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Philadelphia approves ban on trans fats
Feb 8 2007 11:02PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Philadelphia is set to become the second large American city to ban restaurants from serving trans fats, which doctors say increase the risk of heart disease.
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U.S. says autism rate about 1 in 150
Feb 8 2007 8:52PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - About one in 150 American children has autism, U.S. health officials said Thursday, calling the troubling disorder an urgent public health concern that is more common than they had thought.
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FDA OKs first nonprescription diet pill
Feb 8 2007 8:48PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The nation's ongoing battle against obesity has a new weapon _ the first government-approved diet pill that can be bought without a prescription.
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Pa study: Nose brain surgery OK for kids
Feb 8 2007 8:15PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - A surgery in which adults' brain tumors are removed through the nose can also be effective in children, many of whom have no other medical options available, according to a review of cases published this month.
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Albuquerque tops fittest city list
Feb 8 2007 8:09PM (CT)
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - Albuquerque's mayor says the city has a lot of options to keep people fit _ everything from gyms to hiking and biking.
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Dentists begin offering spa treatments
Feb 8 2007 8:06PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - When you think of relaxation, chances are dental drills and Novocain needles don't come to mind. So it seems odd to see "dental spa" written across the clear glass doors of a dentist's office in Chicago's tony Water Tower building, and to hear soothing classical music as you lie on a cushy massaging reclining chair while the hygienist readies her tooth scraper.
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Students wear masks to try to stop flu
Feb 8 2007 8:06PM (CT)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) - Hundreds of students on the University of Michigan campus are part of a research study that could change the way the world looks at influenza.
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Study raises hope for Rett syndrome cure
Feb 8 2007 8:04PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Scientists are raising the first hope of recovery from an autism-like disease that leaves thousands of girls unable to talk or walk _ with an experiment that erased symptoms of the disorder in genetically engineered mice.
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Ninth case of mad cow found in Canada
Feb 8 2007 2:19PM (CT)
EDMONTON, Alberta (AP) - Canada has confirmed its ninth case of mad cow disease since 2003, in an Alberta bull that died on a farm last week. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said Wednesday that a mature bull tested positive for mad cow, or bovine spongiform encephalopathy. Dr. George Luterbach, the agency's senior veterinarian for Western Canada, said the animal's death caused it to be identified as an "animal of interest" at the farm level as part of a national surveillance program.
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Beauticians give stroke prevention advice
Feb 8 2007 12:32PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Two women in Cincinnati had better leave big tips the next time they get their hair done. They survived strokes thanks to fast action by their beauticians, who were taking part in a novel program to raise stroke awareness as they clipped, straightened and braided their customers' hair.
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Doctors: Superbug battle is winnable
Feb 8 2007 3:33AM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Hospitals can stem the alarming spread of a dangerous and drug-resistant staph infection by screening new patients and keeping them quarantined, say doctors who tried this novel approach.
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