammatory diseases, saying they can increase the risk of cancer in children and... More>>

Pregnancy likely to be swine flu shot priority

ATLANTA (AP) — Swine flu has been hitting pregnant women unusually hard, so they are likely to be among the first group advised to get a new swine flu shot this fall. More>>

Study: Tanning beds definitely cause cancer

LONDON (AP) — International cancer experts have moved tanning beds and ultraviolet radiation into the top cancer risk category deeming both to be definite causes of cancer. More>>

Human trials of swine flu drug start in Australia

SYDNEY (AP) — An Australian pharmaceutical company will begin trials Wednesday of its experimental swine flu vaccine. More>>

WHO: global death toll from swine flu now over 700

GENEVA (AP) — The worldwide death toll from swine flu has doubled in the past month, reaching over 700 since the start of the outbreak last spring, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. More>>

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Obama proposes $911 billion for Health and Human Services

The health-care portion of President Barack Obama's 2011 budget proposal includes $1.4 billion to overhaul the nation's food-safety program, $1.6 billion to expand child-care programs, and $1.7 billion to fight waste, fraud and abuse. More>>

No role found for birds in H1N1 pandemic

Birds don't become sick when exposed to the H1N1 influenza strains that caused the 1918 and 2009 global flu pandemics, a finding that suggests birds played no role in the spread of the pandemic-causing viruses, according to... More>>

Frequently asked questions about coronary artery disease

Here are the answers to the top questions about coronary artery disease. More>>

Tylenol may ease headaches and heartaches

Acetaminophen -- best known as Tylenol -- is usually taken to relieve physical pain, but a new study suggests that the over-the-counter drug may also help ease the psychological pain of rejection. More>>

Bon voyage! Tips for traveling during pregnancy

Learn how to stay safe and comfortable when you travel during pregnancy. More>>

Exercise with your dog to prevent obesity

You and your dog both need physical activity to prevent obesity, so why not exercise together? Veterinarian Susan Nelson shares tips for the perfect owner-dog workout. More>>

Heart disease and diet: could you use some TLC?

If you have high cholesterol, are at risk for heart disease or just want to follow a healthy diet, see what the TLC diet can do for you. More>>

Dining out: your guide to healthy eating

When dining out, it can be easy to stray from your diet and splurge on those tasty menu items. Enjoy your meal and avoid the guilt by following these tips. More>>

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Soft drinks could boost pancreatic cancer risk

People who down two or more soft drinks a week may have double the risk of developing deadly pancreatic cancer, compared to non-soda drinkers, new research suggests. More>>

Health tip: what's behind nasal congestion

Nasal congestion, commonly called a stuffy nose, occurs when the tissues that line the inside of the nose become swollen. More>>

Is the US swine flu epidemic over?

If the U.S. swine flu epidemic isn't over, it certainly looks as if it's on its last legs. More>>

New legal issue: Payment for child porn victims

It's been more than a decade since "Amy," as she's known in court papers, was first sexually abused by her uncle. The abuse ended long ago and he's in prison, but the pictures he made when she was 8 or 9 are among the most... More>>

Medications for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Stimulant medications are the key treatment for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Other medications may work if stimulants don't. More>>

CAPITAL CULTURE: First lady tackling child obesity

By now, it is abundantly clear that Michelle Obama loves french fries. More>>

Natural delivery OK in cases of intrauterine growth restriction

Waiting for natural birth is as effective as inducing labor in pregnant women with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR), a new study shows. More>>

Untreated, mild may become major depression

For many people whose depression goes untreated, symptoms persist and worsen over time, eventually leading to a diagnosis of major depression, according to new research. More>>

Steroids may be overrated in treatment of COPD

Patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are often given inhaled corticosteroids to help ease exacerbations of the disease, but a new study finds these drugs may be of only limited benefit. More>>

Wound-healing maggots succumb to deadly bacteria

Maggots used to treat chronic wounds can be killed by a type of bacteria that infects the wounds, Danish researchers say. More>>

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Go Red For Women Day

The day celebrates efforts to wipe out heart disease and stroke in women. Find out how you can get involved. More>>

"Tackle the Table" - Food Safety

This is the last in a three part series tackling bacteria in restaurants, home kitchens and on prepared food ahead of the Super Bowl, Sunday February 7, 2010. If you're hosting friends for a Super Bowl More>>

"Tackle the Table" - Restaurant Cleanliness Compared to Home

This is the second of a three part series tackling bacteria in restaurants, home kitchens and on prepared food ahead of the Super Bowl, Sunday February 7, 2010. More>>

"Tackle the Table" - Restaurant Cleanliness

This is the first in a three part series tackling bacteria in restaurants, home kitchens and on prepared food ahead of the Super Bowl Sunday February 7, 2010. More>>

Study Links SIDS to Low Serotonin Levels

It's a mystery that kills more than 2,300 babies each year – now researchers may have found a link that may make some babies more vulnerable. More>>

Study that Links MMR Vaccine to Autism Retracted

The Lancet retracts flawed autism study. More>>

Wichita Family: H1N1 Still a Threat

31-year-old Wichita woman remains in intensive care after contracting H1N1 last fall. More>>

Acupuncture Could Help Treat PTSD

Experts recognize two treatments for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder: counseling, and medication. A Wichita doctor has a third option. More>>

Cholesterol Drug Settlement

Lawyers say the drug manufacturer took steps to prevent production of a generic form of the Tricor. More>>

More Kansans Eligible For CHIP

Government-funded low-cost health insurance expanded. More>>

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