HEALTH NEWS

A hot lead in hunt for salmonella source

MSNBC.com: Health — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:17:29 GMT

It was a hot lead for detectives on a cold case. People suddenly were getting salmonella at a Minnesota restaurant more than 1,000 miles from the center...(read more)

Gene variant linked to statin side effect

MSNBC.com: Health — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 21:02:25 GMT

Scientists may have found a way to test for and possibly avoid the most serious side effect of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, one of the top-selling...(read more)

Report: More older kids diagnosed with ADHD

MSNBC.com: Health — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:39:01 GMT

More older children are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder while the rate is holding steady for children under 12, according...(read more)

Vaccination plan favors health care workers

MSNBC.com: Health — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:16:33 GMT

Essential health care workers would be immunized first if a flu pandemic broke out in the United States, the government said on Wednesday. Read More.....(read more)

Mexico hot and bothered over jalapeno scare

MSNBC.com: Health — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:08:27 GMT

Mexicans are jumping to the defense of the jalapeno pepper, maligned by U.S. health inspectors in a salmonella scare but loved by millions in its ancient...(read more)

FDA, CDC back Gardasil shot as safe

MSNBC.com: Health — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:45:04 GMT

Merck & Co’s Gardasil vaccine remains safe and effective for protecting women and girls from a virus that causes cervical cancer, U.S. officials said after...(read more)

N.J. licenses to require organ donation decision

MSNBC.com: Health — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 15:31:42 GMT

In five years, New Jersey residents seeking driver’s licenses will have to decide whether they want to become organ donors under a new first-of-its kind...(read more)

The dreaded question: Did he smoke?

MSNBC.com: Health — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 13:39:47 GMT

Losing my father to cancer is hard enough without having everyone ask, "Did he smoke?" Read More......(read more)

AIDS among Latinos on rise

MSNBC.com: Health — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 07:01:22 GMT

AIDS rates in the nation's Latino community are increasing and, with little notice, have reached what experts are calling a simmering public health crisis...(read more)

Nearly 3 percent of teen girls assaulted

MSNBC.com: Health — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 21:28:56 GMT

About 3 percent of 12- to 17-year-old girls are physically or sexually assaulted by a boyfriend or date, a U.S. study suggests. Read More......(read more)

Study: TB rates higher among immigrants

MSNBC.com: Health — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:03:00 GMT

Tuberculosis cases continue to fall in the United States, but some immigrants have disturbingly high rates of the disease, according to a study released...(read more)

Viagra may revive women on depression drugs

MSNBC.com: Health — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 17:30:38 GMT

Viagra's effect in women has been disappointing, but a new small study finds those on antidepressants may benefit from taking the little blue pills. Read...(read more)

Woman diagnosed with rare brain disease

MSNBC.com: Health — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 15:13:12 GMT

A woman has been diagnosed with a rare brain disorder, state health officials said. In some cases, Creutzfeldt-Jakobs can be caused eating meat infected...(read more)

You’ve got mail — now get moving

MSNBC.com: Health — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:44:55 GMT

Research is starting to show that some surprisingly simple positive reinforcements — quick e-mail messages and short phone calls — can motivate people...(read more)

Study: Pill shrinks prostate tumors

MSNBC.com: Health — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 10:02:06 GMT

A once-a-day pill significantly shrank tumors in men with advanced prostate cancer who had not responded to other treatments, researchers said on Tuesday...(read more)