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Today's Health News: AP IMPACT: Past medical testing on humans revealed Air travelers may have been exposed to measles Study: PSA rise not good prostate cancer predictor Doctors urge indoor tanning ban for minors Chef's memoir tells of fight against tongue cancer Higher Vitamin D Intake Could Cut Cancer Risk Michelle Obama gets a Republican boost on obesity U.S. may pay for sex disease tests for elderly Your Medicine Cabinet May Be Your Pet's Worst Enemy Doctors: Parents shouldn't fret over kids' fevers Seeking Alzheimer's Answers Among Fruit Flies Anti-Psychotic Drugs Pose Pregnancy Risk of Newborn Withdrawal Symptoms Herceptin May Boost Long-Term Survival After Aggressive Breast Cancer Data lacking for many home fertility tests: study Bone-Anchored Hearing Aids May Benefit Kids Health Tip: Take Control of Your Health Climate Change Extending Ragweed Season in Colder Climes: Study AP IMPACT: Past medical testing on humans revealed Sun, 27 Feb 2011 06:15 pm PST AP - Shocking as it may seem, U.S. government doctors once thought it was fine to experiment on disabled people and prison inmates. Such experiments included giving hepatitis to mental patients in Connecticut, squirting a pandemic flu virus up the noses of prisoners in Maryland, and injecting cancer cells into chronically ill people at a New York hospital. Full Story Top Air travelers may have been exposed to measles Sat, 26 Feb 2011 10:06 pm PST AP - Public health officials are warning travelers and workers present at four U.S. airports on two recent days that they may have been exposed to measles from a traveler arriving from London. Full Story Top Study: PSA rise not good prostate cancer predictor Thu, 24 Feb 2011 03:09 pm PST AP - A rising PSA level isn't such a good predictor of prostate cancer after all and can lead to many unnecessary biopsies, says a large new study. Full Story Top Doctors urge indoor tanning ban for minors Sun, 27 Feb 2011 10:59 pm PST Reuters - U.S. tanning salons should close their doors to minors to protect them from skin cancer, a group of 60,000 pediatricians said Monday in a new policy statement. Full Story Top Chef's memoir tells of fight against tongue cancer Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:00 pm PST AP - "Life, on the Line: A Chef's Story of Chasing Greatness, Facing Death, and Redefining the Way We Eat" (Gotham Books, $27.50), by Grant Achatz and Nick Kokonas: Full Story Top Higher Vitamin D Intake Could Cut Cancer Risk Sun, 27 Feb 2011 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - SUNDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) -- A new study says it takes far more vitamin D than initially thought to dramatically cut the risk of several major diseases, including breast cancer. Full Story Top Michelle Obama gets a Republican boost on obesity Sun, 27 Feb 2011 05:12 pm PST AFP - Two prominent Republicans came to the defense of First Lady Michelle Obama, breaking ranks with some of their party's top stars who have taken jabs at her campaign against obesity. Full Story Top U.S. may pay for sex disease tests for elderly Fri, 25 Feb 2011 04:35 am PST Reuters - U.S. health officials are considering including tests for sexually transmitted diseases like syphilis and hepatitis B for the elderly and disabled covered under Medicare. Full Story Top Your Medicine Cabinet May Be Your Pet's Worst Enemy Sun, 27 Feb 2011 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - SUNDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Giving medications meant for humans to pets can be dangerous, a veterinarian warns. Full Story Top Doctors: Parents shouldn't fret over kids' fevers Sun, 27 Feb 2011 09:02 pm PST AP - Fever phobia is rampant among parents of young children, according to a myth-busting American Academy of Pediatrics report that advises against treatment every time a kid's temperature inches up. Full Story Top Seeking Alzheimer's Answers Among Fruit Flies Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Medical research often involves a great deal of creativity, finding unique ways to solve challenging problems. But scientists can face skepticism when using creative methods to research human diseases, particularly when those methods involve animals or insects. Full Story Top Anti-Psychotic Drugs Pose Pregnancy Risk of Newborn Withdrawal Symptoms Wed, 23 Feb 2011 03:41 pm PST ContributorNetwork - The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) issued a statement recently, advising health care professionals that it has updated product labels on Anti-psychotic drugs, warning of pregnancy dangers to newborns including EPS and withdrawal symptoms. Full Story Top Herceptin May Boost Long-Term Survival After Aggressive Breast Cancer Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- The cancer drug Herceptin produces significantly longer disease-free survival in women with an aggressive type of early-stage breast cancer who take the drug for a year after standard chemotherapy, a new study suggests. Full Story Top Data lacking for many home fertility tests: study Sun, 27 Feb 2011 06:07 pm PST Reuters - Many at-home kits used to predict a woman's fertility, a man's sperm viability or a baby's gender lack solid data to confirm their accuracy, according to a new review of pregnancy and fertility tests. Full Story Top Bone-Anchored Hearing Aids May Benefit Kids Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Children with hearing loss in one or both ears benefit from bone-anchored hearing aids, according to a new study. Full Story Top Health Tip: Take Control of Your Health Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- If you have a chronic illness -- such as diabetes, arthritis or heart disease -- you can take an active role in managing your health. Full Story Top Climate Change Extending Ragweed Season in Colder Climes: Study Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) -- People with ragweed allergies who live in northern climates aren't imaging that their misery is lasting longer and longer each year. Full Story Top

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