New methods to detect breast cancer show promise
• Cancer • May 27 04
New tests that measure water, oxygen and other breast tissue properties could be more effective than mammograms in diagnosing breast cancer, scientists said on…
Pilates, milk reign at ‘junk free’ schools
• Dieting • May 27 04
At Nathan Hale School, candy bars are confiscated. Bake sales are frowned upon. The vending machines don’t carry soda - only water, milk, or…
New breast cancer detection method promising
• Cancer • May 27 04
New tests that measure water, oxygen and other breast tissue properties could be more effective than mammograms in diagnosing breast cancer, scientists said Monday.
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Obese kids more prone to bully, be bullied
• Fat, Dietary • May 27 04
Overweight adolescents are more likely than normal-weight children to be victims of bullying, or bullies themselves, a study found, bolstering evidence that being fat…
Blood pressure rise in U.S. kids, teens bodes ill
• Children's Health • May 27 04
The average blood pressure for Americans ages 8 to 17 has increased over the past 10 years, meaning that more are putting themselves at…
Health Profit Disappoints, 500 Jobs Cut
• Public Health • May 27 04
Insurer Health Net Inc. on Tuesday said quarterly profit fell by nearly 80 percent, sending its shares sharply lower, and said it will cut…
U.S. study finds more marijuana abuse
• Tobacco & Marijuana • May 27 04
Marijuana abuse and dependence rose in the United States in the 1990s, possibly because the substance has become more potent, according to a study…
Report says more focus needed on child mothers
• Pregnancy • May 27 04
About 70,000 girls and one million infants born to young mothers die worldwide every year due to complications from pregnancy and childbirth, according to…
Treating sleep apnea could cut road deaths
• Respiratory Problems • May 27 04
Nearly 1,000 deaths from vehicle collisions could be avoided each year in the U.S. if all drivers with the obstructive sleep apnea received a…
Obstetricians told to talk, write more clearly
• Gender: Female • May 27 04
Obstetricians were told on Monday that they could improve patient safety and combat soaring rates for malpractice insurance by stressing simple teamwork, better communication…
Recognize stroke, call ambulance, be a hero - CDC
• Emergencies / First Aid • May 27 04
Few Americans know the major warning signs of stroke, new survey findings indicate, and few would call 911 immediately if they thought someone was…
Surgery found to halve stroke risk in some patients
• Neurology • May 27 04
Surgery can halve the odds of a stroke, one of the leading killers worldwide, in high-risk patients, scientists said on Friday.
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Health probe clears NJ racetrack of mad cow fears
• Public Health • May 27 04
There is no evidence that people who ate at a New Jersey racetrack have become infected with a rare human version of “mad cow”…
Health experts propose new anti-malaria strategy
• Infections • May 27 04
Public health experts proposed on Friday a new strategy to halve malaria deaths by 2010 and said linking malaria with other disease control programmes…
Doctors often cause needless radiation burns - UN
• Obesity • May 27 04
This common procedure and others like it require constant monitoring with x-rays, which results in radiation exposure that is around a thousand times more…
US scientist defends ‘morning-after’ pill decision
• Drug News • May 27 04
A top U.S. scientist said Friday he had overruled his staff in rejecting over-the-counter sales of a “morning-after” contraceptive, but said lobbying from political…
VA restructuring hospital operations
• Gender: Male • May 27 04
The Veterans Affairs Department will close three hospitals in Pennsylvania, Ohio and Mississippi and build two new ones in Nevada and Florida as part…
WHO still searching china lab for SARS ‘smoking gun’
• Infections • May 27 04
The mystery of how China’s latest SARS outbreak leaked from a national laboratory remains unsolved and it is too soon to establish if the…
Lawsuits may be tool for fighting U.S. obesity
• Dieting To Lose Weight • May 27 04
Lawsuits may be the only way to force U.S. foodmakers to produce healthier foods or curb ads that encourage over-eating, speakers at an obesity…
China’s cabinet orders urgent measures to curb AIDS
• AIDS/HIV • May 27 04
China warned Sunday that AIDS was spreading rapidly in the country and ordered urgent measures including school education and public awareness campaigns to help…
China releases patient, says SARS controlled in Anhui
• Infections • May 27 04
An outbreak of SARS is under control in China’s eastern province of Anhui, state media said Monday, but in Beijing, where six patients are…
High hormone levels linked to prostate risk
• Endocrinology • May 27 04
Men over 50 who have higher levels of testosterone have a higher risk of prostate cancer, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.
The findings may…
New generation of nurses ‘too posh to wash’
• Public Health • May 27 04
A new generation of nurses who are “too posh to wash” are threatening traditional nursing practices by refusing to perform basic tasks, the…
Teenagers not told of cancer treatment risks - study
• Children's Health • May 27 04
More than two-thirds of British teenagers with cancer are not being warned that treatments they receive could cause infertility, a cancer charity said on…
China releases two more SARS patients, four remain
• Infections • May 27 04
A Beijing hospital discharged two recovered SARS patients on Tuesday, the health ministry said, appearing to bring further under control a small outbreak of…