eFluxMediaObesity Rates Are Leveling OffNew York Times -1 hour agoBy GINA KOLATA Obesity rates in American women have leveled off and stayed steady since 1999, a long enough time for researchers to say the plateau appears to be real.US Obesity Rates Level Off at One in ThreeVoice of AmericaObesity Rates Leveling Off Among US AdultsU.S. News &World ReportReuters India - MedPage Today - Los Angeles Times - eFluxMediaall 226 news articles

  MSNBCCT Scan Overuse May Up Cancer RiskABC News -1 hour agoBy CARLA WILLIAMS Radiation from the increasingly popular computed tomography (CT) scanning machines may be causing cancer, a new study finds -- but experts say that this shouldn't deter people who need the scans from getting them.Can Too Many CT Scans Cause Cancer?NBC5.comMedical: CT Scan Cancer RiskWJLANewsChannel 9 WSYR - NJ Blog - Reuters - U.S. News &World Reportall 129 news articles

  Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesFDA panel backs more warnings on Glaxo asthma drugsMarketWatch -5 hours agoBy Jennifer Corbett WASHINGTON (marketwatch) -- A US Food and Drug Administration panel of medical experts said Wednesday more specific warnings that would apply to children are needed on Serevent and Advair, two asthma drugs by glaxosmithkline PLC.FDA panel recommends flu-drug warningBizjournals.comFDA Cites Glaxo for 'Misleading' LettersMotley FoolBusinessWeek - Reuters.uk - Newsinferno.com - Dog Flu Diet and Diseasesall 101 news articles

  CBC TorontoBad diet ups cancer risk for poor, black womenReuters -2 hours agoBy Matthew Bigg ATLANTA (Reuters) - Poor black women in US cities face a greater risk of getting cancer because of unhealthy diets, according to a report released on Wednesday that says the finding applies to other ethnic groups.Breast Cancer Risk Underestimated for Blacks, Study SaysWashington PostTool to Predict Breast Cancer Is Being RevisedNew York TimesChicago Tribune - Medical News Today - NewsHour - Gothamistall 375 news articles

  eFluxMediaPromising new drugs for type 2 diabetesArs Technica -2 hours agoBy Jonathan M. Gitlin | Published: November 28, 2007 - 03:17PM CT About this time last year, we reported on new research regarding the effects of resveratrol, a molecule present in red wine that showed some interesting effects on longevity in mice.Researchers Develop New Compunds To Treat Type 2 DiabeteseFluxMediaNovel Compounds May Battle Diseases of AgingForbesTelegraph.co.uk - Chemical &Engineering News - Reuters - Conde Nast Portfolioall 34 news articles

  WHMI'Special Report' Panel on Stem Cell Research BreakthroughFOX News -4 hours agoThis is a rush transcript of "Special Report With Brit Hume" from November 21, 2007. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.Stem cell progressSan Francisco ChronicleFormer lawmaker: Embryonic stem cell research vitalLivingston DailyZDNet - Arizona Daily Star - Associated Baptist Press - LiveScience.comall 101 news articles

  WNBCSurvey Sees Rise in Children’s Asthma From 9/11 DustNew York Times -58 minutes agoBy Jennifer 8. Lee A survey of post-9/11 effects on children released today found that children exposed to the dust cloud following the collapse of the twin towers were twice as likely to be diagnosed with asthma as those not caught in the dust cloud.Health Highlights: Nov. 28, 2007Washington PostStudy finds increased asthma rates among 9/11 kidsAFPNewsday - WNBCall 17 news articles

  KPICWhen Surgeons Cut the Wrong Body PartNew York Times -4 hours agoIt sounds like something out of a horror movie, but wrong-sided surgery happens more often than you think. Concerns about surgeons operating on the wrong part of the body made headlines this week after The Providence Journal reported that on three ...Hospital Repeats Wrong-Sided Brain SurgeryABC NewsRI hospital fined for surgery errorUnited Press InternationalInjuryBoard.com - WBIR-TV - New York Daily News - Boston Globeall 322 news articles

  eFluxMediaNovartis Drug Carries Pregnancy RisksMotley Fool -1 hour agoBy AP November 28, 2007 Drug maker Novartis has added new labeling about risks of birth defects and lost pregnancies to its organ-rejection treatment Myfortic.Novartis’ Myfortic Carries Fetal RiskseFluxMediaNovartis' Myfortic poses fetal risks--FDAReutersInjuryBoard.com - CNNMoney.com - Dog Flu Diet and Diseases - Earthtimesall 20 news articles

  Canada.comTV, film, game violence threatens public health: studyReuters UK -4 hours agoNEW YORK (Reuters) - Violence depicted on television, in films and video games raises the risk of aggressive behavior in adults and young viewers and poses a serious threat to public health, according to a new study.Study: Violent Games, TV Influence Aggressive BehaviorGamasutraStudy: Violent Games Threaten Public HealthNext GenerationUnited Press International - Ars Technica - Gaming Today - The Ann Arbor News - MLive.comall 33 news articles

  Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesJapan Temporarily Bans Poultry From South Korea on Bird Flu FearsWall Street Journal -Nov 26, 2007AP TOKYO -- Japan has temporarily halted poultry imports from South Korea because of a bird flu outbreak among ducks, the Japanese Agriculture Ministry said Monday.Bird Flu In South Korea Is Non-Deadly H7 StrainMedical News TodayH5N1 strikes poultry in Romania, Saudi ArabiaCIDRAPAFP - AHN - RTT News - Food Consumerall 34 news articles

  Dog Flu Diet and DiseasesHeart surgeon gets top US honorBoston Globe -16 hours agoHOUSTON - Famed heart surgeon Michael debakey, 99, who pioneered now-common procedures such as bypass surgery and invented a host of devices to help heart patients, was presented with the bill that President Bush signed to authorize his Congressional ...Prescribed: One gold medal for debakeyHouston Chronicledebakey given bill awarding top civilian honorShreveport TimeseFluxMedia - KXAN-TV - BCM News - TheHeart.Orgall 121 news articles

  Canada.comAfrica: Daily HIV/Aids ReportAllAfrica.com -6 hours agoA lack of HIV prevention efforts and an increase in risky sexual behaviors among men who have sex with men are fueling an increase in new HIV diagnoses among the group, Kevin De Cock, director of the World Health Organization's HIV/AIDS Department; ...HIV Cases Among American Gay Men Once Again on the RiseGay WiredRoutine HIV testing may benefit teenagersReutersWashington Times - The Canadian Press - Medical News Today (press release) - Journal of American Medical Association (subscription)all 32 news articles

  PhysOrg.comMore Proof Secondhand Smoke Damages LungsCBS News -Nov 27, 2007(webmd) For the first time, researchers say they have evidence that long-term exposure to secondhand smoke can cause structural damage in the lungs that is indicative of emphysema.MRI Shows Lung Damage In Passive SmokersMedical News TodayMore bad news about secondhand smokeScripps NewsNewsinferno.com - Ivanhoe - Xinhua - News-Medical.netall 76 news articles