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Lawmakers push for better treatment of addiction
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Patrick Kennedy and Jim Ramstad, lawmakers who are public about their struggle with addiction, placed their strange-bedfellow friendship in the cause of better ...

No change in heart disease risk in U.S.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The risk of developing coronary heart disease (CHD) among U.S. adults did not changed much during roughly the last decade, report researchers from the ...

Merck cervical cancer vaccine approved in Europe
LONDON (Reuters) - Merck & Co Inc's Gardasil, the first vaccine to prevent cervical cancer, has been approved for sale in the Europe Union, the joint venture that will market the ...

Low birthweight tied to high BP in adulthood
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research hints that the lower the birthweight, the higher the blood pressure as an adult -- and the link becomes stronger with age.

Wal-Mart Stores offers $4 generic drugs in Florida
TAMPA, Florida (Reuters) - Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the world's largest retailer, said on Thursday it would cut the prices of nearly 300 generic drugs to $4 per prescription starting in ...

Armani blames stylists, media for ultra-thin chic
LONDON (Reuters) - Giorgio Armani, the world's most famous designer, on Thursday blamed stylists and the media for the fashion industry's obsession with ultra-thin women.

Health body urges routine AIDS testing for all
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government recommended near-universal testing for the AIDS virus on Thursday, saying too many people are missed by the current practice of focusing on ...

Emergency docs spell out when to visit the ER
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Having difficulty breathing? Sudden pain? Sudden changes in vision? Get to the emergency department, advises the American College of Emergency Physicians.

E. coli outbreak mystifies investigators
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. food safety regulators said on Thursday they were still mystified by an outbreak of E. coli that has killed one person, sickened 157 and forced all fresh ...

J&J; adds new info on clots to contraceptive patch
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Johnson & Johnson's Ortho Evra contraceptive patch will come with a new warning about a study suggesting users could face twice the risks of blood clots ...

Elevated cholesterol may benefit failing hearts
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A moderately high total cholesterol level approaching 200 mg/dL is associated with higher survival in patients with heart failure than levels below 140 ...

Echinacea cuts cold incidence
BOSTON (Reuters Health) - Use of echinacea, or extract of the purple coneflower, before the onset of full-blown symptoms of the common cold reduces the incidence by more than a half ...

Family breast cancer history ups ovarian cancer risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A breast cancer family history, as well as a woman's age and her own personal history of breast cancer, may help identify women at increased risk of ...

Four short walks a day helps keep BP in check
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In adults at risk of developing high blood pressure, or hypertension, a series of shorter bursts of activity may be more effective in keeping blood ...

U.S. spends most but gets mediocre health care
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States spends far more on health care than any other country but gets only mediocre care in return for its investment, according to a report released ...

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