Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1769 Most Recommended Health en-us Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:26:42 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1769 http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/kroger_beef_recall ap/20080702/kroger_beef_recall AP Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:31:20 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/kroger_beef_recall"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080702/capt.26b0c9df219e4b3bb63d532da6793a2e.nebraska_beef_recall_nenh101.jpg?x=80&y=130&q=85&sig=Xbasp9lC893nTdg2i1Y7yA--" align="left" height="130" width="80" alt="The Nebraska Beef plant is seen in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, July 2, 2008. Nebraska Beef Ltd. is recalling nearly 532,000 pounds of ground beef produced in the past two months because the meat has been linked to an outbreak of E. coli illnesses. The federal government said that some of the Omaha-based company's beef was sold by grocer Kroger Co., and investigators traced the meat to Nebraska Beef after 38 people in Ohio and Michigan became ill. Kroger already recalled beef it sold in those states. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)" border="0" /></a>AP - First it was the tomatoes. Now it's the beef.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/kroger_beef_recall"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080702/capt.26b0c9df219e4b3bb63d532da6793a2e.nebraska_beef_recall_nenh101.jpg?x=80&y=130&q=85&sig=Xbasp9lC893nTdg2i1Y7yA--" align="left" height="130" width="80" alt="photo" title="The Nebraska Beef plant is seen in Omaha, Neb., Wednesday, July 2, 2008. Nebraska Beef Ltd. is recalling nearly 532,000 pounds of ground beef produced in the past two months because the meat has been linked to an outbreak of E. coli illnesses. The federal government said that some of the Omaha-based company's beef was sold by grocer Kroger Co., and investigators traced the meat to Nebraska Beef after 38 people in Ohio and Michigan became ill. Kroger already recalled beef it sold in those states. (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/med_denmark_salmonella_outbreak ap/20080702/med_denmark_salmonella_outbreak AP Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:55:57 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/med_denmark_salmonella_outbreak"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080704/capt.1f94118c2921494abaa1235a6e713e4c.farm_scene_tomatoes_salmonella_ny107.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=xsCtphbsxkirokXH9o3xoA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="In this Friday, June 13, 2008 file photo, tomatoes ripen on the vine in Hanover County, Va. Since a salmonella scare has caused many customers to shun what's normally a summer favorite, tomato farmers across the nation have had to plow under their fields and leave their crop to rot in packinghouses. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)" border="0" /></a>AP - Danish health officials fear more than 4,000 people may be infected with salmonella and are checking everything from refrigerators to credit card receipts to find the source of what may be the worst outbreak in 15 years.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/med_denmark_salmonella_outbreak"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080704/capt.1f94118c2921494abaa1235a6e713e4c.farm_scene_tomatoes_salmonella_ny107.jpg?x=130&y=94&q=85&sig=xsCtphbsxkirokXH9o3xoA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="photo" title="In this Friday, June 13, 2008 file photo, tomatoes ripen on the vine in Hanover County, Va. Since a salmonella scare has caused many customers to shun what's normally a summer favorite, tomato farmers across the nation have had to plow under their fields and leave their crop to rot in packinghouses. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/usa_salmonella_mexico_dc nm/20080704/usa_salmonella_mexico_dc Reuters Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:26:42 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/usa_salmonella_mexico_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080704/2008_07_03t202946_450x300_us_usa_salmonella_mexico.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=AnJ6F4ZZlNvzGZFDvCla2w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A pile of tomatoes are seen on display at a wholesale produce market in Washington, June 12, 2008. EUTERS/Jim Young (Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The investigation of a salmonella outbreak in the United States is shifting to the southern border to encompass produce imported from Mexico, CNN reported on Thursday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/usa_salmonella_mexico_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080704/2008_07_03t202946_450x300_us_usa_salmonella_mexico.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=AnJ6F4ZZlNvzGZFDvCla2w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A pile of tomatoes are seen on display at a wholesale produce market in Washington, June 12, 2008. EUTERS/Jim Young (Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/med_healthbeat_breast_exams ap/20080701/med_healthbeat_breast_exams AP Tue, 01 Jul 2008 01:18:36 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/med_healthbeat_breast_exams"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080630/capt.1f0e251111a344e183ef4bd6ae55a701.healthbeat_breast_exams_wx103.jpg?x=130&y=75&q=85&sig=2QTKt9pgUZPS6drKLQRd8w--" align="left" height="75" width="130" alt="These undated three-picture combo handout photos provided by the Mayo Clinic show the work of researchers trying to improve breast cancer screening in women with dense breasts, which mammograms don't penetrate well. The left image is a 50-year-old's digital mammogram, showing no problems. The right image is that same woman's MRI, showing what turned out to be an early cancer. In the middle, Mayo Clinic researchers found the same spot with experimental 'molecular breast imaging' that they hope will prove to be a cheaper, easier test than MRI. (AP Photo/Mayo Clinic)" border="0" /></a>AP - 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.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/med_healthbeat_breast_exams"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080630/capt.1f0e251111a344e183ef4bd6ae55a701.healthbeat_breast_exams_wx103.jpg?x=130&y=75&q=85&sig=2QTKt9pgUZPS6drKLQRd8w--" align="left" height="75" width="130" alt="photo" title="These undated three-picture combo handout photos provided by the Mayo Clinic show the work of researchers trying to improve breast cancer screening in women with dense breasts, which mammograms don't penetrate well. The left image is a 50-year-old's digital mammogram, showing no problems. The right image is that same woman's MRI, showing what turned out to be an early cancer. In the middle, Mayo Clinic researchers found the same spot with experimental 'molecular breast imaging' that they hope will prove to be a cheaper, easier test than MRI. (AP Photo/Mayo Clinic)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/med_sids_brain ap/20080703/med_sids_brain AP Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:09:43 GMT AP - Scientists have new evidence that the brain chemical best known for regulating mood also plays a role in the mystifying killer of seemingly healthy babies — sudden infant death syndrome. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/herpes_treatment_dc nm/20080702/herpes_treatment_dc Reuters Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:39:52 GMT Reuters - U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday they may have found a way to flush out herpes viruses from hiding -- offering a potential way to cure pesky and painful conditions from cold sores to shingles. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/upside_down_feet ap/20080703/upside_down_feet AP Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:07:48 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/upside_down_feet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080702/capt.e8e42007a5e445ac8d301ff324e6bdaa.upside_down_feet_nyrd113.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=qwOewVKC3mt3VWrWzh0WtQ--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Jingle Luis, a 15-year-old girl from the Philippines who was born with severely clubbed feet, steps in to an elevator at New York's Montefiore Medical Center under the watchful eye of Dr. Terry Amaral, Wednesday July 2, 2008. Doctors took off her post-surgical casts and replaced them with special support braces and her first pair of shoes that allowed her to take her first unaided steps. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0" /></a>AP - A Filipino teenager who came to New York so doctors could perform surgery to untwist her severely clubbed feet took her first unaided steps Wednesday in pink-and-white sneakers — the first shoes she's ever worn.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/upside_down_feet"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080702/capt.e8e42007a5e445ac8d301ff324e6bdaa.upside_down_feet_nyrd113.jpg?x=93&y=130&q=85&sig=qwOewVKC3mt3VWrWzh0WtQ--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="photo" title="Jingle Luis, a 15-year-old girl from the Philippines who was born with severely clubbed feet, steps in to an elevator at New York's Montefiore Medical Center under the watchful eye of Dr. Terry Amaral, Wednesday July 2, 2008. Doctors took off her post-surgical casts and replaced them with special support braces and her first pair of shoes that allowed her to take her first unaided steps. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/med_mosquito_outbreak ap/20080702/med_mosquito_outbreak AP Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:52:06 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/med_mosquito_outbreak"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080702/capt.a0650e8ee57840e3b0646e92543f4551.mosquito_outbreak_cx103.jpg?x=130&y=115&q=85&sig=s41lNZu6.wXSAiwRylOy7A--" align="left" height="115" width="130" alt="Dr. Anju Peters shows where a swarm of mosquitoes attacked her daughter Sonia, 7, last week leading to an outbreak of hives, swelling and a rash Wednesday, July 2, 2008, in Chicago. Heavy rains and warm temperatures that have hit the Midwest are creating ideal conditions for these bugs. (AP Photo\Russel A. Daniels)" border="0" /></a>AP - First came the floods — now the mosquitoes. An explosion of pesky insects are pestering clean-up crews and just about anyone venturing outside in the waterlogged Midwest.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/med_mosquito_outbreak"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080702/capt.a0650e8ee57840e3b0646e92543f4551.mosquito_outbreak_cx103.jpg?x=130&y=115&q=85&sig=s41lNZu6.wXSAiwRylOy7A--" align="left" height="115" width="130" alt="photo" title="Dr. Anju Peters shows where a swarm of mosquitoes attacked her daughter Sonia, 7, last week leading to an outbreak of hives, swelling and a rash Wednesday, July 2, 2008, in Chicago. Heavy rains and warm temperatures that have hit the Midwest are creating ideal conditions for these bugs. (AP Photo\Russel A. Daniels)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/cancer_lung_test_dc nm/20080702/cancer_lung_test_dc Reuters Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:33:20 GMT Reuters - An experimental process that snags lung cancer cells from a blood sample could give doctors real-time feedback on the most effective therapy, researchers reported on Wednesday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/infants_death_dc nm/20080703/infants_death_dc Reuters Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:53:50 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/infants_death_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080704/2008_07_03t191038_450x317_us_infants_death.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=NZs4fBzV.ZDiY0cY8PLVGQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="A nurse takes care of new-born infants at a hospital in Huai'an, Jiangsu province, March 3, 2008. (Patty Chen/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - An imbalance of a key brain chemical could cause crib death, researchers said on Thursday in what they called a chance discovery.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/infants_death_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080704/2008_07_03t191038_450x317_us_infants_death.jpg?x=130&y=91&q=85&sig=NZs4fBzV.ZDiY0cY8PLVGQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="photo" title="A nurse takes care of new-born infants at a hospital in Huai'an, Jiangsu province, March 3, 2008. (Patty Chen/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/doesgreenteahelptheheart time/20080704/doesgreenteahelptheheart Time.com Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT Time.com - A new study shows the beverage can protect the heart arteries by keeping them flexible and relaxed http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/healthussclerosis afp/20080701/healthussclerosis AFP Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:45:27 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/healthussclerosis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080701/capt.cps.mwk94.010708184506.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=BS4AoahKv0G.bkxyq4pXvg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A man smokes and drinks coffee in a bar in Paris. According to a new study a strong cup of coffee may do more than just wake you up in the mornings. It could also help you stave off multiple sclerosis (MS).(AFP/File/Christophe Simon)" border="0" /></a>AFP - A strong cup of coffee may do more than just wake you up in the mornings. It could also help you stave off multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/healthussclerosis"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080701/capt.cps.mwk94.010708184506.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=BS4AoahKv0G.bkxyq4pXvg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A man smokes and drinks coffee in a bar in Paris. According to a new study a strong cup of coffee may do more than just wake you up in the mornings. It could also help you stave off multiple sclerosis (MS).(AFP/File/Christophe Simon)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/cholesterol_memory_dc nm/20080630/cholesterol_memory_dc Reuters Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:48:39 GMT Reuters - Middle-aged people with low levels of so-called good cholesterol may be at higher risk for memory decline that could foreshadow Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia, European researchers said on Monday. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/westnile_usa_dc nm/20080703/westnile_usa_dc Reuters Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:42:13 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/westnile_usa_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080704/2008_07_03t173054_450x309_us_westnile_usa.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=fYsbQ3DQL8tbwzZjdcAfqA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="A mosquito is about to begin feeding in this 2005 file photo. (James Gathany/CDC/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>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.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/westnile_usa_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20080704/2008_07_03t173054_450x309_us_westnile_usa.jpg?x=130&y=89&q=85&sig=fYsbQ3DQL8tbwzZjdcAfqA--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="photo" title="A mosquito is about to begin feeding in this 2005 file photo. (James Gathany/CDC/Handout/Reuters)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/dutch_spectacles_dc nm/20080701/dutch_spectacles_dc Reuters Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:13:29 GMT Reuters - Dutch scientists launched field tests in India on Tuesday of universal spectacles they have designed to help the vision of children in developing countries. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/lamp_oil_poisoning ap/20080702/lamp_oil_poisoning AP Wed, 02 Jul 2008 23:12:13 GMT AP - New Jersey officials have issued a health alert saying six people have been sickened by mistaking lamp oil for apple juice, including one person who died. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/ushealthresearchdrugs afp/20080702/ushealthresearchdrugs AFP Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:35:54 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/ushealthresearchdrugs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080702/capt.cps.mwp83.020708143458.photo00.photo.default-341x512.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=TU_TnxUfMTbGXf_9AL4pEQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="'Magic' mushrooms are grown at Procare in Hazerswoude-Dorp. A new study has found that the feelings of well-being and life satisfaction brought on by the hallucinogen psilocybin -- found in "magic" mushrooms -- can last for months.(AFP/ANP/File/Koen Suyk)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The feelings of well-being and life satisfaction brought on by the hallucinogen psilocybin, found in "magic" mushrooms, can last for months, according to a new study.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/ushealthresearchdrugs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080702/capt.cps.mwp83.020708143458.photo00.photo.default-341x512.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=TU_TnxUfMTbGXf_9AL4pEQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="photo" title="'Magic' mushrooms are grown at Procare in Hazerswoude-Dorp. A new study has found that the feelings of well-being and life satisfaction brought on by the hallucinogen psilocybin -- found in "magic" mushrooms -- can last for months.(AFP/ANP/File/Koen Suyk)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/diabetes_drugs_heart_risks ap/20080702/diabetes_drugs_heart_risks AP Wed, 02 Jul 2008 21:29:02 GMT AP - Diabetes drugs should face tougher safety standards that could cost manufacturers millions but protect patients from unforeseen heart risks, a government panel has recommended. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/beware_dogs_dc nm/20080630/beware_dogs_dc Reuters Mon, 30 Jun 2008 15:17:14 GMT Reuters - If you're heading to the Beijing Olympics, you should worry less about catching an exotic disease and more about bronchitis and dog bites, according to a report in the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.