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Gender Plays Role in Kidney Transplant Outcomes
FRIDAY, July 4 (HealthDay News) -- Women who receive kidneys from males have a higher rate of graft failure than other donor-recipient combinations, and gender should be considered when choosing donor matches, a new Swiss study says.
Mom's Vitamin D Levels Affect Baby's Dental Health
FRIDAY, July 4 (HealthDay News) -- Babies born to women with low levels of vitamin D during pregnancy may be at increased risk for tooth enamel defects and early childhood tooth decay, a Canadian study finds.
Salmonella Toll Grows; Probe Adds Jalapenos, Salsa Fixings
The government yesterday increased its tally of the number of people reported being sickened in a record salmonella outbreak in which tomatoes are the leading suspect although investigators are testing other types of fresh produce.
Some Seek Guidelines to Reflect Vitamin D's Benefits
A flurry of recent research indicating that Vitamin D may have a dizzying array of health benefits has reignited an intense debate over whether federal guidelines for the "sunshine vitamin" are outdated, leaving millions unnecessarily vulnerable to cancer, heart disease, diabetes and other ailments.
Va. Bishop Apologizes Over Girl's Abortion
Leaders of a Richmond-based Catholic charity under federal investigation are scrambling to explain the organization's involvement in helping a 16-year-old illegal immigrant in its care get an abortion in January.
Bush Opens New Chapter for Hospital
President Bush broke ground on a $1 billion expansion of the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda yesterday, a project that will elevate the campus into what federal officials say will be the nation's premier military medical site and a destination for wounded service members returning from...
On Independence Day, Think Fireworks Safety First
FRIDAY, July 4 (HealthDay News) -- Fireworks can be breathtaking spectacles, creating glittering showers of sparks and earth-rumbling booms that thrill people for miles around.
Scientists: Watermelon Yields Viagra-like Effects
LUBBOCK, Texas -- A slice of cool, fresh watermelon is a juicy way to top off a Fourth of July cookout and one that researchers say has effects similar to Viagra _ but don't necessarily expect it to keep the fireworks going all night long.
Toxicity in FEMA Trailers Blamed on Cheap Materials, Low Construction Standards
High levels of formaldehyde found in trailers provided to Hurricane Katrina evacuees on the Gulf Coast probably resulted from cheap wood and poor ventilation in designs used by manufacturers under permissive government standards, federal scientists reported yesterday.
Firings and Dismay After Woman's Death at Hospital
NEW YORK, July 2 -- It was a nightmare captured on surveillance video. A woman who had waited nearly 24 hours to be seen in a Brooklyn public hospital collapsed, fell face-down on the floor, convulsed and for nearly an hour -- while several hospital staff members looked at her and one staff member...
3-D Mammograms, Cameras May Improve Breast Exams
WASHINGTON -- Remember peeking through a View-Master? Scientists are using the same concept behind the classic kids' toy to try to see mammograms in 3-D.
Tomatoes Still Lead List of Suspects in Salmonella Probe
The tomato investigators are stumped. Over the past four weeks, they have pored over records, collected hundreds of samples and interviewed dozens of patients to find the cause of a salmonella outbreak. So far, their efforts haven't produced an answer, and they have begun to question whether their...
Africa's Hungry Horn
EL BARDE, Somalia -- Not too long ago, Irad Hussein Ali considered himself a lucky man.
Med School Is Asked to Stop Animal Use
The U.S. military's medical school in Bethesda is drawing criticism from a coalition of physicians and military officers for using live animals in some medical procedures, such as surgeries, a practice many medical schools have long abandoned.
Drugmakers Offer Aid To People 'on the Edge'
A diabetic with a history of thyroid cancer who is also struggling with a neurological disorder and gastric reflux disease, Patricia Hewitt is well aware that she's not a prime candidate for health-care coverage.
For Hospice, A Higher Authority
Twenty-five years after Medicare began paying for hospice care, the federal health program has issued a new rule calling hospice providers to closer account on the quality of care they offer. The rule, which will take effect in December, guarantees hospice patients a say in their treatment plans ...
Fathering Autism
In Bethesda, a 15-year-old girl talks to her television set. Often, she seems more connected to the tube's ghostly embrace than to her own father, mother, brothers and sister. She flushes household items down the toilet. She has no friends outside her family. Rachel does not understand why other ...
Think Before You Drink
Food costs a lot these days, so bargains catch the eye more than ever. And when the bargain is for a tempting, icy liquid concoction on a hot, steamy day, it can be hard to resist.
Decline in Teen Smoking Hits a Wall
The campaign to reduce teenagers' smoking has stalled, new federal data show, dismaying federal health officials and anti-smoking advocates who said that one of the nation's most important public health priorities is faltering.
Bad Tomatoes May Still Be on Shelves
Tomatoes carrying a rare form of salmonella that has sickened more than 800 people may still be on the market, federal officials said yesterday, two weeks after they first warned consumers about the risk.
NYC keeps the cannoli but drops the trans fats
NEW YORK -- Making cannoli is serious business in New York. It's a dessert so tempting that even a hit man in the "Godfather" couldn't leave a box behind.
Disabled Services Shrink In D.C.
Dozens of developmentally disabled persons in the District's care are being moved to new homes after three major care providers decided to stop residential services in the city because they said they were not being paid enough.
Easing W.Va.'s Ache for Care
HEDGESVILLE, W.Va., June 28 -- Some came with cracked teeth. Others described theirs as rotten. One man chipped his while eating ice. Another -- improbably -- while eating a cheeseburger.
Medicare Pricing Frozen As Congress Leaves Town
With congressional leaders engaged in heated brinkmanship, the Bush administration yesterday gave a reprieve to thousands of doctors expecting to get hit Tuesday with a 10.6 percent cut in Medicare payments.
Smoking to Be Banned On All School Grounds
Come Jan. 1, Loudoun County public school employees will no longer be able to light up on campus.
HIV Rate Up 12 Percent Among Young Gay Men
The number of young homosexual men being newly diagnosed with HIV infection is rising by 12 percent a year, with the steepest upward trend in young black men, according to a new report.
$90 Million Urged to Expand Health Care
The District should spend $90 million in tobacco settlement money to expand primary and urgent health care through community health centers in the city's underserved areas, mostly east of the Anacostia River, the independent Rand Corp. advised in a report released yesterday.
Vanda Shares Slip on Sleep Drug Results
Rockville biotechnology company Vanda Pharmaceuticals said yesterday that a late-stage trial for an insomnia drug met its goal, but the drug failed to show a long-term benefit compared with a placebo, sending shares tumbling.
Want to Burn Calories? Skip the Green Tea and Go for a Run.
This week we will discuss whether there are things you can do to spend more time sitting on your ashcan. That is not the word the late George Carlin would have used. But even in the Health section, where unmentionable things are often displayed in detail, there are rules.
Stricter Car Seat Law Takes Effect Monday For Children in Md.
Some Maryland children who thought they were free of car seats will have to climb back in beginning Monday, when a new state law takes effect.
Prescription for Protecting Online Health Records
SAN FRANCISCO -- Hoping to persuade more people to store their medical records online, Google Inc., Microsoft Corp. and a hodgepodge of health care providers and insurers have agreed on ground rules for protecting the privacy of the sensitive information.
Nurses' Offices Overburdened
Caseloads for school nurses exceed federal guidelines in much of the Washington region at a time when campus clinics serve growing numbers of students with severe disabilities or chronic conditions such as diabetes and asthma.
Scientists Identify Possible Alzheimer's Gene
NEW YORK -- Scientists have identified a gene that may raise the risk of getting the most common kind of Alzheimer's disease by about 45 percent in people who inherit a certain form of it.
Doctors Renew Heart Advice
The high-profile heart attack death of NBC newsman Tim Russert has triggered a flood of questions from patients, internists and cardiologists say.
House Passes Bill Postponing Cut in Medicare Payments to Doctors
By a surprisingly large bipartisan margin, the House voted yesterday to postpone a planned cut in payments to physicians who treat Medicare patients by approving a reduction in payouts to private insurers.
A Fever That Was Frightening
Nighttime, Greg Licameli remembers, was always the worst.
District Sues CareFirst, Says Provider Must Donate Millions
The District government hit the region's largest health insurance provider on two fronts yesterday, launching a subpoena-powered investigation and a lawsuit that asserts the nonprofit organization is obligated to donate millions to the community.
Every Body's Talking
Picture this: I was sailing the Caribbean for three days with a group of friends and their spouses, and everything seemed perfect. The weather was beautiful, the ocean diaphanous blue, the food exquisite; our evenings together were full of laughter and good conversation.
To Produce Good Health, Bite Into Fruit and Veggies
Imagine a drug that could whittle your waistline, control blood pressure, keep you regular, protect your heart, strengthen your bones, cut the risk of stroke and possibly help you sidestep some types of cancer. And what if this drug were also easy to obtain and inexpensive, and it even tasted good?
Running Shoes Can Go a Long Way Even After You Hang Them Up
Q. Do you know of anywhere in the D.C. metro area that collects used tennis/running shoes for recycling? I hate to see the materials used in them end up in a landfill. I know that Nike offers a recycling service, but you have to mail the shoes in, and I'd like to avoid the fuel/energy costs of sh...
Stocks Nosedive As Oil Hits Record
Surging oil prices combined yesterday with mounting anxiety over the health of such disparate industries as banking, auto manufacturing and technology to send the Dow Jones industrial average tumbling by 3 percent to its lowest level in almost two years.
Obesity Battle Continues
Classes are out for children across the country, but the fight to boost fitness and curb fat among America's youth doesn't end with the school year, researchers and health advocates say. That's why they're encouraging parents to turn off the television and video games and find ways to get kids mo...
Doctors Balk at Electronic Records
Replacing the manila folders behind your doctor's reception desk with more efficient and less error-prone electronic health records (EHRs) is a reform endorsed by both Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.). But the transition to computer-based systems seems to be going slowly ...
Books on Body Language
If you are interested in reading further about body language, here are several books to consider:
Reading Some People in the News
Once you start paying attention to body language, you see it everywhere. We pulled these recent photos and asked for comment from Joe Navarro, the ex-FBI agent who wrote our main story on nonverbal communication. The photos show Sen. Barack Obama at a church service in Chicago on June 15; Tiger W...
Probe Heads to Florida, Mexico
Federal investigators plan to descend on tomato farms, warehouses and packing sheds in Florida and Mexico today to search for the cause of a salmonella outbreak that has now sickened 552 people in 32 states and the District of Columbia.
The Power of Produce
When it comes to eating well, fruit and vegetables are hard to beat. They're low in calories, pack a wide variety of vitamins, minerals and phytonutrients and taste great. There's no better season than summer to eat these nutritional wonders. Still not convinced? Then find more motivation to reach...
New clue to Alzheimer's found
WASHINGTON -- Researchers have uncovered a new clue to the cause of Alzheimer's disease.
Shaking Up China's Medical System
Paparazzi looking to snap photos of China's pregnant rich and famous often lurk near United Family Hospitals.
Medicare Pays, Even If Providers Do Not
Health-care providers are allowed to collect millions of dollars in federal Medicare payments each year despite owing the government more than $2 billion in back taxes, congressional investigators said yesterday.
Giant Cuts Prices for Some Generic Drugs
Giant Food announced yesterday that it lowered the price of 350 commonly prescribed generic drugs to $9.99 for up to a 90-day supply.
Calif. Court Considers Medical Rights
LOS ANGELES -- On the heels of its ruling on same-sex marriage, California's highest court will decide another potentially landmark civil rights case: whether doctors can refuse to treat certain patients for religious reasons.
Access Denied
Olivia Norman's fingers fly across her laptop keyboard, dexterously tapping out instant messages to friends and entering Google searches without committing a single typo. A minute later, she's listening intently to the voice cues that help her read e-mail and send text messages on her Motorola Q...
FDA Warns About Fraudulent Cancer Treatments
Tumorex, Immune Ace, Ellagic Insurance Formula, PC Hope, Pacific Ocean Shark Cartilage, Breast Cancer Tea Formula. They are all products sold to desperate cancer patients or people worried they might become one.
A Wicked Change of Pace, Courtesy of the Marine Corps
No one ever claimed that running was a pretty sport. Sweat streams from the brow. Deerflies bite at the neck. Chafing -- well, don't even get us started on that one. Now, the Marine Corps Marathon has set out to make running downright dirty.
Getting Serious on Lyme
Washington area health departments are stepping up Lyme disease education and prevention efforts in response to a steep rise in the number of reported cases of the tick-borne illness in Maryland, Virginia and the District.
Agency Wants to Help Doctors Identify Heavy Drinkers and Get Them Treatment Promptly
When it comes to treatment, the experts think alcoholism needs to catch up to depression.
Fathers and Druthers
So how was Father's Day for you? Did you get a new tie and a Sinatra record? Oh, you got a game for your Wii and the new Death Cab for Cutie? Cool. Pretty great to be treated like a king after a long week at the office, right? What, your wife's got the full-time job? No, it's your partner, Fred, ...
Gaithersburg School Tailors Teaching To Help Students Cope With Disorder
The first day of kindergarten found Alex Barth in the principal's office. The teacher had asked students to draw self-portraits. Alex had wanted to draw his in red crayon. There was no red crayon. Alex had melted down.
Colleagues Pass Tribute To Lawmaker's Daughter
Had things turned out differently, Caroline Pryce Walker would have graduated from high school this month.
Career Results: The Families in the Room
Carolin Ringwall's eyes darted around the room, taking in the infants, toddlers and a teenager whom she had helped bring into the world -- a testament to her 18 years as one of the Washington area's most prominent fertility nurses.
AIDS Cases Missed In D.C.
The District's system for reporting AIDS-related deaths missed more than half of the fatalities that occurred from 2000 to 2005, according to a new analysis.
Authority Appointed for Owner Search
A high-wattage group of state and local leaders, including Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley (D) and Prince George's County Executive Jack B. Johnson (D), convened at the Prince George's Hospital Center yesterday to swear in a seven-member authority charged with finding an owner for the county's...
New Scheduler Helps Track Kids' Shots
SATURDAY, June 14 (HealthDay News) -- A new computerized program that helps parents and pediatricians adjust childhood immunization schedules when one or more vaccinations are missed has been developed by researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology.
Va. Tomato Farmers Fear Backlash
PARKSLEY, Va. -- Here on the Eastern Shore of Virginia, tens of millions of dollars' worth of fledgling tomato plants are budding, green and healthy-looking, growing toward the July harvest.
The Economy's Steady Pulse
Health care has become the beating heart of America's economy.
Medical Fraud a Growing Problem
MIAMI -- All it took to bilk the federal government out of $105 million was a laptop computer.
Mexicans Buy Tomatoes Rejected by U.S.
MEXICO CITY, June 12 -- Export-quality tomatoes labeled "Ready to Eat" in English flooded Mexico City markets on Thursday after a salmonella scare in the U.S. trapped them south of the border.
Books About 'Diet' and Other Four-Letter Words
"Beach reading" used to refer to books that were light and entertaining. Now, perhaps as a reflection of our nation's growing girth, summer bestseller lists include diet books that promise to make you lighter -- while presumably entertaining you -- on the beach.
Skeletons in the Family Closet
"Daddy drinks wine. Why don't you?" asked my son Nico at dinner not long ago. Taken aback, I considered my response: "Because I'd just guzzle down the whole bottle plus the two more in the fridge before passing out in the mashed potatoes" would have been true but probably not the appropriate resp...
Cancer Rx: Move?
The standard weapons in the fight against cancer -- surgery, chemotherapy and radiation -- may soon be joined by something far simpler: exercise.
Standing Up for Shoes That Give Your Feet a Hand
It was near the end of " Sex and the City," after the starlets had worn high heels in the snow, at the pool, to the beach, in the rain (is this sounding like Dr. Seuss?) and, of course, to bed. It was after the one who got pregnant went jogging and we were not allowed to see what she was wearing ...
'Pro-Life' Drugstores Market Beliefs
When DMC Pharmacy opens this summer on Route 50 in Chantilly, the shelves will be stocked with allergy remedies, pain relievers, antiseptic ointments and almost everything else sold in any drugstore. But anyone who wants condoms, birth control pills or the Plan B emergency contraceptive will be t...
Free Dental Clinic Opens in Charles
In Charles County, where big houses and yards are easy to come by but access to specialized and affordable health care is limited, particularly for low-income and working-class families, there is a bright spot.
Life Expectancy Hits Record High in United States
Americans' life expectancy reached a record high of 78.1 years in 2006, with disparities among ethnic groups and between the sexes generally narrowing, according to government data released yesterday.
Va. Substance-Abuse Funding Diverted in '06
Nearly $18 million earmarked for substance-abuse services in Virginia was diverted to other programs in 2006, a state audit has concluded.
Engineering a Safer Burger
SOUTH SIOUX CITY, Neb. -- The key to a safer meat supply may be in a two-story white building next to a meat-packing plant just south of the Missouri River.
Safeway Joins Rivals In Adding $4 Generic Prescription Drugs
Safeway will begin offering $4 prescriptions on hundreds of generic drugs today at stores in the eastern United States, a spokesman said, following in the footsteps of the program popularized by Wal-Mart two years ago.
Red Cross Is Fined For Blood Violations
Federal regulators said yesterday that they have fined the American Red Cross $1.7 million for continued failures to adequately manage the nation's blood supply.
Key Tomato Crop Approved
Federal food safety officials yesterday cleared Florida's latest tomato crop as safe to eat, a move that is likely to speed the return of tomatoes to many restaurants.
Doctors Can Be Doubters
My patient is an elderly man with end-stage congestive heart failure, kidney failure and now an infected dialysis line, and he is unlikely to live more than six months. The Bible lies on his bedside table next to his hospital breakfast tray and the morning newspaper. I wonder if I should pray wit...
Tomatoes Pulled After Salmonella Warning
Restaurants are removing tomato slices from sandwiches and grocery stores are plucking red plum tomatoes from their produce aisles following a nationwide alert that raw tomatoes may have infected scores of people with a rare form of salmonella.
Suppliers Fight Plan to Cut Medicare's Equipment Costs
Medicare shells out $1,825 for the same home hospital bed that anyone can buy online for $754, according to government data. It pays $4,023 for a power wheelchair that retails for $2,174.
A Matter Of Belief or Evidence
An integral part of many people's lives, religion defines patterns of worship and socialization, but its impact, if any, on health is unclear. Some studies show a benefit to religious practice, while others -- including much of the research into prayer -- fail to prove its health value.
In Designing a Healthful Diet, White Can Be a Fine Accent Color
Eat nothing white? That's a question that pops up from time to time on the Lean Plate Club Web chat and in e-mails from readers. It comes from the idea that some highly processed foods, especially those loaded with sugar and white flour, are not the best nutritional choices because they often lac...
You Don't Need a C Cup to Work on Your A Game
Q I'm a male in my 70s who goes to the gym five days a week to row 30 to 40 minutes, ride the bike for 20 minutes, do 12 sit-ups at a 75 percent angle, and work the weight machines for 10 to 15 minutes. I also play 18 holes of golf three days a week (I used to play four times a week for several...
Redeeming Both Body And Soul
Open the Sunday worship bulletin at Fairfax Presbyterian Church, and alongside the prayers, scripture readings and hymns you'll find an invitation to have your blood pressure checked and announcements about church members running 5Ks and marathons, as well as a notice about an upcoming workshop o...
Faith Lets Some Kids Skip Shots
In public health circles they are known as "exempters" -- parents who for reasons of faith or philosophy choose not to immunize their children against diseases such as measles and whooping cough. Some exempters claim that childhood vaccines contain unnatural or harmful ingredients; others say the...
Food Allergies Trigger Multibillion-Dollar Specialty Market
Kari Keaton is the sort of customer most businesses used to hate. The Rockville mother lingers at the grocery store, poring over ingredient labels. She calls food manufacturers and interrogates their customer service representatives about what sorts of foods get processed in the same facility and...
U-Md.'s Partnership Helps Put Seat Pleasant on Road to Health
Less than nine miles separate the University of Maryland at College Park from the City of Seat Pleasant, yet their worlds are starkly different. One is highly educated, big and bustling. The other struggles with diametrical demographics.
Racing to Put More People in the Pink
More than 40,000 people turned downtown Washington into a sea of pink yesterday, joining an annual breast-cancer race that drew television actresses, diplomats, U.S. lawmakers and ordinary women grateful simply to be alive.
Business Leaders Envision a New Rx
Chattering health-care policy wonks think we're at a "tipping point." The employer-based health-insurance system, they say, is going down. It costs too much, stops workers from moving to new jobs and leaves too many of us uninsured.
FTC Challenge Blocks Inova Merger
Northern Virginia's largest hospital chain yesterday abandoned its plans to merge with Prince William Hospital in Manassas, citing a legal challenge from the Federal Trade Commission to block the deal.
Revolution Health to Lay Off 50 Employees
Revolution Health Group, the health-care business launched two years ago by former AOL chairman Steve Case, plans to lay off more than 50 employees next week, according to sources inside the company.
Meat-Counter Confusion in S. Korea
SEOUL -- It's been a spooky spring in the beef-and-poultry aisle. South Korean shoppers have had to wrestle with risks real and rumored, domestic and imported, pathogenic and political.
Three Named to Panel to Seek New Owners
Prince George's leaders have chosen a lawyer and two financial gurus to represent the county on an authority designed to seek new owners for the county's struggling hospital system.
'21 for 21': A Deadly Binge Drinking Ritual on College Campuses
FRIDAY, June 6 (HealthDay News) -- It's called "21 for 21," a college drinking ritual with deadly consequences.
Decline in Teen Sex Levels Off, Survey Shows
The nation's campaign to get more teenagers to delay sex and to use condoms is faltering, threatening to undermine the highly successful effort to reduce teen pregnancy and protect young people from sexually transmitted diseases, federal officials reported yesterday.
The Pain of Dyslexia, As Told by Bollywood
NEW DELHI -- A recent Bollywood movie about a dreamy 8-year-old boy had all the ingredients of an Indian blockbuster -- six songs, tearful ups and downs and a happy ending. But the film has also planted the seeds of a movement to raise public awareness about dyslexia in India.
Study Praises Mass. Health-Care Program
Massachusetts's ambitious program to move toward universal health insurance nearly halved the number of adults without coverage from about 13 percent to 7 percent in the first year after the multifaceted initiative was launched in 2006, a comprehensive survey has found.
Consumer Group Seeks Ban on Some Food Dyes
A consumer advocacy group called on the Food and Drug Administration yesterday to ban the use of eight artificial colorings in food, asserting that the additives may cause hyperactivity and behavior problems in some children.
For Girls, Learning the Right Moves May Prevent A Common Athletic Injury
Silver Spring United, a girls' under-16 soccer team, assembled for practice one day last month and started into its regular routine, one that is a little different from that of most teams. Before working on their soccer skills and tactics, the girls spent about 15 minutes practicing how not to su...
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Costly Cancer Drug Offers Hope, but Also a Dilemma
Avastin, which can cost as much as $100,000 a year, has become one of the most popular cancer drugs, but studies show it prolongs life by only a few months.
The Urge to End It
Is suicide the deadly result of a deep psychological condition — or a fleeting impulse brought on by opportunity?
Medicine Show
Reporting from behind the scenes of a busy Brooklyn hospital.
The New Old Age: The Car Key Conversation
The “car key conversation” is a dreaded milestone of eldercare and one that adult children dread most.
Personal Best: To Beat the Heat, Learn to Sweat It Out
No matter how much you train in the heat, it will never be easy, athletes and researchers say.
As Gas Prices Soar, Elderly Face Cuts in Aid
With fuel costs rising, agencies that provide meals or transportation for senior citizens are struggling.
Assisted Suicide of Healthy 79-Year-Old Renews German Debate on Right to Die
A woman’s desire to avoid life in a nursing home forces a country to confront the thorny ethical issue and casts an assisted-suicide advocate as Germany’s Jack Kevorkian.
European Plan Would Expand Health Care Access Within the Bloc
European Union residents would be able to receive most health care treatment anywhere in the 27-nation bloc without prior authorization under a proposal published on Wednesday.
Aiming to Sell the World on Fitness
Technogym, an exercise equipment maker, is expanding its reach to countries with few health clubs, in a strategy to survive an economic downturn in the United States.
E. Coli Illnesses Prompt Beef Recall
The Agriculture Department is warning that the beef supplied by a Nebraska company may be responsible for at least 40 illnesses.
F.D.A. Panel Urges More Testing for Diabetes Drugs
Diabetes drugs would be subject to more stringent safety standards under recommendations made Wednesday by a government panel.
Salmonella Probe Adds Foods Served With Tomatoes
The government is about to start testing numerous other types of fresh produce in the hunt for the source of the nation’s record salmonella outbreak.
Scientist at Work | David Pritchard: The Worms Crawl In
Can hookworms protect against allergies? In a quest to find out, David Pritchard infected himself.
Mind: Decades Later, Still Asking: Would I Pull That Switch?
New papers illustrate the continuing power of Stanley Milgram’s shock experiments — and the interpretations they still inspire.
A Quandary on Blood Drops in the Brain
Improvements in scanning techniques are making it easier to see microbleeds in the brain, but it’s unclear what should be done about them.
Scientists Identify the Brain’s Activity Hub
A new report provides the most complete rough draft to date of the electrical architecture of the brain’s cerebral cortex.
Officials Praise New Test for Drug-Resistant TB
The World Health Organization said that the new test promises to help significantly improve treatment and prevent the spread of the airborne infection.
Q & A: Fruit, Cut and Dried
How does dried fruit compare with fresh fruit in nutritional value?
Drilling Down: Overindulgence in Small Packages
While food companies have reduced portion sizes to respond to concerns about overeating, a new study shows that small packages can also lead to over-consumption.
Fitness: Out of the Loop and on the Run in Central Park
Central Park was designed for refuge, discovery and communing with society. 150 years later, its 843 acres are a paradise for runners.
Vital Signs: Nutrition: Chinese Ingredient Said to Help the Heart
A new study suggests that Chinese red yeast rice reduced the risk of repeat heart attacks in people who have already had one.
China Presses Injured Athletes in Quest for Gold
Pressured by the nation’s athletic system, China’s Olympic aspirants are pushing themselves to their limits.
Black Lawmakers Seek Restrictions on Menthol Cigarettes
The Congressional Black Caucus is demanding that menthol cigarettes not be exempted from a bill that would ban flavored cigarettes.
Myriad Genetics Stops Work on Alzheimer’s Drug
Flurizan, a drug developed by Myriad Genetics to treat Alzheimer’s disease, failed in a closely watched late-stage clinical trial, dealing another blow to efforts to combat the illness.
The Evidence Gap: Weighing the Costs of a CT Scan’s Look Inside the Heart
Driven by financial incentives, many doctors are adopting CT scans, but there is scant evidence they benefit most patients.
National Briefing | Washington: Delay in Medicare Cuts for Doctors
Medicare will delay processing doctors’ claims to give Congress time to pass legislation that would block a scheduled 10 percent cut in payments.
Medical Helicopter Crashes Stir Concern
The last two months have been one of the deadliest periods in the history of the fast-growing industry of medical helicopters.
Personal Health: For Botox Users, a Few Words of Caution
As the number of uses for Botox grows, it is no surprise that reports of unwanted effects are growing, too.
Really?: The Claim: Mayonnaise Can Increase Risk of Food Poisoning
Food poisoning typically spikes this time of year, and mayonnaise always attracts suspicion.
Well: Diabetes: Underrated, Insidious and Deadly
Vision, hearing, sexual function — you name it, diabetes harms it.
Cases: Her Skin Erupted, and the Detective Work Began
Making the effort to understand a medical condition and the details of how best to treat it really pays off.
The Way We Live Now: Stress Test
Why Americans want to believe that our mental states can control our physical maladies.
E. Coli and You
A history of the bacteria shows how the study of tiny creatures has helped answer some of science’s biggest questions.
Books: Achieving Wellness, Whatever That Is
Two books muster science, statistics and a judicious smattering of personal experience to present opposite advice.
Essay: Eyes Bloodshot, Doctors Vent Their Discontent
I have been hearing physician colleagues voice a level of dissatisfaction with medical practice that is alarming.
Diagnosis: Strange Spells
It looked like a stroke, it felt like a stroke, but the tests said it wasn’t a stroke.
Cases: Showing the Patient the Door, Permanently
The physician-patient contract gives a doctor the right to dismiss a patient, but could I fire a patient because I didn’t like his mother?
Books of The Times: A Doctor Finds Miracles in Medicine
In this collection, the writer-physician Sherwin B. Nuland explores phenomena that can’t be explained by modern science — and challenge his profession’s often unreflective reliance on technology.
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Donor children 'emotionally well'
Children from assisted conception do as well emotionally as those conceived naturally, research suggests.
Gender 'impacts on transplants'
Women who get a replacement kidney from a male donor are more likely to reject the new organ, scientists suggest.
Tofu 'may raise risk of dementia'
Eating high levels of some soy products - including tofu - may raise the risk of memory loss, research suggests.
Brain imbalance 'cot death key'
More evidence has emerged that a chemical imbalance in the brain may play a key role in cot deaths.
Sulston argues for open medicine
Genome pioneer and Nobel Laureate Sir John Sulston says profits are taking precedence over the needs of patients, particularly in the developing world.
Sporting 'heart screening' call
Screening sportsmen for signs of hidden heart conditions could save lives, a study has concluded.
New way to tackle cancer depression
Researchers say they have found a new treatment for cancer patients suffering depression
'Deadliest' malaria rising in UK
More cases of the most dangerous type of malaria are being brought back to the UK from trips, official figures show.
Call for sex lessons at age four
Two leading sexual health charities call for compulsory sex education for children as young as four.
Woman in India gives birth to twins 'at 70'
A woman said to be aged 70 years of age gives birth to twins after undergoing IVF treatment.
Pull up a chair
Seat designed to aid breastfeeding in public
Health fines
Can Ghana turn its back on the "brain drain"?
Male mother
Gender reassignment is a long process
Fighting fit?
How to get the most out of your gym membership
Medical notes
A comprehensive guide to clinical conditions
From BBC Health
How to avoid the common triggers for asthma
'Mental risk' of Facebook teens
Children growing up alongside social networking websites may have a "dangerous" view of the world, says an expert.
Doctors' own water baby shock
Two doctors who live near a maternity hospital are caught out by their baby's home delivery in the bath.
Denmark 'world's happiest nation'
Denmark is the happiest country in the world, according to a survey published by the US National Science Foundation.
Romanian girl in UK for abortion
An 11-year-old Romanian rape victim is to have an abortion in the UK despite being cleared to have one in Romania.
'Snack-size' won't keep you trim
Buying mini-versions of fattening snacks is not the way to keep weight off, Dutch scientists claim.
Dementia hits oldest women hard
Almost half of all women in their 90s are suffering from dementia, Californian research suggests.
Cold sore virus secret revealed
The secret of how the cold sore virus persists for a lifetime in the body may have been cracked by US scientists.
Woman 'not in danger' if removed
A campaign tries to halt the removal of a pregnant Nigerian woman and her family from the UK after being refused asylum.
Heart disease and stroke
Cancer: The facts
The disease tends to affect older people - but can strike at any time.
Pregnancy timeline
A week by week guide to pregnancy taking in how the baby develops, changes to the mother and key scan dates.
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CNN
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Waterlogged Midwest a hotbed for mosquitoes
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FDA hunts for salmonella source in Mexico
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Watermelon may juice up sex drive
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Panel urges stricter diabetes drug testing
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Helping kids get well one car ride at a time
If Russell Jackson has his way, any child who needs medical care but lacks the transportation to get there will have a safe and reliable alternative.
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Reuters
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A tomato by any other name? Experts set food rules
GENEVA (Reuters) - Food safety experts agreed for the first time on the qualities defining a tomato, in a first step toward an international code on preventing fruit and vegetable contamination.
New West Nile virus strain may worsen epidemic
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new strain of West Nile virus is spreading better and earlier across the United States, and may thrive in hot American summers, researchers said on Thursday.
Chance discovery points to crib death cause
LONDON (Reuters) - An imbalance of a key brain chemical could cause crib death, researchers said on Thursday in what they called a chance discovery.
Breast reconstruction can have lasting benefits
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Breast reconstruction after cancer surgery can have lasting benefits for women's psychological well-being and body image, a new study suggests.
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