Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/3264 health Health - Time.com en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:20:00 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/3264 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timehealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090703/hl_time/08599190840700 time/20090703/08599190840700 Time.com health Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:20:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timehealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090703/hl_time/08599190840700"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.9da45d658821462bb4fb3c9a3570076e.mexico_swine_flu_summit_mxmt107.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=JfkCyFhzQcqG59tTYLANsQ--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Pan American Health Organization Director Mirta Roses Periag gestures during the 'Lessons Learned and Preparedness of Swine Flu' summit in Cancun, Mexico, Friday, July 3, 2009. 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. (AP Photo/Miguel Tovar)" border="0" /></a>Time.com - Reports of 'swine flu parties' have British health officials warning parents of "seriously flawed thinking", even as the country shifts its policy on treating the pandemic in the face of the virus' rapid spread</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timehealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090703/hl_time/08599190840700"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20090703/capt.9da45d658821462bb4fb3c9a3570076e.mexico_swine_flu_summit_mxmt107.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=JfkCyFhzQcqG59tTYLANsQ--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="photo" title="Pan American Health Organization Director Mirta Roses Periag gestures during the 'Lessons Learned and Preparedness of Swine Flu' summit in Cancun, Mexico, Friday, July 3, 2009. 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. (AP Photo/Miguel Tovar)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Time.com) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timehealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090703/hl_time/08599190840800 time/20090703/08599190840800 Time.com health Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:20:00 GMT Time.com - The recent recommendation by an FDA advisory panel to do away with acetaminophen-containing prescription painkillers raised many questions for consumers. Here are some answers http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timehealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090703/hl_time/08599190819400 time/20090703/08599190819400 Time.com health Fri, 03 Jul 2009 05:00:00 GMT Time.com - My wife ate her own placenta. I had to watch. And then I had to write http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timehealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090702/hl_time/08599190804200 time/20090702/08599190804200 Time.com health Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:20:00 GMT Time.com - An FDA advisory panel has recommended that the maximum over-the-counter dose of the popular pain reliever acetaminophen, known as Tylenol, be lowered http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timehealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090701/hl_time/08599190781600 time/20090701/08599190781600 Time.com health Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:00:00 GMT Time.com - The Jackson family has requested a second, private autopsy. Is it necessary? And what might it show? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timehealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090630/hl_time/08599190775000 time/20090630/08599190775000 Time.com health Tue, 30 Jun 2009 16:20:00 GMT Time.com - A new study finds that not all teenagers function under the assumption that they know it all and will live forever http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timehealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090629/hl_time/08599190740800 time/20090629/08599190740800 Time.com health Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:45:00 GMT Time.com - A new study reveals that the rate of deaths due to alcohol consumption is rising, and that drinking is now as damaging to global health as smoking was a decade ago http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timehealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090629/hl_time/08599190750500 time/20090629/08599190750500 Time.com health Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:45:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timehealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090629/hl_time/08599190750500"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090629/capt.photo_1246273459750-1-0.jpg?x=129&y=130&q=85&sig=gR2b0k81RiczqTUyFtDktQ--" align="left" height="130" width="129" alt="Michael Jackson waves as he arrives at the Santa Barbara County courthouse in 2005. The family of Michael Jackson has vowed to fight for custody of the superstar's children and voiced new concerns over the circumstances of his death.(AFP/File/Timothy A. Clary)" border="0" /></a>Time.com - While the Jackson family awaits autopsy results, close family associates raise the possibility that drug overuse may have contributed to Michael Jackson's death</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timehealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090629/hl_time/08599190750500"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090629/capt.photo_1246273459750-1-0.jpg?x=129&y=130&q=85&sig=gR2b0k81RiczqTUyFtDktQ--" align="left" height="130" width="129" alt="photo" title="Michael Jackson waves as he arrives at the Santa Barbara County courthouse in 2005. The family of Michael Jackson has vowed to fight for custody of the superstar's children and voiced new concerns over the circumstances of his death.(AFP/File/Timothy A. Clary)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Time.com) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timehealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090628/hl_time/08599190699800 time/20090628/08599190699800 Time.com health Sun, 28 Jun 2009 22:00:00 GMT Time.com - It's no surprise that charlatans would hawk phony products to profit from the public's fears of catching swine flu. Only this time, the FDA is taking action http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timehealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090627/hl_time/08599190726200 time/20090627/08599190726200 Time.com health Sat, 27 Jun 2009 11:10:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timehealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090627/hl_time/08599190726200"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090704/capt.photo_1246615158486-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=104&q=85&sig=Pjscp_gwubcCXlAzNzL7KA--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="A video released on Thursday shows Michael Jackson vigorously practicing a song-and-dance routine days before his death, supporting accounts he had been in good health. FOOTAGE HANDOUT AEG LIVE. Duration: 01:43(AEG LIVE)" border="0" /></a>Time.com - Did any of the King of Pop's varied and unconfirmed health problems contribute to his sudden cardiac death?</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timehealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090627/hl_time/08599190726200"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20090704/capt.photo_1246615158486-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=104&q=85&sig=Pjscp_gwubcCXlAzNzL7KA--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="photo" title="A video released on Thursday shows Michael Jackson vigorously practicing a song-and-dance routine days before his death, supporting accounts he had been in good health. FOOTAGE HANDOUT AEG LIVE. Duration: 01:43(AEG LIVE)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Time.com) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timehealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090626/hl_time/08599190709400 time/20090626/08599190709400 Time.com health Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:50:00 GMT Time.com - A new database of patient information tracks the safety and outcomes of the popular bariatric surgeries that thousands of Americans now rely on to lose weight http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timehealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090626/hl_time/08599190657900 time/20090626/08599190657900 Time.com health Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:40:00 GMT Time.com - Growing evidence suggests that social activity is associated with preserving mental and physical fitness in older age http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timehealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090625/hl_time/08599190661400 time/20090625/08599190661400 Time.com health Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:45:00 GMT Time.com - A newly discovered protein may be the key to a diagnostic test that could help emergency room doctors identify cases of appendicitis quickly and cheaply http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timehealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090623/hl_time/08599190610500 time/20090623/08599190610500 Time.com health Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:30:00 GMT Time.com - Despite no public debate on the issue and scant knowledge about how health cooperatives could be set up, such self-sustaining, member-based organizations are suddenly emerging as the consensus alternative to a public plan http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timehealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090623/hl_time/08599190499900 time/20090623/08599190499900 Time.com health Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:45:00 GMT Time.com - Researchers in London say eating disorders are not social in nature. Rather, they may be caused by the same genetic predispositions that lead to autism http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timehealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090622/hl_time/08599190508300 time/20090622/08599190508300 Time.com politics Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:25:00 GMT Time.com - Genes for mental illness are hard to pinpoint, and a new study suggests that one gene variant that was thought to be associated with depression may not predict risk after all http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timehealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090619/hl_time/08599190487700 time/20090619/08599190487700 Time.com health Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:35:00 GMT Time.com - A new international alliance hopes to prevent chronic noncommunicable diseases from increasing the rate of early death in developing nations http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timehealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090617/hl_time/08599190385700 time/20090617/08599190385700 Time.com health Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:05:00 GMT Time.com - Psychological woes are not your fault. But if there are ways you can keep your body from breaking down, then why not your mind? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timehealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090617/hl_time/08599190368100 time/20090617/08599190368100 Time.com health Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:05:00 GMT Time.com - Can eating "functional foods" prevent chronic disease? http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timehealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090616/hl_time/08599190456100 time/20090616/08599190456100 Time.com health Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:10:00 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timehealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090616/hl_time/08599190456100"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090607/i/r249734722.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Z_zJVdwPGW0dkx9WT.dMfg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A man sleeps in a chair along the closed portion of Broadway in New York June 7, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES SOCIETY)" border="0" /></a>Time.com - New research suggests that sleeping and dreaming are crucial for the proper processing of human emotions</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/timehealth/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20090616/hl_time/08599190456100"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20090607/i/r249734722.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=Z_zJVdwPGW0dkx9WT.dMfg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A man sleeps in a chair along the closed portion of Broadway in New York June 7, 2009. REUTERS/Eric Thayer (UNITED STATES SOCIETY)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Time.com)