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Study: Less fat may not lower cancer risk
Feb 7 2006 11:01PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Eating less fat late in life failed to lower the risk of cancer and heart disease among older women, disappointing news for those who expected greater benefits from a healthy diet.
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Clinics pay addicts to stay off drugs
Feb 7 2006 8:23PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - There are worse things you can do for money than stay off drugs. "And I've done them, too," chuckled Allen Price, a 43-year-old methamphetamine addict from Oakland, Calif.
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Many preemies do well in early adulthood
Feb 7 2006 8:18PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Many very premature infants appear to play catch-up by early adulthood, reaching levels of education and employment that are similar to those of normal-weight children, a study found.
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Possible third bird flu death eyed in Iraq
Feb 7 2006 5:40PM (CT)
BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Fears that bird flu may have spread to southern Iraq rose Tuesday when authorities announced they were investigating whether a teenage pigeon seller had died of the virus _ Iraq's third suspected case.
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AIDS study suggests: Start medicines early
Feb 7 2006 4:00PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Patients with the AIDS virus are better off if they start taking powerful medicines early, rather than waiting for symptoms of their disease to appear, new research suggests.
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Budget cuts take aim at medical programs
Feb 7 2006 10:01AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - From screening newborns for hearing problems to efforts to fight heart disease and find causes of premature birth, some innovative medical programs demanded by families are on the government chopping block.
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Study: Combat trauma seen in Civil War
Feb 7 2006 9:46AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A look at the medical records of Civil War soldiers suggests post-traumatic stress disorder existed back then, too, according to a study.
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Rare chlamydia strain infecting gay men
Feb 7 2006 9:46AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A particularly bad strain of chlamydia not usually seen in this country appears to be slowly spreading among gay and bisexual men, an infection that can increase their chances of getting or spreading the AIDS virus.
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