Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/751 health Health News en-us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:05:19 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/751 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_us/us_swine_flu_alaska_village ap/20091107/us_swine_flu_alaska_village AP us Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:05:19 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_us/us_swine_flu_alaska_village"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.a5187d0129704f5596b7cde38c6deabd.swine_flu_alaska_village_akrd101.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=44qOsqxplqM4cPAyM.3f5Q--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="This October 2002 picture provided by Dr. David Head of the Norton Sound Health Corporation shows the village of Diomede on Little Diomede Island in extreme western Alaska. So many of the 130 residents of the isolated community have been stricken with flu-like symptoms that the Alaska Army National Guard stepped in with a Black Hawk helicopter to transport a medical team there from Nome 135 miles away. The medics arrived Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 to administer doses of swine flu vaccine and deliver enough medicine to treat every resident if necessary. (AP Photo/Norton Sound Health Corporation, David Head)" border="0" /></a>AP - Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island &mdash; prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091107/ap_on_re_us/us_swine_flu_alaska_village"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091107/capt.a5187d0129704f5596b7cde38c6deabd.swine_flu_alaska_village_akrd101.jpg?x=130&y=97&q=85&sig=44qOsqxplqM4cPAyM.3f5Q--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="photo" title="This October 2002 picture provided by Dr. David Head of the Norton Sound Health Corporation shows the village of Diomede on Little Diomede Island in extreme western Alaska. So many of the 130 residents of the isolated community have been stricken with flu-like symptoms that the Alaska Army National Guard stepped in with a Black Hawk helicopter to transport a medical team there from Nome 135 miles away. The medics arrived Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009 to administer doses of swine flu vaccine and deliver enough medicine to treat every resident if necessary. (AP Photo/Norton Sound Health Corporation, David Head)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_he_me/eu_med_europe_swine_flu ap/20091106/eu_med_europe_swine_flu AP health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:50:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_he_me/eu_med_europe_swine_flu"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.efd12c9081e2417c92c4bf812e8c579b.europe_swine_flu_ny137.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=FCvCYPfNRUHfJ0CA0ObJEw--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 file photo, a nurse prepares an injection with the vaccine Pandemrix in Bremen, Germany. In Germany, doctors have also been contacting high-priority patients to come in for their swine flu shot, though other people who have asked for one have not been turned away. (AP Photo/Joerg Sarbach)" border="0" /></a>AP - In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy corporations or healthy people who don't really need it.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_he_me/eu_med_europe_swine_flu"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091106/capt.efd12c9081e2417c92c4bf812e8c579b.europe_swine_flu_ny137.jpg?x=91&y=130&q=85&sig=FCvCYPfNRUHfJ0CA0ObJEw--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="photo" title="FILE - In this Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2009 file photo, a nurse prepares an injection with the vaccine Pandemrix in Bremen, Germany. In Germany, doctors have also been contacting high-priority patients to come in for their swine flu shot, though other people who have asked for one have not been turned away. (AP Photo/Joerg Sarbach)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_he_me/us_med_swine_flu ap/20091106/us_med_swine_flu AP health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:29:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_he_me/us_med_swine_flu"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.43205b451c4d466caf1cedab8b7c30e8.swine_flu_vaccines_2_gfx880.jpg?x=130&y=127&q=85&sig=Aoormudzhxa4.CRdcm9t7w--" align="left" height="127" width="130" alt="UPDATES with most recent information; graphic shows the weekly number of swine flu vaccine shipments since Oct. 14; includes state-by-state breakdown for most recent week" border="0" /></a>AP - Only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine have been able to get it, according to a new national poll released Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_he_me/us_med_swine_flu"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.43205b451c4d466caf1cedab8b7c30e8.swine_flu_vaccines_2_gfx880.jpg?x=130&y=127&q=85&sig=Aoormudzhxa4.CRdcm9t7w--" align="left" height="127" width="130" alt="photo" title="UPDATES with most recent information; graphic shows the weekly number of swine flu vaccine shipments since Oct. 14; includes state-by-state breakdown for most recent week" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091106/ap_on_bi_ge/us_fda_flavored_cigarettes ap/20091106/us_fda_flavored_cigarettes AP business Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:07:11 GMT AP - The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it has warned several companies to stop selling banned flavored cigarettes to U.S. consumers online. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_he_me/us_med_swine_flu_businesses ap/20091105/us_med_swine_flu_businesses AP health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:53:15 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_he_me/us_med_swine_flu_businesses"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.b7d6be7ea0ce4214afe4f8d4327782a0.swine_flu_businesses_nyr102.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=nqOj1VU63luqhGDSBX.AiQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This April 16, 2009 file photo, shows a sign at the Citigroup Center in New York. Some of New York City's largest employers - including Citigroup - have started receiving doses of the much-in-demand swine flu vaccine for their at-risk employees. The swine flu vaccine has been in short supply nationwide because of manufacturing delays, resulting in long lines at clinics and patients being turned away at doctor's offices. The government has recommended that the limited supply go first to high-risk groups: children and young people through age 24, people caring for infants under 6 months, pregnant women and health care workers. Citigroup has received 1,200 doses, health officials said. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - 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 privileged.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_he_me/us_med_swine_flu_businesses"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20091105/capt.b7d6be7ea0ce4214afe4f8d4327782a0.swine_flu_businesses_nyr102.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=nqOj1VU63luqhGDSBX.AiQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="This April 16, 2009 file photo, shows a sign at the Citigroup Center in New York. Some of New York City's largest employers - including Citigroup - have started receiving doses of the much-in-demand swine flu vaccine for their at-risk employees. The swine flu vaccine has been in short supply nationwide because of manufacturing delays, resulting in long lines at clinics and patients being turned away at doctor's offices. The government has recommended that the limited supply go first to high-risk groups: children and young people through age 24, people caring for infants under 6 months, pregnant women and health care workers. Citigroup has received 1,200 doses, health officials said. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, file)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_he_me/us_med_gene_therapy ap/20091105/us_med_gene_therapy AP health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:12:10 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_he_me/us_med_gene_therapy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257462468841-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=BB3FTV6oIld1aKd.bC1FDw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Stem cell cultures are held up at a lab. A breakthrough mix of stem cell and gene therapy halted a lethal brain-wasting illness in two young boys, and could prove effective against other genetic disorders, researchers reported Thursday.(AFP/Getty Images/File)" border="0" /></a>AP - French scientists mixed gene therapy and bone marrow transplants in two boys to seemingly halt a brain disease that can kill by adolescence. The surprise ingredient: They disabled the HIV virus so it couldn't cause AIDS, and then used it to carry in the healthy new gene.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_he_me/us_med_gene_therapy"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257462468841-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=BB3FTV6oIld1aKd.bC1FDw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="Stem cell cultures are held up at a lab. A breakthrough mix of stem cell and gene therapy halted a lethal brain-wasting illness in two young boys, and could prove effective against other genetic disorders, researchers reported Thursday.(AFP/Getty Images/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091106/ts_alt_afp/healthussciencecancer afp/20091106/healthussciencecancer AFP health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:17:30 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091106/ts_alt_afp/healthussciencecancer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091106/capt.photo_1257545804407-1-0.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=r2j4MvJBqaViXpoQU4PmnA--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Obesity causes more than 100,000 incidents of cancer in the US every year, the American Institute for Cancer Research said in estimates published Friday.(AFP/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Obesity causes more than 100,000 incidents of cancer in the US every year, the American Institute for Cancer Research said in estimates published Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091106/ts_alt_afp/healthussciencecancer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091106/capt.photo_1257545804407-1-0.jpg?x=90&y=130&q=85&sig=r2j4MvJBqaViXpoQU4PmnA--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="photo" title="Obesity causes more than 100,000 incidents of cancer in the US every year, the American Institute for Cancer Research said in estimates published Friday.(AFP/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/hl_afp/healthussex afp/20091105/healthussex AFP health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:22:55 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/hl_afp/healthussex"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257459645593-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=104&q=85&sig=dolCL4aPnM.wuGE4li9q1w--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="The logo of the US Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA). The US food and drug safety watchdog warned Thursday that an over-the-counter men's sex aid, labeled as all-natural, contains a chemical similar to the active ingredient in Viagra and could be dangerous.(FDA)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The US food and drug safety watchdog warned Thursday that an over-the-counter men's sex aid, labeled as all-natural, contains a chemical similar to the active ingredient in Viagra and could be dangerous.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091105/hl_afp/healthussex"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091105/capt.photo_1257459645593-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=104&q=85&sig=dolCL4aPnM.wuGE4li9q1w--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="photo" title="The logo of the US Food and Drug Adminstration (FDA). The US food and drug safety watchdog warned Thursday that an over-the-counter men's sex aid, labeled as all-natural, contains a chemical similar to the active ingredient in Viagra and could be dangerous.(FDA)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091107/hl_hsn/healthtipfollowdirectionswhentakingmedication hsn/20091107/healthtipfollowdirectionswhentakingmedication HealthDay health Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:48:45 GMT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- A number of adverse effects can result if you don't take a medication as directed. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091107/hl_hsn/singinginpregnancymaybeharderwork hsn/20091107/singinginpregnancymaybeharderwork HealthDay health Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:48:27 GMT HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Hormonal fluctuations make it harder for women to sing during pregnancy, a new study finds. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/hl_nm/us_usa_healthcare nm/20091106/us_usa_healthcare Reuters health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:23:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/hl_nm/us_usa_healthcare"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257620678354-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=71&q=85&sig=ZbsAheNK4oDJfEDFlQk.oQ--" align="left" height="71" width="130" alt="US President Barack Obama (C) shakes hands with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (2nd L) as he walks out of the Caucus Room with House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (L) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, (R) after a meeting on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.(AFP/Jim Watson)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives scrambled on Friday to allay lingering concerns about a broad healthcare overhaul and said a landmark vote planned for Saturday could slip a day or more.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/hl_nm/us_usa_healthcare"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091107/capt.photo_1257620678354-3-0.jpg?x=130&y=71&q=85&sig=ZbsAheNK4oDJfEDFlQk.oQ--" align="left" height="71" width="130" alt="photo" title="US President Barack Obama (C) shakes hands with Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (2nd L) as he walks out of the Caucus Room with House Majority Whip James E. Clyburn (L) and House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, (R) after a meeting on health care reform on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.(AFP/Jim Watson)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091104/hl_hsn/depressionmayblurmemoryofachesandpains hsn/20091104/depressionmayblurmemoryofachesandpains HealthDay politics Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:49:12 GMT HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Depressed people tend to report more physical symptoms than they actually experience, a new study finds. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/hl_nm/us_health_prostate nm/20091106/us_health_prostate Reuters health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:25:51 GMT Reuters - Men who regularly get moderate exercise may have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer -- including aggressive, fast-growing tumors, a new study finds. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091107/hl_hsn/traumadeadlierforkidswithoutinsurance hsn/20091107/traumadeadlierforkidswithoutinsurance HealthDay health Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:48:25 GMT HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Uninsured children in the United States are three times more likely to die from trauma injuries than children with private insurance, according to a new study. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_he_me/af_south_africa_aids_funding ap/20091105/af_south_africa_aids_funding AP health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:32:04 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_he_me/af_south_africa_aids_funding"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091029/i/r1369675630.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=UCdVO3be.322VxPGEL2mpQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="A nurse prepares doses of brand name and generic HIV-AIDS drugs for patients in Thailand's Lopburi Province February 17, 2007. REUTERS/Adrees Latif" border="0" /></a>AP - A medical aid group says funding for AIDS is threatened, and that could set back "dramatic" progress in decreasing HIV illness and death.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091105/ap_on_he_me/af_south_africa_aids_funding"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091029/i/r1369675630.jpg?x=130&y=85&q=85&sig=UCdVO3be.322VxPGEL2mpQ--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="photo" title="A nurse prepares doses of brand name and generic HIV-AIDS drugs for patients in Thailand's Lopburi Province February 17, 2007. REUTERS/Adrees Latif" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091104/hl_hsn/fdaissueswarningfordiabetesdrug hsn/20091104/fdaissueswarningfordiabetesdrug HealthDay health Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:49:13 GMT HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Reports about possible kidney problems, including renal failure, in people taking the diabetes drug exenatide (Byetta) have prompted changes to the drug's prescribing information, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Monday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091028/hl_afp/healthaustraliafibre afp/20091028/healthaustraliafibre AFP health Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:35:29 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091028/hl_afp/healthaustraliafibre"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091028/capt.photo_1256751275023-1-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=1nFxciXRKzjoQgWA.57Zgw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Harvest labourers sort freshly picked apples at an orchard in Marquardt, eastern Germany in August 2009. An apple a day may keep the doctor away but a fibre-filled diet could also hold the key to keeping asthma, diabetes and arthritis at bay, according to Australian research released Thursday.(AFP/DDP/File/Michael Urban)" border="0" /></a>AFP - An apple a day may keep the doctor away but a fibre-filled diet could also hold the key to keeping asthma, diabetes and arthritis at bay, according to Australian research released Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091028/hl_afp/healthaustraliafibre"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091028/capt.photo_1256751275023-1-0.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=1nFxciXRKzjoQgWA.57Zgw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="Harvest labourers sort freshly picked apples at an orchard in Marquardt, eastern Germany in August 2009. An apple a day may keep the doctor away but a fibre-filled diet could also hold the key to keeping asthma, diabetes and arthritis at bay, according to Australian research released Thursday.(AFP/DDP/File/Michael Urban)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/hl_nm/us_cancer_obesity nm/20091106/us_cancer_obesity Reuters health Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:52:53 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/hl_nm/us_cancer_obesity"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091106/i/r3927443627.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=3UzDgjeg8S1QLXzI422Mag--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="A woman walks along the boardwalk while leaving the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York September 4, 2007. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Obesity causes more than 100,000 cases of cancer in the United States each year -- and the number will likely rise as Americans get fatter, researchers said on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091106/hl_nm/us_cancer_obesity"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091106/i/r3927443627.jpg?x=130&y=84&q=85&sig=3UzDgjeg8S1QLXzI422Mag--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="photo" title="A woman walks along the boardwalk while leaving the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York September 4, 2007. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters)