Daily News Digest: Health News

Yahoo! Alerts

Yahoo! News | My Alerts | Edit Alert

Monday, November 30, 2009 12:03 AM PST

Sponsored Link Special Offer - Free Trial of Blockbuster.com Rent Movies from Blockbuster.com. Delivered Direct To Your Mailbox. Click here to start today. www.Blockbuster.com

Today's Health News: WHO: Treat HIV patients sooner Employers play Dr. Mom to limit swine flu impact America wages new war in Vietnam - on AIDS Saudi official: 5 dead from swine flu at hajj Understanding the pros and cons of health overhaul Ohio school district sues over air pollution Kids should get moving to avoid obesity NY couple charged with forcing woman into sex work Many pregnant women take drugs harmful to baby Autism treatment works in kids as young as 18 mos. Seniors May Need Help Overcoming Holiday Blues Natural Soy Component May Help Treat Colon Cancer Cetuximab Helps Treat Colorectal Cancer Bipolar Disorder May Be Tied to Body Clock Indonesian militants call for sharia law to stop HIV Number of US diabetics to double in 25 years: study Batch of swine flu vaccines studied in Canada Appalachia, Southeast Hit Hardest by Obesity and Diabetes WHO: Treat HIV patients sooner Sun, 29 Nov 2009 04:45 pm PST AP - People infected with the virus that causes AIDS should start treatment earlier than currently recommended, the World Health Organization said Monday. Full Story Top Employers play Dr. Mom to limit swine flu impact Sun, 29 Nov 2009 02:02 pm PST AP - Big businesses are spending serious time and money trying to limit the swine flu pandemic's impact on operations, from bankrolling video on good hygiene to training employees to cover for co-workers with critical jobs. Full Story Top America wages new war in Vietnam - on AIDS Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:25 pm PST AP - When her husband fell ill with AIDS, doctors at the hospital turned him away, fearing they would catch the virus. Full Story Top Saudi official: 5 dead from swine flu at hajj Sun, 29 Nov 2009 07:26 am PST AP - Five people died from swine flu during the hajj, Saudi Arabia said Sunday, a relatively small number considering the event is the largest annual gathering in the world and is seen as an ideal incubator for the virus. Full Story Top Understanding the pros and cons of health overhaul Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:22 pm PST AP - Maybe you've been reading the health care bill in your spare time. Then perhaps you can answer this question: Full Story Top Ohio school district sues over air pollution Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:24 pm PST AP - A school district near Cincinnati is suing a plastics plant, accusing it of continuing to release chemicals in the air that exceed government safety standards. Full Story Top Kids should get moving to avoid obesity Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:04 am PST Reuters - Vigorous exercise may be an especially good way to keep kids lean, but sitting around, in and of itself, doesn't appear to have a major role in making them fat, new research shows. Full Story Top NY couple charged with forcing woman into sex work Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:21 pm PST AP - A young woman from Mexico was smuggled over the border and forced to work as a prostitute for years in Brooklyn, and the remains of an infant were found in concrete at the home where she was held prisoner, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Full Story Top Many pregnant women take drugs harmful to baby Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:20 am PST Reuters - With the help of their doctors, women planning to become pregnant should take an inventory of the medications they take, researchers from Canada advise. Full Story Top Autism treatment works in kids as young as 18 mos. Sun, 29 Nov 2009 09:01 pm PST AP - The first rigorous study of behavior treatment in autistic children as young as 18 months found two years of therapy can vastly improve symptoms, often resulting in a milder diagnosis. Full Story Top Seniors May Need Help Overcoming Holiday Blues Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - SATURDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- For many seniors, the holiday season can trigger melancholy as they think about lost loved ones, struggle with health issues or worry about money problems, according to the American Geriatrics Society. Full Story Top Natural Soy Component May Help Treat Colon Cancer Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:49 pm PST HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Sphingadienes, natural lipid molecules found in soy, could become a key ingredient in treatments for colon cancer, California researchers have found. Full Story Top Cetuximab Helps Treat Colorectal Cancer Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:49 pm PST HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Adding the drug cetuximab to neoadjuvant chemotherapy can shrink tumors and boost the odds of successful surgery in colorectal cancer patients with inoperable metastatic liver lesions, new research suggests. Full Story Top Bipolar Disorder May Be Tied to Body Clock Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:49 pm PST HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that an internal body clock that goes on the fritz could be a factor in the development of bipolar disorder in children. Full Story Top Indonesian militants call for sharia law to stop HIV Sun, 29 Nov 2009 08:58 am PST AFP - Several hundred hardline Muslim protestors staged rallies in Indonesia Sunday to urge the government to prevent the spread of HIV by implementing Islamic law. Full Story Top Number of US diabetics to double in 25 years: study Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:17 pm PST AFP - The number of Americans with diabetes will nearly double over the next 25 years, rising from 23.7 million in 2009 to 44.1 million in 2034, according to a study by the University of Chicago. Full Story Top Batch of swine flu vaccines studied in Canada Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:22 am PST AP - Canadian doctors have been advised not to use a batch of 170,000 doses of swine flu vaccine while authorities investigate reports of allergic reactions among recipients, drug maker GlaxoSmithKline PLC said Tuesday. Full Story Top Appalachia, Southeast Hit Hardest by Obesity and Diabetes Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:38 pm PST HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- While rates of obesity are climbing across America, they are especially high in sections of Appalachia and the Southeast, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports in its first county-by-county survey. Full Story Top

You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts. Use this link to unsubscribe from this alert. To change your communications preferences for other Yahoo! business lines, please visit your Marketing Preferences. To learn more about Yahoo!'s use of personal information, including the use of web beacons in HTML-based email, please read our Privacy Policy. Yahoo! is located at 701 First Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089.