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Asthma Rates Rising Across the U.S.
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- Asthma rates are increasing
across the United States, a new government study shows, but certain states
have significantly lower rates of the respiratory disease.
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HIV Hides Out in Bone Marrow Cells
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 7 (HealthDay News) -- Medications can reduce the level of
the AIDS virus in the blood to zero, but HIV doesn't disappear and often
roars back when patients stop taking their pills. Now, research is giving
scientists new insight into how the virus manages to hide and avoid the
killing powers of medicine.
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Obesity and Depression: A Vicious Circle?
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- There appears to be a
back-and-forth link between depression and obesity, say researchers who
reviewed the findings of 15 studies that included nearly 59,000
people.
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As You Age, Better Health Means Better Sex
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Better health translates
into better sex lives, with healthy people more likely to engage in sex
(and good sex at that) and to express an interest in sex, new research
finds.
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Hoped-for drop in childbirth deaths not happening
(AP)
AP - Eleven days after her son Benjamin's birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly swollen. Just as her doctor returned her phone call asking what to do, she dropped dead from a blood clot.
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Thought urged on prostate screening
Most men 50 and older should seriously consider the potential risks of treatment before deciding whether to be screened for prostate cancer, the American Cancer Society said Wednesday in revised guidelines.
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Dems: No health bill sked promises
Despite a call from the White House for health care legislation to pass this month, key Democrats are avoiding any promises about how soon the next steps may come.
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Supreme Court takes vaccine appeal
Parents who say that a range of preventive vaccines given their young children can cause serious health problems will have their appeal heard by the U.S. Supreme Court.
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Women drinkers less likely to gain
Some women avoid drinking calorie-filled cocktails, wine, and beer because they're worried about packing on the pounds. Now, a new study suggests that women who are moderate drinkers actually tend to gain less weight over time than teetotalers.
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Haitian couple await baby's return
In the chaos following January's earthquake, a baby was separated from her parents and brought to Miami. Now a couple await a DNA test to prove the baby is theirs.
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Minorities' higher Alzheimer's risk
Francisca Terrazas and other Latinas are about 1.5 times more likely than Anglos to develop Alzheimer's and other forms of dementia, a new report says. Read how her family copes.
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Pregnancy timeline
From fertilisation to birth, an outline guide to a typical pregnancy and how the baby develops inside the womb.
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Working mums
Is it harming or helping their children's health?
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Dying breed
Azeris in Talysh Mountains are no longer so long-lived
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