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Treatments for menopause may be overused
Mar 23 2005 9:54PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - American women may be overusing treatments for symptoms of menopause, including hormone therapies that can pose a risk, a National Institutes of Health consensus panel said Wednesday. "For women who don't have very serious symptoms, waiting it out may be the best strategy," said Dr. Carol M. Mangione of the University of California, Los Angeles.
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Bird flu suspected in Cambodian's death
Mar 23 2005 8:41PM (CT)
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) - A man from southwestern Cambodia is suspected to have died from bird flu, the health minister said Thursday.
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Study finds toxic dust samples in 7 states
Mar 23 2005 8:04PM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - Americans are exposed to a variety of potentially dangerous chemicals in their homes from products such as computers, frying pans and shower curtains, according to a new study released Tuesday.
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Genetically modified foods eaten regularly
Mar 23 2005 7:19PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Can animal genes be jammed into plants? Would tomatoes with catfish genes taste fishy? Have you ever eaten a genetically modified food? The answers are: yes, no and almost definitely. But according to a survey, most Americans couldn't answer correctly even though they've been eating genetically modified foods _ unlabeled _ for nearly a decade.
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Fla. investigate deaths after zoo visits
Mar 23 2005 7:17PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Five children have contracted a life-threatening kidney infection, which health officials said may be the result of a rare infection picked up at petting zoos.
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U.N.: War on TB succeeding in most places
Mar 23 2005 7:09PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Most areas of the world seem to be winning the battle against tuberculosis, but an overwhelming burden of cases in Africa, unleashed by HIV, is frustrating efforts to reverse the global epidemic, according to a new U.N. report.
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Planned Parenthood denounces record search
Mar 23 2005 5:49PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Planned Parenthood officials charged Wednesday that efforts by two state attorneys general to seize patient medical records from the organization's clinics are aimed at discouraging women from seeking abortions and other reproductive health care.
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FDA OKs device to treat chest aneurisms
Mar 23 2005 4:37PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A device to treat dangerous bulges in the main artery won approval from the Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday. The device is designed to prevent ruptures of the bulging weak spot in the thoracic aorta, the FDA said.
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Medicare to cover quit-smoking programs
Mar 23 2005 1:33PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - You're never too old to quit smoking, government officials said Tuesday, announcing that Medicare will immediately start covering the cost of counseling for certain beneficiaries who want to quit tobacco.
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China province to test workers for AIDS
Mar 23 2005 9:11AM (CT)
SHANGHAI, China (AP) - China's southwestern province of Yunnan will require annual AIDS tests for people working in hotels, nightclubs and other entertainment outlets, a local official and the government's Xinhua News Agency said Tuesday.
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States consider obesity surgery coverage
Mar 23 2005 6:49AM (CT)
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) - A proposal before Connecticut lawmakers would require insurance companies to cover the surgery for people with a body-mass index of 30 or more if a doctor deems the surgery medically necessary. The BMI is a widely used formula based on height and weight.
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