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Check-ups, immunizations urged for pre-teens
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - By scheduling a well-child visit for their 11- or 12-year-old, parents can help protect their pre-teen's health into the turbulent teen years and beyond ...

Rate of anorexia may be underestimated
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The occurrence rate of anorexia among young women seems to be substantially underestimated, study findings suggest, and at the same time many affected women ...

Pollution 'biggest issue' says Australian Olympic chief
BEIJING (Reuters) - Australian athletes have been advised to delay their arrival for the 2008 Olympics because of the poor air quality in Beijing, the country's Olympic chief, John Coates ...

Suction surgery staunches super-sweating
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who suffer from excessive armpit sweating may find relief with a minimally invasive surgical procedure, a study shows.

U.N. sees health crisis risk from South Asia floods
GENEVA (Reuters) - Millions of people could fall ill with malaria, dengue fever and other diseases if emergency aid does not reach those stranded by floodwaters in South Asia within days ...

Calcium supplements ward of pregnancy complication
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pregnant women who take calcium supplements reduce their risk of developing preeclampsia, sometimes called toxemia of pregnancy, according to a new study.

Most binge drinkers pick beer over liquor: study
NEW YORK, Aug 7 - Most binge drinkers will reach for beer rather than wine or liquor when they set out to get drunk, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

Choline may increase odds of polyps: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The essential nutrient choline -- found in red meat, poultry, eggs and milk -- may increase the risk of colon polyps, at least for women, U.S. researchers said on ...

Court sees no right to unapproved medicines
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Terminally ill patients do not have a constitutional right to experimental drugs not approved by regulators, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday.

Preventive steps could save 100,000 U.S. lives: study
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Increased use of just five preventive services would save more than 100,000 lives every year in the United States, health experts said in a report released on Tuesday.

Wall Street's undertow: drugs and anxiety
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Wall Street's push for record profits is ruining careers, tearing apart families and keeping drug dealers busy, mental health experts say.

Diabetes poses health risks early on, study finds
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Diabetes is dangerous even before the disease becomes full-blown, boosting the risk of death from heart disease in its earliest form, Australian researchers said on ...

U.S. hospitals try to pick up the ER pace
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (Reuters) - It's the sort of promotion you might expect from a pizza delivery chain, not a U.S. hospital system.

Clot-busting drug helps with frostbite
CHICAGO (Reuters) - People with frostbite who were treated with a clot-busting drug typically used in stroke patients had fewer amputations than those who were not, suggesting another role ...

Computer time ups aches and pains for college kids
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The more time college students spend on the computer on a particular day, the more likely they are to suffer from musculoskeletal problems during that 24-hour ...

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