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Surgeon general warns of secondhand smoke
Jun 27 2006 10:06PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Breathing any amount of someone else's tobacco smoke harms nonsmokers, the surgeon general declared Tuesday _ a strong condemnation of secondhand smoke that is sure to fuel nationwide efforts to ban smoking in public.
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Jury finds welding rod makers not liable
Jun 27 2006 9:05PM (CT)
CLEVELAND (AP) - A jury on Tuesday found makers of welding rods were not liable for the health problems of a former civilian worker at a Navy base in a ruling that could influence thousands of similar claims, some headed to trial in coming months.
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Heart troubles often lead to depression
Jun 27 2006 8:28PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - As many as half of all people hospitalized for surgery or other procedures to treat blocked heart arteries develop depression, according to a report in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association.
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Beefy strategy helps Hardee's, Carl's Jr.
Jun 27 2006 8:28PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - In the past few months, McDonald's Corp. announced it would push healthy meals like salads while Wendy's International Inc. said it would fry foods in a healthier oil with less trans fats. And CKE Restaurants Inc.? The operator of Hardee's and Carl's Jr. unveiled a jumbo-sized cheeseburger smothered in sliced steak.
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Company comes up with 'hybrid' hamburger
Jun 27 2006 8:27PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - What's a health-conscious burger lover to do? The real thing tends to have too many calories and too much fat, but meatless burgers seem to lack the flavor and consistency of real beef.
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Broader sickle cell tests considered
Jun 27 2006 8:27PM (CT)
COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - Nearly one year after the death of a Missouri football player who had the sickle cell trait, college medical officials are considering whether to require preseason tests for the blood disorder.
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FDA OKs drug to treat Parkinson's dementia
Jun 27 2006 8:26PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A drug already sold to treat mild to moderate dementia in Alzheimer's disease patients won federal approval Tuesday to treat the same condition in Parkinson's patients.
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Half-ton Mexican man loses 200 pounds
Jun 27 2006 3:29PM (CT)
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) - Health officials said Manuel Uribe weighed 1,235 pounds when he made a desperate plea for help on national television in January.
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