September 3, 2010, 10:13 am
Odds of getting new kidney uneven
People with kidney disease are more likely to be added to the waiting list for a kidney transplant if they've had a previous heart, lung or liver transplant, a new study suggests.
September 3, 2010, 9:23 am
Protein test ups diabetes diagnoses in some races
Efforts to adopt a more accurate test for diagnosing diabetes may have hit a snag. Comparing the age-old oral glucose tolerance test to the newer hemoglobin A1c test confirms earlier evidence that race may influence test results, Danish researcher...
September 3, 2010, 12:01 am
U.S. medical programs missing millions of kids: report
An estimated five million uninsured children in the United States were eligible for Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but were not enrolled in either plan, according to a new report.
September 3, 2010, 6:30 am
UK booze consumption in biggest fall for 60 years
Notorious abroad for their binge-drinking, Britons bucked the trend last year with alcohol consumption in the country showing its biggest fall since 1948, the industry said Friday.
September 3, 2010, 10:09 am
Corrected: An outgunned FDA tries to get tough with drug ads
It wasn't what you would call a casual get-together.
September 3, 2010, 5:30 am
Israeli researchers develop promising new HIV treatment
Israeli researchers have developed a new treatment for HIV that kills human cells infected with the virus and could lead to a breakthrough in treating AIDS, the Haaretz newspaper said on Friday.
September 3, 2010, 11:03 am
Unvaccinated Teen's Life Forever Changed
FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Carl Buher came home from the
football game feeling rotten.
September 3, 2010, 1:03 pm
Bedbug Nation: Critters Make a Comeback
FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- From sunny California to New York
City, in flophouses, theaters and high-end offices, bedbugs are popping up
in droves although, these days, they're found in a lot more places than
just your bed.
September 3, 2010, 11:10 am
Aqua Bounty biotech salmon OK to eat: FDA staff
Aqua Bounty Technologies Inc's genetically engineered salmon are as safe to eat as other Atlantic salmon, U.S. regulators said in a preliminary analysis released on Friday as they weigh whether to approve the fish for Americans' dinner pla...
September 3, 2010, 1:03 pm
Health Tip: Breast-Feeding Benefits Baby
(HealthDay News) -- For the first few months, newborns need
sustenance from either breast milk or formula.
