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Obesity danger may have been overstated
Apr 19 2005 10:01PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Being overweight is nowhere near as big a killer as the government thought, ranking No. 7 instead of No. 2 among the nation's leading preventable causes of death, according to a startling new calculation from the CDC.
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Government issues 12 new food pyramids
Apr 19 2005 9:58PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government flipped the 13-year-old food pyramid on its side Tuesday, added a staircase for exercise and offered a dozen different models, all aimed at helping Americans trim their waistlines.
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Doctors warn against obesity in toddlers
Apr 19 2005 9:19PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - Warning that the path to obesity can start during toddler-hood, pediatric experts say parents should make sure 3- and 4-year-olds get an hour of active play each day along with five fruits and vegetables.
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Study aims to prevent HIV in farm workers
Apr 19 2005 9:19PM (CT)
FALLBROOK, Calif. (AP) - On survey days, Alicia Vera rises bleary-eyed before dawn, downs a cup of coffee and heads for nearby fields and churches to help stop the spread of AIDS. She is working on one of the most comprehensive studies yet on AIDS and HIV risk among the state's estimated 1.3 million migrant farm laborers.
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GE, Eli Lilly join for Alzheimer's project
Apr 19 2005 9:19PM (CT)
STAMFORD, Conn. (AP) - General Electric Co. and Eli Lilly and Co. said on Tuesday are collaborating on a research project intended to accelerate the discovery and development of a treatment for Alzheimer's disease.
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Researcher plans sunshine, sleep study
Apr 19 2005 9:19PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Encouraged by initial results, a Saint Louis University medical school researcher is exploring whether exposure to morning sunlight can help elderly nursing home residents have a better night's sleep.
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Heroin addicts seek hard-to-get medicine
Apr 19 2005 9:19PM (CT)
WILKES-BARRE, Pa. (AP) - Krystal began using heroin when she was 14 years old, and it didn't take long for her to become hooked. The teen dropped out of school, lost a ton of weight and hocked her belongings to support a $200 a day habit.
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Obesity creates need for oversized caskets
Apr 19 2005 9:19PM (CT)
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - When the funeral director saw the fat man in the small town, they engaged in some friendly banter about death. "You'd tell him, 'You're going to have to go on a diet. You've got to lose some of that weight," said John C. Rudder, owner of Rudder Funeral Home in Scottsboro.
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Study: Vitamin D helps fight lung cancer
Apr 19 2005 9:19PM (CT)
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Getting enough vitamin D may be a matter of life or death. A provocative new study suggests it plays an important role in surviving lung cancer.
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Study questions heart failure drug
Apr 19 2005 9:19PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A genetically engineered drug that was hailed as a breakthrough in the treatment of heart failure when it was approved in 2001 might actually raise patients' risk of dying soon after treatment, researchers say.
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WHO says killer flu strains still sought
Apr 19 2005 6:37PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - South Korea has joined Mexico and Lebanon as countries that have yet to destroy all samples of the killer influenza virus they received as part of routine test kits, the U.N. health agency said Tuesday.
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Study casts more doubt on OTC pain meds
Apr 19 2005 6:37PM (CT)
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) - Smokers who regularly took certain popular pain killers cut their risk of developing oral cancer but increased their chances of dying from heart-related problems, according to a study that raises fresh questions about the long-term use of Advil, Motrin and Aleve.
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Target to clamp down on cold medicines
Apr 19 2005 6:37PM (CT)
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) - Discount retailer Target Corp. will no longer allow unfettered access to cold medicines that are used to make the illegal stimulant methamphetamine.
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Researchers to study elderly mobility
Apr 19 2005 1:41PM (CT)
PITTSBURGH (AP) - Every year, more than 1 million adults over age 65 fall down, causing serious injury and even death. Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh want to change that.
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La. psychologists begin prescribing drugs
Apr 19 2005 1:41PM (CT)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - The fight over whether psychologists should be allowed to prescribe medication, though they lack medical degrees, sparked a fierce debate about patient safety and a high-powered push to get the new law passed last year.
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Danish court denies vaccine-autism link
Apr 19 2005 1:41PM (CT)
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) - Denmark's highest court on Tuesday ruled that a 15-year-old girl did not develop an autistic disorder because of childhood vaccination.
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Seniors don't follow prescription orders
Apr 19 2005 12:18AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Two of every five senior citizens don't follow their doctors' orders, sometimes because of cost, sometimes because they just don't want to.
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