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  • Hospitals Services Performed Overseas April 24, 2005
    A movement toward greater use of telemedicine is widening the spectrum of care doctors can provide from afar and enabling more outsourcing of services overseas.
    Rob Stein
  • Doctors Are Warned on Fetus Care April 24, 2005
    The Bush administration issues guidelines advising physicians and hospitals that they are obligated to care for fetuses "born alive" naturally or in the process of an abortion.
    Ceci Connolly
  • New Food Pyramid Unveiled April 24, 2005
    The federal government unveiled a makeover of this well-known icon that emphasizes eating a variety of food, including healthful fat, and underscores physical activity.
    Sally Squires
  • Global Health Corps Proposed to Fight AIDS April 24, 2005
    The federal government should create a corps of AIDS specialists and deploy them in the hard-hit countries targeted by the Bush administration's five-year, $15-billion global AIDS program, according to a panel of experts.
    David Brown
  • Fewer U.S. Deaths Linked to Obesity April 24, 2005
    A new government study has concluded that obesity causes about 112,000 deaths each year in the United States, far fewer than a previous, highly publicized estimate by another part of the same agency.
    Rob Stein
  • Establishing Proof April 24, 2005
    It took 15 years to discover the link between oxygen and blindness -- 15 years in which a mysterious disease haunted America's best hospitals.
    David Brown
  • Walking Proof April 24, 2005
    An exercise demonstrated that middle-age, out-of-shape women who wore pedometers and were instructed to take at least 10,000 steps daily walked more than those who were told to take a 30-minute walk.
  • How Far Off The Mark? April 24, 2005
    Eating healthfully can sometimes seem daunting."Who are they kidding?" a Lean Plate Club member from Frostburg, Md., complained in an e-mail soon after the latest U.S. Dietary Guidelines were released in January. "Two cups of fruit and 2 1/2 cups of vegetables [daily]!"
    Sally Squires

RSS Health Yahoo

  • Myanmar's health system on life support May 27, 2012
    Starved of funds and medicine during decades of military rule, doctors at a clinic in Yangon offer their usual advice to one of Myanmar's newest HIV patients -- come back when you're sicker.
  • WHO agrees to tackle research on neglected diseases May 26, 2012
    Campaigners on Saturday welcomed a World Health Organization pledge to tackle research and funding gaps concerning some of the developing world's biggest killer diseases.
  • German MPs seek to raise number of organ donors May 25, 2012
    German lawmakers adopted a bill Friday aimed at increasing the number of organ donors by allowing health insurance companies to regularly inquire if their patients are willing to become potential donors.
  • AP IMPACT: Almost half of new vets seek disability May 27, 2012
    America's newest veterans are filing for disability benefits at a historic rate, claiming to be the most medically and mentally troubled generation of former troops the nation has ever seen.
  • German doctors apologize for Nazi-era crimes May 25, 2012
    Germany's medical association has adopted a declaration apologizing for sadistic experiments and other actions of doctors under the Nazis.
  • Pool access for the disabled sparks controversy May 25, 2012
    The Obama administration is sidestepping an election-year confrontation with the hotel industry and other pool owners to give them more time to comply with access rules for the disabled.
  • Whistleblower Woodford to tackle Olympus in court May 28, 2012
    LONDON (Reuters) - Michael Woodford, the ousted chief executive of Olympus , will try to persuade a London judge his embattled former employer fired him because he blew the cover off one of Japan's most high-profile corporate frauds. The five-day hearing, which starts on Monday, will throw the spotlight back onto a $1.7 billion accounting scandal that h […]
  • Women get less information on post-cancer fertility: study May 28, 2012
    (Reuters) - Cancer treatment can sometimes lead to infertility, but young women are far less likely than young men to be informed of this, according to a Swedish study. Findings published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology found that of nearly 500 cancer survivors aged 18 to 45, 80 percent of men surveyed said their doctor had told them their chemotherapy c […]
  • Soy supplement shows no blood pressure benefit: study May 28, 2012
    (Reuters) - Soy-rich diets have been linked to lower rates of heart disease, but soy supplements alone may not do anything for older women's blood pressure, according to a U.S. study. The findings, reported in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, add to the mixed evidence on the health benefits of soy isoflavones - compounds that are thought to h […]
  • Whistleblower Woodford to tackle Olympus in court May 27, 2012
    LONDON (Reuters) - Michael Woodford, the ousted chief executive of Olympus , will try to persuade a London judge his embattled former employer fired him because he blew the cover off one of Japan's most high-profile corporate frauds. The five-day hearing, which starts on Monday, will throw the spotlight back onto a $1.7 billion accounting scandal that h […]

RSS Aol health news

  • Pink Glove Dance Reaching Millions December 6, 2009
    A video showing hundreds of dancing hospital employees wearing pink gloves in support of breast cancer awareness has become an Internet sensation. The video, put together over two days with the help of 200 employees at a Portland, Oregon hospital, has more than 3 million hits and thousands of comments on YouTube.
  • 10 Million Cans of Slim-Fast Recalled December 4, 2009
    Unilever announces a massive recall of Slim-Fast diet drinks, citing concerns about the presence of Bacillus cereus, a bacteria that can cause diarrhea, nausea, and vomiting. The manufacturer is urging consumers to discard any cans of the beverage immediately and offering them a full refund.
  • Magnetic Discs Could Kill Cancer Cells November 30, 2009
    Doctors may have discovered an unlikely tool to kill cancer cells: tiny magnetic discs, too small to be seen by the naked eye. The discs are just 60 billionths of a meter thick, said the French press agency AFP. The so-called "nanodiscs" are made of an iron-nickel alloy, the agency reported. When they are subjected to a magnetic field, the discs vi […]
  • Mother's Instinct Saves Daughter November 30, 2009
    When Andrea Samples' 15-year-old daughter, Jessica, got sick with the swine flu in late September, her instinct was to have a doctor check the girl -- three days in a row. Jessica ended up spending two weeks in intensive care after the virus hit her heart.
  • Kangaroos May Hold Skin Cancer Cure November 30, 2009
    How can scientists help humans avoid the scourge of skin cancer? One possible answer has now jumped out at an Australian research team: a DNA repair enzyme found in kangaroos. Although the enzyme does not make kangaroos immune to skin cancer, it gives them added protection from the sun's rays.
  • Stifling Anger Tied to Heart Attacks November 25, 2009
    Men who don't air their grievances over conflicts at work are more than twice as likely to have a heart attack as those who vent their anger.
  • Doctors Treat ADHD with Marijuana November 25, 2009
    In California, the state with the nation's most permissive medical marijuana law, some children with attention deficit hyperacitivty disorder, or ADHD, are being treated with marijuana -- a fact that has sparked a heated debate over the move. The state does not compile statistics on prescriptions for specific conditions, like ADHD. And many doctors and […]
  • Diabetic's Rare Condition Baffles Docs November 20, 2009
    An 18-year-old Briton suffers from an extreme form of diabetes that causes her blood sugar to fluctuate wildly, the Daily Mail reports.
  • Critics Blast Advice About Mammograms November 19, 2009
    Reactions to new government guidelines for breast cancer screenings have been visceral and immediate, and have sparked instant disagreement among doctors. "We've been saving lives," said Dr. Constance Lehman, medical director of radiology and director of breast imaging at Seattle's Cancer Care Alliance, "and to have these trends reve […]
  • Study Links Folic Acid to Cancer Increase November 18, 2009
    A study of heart patients in Norway finds that those who took folic acid and vitamin B12 supplements had slightly more of an increased risk for cancer than those who didn't take the supplements, according to Web MD Health News.
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