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Korean university says cloning claim faked
Jan 9 2006 9:39PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - The scientist who was once South Korea's leading researcher faked his claim to have cloned human embryonic stem cells, the university where he conducted his research said Tuesday.
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Doctors: OTC cough syrups not effective
Jan 9 2006 9:27PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Despite the billions of dollars spent every year in this country on over-the-counter cough syrups, most such medicines do little if anything to relieve coughs, the nation's chest physicians say.
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High school opens vegetarian lunch line
Jan 9 2006 8:46PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Miriam Archibong remembers the food offerings her high school cafeteria used to serve for vegetarians: bland salads and greasy cheese pizza.
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Study questions prostate cancer screening
Jan 9 2006 8:46PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Two widely used tests for prostate cancer failed to save lives in a new study, adding to the debate over whether men should be screened for the disease.
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Docs test new radiation for breast cancer
Jan 9 2006 8:46PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Radiation may get a little easier for thousands of breast cancer patients: Doctors now can target cancer-killing beams just at the tumor site instead of the whole breast, cutting the usual six-week treatment down to five days.
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Bird flu may be more common, less deadly
Jan 9 2006 8:46PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - As bird flu cases rise at a disturbing pace in Turkey, new research offers a bit of hope _ it's likely that many people who get it don't become seriously ill and quickly recover.
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Cheney scare a reminder of heart ailments
Jan 9 2006 8:46PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vice President Dick Cheney's latest health scare apparently was simple to fix, but it illustrates the balancing act required of patients with serious heart disease.
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Study: Alone time with dogs helps seniors
Jan 9 2006 8:44PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Dogs apparently need no help lifting the spirits of lonely people. A St. Louis study has found that nursing home residents felt much less lonely after spending time alone with a dog than when other people joined in the visit. The residents shared their problems and story in "intimate conversations" with the visiting dog, researchers said.
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First surgery for Iraqi baby completed
Jan 9 2006 8:09PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - The Iraqi infant known as Baby Noor successfully underwent surgery Monday, a process that put all of her spinal cord in its proper place inside her body, doctors said.
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Company: FDA approves immune-disorder drug
Jan 9 2006 6:42PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A treatment that patients suffering from rare immune disorders can give themselves has won government approval, the manufacturer said Monday.
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Turks urged to keep children from birds
Jan 9 2006 6:20PM (CT)
DOGUBAYAZIT, Turkey (AP) - Authorities urged Turks to keep children away from dead birds Monday as preliminary tests showed five more youths had been stricken with the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu.
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Hispanics' health care disparities worsen
Jan 9 2006 6:00PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Hispanics are falling further behind whites in getting quality medical care, while other minority groups are closing the gap, federal officials said Monday.
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Child in Turk family hit by bird flu OK
Jan 9 2006 5:02PM (CT)
DOGUBAYAZIT, Turkey (AP) - Marifet Kocyigit was finally able to hug her only surviving child Monday, days after burying a son and two daughters, the victims of a bird flu outbreak in eastern Turkey.
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Sharon shows progress, but prognosis grave
Jan 9 2006 2:52PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Tests showing Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon can breathe and respond to pain are encouraging, but it is still too early to tell whether or how well he might recover from his massive stroke, independent medical experts said Monday.
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Obese men face risks from prostate cancer
Jan 9 2006 9:55AM (CT)
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Obese men face an increased risk of dying from prostate cancer and doctors should be especially thorough when checking these patients for the disease, a new study suggests.
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Sharon case may raise theological issues
Jan 9 2006 9:54AM (CT)
JERUSALEM (AP) - Like nearly everything in Israel, Ariel Sharon's condition touches both the hard-edged logic of the secular world and the vagaries of faith.
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Study examines female fertility in India
Jan 9 2006 12:59AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - Up to 10 million female fetuses may have been aborted in India over the past two decades following prenatal gender checks, according to a study published in a leading British medical journal.
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Doctors accepting more Medicare patients
Jan 9 2006 12:55AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The percentage of physicians who accept new Medicare patients has increased over the past fours years despite a slight drop in physicians' reimbursement rates, a study shows.
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