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Sitting linked to cancers
More than 90,000 new cancer cases a year in the United States could be due to physical inactivity and prolonged periods of sitting, a new analysis shows. More...

Waiting to cut umbilical cord helps baby's iron
Healthy newborns have better iron levels after four months if their umbilical cords aren't clamped immediately, a new study suggests. More...

Deaths From Painkiller Overdose on the Rise, Says CDC
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found nearly 40 Americans die per day -- about 15,000 per year -- from overdoses of painkillers. More...

Flu vaccine less effective than once thought: report
A new analysis has cast doubt on the effectiveness of annual flu shots. More...

Study: BPA tied to behavior problems in girls
European Union's top court ruled Tuesday that scientists cannot patent stem cell techniques that use human embryos for research. More...

EU court: No patents for some stem cell techniques
European Union's top court ruled Tuesday that scientists cannot patent stem cell techniques that use human embryos for research. More...

DEA: Prescription Drug Abuse Is Top Drug Problem
More Americans abuse prescription drugs than the number of people who use cocaine, methamphetamine, and heroin combined. More...

What Do Gut Bugs Have to Do With High Cholesterol? A Lot
Research increasingly shows that the bugs that live in our gut may have a big influence on our well-being. More...

Study: Autism five times more common in low birth weight kids
About 1 in 110 children has an autism spectrum disorder. Boys are four to five times more likely to have autism. More...

Physicians Believe Many Patients Receive Too Much Care
A survey of US primary care physicians revealed that nearly half (42%) believe that their patients receive too much medical care. Only 6% of physicians said that their patients were receiving too little care. More...

Stem Cell Treatments Offering Heartbreak Instead of Help In China
The treatments, which are often experimental and not supported by scientific evidence, cost thousands of dollars - sometimes more - and have not only been unsuccessful, but have resulted in several deaths. More...

BPA found in kid-friendly canned foods
BPA (bisphenol A) has been detected in several brands of child-friendly canned foods. The controversial chemical has been linked to breast cancer and other serious ailments. More...

Dr. Oz: Apple Juice Contains Dangerous Levels of Arsenic
Juicy Juice brand apple juice contained as much as 16 ppb of arsenic while Gerber brand contained as much as 36 ppb. EPA safety standards for drinking water are 10 ppb of arsenic or less. More...

Walnuts lower breast cancer risk
New research has found that eating a modest amount of walnuts as a regular part of the diet might reduce a woman's chance of developing breast cancer. More...

5 Ways to Avoid Diabetes - Without Medications
New research suggests that when it comes to lowering your risk of diabetes, the more changes you make to your diet and lifestyle, the better. More...

Kids who live with smokers miss more school
Absenteeism may be due to a higher rate of respiratory infections, a new study suggests. More...

Study: One Drink a Day May Lead to One Long Life
Women who drank five to 15 grams of alcohol per day (or as much as one drink per day) improved their odds of good overall health when older by 20 percent compared to non-drinkers. More...

White Castle Raises over $1 Million for Autism Research
White Castle is celebrating its 90th birthday with the first induction of four former employees into the Team Member Hall of Fame, as well as presenting a check for $500,000 to Autism Speaks. More...

Prices Rising, Fewer Health Insurance Options
Some employers are cutting back, or eliminating coverage; COBRA subsidy ending. More...

CDC: 1 in 4 high schoolers drink soda every day
When other sugary drinks like Gatorade are also counted, the figure is closer to two-thirds of high school students drinking a sweetened beverage every day. More...

AMA: Once Again Fewer Doctors Choose AMA
The American Medical Association lost about 12,000 members or 5% of its total membership in 2010 More...

Peanuts, milk, shellfish? 1 in 12 kids may have food allergies
Nearly 40 percent of youngsters affected have had severe reactions, large study finds More...

Diet Soda Linked to Heart, Stroke Risk
Study Suggests Connection Between Drinking Diet Soda and Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke. More...

Study links teenage bullying to social status
As students get more popular, they're more likely to harass their peers, finds a study that reinforces an axiom of high school life. More...

Do Fatty, Processed Foods Lower Children's IQ?
Study Finds Association Between Diet and Small Drop in IQ More...

Finnish study links H1N1 swine flu vaccine to narcolepsy
Children who got the H1N1 vaccine were nine times more likely to suffer narcolepsy, a neurological disorder that causes excessive daytime sleepiness and intermittent, uncontrollable episodes of falling asleep. More...

Eating blueberries guard against high BP
A new research by the University of East Anglia and Harvard University has suggested that eating blueberries can guard against high blood pressure. More...

Antioxidant Treatment May Help Male infertility
Antioxidant treatment may play a role in assisting couples with male infertility problems, a new review, published today by the Cochrane Library, suggests. More...

New Hope For Treatment Of Tinnitus
A study involving rats suggests the possibility the brain can be trained to ignore the nerve signals to help stop the condition. More...

40% of Children Have Flourosis, Overexposure To Flouride
HHS and EPA will recommend lower fluoride levels in water supply. More...

Digested green tea compounds could protect from Alzheimer's, cancer
Scientists found digested compounds in the brew protect cells from toxins that cause dementia and Alzheimer's disease as well as slowing cancer growth. More...

Blue Shield seeks rate hikes of 59% for individuals
Insurer says the increases result from fast-rising healthcare costs and other expenses resulting from new healthcare laws. More...

Miami-Dade County a hotspot for Medicare fraud
Miami-Dade County has earned the dubious distinction of being Ground Zero for Medicare fraud in the U.S. More...

2010 a Good Year for SSRI Birth Defects Plaintiffs
GlaxoSmithKline (maker of Paxil) settled with 800 claimants for more than $1 billion. More...

Breastfed Kids May Get Higher Test Scores
Study Suggests Benefits of Breastfeeding Last Into the School Years, Particularly for Boys. More...

Dairy foods could help prevent diabetes
A natural substance found in dairy products appears to protect against diabetes, say researchers. More...

Traces of BPA Found on Currency
Bisphenol A (BPA) is an endocrine disruptor linked to infertility, genital abnormalities, cancer and more. More...

Insurers raising rates again
Rates rising yet again to reflect changes mandated by the new federal health overhaul law as well as state reforms that will go into effect. More...

Cellphones Linked To Behavior Problems In Children
Children whose mothers regularly used cellphones while they were pregnant are more likely to have behavioral problems. More...

Friends May Be Key to Churchgoers' Happiness
Spiritual aspects less significant for life satisfaction, survey finds. More...

Shellfish may help preserve seniors' eyesight
One serving a week greatly reduced risk of age-related macular degeneration, study finds. More...

Infidelity Might Be in the Genes
Study found dopamine receptor variant plays major role in sexual behavior. More...

Health Insurance Premiums Up, Benefits Down
Pemiums Rose More Than 40% in 6 Years, Analysis Finds. More...

Antibacterial Soap Exposure Harmful to Kids
Antimicrobial used in many products such as soaps, toothpaste tied to raised allergy risks in kids. More...

Mild 2010 Flu Season So Far
Although the flu season has been under way for nearly two months, its fever, runny nose, sore muscles and nausea symptoms haven't been too common yet in York County, according to health officials. More...

Probiotics may have some benefits for kids
A leading medical group says there's some evidence that probiotics...may have limited benefits for certain illnesses in children. More...

AIDS epidemic Receding
'We can say with confidence and conviction that we have broken the trajectory of the HIV/AIDS epidemic,' said Paul De Lay, deputy director of UNAIDS. More...

UnitedHealth Predicts $3.4 Trillion Diabetes Decade
Diabetes or prediabetic conditions will strike half of all adult Americans by the end of the decade. More...

Alpha-Carotene Tied to Lower Mortality Risk
People who consume high levels of alpha-carotene -- which is found in several vegetables -- may live longer, researchers found. More...

AHRQ: Rate of Adverse Events in Medicare Cases 'Disturbing'
One in seven Medicare beneficiaries suffers an adverse event during a hospital stay, and those events, nearly half of them preventable, contributed to at least 15,000 deaths in a single month. More...

Video Games Not Harmful to Most Teens: Study
But a minority of 'problem gamers' may embrace unhealthy ways, research suggests. More...

Vitamin-D deficiency linked to fatal stroke in whites but not blacks
Racial differences did not explain the excess risk in blacks compared with whites, said lead author Dr Erin Michos. More...

Fewer Americans Getting Flu Shots
Mixed reports on the front lines of influenza. More...

A Little Alcohol May Help the Heart: Studies
And worrying about job loss seemed tied to more heart disease risk factors, researchers add. More...

Stressful Jobs May Raise Women's Heart Attack Risk, Study Finds
And worrying about job loss seemed tied to more heart disease risk factors, researchers add. More...

BP Oil Spill Causing Serious Air Quality Concerns, Blamed for Sickness In Humans
Toxic benzene gas and other carcinogenic volatile organic compounds can cause flu symptoms that don't go away, respiratory damage, and skin problems. More...

'Jumping genes' make each person unique: study
Stretches of DNA known as 'jumping' genes are far more common than anyone thought, and almost everyone has a unique pattern of them, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday. More...

Docs increasingly abandon Medicare
More and more physicians are cutting Medicare patients from their rosters after Congress fails to stay a 21 percent reimbursement rate cut. More...

Number of childless American women in their 40s has risen sharply since 1970s
Nearly one in five American women in her early 40s is childless, according to a report that shows a striking increase in women who don't have biological children. More...

Prostate cancer: No treatment may be the best
A recent study suggests that men who have been diagnosed with prostate cancer may do better by having no treatment at all. More...

Study: High-fructose Corn Syrup Increases Weight, Body Fat
Researchers at Princeton University found that rats with access to high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) gained significantly more weight than those with access to table sugar, even when their overall caloric intake was the same. More...

FDA Tells Doctors To Temporarily Stop Using Rotarix
The Food and Drug Administration recommended Monday that doctors temporarily stop using GlaxoSmithKline PLC's (GSK) Rotarix child vaccine after a virus was found in the product. More...

Maple syrup rich in antioxidants: Study
Canada's most iconic food - maple syrup - is much healthier than previously believed, according to a new U.S. study. More...

Toys Continue to Contain Dangerous Chemicals
Testing revealed that 32% of toys tested contained lead, mercury, cadmium, arsenic, and/or bromine and 42% contained polyvinyl chloride (PVC) plastic - a substance which often contains other dangerous chemicals like lead, mercury and phthalates. More...

Exposure to Mammography Radiation Raises Chance for Breast Cancer in Women
Young women already at high risk of developing breast cancer, due to family history or genetic mutation, could be increasing their risk for the disease by having yearly mammograms. More...

Stem Cells Repair Heart Attack Damage
'Off-the-Shelf' Stem Cell Product Safe, May Mend Hearts More...

CVS sued by Connecticut AG over expired products
Richard Blumenthal, Connecticut’s attorney general, said in a statement that a probe in his state found 'nearly one of every two CVS stores surveyed selling out-of-date food and over the counter medicine.' More...

Niacin Significantly Better than Zetia or Vytorin
Niacin, a B vitamin, did a significantly better job of shrinking artery plaque than a billion-dollar blockbuster called ezetimibe, the active ingredient in the cholesterol drugs Zetia and Vytorin. More...

Half of Adults Skip the N1N1 Vaccine out of Safety Concerns
Zogby survey reports 46 percent of adults plan to ignore the recommendation for vaccination. Most cite safety concerns. More...

Yearly Mammograms Undergo Scrutiny
Dr. Marie Savard Explains Why Some Cancer Screenings May Do More Harm Than Good More...

Diet Sodas Double Risk of Kidney Damage
Women who drank two or more diet sodas a day had a 30% drop in a measure of kidney function during the lengthy study follow-up, according to research presented Saturday at the annual meeting of the American Society of Nephrology in San Diego. More...

Vitamin D Could Significantly Reduce Heart Disease
Inadequate levels of vitamin D could significantly increase a person's risk of heart disease, stroke and death, even in people who do not have heart disease, according to a new study. More...

Sexually spread diseases up
Last year there were 1.2 million new cases of chlamydia, a sometimes symptomless infection that can lead to infertility in women. It was the most ever reported. More...

Food Allergies in Kids Rise Sharply
Since 1993 childhood allergy related physician and emergency room visits have increased 300 percent. More...

Plastics may feminize boys' play
Phthalates of most concern to scientists because they have been shown to lower testosterone in humans and animals. More...

US Plans Raw Warm-Water Oyster Ban
A federal effort to ban the sale of raw oysters harvested during the warm months along the Gulf Coast has kicked up a hurricane of opposition from oystermen and members of Congress. More...

Data From Studies of Pfizer Neurontin Drug May Have Been Skewed
Researchers say trials of Pfizer Inc.'s Neurontin epilepsy treatment for uses that were not yet approved may have been skewed to emphasize favorable results. More...

High BPA levels linked to male sexual problems
Exposure to high levels of a controversial chemical found in thousands of everyday plastic products appears to cause erectile dysfunction and other sexual problems in men, according to a new study published Wednesday. More...

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