Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/751 health Health News en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:17:17 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/20090702/ap_on_he_me/us_med_swine_flu_research ap/20090702/us_med_swine_flu_research AP health Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:03:31 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_he_me/us_med_swine_flu_research"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.911dc8a160b04620868479cfeba3d71e.argentina_swine_flu_bai108.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=_LBWDcYtKsk_iK_7cbH2gw--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="A physician holds samples of patients suspected of being infected with swine flu at a hospital in Buenos Aires, Wednesday, July 1, 2009. Health authorities have warned that while the swine flu peak has passed in Mexico, the Southern Hemisphere is at risk as it heads deeper into its winter flu season as the nation's swine flu death toll surged to 35. (AP Photo/Ezequiel Pontoriero)" border="0" /></a>AP - With swine flu continuing to spread around the world, researchers say they have found the reason it is — so far — more a series of local blazes than a wide-raging wildfire. The new virus, H1N1, has a protein on its surface that is not very efficient at binding with receptors in people's respiratory tracts, researchers at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology report in Friday's edition of the journal Science.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_he_me/us_med_swine_flu_research"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.911dc8a160b04620868479cfeba3d71e.argentina_swine_flu_bai108.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=_LBWDcYtKsk_iK_7cbH2gw--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="photo" title="A physician holds samples of patients suspected of being infected with swine flu at a hospital in Buenos Aires, Wednesday, July 1, 2009. Health authorities have warned that while the swine flu peak has passed in Mexico, the Southern Hemisphere is at risk as it heads deeper into its winter flu season as the nation's swine flu death toll surged to 35. (AP Photo/Ezequiel Pontoriero)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_us/med_begging_for_change ap/20090703/med_begging_for_change AP us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:12:26 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_us/med_begging_for_change"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.b2f018ddc94440518ac82a0d9b8fd7a9.begging_for_change_mepw101.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=P4mTvjm288f9DEB63Yb6hQ--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Carpenter Greg Douglas sits with dozens of medical bills at his home in Harpswell, Maine, on Wednesday, July 1, 2009. The community held a benefit for him and put out collection cans to help with medical expenses after he was injured when his truck rolled on black ice. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)" border="0" /></a>AP - When carpenter Greg Douglas crashed his pickup truck, his toolbox hit him and smashed his ribs and collarbone. After a month in the hospital, the medical bills hit him even harder, totaling $165,000.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090703/ap_on_re_us/med_begging_for_change"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090702/capt.b2f018ddc94440518ac82a0d9b8fd7a9.begging_for_change_mepw101.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=P4mTvjm288f9DEB63Yb6hQ--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="Carpenter Greg Douglas sits with dozens of medical bills at his home in Harpswell, Maine, on Wednesday, July 1, 2009. The community held a benefit for him and put out collection cans to help with medical expenses after he was injured when his truck rolled on black ice. (AP Photo/Pat Wellenbach)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_he_me/us_med_chelation_study ap/20090702/us_med_chelation_study AP health Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:33:09 GMT AP - A federal investigation has found that heart attack survivors enrolled in a study of a controversial alternative medicine treatment were not told enough about potential dangers from the drug being tested, including death. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/lt_mexico_swine_flu ap/20090702/lt_mexico_swine_flu AP world Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:44:17 GMT AP - Swine flu is running wild in the Southern Hemisphere and is spreading rapidly through Europe, with Britain projected to reach 100,000 daily cases by the end of August. The virus is even showing signs of rebounding in Mexico. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_he_me/us_med_fawcett_anal_cancer ap/20090702/us_med_fawcett_anal_cancer AP health Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:07:38 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_he_me/us_med_fawcett_anal_cancer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246416281036-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=hdmaHugqb7xzFaEHdIoL2Q--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Hundreds of mourners paid tribute to Farrah Fawcett as the "Charlie's Angels" star was laid to rest in a private ceremony in Los Angeles. The 62-year-old actress and pin-up girl died last Thursday after a three-year battle with anal cancer, news that was quickly overshadowed by the death of King of Pop Michael Jackson later that day.(AFP/Getty Images/Jason Merritt)" border="0" /></a>AP - In a perverse twist of medical fate, Farrah Fawcett has become the poster girl for anal cancer, a rare disease often linked to a sexually transmitted virus.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090702/ap_on_he_me/us_med_fawcett_anal_cancer"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090701/capt.photo_1246416281036-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=hdmaHugqb7xzFaEHdIoL2Q--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="Hundreds of mourners paid tribute to Farrah Fawcett as the "Charlie's Angels" star was laid to rest in a private ceremony in Los Angeles. The 62-year-old actress and pin-up girl died last Thursday after a three-year battle with anal cancer, news that was quickly overshadowed by the death of King of Pop Michael Jackson later that day.(AFP/Getty Images/Jason Merritt)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_he_me/us_med_michael_jackson_raising_the_dead ap/20090701/us_med_michael_jackson_raising_the_dead AP health Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:23:09 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_he_me/us_med_michael_jackson_raising_the_dead"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.0bc33b261b4b4bb08a01ffdf132bc9bd.michael_jackson_raising_the_dead_cars603.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=TF_bu_6fW5bpyuu3Xn3soA--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="Dr. Gerald Buckberg, a cardiac surgeon at UCLA, poses next to a computer display in his office at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles Tuesday, June 30, 2009. The screen shows an illustration of how a heart-lung machine is used in an emergency room setting to keep blood and oxygen moving through the body. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)" border="0" /></a>AP - When Michael Jackson went into cardiac arrest, rescuers took him to a place known for bringing the dead back to life. A world-renowned surgeon at the UCLA Medical Center has pioneered a way to revive people that most doctors would have long written off, including a woman whose heart had stopped for 2 1/2 hours.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090701/ap_on_he_me/us_med_michael_jackson_raising_the_dead"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090701/capt.0bc33b261b4b4bb08a01ffdf132bc9bd.michael_jackson_raising_the_dead_cars603.jpg?x=130&y=100&q=85&sig=TF_bu_6fW5bpyuu3Xn3soA--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="photo" title="Dr. Gerald Buckberg, a cardiac surgeon at UCLA, poses next to a computer display in his office at the UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles Tuesday, June 30, 2009. The screen shows an illustration of how a heart-lung machine is used in an emergency room setting to keep blood and oxygen moving through the body. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090702/hl_hsn/kidswithtype1diabetesoftenoverweight hsn/20090702/kidswithtype1diabetesoftenoverweight HealthDay health Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:04:12 GMT HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Children with type 1 diabetes are more likely to be overweight than those without the disease, increasing their risk of serious health complications, researchers say. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090626/hl_hsn/womenssexualhealthissueshithome hsn/20090626/womenssexualhealthissueshithome HealthDay health Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:49:01 GMT HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- A new survey finds that 70 percent of American women have experienced a sexual health issue, and 22 percent felt very or extremely concerned about it. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090702/hl_hsn/healthtipcontrollingasthma hsn/20090702/healthtipcontrollingasthma HealthDay health Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:04:26 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/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090702/hl_hsn/csectionstresscouldalterbabysimmunecells hsn/20090702/csectionstresscouldalterbabysimmunecells HealthDay health Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:04:16 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/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090703/hl_nm/us_tb_drugs nm/20090703/us_tb_drugs Reuters health Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:17:17 GMT Reuters - Drugs used to treat Parkinson's disease show promise as a new way to stem the rise of drug-resistant forms of tuberculosis, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090702/hl_hsn/cancerendangerssomewildlifespecies hsn/20090702/cancerendangerssomewildlifespecies HealthDay health Thu, 02 Jul 2009 23:04:13 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/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090702/hl_nm/us_birth_weight_leukemia nm/20090702/us_birth_weight_leukemia Reuters health Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:43:12 GMT Reuters - There may be an association between high birth weight and an increased risk of overall leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The increased risk of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) appears to be associated with the high and low extremes of birth weight. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/hl_afp/healthfluaustralia afp/20090702/healthfluaustralia AFP health Thu, 02 Jul 2009 08:51:23 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/hl_afp/healthfluaustralia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246524610906-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=1hV8aMHZUYq7trM1pidNFw--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="A woman has her temperature taken at the swine flu clinic at the Banyule Community Health Centre in Melbourne in June 2009. Australian authorities have told parents not to panic after the country announced its first child death linked to swine flu.(AFP/File/William West)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Australian authorities told parents not to panic Thursday after the country announced its first child death linked to swine flu.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090702/hl_afp/healthfluaustralia"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090702/capt.photo_1246524610906-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=95&q=85&sig=1hV8aMHZUYq7trM1pidNFw--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="photo" title="A woman has her temperature taken at the swine flu clinic at the Banyule Community Health Centre in Melbourne in June 2009. Australian authorities have told parents not to panic after the country announced its first child death linked to swine flu.(AFP/File/William West)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*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/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090702/hl_hsn/fdatellspatientstostickwithdiabetesdruglinkedtocancer hsn/20090702/fdatellspatientstostickwithdiabetesdruglinkedtocancer HealthDay health Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:49:10 GMT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- Despite recent studies suggesting that the injected diabetes drug Lantus (insulin glargine) might boost cancer risk, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday urged patients who are on the medication to continue using it. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090623/hl_nm/us_infant_formula nm/20090623/us_infant_formula Reuters health Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:14:45 GMT Reuters - A new study finds that healthy infants seem to have a similar tolerance for standard and hypoallergenic formulas -- suggesting that most parents need not make the expensive anti-allergy formulas their first choice. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20090702/hl_hsn/obesityratescontinuetoclimbinus hsn/20090702/obesityratescontinuetoclimbinus HealthDay health Thu, 02 Jul 2009 03:49:13 GMT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- The rates of adult obesity in the United States increased in 23 states during the past year and did not decrease in any state.