AP - Cold and cough medicines given to infants and toddlers work no better than dummy pills and can be dangerous, pediatricians seeking to curb their use told government health advisers Thursday.

  AP - There isn't enough evidence to tell if most treatments for post-traumatic stress disorder work, says a scientific review that highlights the urgency of finding answers as thousands of suffering veterans return from Iraq.

  AP - School officials on Thursday defended a decision to allow children as young as 11 to obtain birth-control pills at a middle-school health center, saying the new policy is aimed at a tiny number of sexually active students.

  AP - The Democratic-controlled House failed on Thursday to override President Bush's veto of a politically popular children's health bill, and the White House instantly called for compromise talks on a replacement.

  AP - The state Medical Board will appeal a judge's decision that the panel overstepped its authority by threatening to punish physicians for participating in executions.

  AP - Most British citizens could be obese by 2050, a new government report warns, and the nation's health secretary called Wednesday for a fundamental shift in the way the nation tackles obesity.

  AP - By the light, of the silvery moon, corals get in tune, and soon, it's a spawning delight. While their silvery moon was written about people, songwriters Ray Noble and Snookie Lanson understood the motivation. Now, scientists think they may have found out how reef-building corals manage to coordinate their sex lives in moonlight bay.

  HealthDay - (HealthDay News) - Type 2 diabetes is a disease in which the bodydoesn't properly process the hormone insulin, which regulates blood sugar.This form of diabetes is controlled with medication, proper diet andexercise, and maintaining a healthy body weight, and normal blood pressureand cholesterol levels.

  HealthDay - (HealthDay News) - When you're pregnant, it's important to eathealthy, regular meals to provide plenty of nutrients for your developingbaby. But morning sickness can make that a tough task.

  Reuters - A short screening test, developed by a Belgian team, which measures four clinical variables can accurately predict the fitness of patients with Parkinson's disease to drive, according to findings published in the current issue of the journal Neurology.

  AFP - The human papillomavirus (HPV) screening test for cervical cancer is far more accurate than the traditional Pap test, according to a Canadian study published Wednesday in the United States.