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Feeling good differs between men and women
Dec 14 2005 7:33PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Feeling better about your body? That could depend on whether you're a man or a woman. For guys, a slimmer silhouette or baggier pants might be enough to inspire a "yes."
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Studies: Pill safe for women with lupus
Dec 14 2005 7:31PM (CT)
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Upending the conventional medical wisdom, two studies found that birth control pills do not worsen lupus and appear to be safe for the tens of thousands of women with the crippling immune disorder.
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FDA advisers say diarrhea vaccine safe
Dec 14 2005 7:31PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A vaccine against a virus that hospitalizes thousands of children in the U.S. with diarrhea and kills millions in developing countries moved a step closer to the U.S. market on Wednesday.
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N.Y. adopts code to monitor diabetics
Dec 14 2005 7:31PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Hoping to save hundreds of lives, New York adopted a health code regulation Wednesday that will make it the first American city to keep track of people with diabetes in much the same way it does with patients infected with HIV or tuberculosis.
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Experts to create genetic map of cancer
Dec 14 2005 9:56AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Cancer is a disease of genes run amok, and scientists have found only a fraction of the bad actors. Tuesday, the government unveiled a $100 million project to speed discovery of culprits and cures, the first step toward a comprehensive map of cancer's genetic makeup.
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Ukraine confirms deadly strain of bird flu
Dec 14 2005 4:52AM (CT)
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - Ukraine on Wednesday confirmed for the first time that outbreaks of bird flu in 11 Crimean villages were the deadly H5N1 strain that has jumped from bird to humans in Asia and killed at least 69 people.
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Face transplant gives hope to disfigured
Dec 14 2005 4:04AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - When doctors decide to perform the world's second face transplant, burn victims just might be among the first to volunteer.
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