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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1422 health Diseases/Conditions News en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:03:12 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1422 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/diseases/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090703/hl_hsn/cellpathwaymaybekeytolungcancersspread hsn/20090703/cellpathwaymaybekeytolungcancersspread HealthDay health Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:03:12 GMT HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers say they've found a major cellular flaw that may drive the rapid spread of relapsed lung cancer. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/diseases/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/hl_nm/us_prostate_cancer nm/20090703/us_prostate_cancer Reuters health Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:45:43 GMT Reuters - PSA blood tests are often used to screen men for prostate cancer, but there is still no good evidence that they cut death rates from the disease, a new review finds. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/diseases/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090703/hl_hsn/onmemoryolderamericansoutsmarttheenglish hsn/20090703/onmemoryolderamericansoutsmarttheenglish HealthDay health Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:03:10 GMT HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- Older people in the United States scored better than their counterparts in England on a memory and awareness test, possibly because of differences in levels of depression and education and the fact that American adults receive more aggressive treatment for heart disease, a new study suggests. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/diseases/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/hl_nm/us_depression_colic nm/20090702/us_depression_colic Reuters health Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:38:54 GMT Reuters - Excessive crying in infants, otherwise known as colic, has been linked to symptoms of depression in the mother. Now a study conducted in the Netherlands links infant colic to depression in the father as well. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/diseases/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/advocate/20090703/ts_advocate/report_shows_lgbt_health_disparities advocate/20090703/report_shows_lgbt_health_disparities The Advocate health Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:10:39 GMT The Advocate - A new report on the non-HIV health and human service needs of LGBT people in New York state shows significant disparities compared to non-LGBT people, reflecting national trends exacerbated by lack of adequate data and homophobia. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/diseases/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_re_us/us_veterans_colonoscopies ap/20090702/us_veterans_colonoscopies AP health Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:32:01 GMT AP - An attorney for veterans potentially exposed to HIV and other infections by colonoscopies at three Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals said his clients are waiting to hear if they will be compensated for mistakes that led to congressional hearings and new VA spending on patient safety. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/diseases/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/hl_nm/us_neighborhood_asthma nm/20090703/us_neighborhood_asthma Reuters health Fri, 03 Jul 2009 14:41:00 GMT Reuters - Childhood asthma is less common in neighborhoods with high economic potential and strong community vitality, new research shows. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/diseases/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090703/hl_hsn/healthtipcontrollingasthma hsn/20090703/healthtipcontrollingasthma HealthDay health Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:49:07 GMT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Medication used to control asthma may be used every day, without the fear of becoming addicted, the American Academy of Family Physicians says. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/diseases/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090703/hl_hsn/csectionstresscouldalterbabysimmunecells hsn/20090703/csectionstresscouldalterbabysimmunecells HealthDay health Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:48:57 GMT HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Babies delivered by cesarean section experience changes to the DNA of white blood cells, which might explain why they're at increased risk for immunological diseases such as diabetes and asthma later in life, Swedish researchers say. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/diseases/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090701/hl_hsn/healthtipunderstandinghayfever hsn/20090701/healthtipunderstandinghayfever HealthDay health Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:48:48 GMT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Hay fever -- an allergic reaction to pollen -- is what causes the runny eyes, sneezing, swelling and itching that makes you miserable when you head outside. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/diseases/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090703/hl_hsn/anothergeneticlinktotesticularcancerisfound hsn/20090703/anothergeneticlinktotesticularcancerisfound HealthDay health Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:49:05 GMT HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- A second gene linked to inherited testicular germ-cell cancer has been identified by scientists at the U.S. National Institutes of Health. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/diseases/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090702/hl_hsn/possiblegeneregionsforschizophrenialocated hsn/20090702/possiblegeneregionsforschizophrenialocated HealthDay politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:49:12 GMT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- Immune function may play a role in schizophrenia, say scientists who found that schizophrenia patients have genetic variations on a section of chromosome 6 that contains numerous genes associated with immune response. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/diseases/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/hl_afp/rwandaaidsrights afp/20090701/rwandaaidsrights AFP health Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:43:06 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/diseases/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/hl_afp/rwandaaidsrights"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246470628386-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=CCMoS44drjsqz1WpTi5_0w--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Human Rights Watch (HRW), a US-based rights group, urged Rwanda to revise a draft law which it said would introduce compulsory HIV testing and require all people with mental disabilities to be sterilized.(HRW)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A US-based rights group on Wednesday urged Rwanda to revise a draft law which it said would introduce compulsory HIV testing and require all people with mental disabilities to be sterilized.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/diseases/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090701/hl_afp/rwandaaidsrights"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246470628386-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=92&q=85&sig=CCMoS44drjsqz1WpTi5_0w--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="photo" title="Human Rights Watch (HRW), a US-based rights group, urged Rwanda to revise a draft law which it said would introduce compulsory HIV testing and require all people with mental disabilities to be sterilized.(HRW)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/diseases/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090703/hl_hsn/newdrugcouldworkagainstleukemia hsn/20090703/newdrugcouldworkagainstleukemia HealthDay health Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:49:01 GMT HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- A new targeted therapy shows promise in treating acute myeloid leukemia, a highly treatment-resistant blood cancer, according to a new study. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/diseases/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090702/hl_hsn/antismokingdrugsgetfdablackboxwarning hsn/20090702/antismokingdrugsgetfdablackboxwarning HealthDay politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:49:07 GMT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- Two drugs prescribed to help people quit smoking, Chantix and Zyban, will now carry "black-box" warnings on the potential risks of psychiatric problems, including depression and suicidal thoughts, U.S. health officials said Wednesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/diseases/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_he_me/un_med_who_tb_vaccine ap/20090701/un_med_who_tb_vaccine AP health Wed, 01 Jul 2009 09:43:49 GMT AP - The World Health Organization says a study has shown that babies with HIV could die if given a standard tuberculosis vaccine. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/diseases/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090627/sc_livescience/geneticallymodifiedricefightsallergies livescience/20090627/geneticallymodifiedricefightsallergies LiveScience.com health Sat, 27 Jun 2009 20:50:56 GMT LiveScience.com - What if the food we ate fought allergies instead of causing them? A new form of rice can, researchers announced this week. But is it safe? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/diseases/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090703/hl_hsn/cancerendangerssomewildlifespecies hsn/20090703/cancerendangerssomewildlifespecies HealthDay health Fri, 03 Jul 2009 03:48:54 GMT HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer is a major threat to certain species of wildlife, which need to be protected through health monitoring, researchers say. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/diseases/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/hl_nm/us_pfizer_chantix nm/20090702/us_pfizer_chantix Reuters politics Thu, 02 Jul 2009 01:33:12 GMT Reuters - U.S. health officials on Wednesday ordered Pfizer Inc and GlaxoSmithKline PLC to add strong "black box" warnings on their anti-smoking drugs to highlight the risk of serious mental health problems, including suicidal thoughts. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/diseases/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090630/hl_nm/us_hiv_teens nm/20090630/us_hiv_teens Reuters health Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:06:18 GMT Reuters - A Web-based game could help educate teenagers with HIV infection on how to avoid transmitting the virus, a pilot study suggests.