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Obesity may be hard-wired in the brain: study 02/26/08
Obesity may be hard-wired into the brain from birth, according to a new animal study released Tuesday that appears to bolster the notion that some people are mo...
A good night's sleep reduces childhood obesity risk: study 02/26/08
Children lacking enough shut-eye face a greater risk of becoming obese than kids who get a good night's sleep, according to a study released Thursday. Each extr...
Low-Carb Diets Better Than Low-Fat Diets at Preventing Diabetes 02/26/08
A diet low in carbohydrates but high in animal fat and protein doesn't seem to increase the risk of type 2 diabetes in women, a new study claims. One study is n...
Modern life means modern ills for obese Pacific islanders 02/26/08
Glossy photographs in tourist brochures showing lean, fit and muscular Pacific islanders fishing with spears from canoes in azure lagoons and shimmying up cocon...
Weight loss may not harm obese teens' bones 02/26/08
Although adults who lose weight may also lose some bone mass, obese adolescents seem to keep gaining bone density as they shed pounds, a study suggests. The fin...

Bush signals flexibility on AIDS strategy 02/26/08
US President George W. Bush signalled Wednesday that he might drop his anti-HIV/AIDS strategy's insistence on sexual abstinence if he finds it is ineffective --...
Asian Development Bank helps Vietnam youths fight HIV 02/26/08
Nam isn't sure how he caught the HIV virus -- he says he is a former heroin addict and often had unprotected sex -- but now he is committed to helping other Vie...
China to set new AIDS prevention policy 02/26/08
China will set policies aimed at stopping the spread of AIDS among gay men as the country seeks to stem growing numbers of HIV infections contracted through sex...
Kenya, UN warn crisis risks incubating new AIDS infections 02/26/08
Kenya's crisis, which has displaced hundreds of thousands of people, risks sparking a new wave of HIV/AIDS infections that could wipe out progress achieved so f...
$65M for gay rights, HIV/AIDS groups 02/26/08
SEATTLE - The estate of Ric Weiland, a high school classmate of Microsoft Corp. founders Bill Gates and Paul Allen and one of the first five people to work at t...

Bush's Budget Proposal Would Cut Medicare Spending 02/26/08
President Bush's new budget proposal would cut $196 billion over five years from both Medicare and Medicaid -- programs that provide health care to millions of ...
Some blood pressure meds may reduce risk of Parkinson's: study 02/26/08
People taking a certain type of blood pressure medication called calcium channel blockers may also be lowering their risk of getting Parkinson's disease, accord...
Thailand to keep generic drugs scheme: minister 02/26/08
Thailand's new health minister said Friday he would keep the country's controversial generic drugs programme but stopped short of saying whether the new governm...
Dutch kids may get asthma meds without a diagnosis 02/26/08
According to a Dutch study, less than half of all children prescribed asthma medication have been formally diagnosed with asthma by their doctor. In a study of ...
Depression in Young Doctors Tied to Medication Errors 02/26/08
Medical residents who are depressed are about six times more likely to make medication errors than those who aren't depressed, says a study that looked a 123 pe...

French health officials on trial for mad-cow disease deaths 02/26/08
Seven French health officials charged with involuntary homicide over the death of more than 100 children infected with a human variant of mad-cow disease went o...
SLeone women step up pressure to eradicate female circumcision 02/26/08
Women's rights advocacy groups in Sierra Leone are piling up pressure on authorities for the speedy eradication of female circumcision prevalent in the country,...
Children of teenage dads risk problems at birth: study 02/26/08
A child born of a teenage father is more likely to have problems at birth ranging from pre-term delivery and low birth weight, according to a Canadian study pub...
Acupuncture boosts in-vitro pregnancy chances: study 02/26/08
Acupuncture can increase the chance of success for couples seeking to have a baby through in-vitro fertilisation (IVF), according to a review published online F...
Kids of abused mothers visit ER more often 02/26/08
Children whose mothers experience severe abuse at the hands of an intimate partner are more likely to wind up in hospital emergency departments, and their incre...

Study finds more elderly develop diabetes 02/26/08
More elderly Americans are contracting diabetes and the majority develop complications such as heart disease that might be prevented if they properly monitored ...
Medical schools prepare for 02/26/08
Just a few years ago, a graduate from Brown University medical school had just an inkling about how to care for the elderly. Now, Brown and other U.S. medical s...
Alzheimer's Research Target May Be a Dead End 02/26/08
A once-promising pathway for research into preventing and treating Alzheimer's disease may have been derailed by a surprise chemical finding, researchers report...
Costs for elderly diabetics on the rise in the U.S. 02/26/08
The costs of caring for elderly people with diabetes, a growing population, are threatening to overwhelm the system designed to pay for their medical care, acco...
Japan researchers put tiny camera in mouse's brain 02/26/08
Japanese researchers have implanted a small camera inside a mouse's brain to see how memory is formed, in an experiment they hope to some day apply to humans to...

Cancer drug ruling will have wide impact 02/26/08
A decision expected Friday on federal approval for Genentech's Avastin cancer drug could have ramifications for all companies developing cancer medicines. Genen...
Smoky bar triggered deadly asthma attack: study 02/26/08
A woman in her late teens died from an acute asthma attack triggered by secondhand cigarette smoke shortly after arriving at her job as a waitress in a bar in M...
Bush signals flexibility on AIDS strategy 02/26/08
US President George W. Bush signalled Wednesday that he might drop his anti-HIV/AIDS strategy's insistence on sexual abstinence if he finds it is ineffective --...
Chronic Pain Harms Brain's Wiring 02/26/08
Chronic pain can disrupt brain function and cause problems such as disturbed sleep, depression, anxiety and difficulty making simple decisions, a U.S. study fin...
Diet tied to breast and ovarian cancer risks 02/26/08
A new study suggests that women who eat diets rich in meat and dairy may have a decreased risk of breast cancer, while those who bulk up on fiber, fruits and ve...

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