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Many teens would flunk treadmill tests
Dec 20 2005 10:31PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - About a third of U.S. teens would flunk a treadmill fitness test, a new study shows, meaning that more than 7 million youngsters could face higher risks for heart disease later in life.
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FDA OKs oral kidney cancer treatment
Dec 20 2005 7:54PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new treatment that slows the spread of advanced kidney cancer won government approval Tuesday, offering potential relief from a disease that kills 12,000 Americans a year.
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Study: X-rays can detect early lung cancer
Dec 20 2005 7:54PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Use of routine chest X-rays to hunt lung cancer leads to frequent false alarms, but when tumors are found they tend to be early-stage, say preliminary results of the biggest study ever to address lung-cancer screening.
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FDA warns maker of blood-sugar monitors
Dec 20 2005 7:54PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The FDA has warned a California company over problems with its blood-sugar monitors, used by million of diabetics around the world.
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Labels will list allergenic ingredients
Dec 20 2005 3:32PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Food labels will soon have to disclose in plain language whether the products contain peanuts, shellfish, eggs or other ingredients that could sicken people with food allergies.
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Group sues to halt Ill. contraceptive rule
Dec 20 2005 1:56PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - A group founded by evangelist Pat Robertson is suing to stop Illinois from requiring pharmacies to fill prescriptions for emergency contraception, saying the rule violates a druggist's right to refuse on religious and moral grounds.
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Survey: Teens smoke less, take more pills
Dec 20 2005 9:41AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - America's teens are smoking less and popping pain pills more. The lure of the family medicine cabinet helped nearly one in 10 high school seniors try out prescription painkillers last year, even as their generation continued turning away, at least slightly, from smoking and many other drugs.
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Heartburn drugs linked to diarrhea
Dec 20 2005 9:38AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Holiday revelers beware: Seasonal indulgences like eggnog and fruitcake might give you heartburn, but the acid-fighting medicine you take for relief might lead to something worse, researchers say.
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Federal survey shows unwanted births up
Dec 20 2005 9:37AM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - More American women are having babies they didn't want, a survey indicates, but federal researchers say they don't know if that means attitudes about abortion are changing.
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