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Agency: Pollution cuts Europe lifespans (AP)
AP - Poor air and water quality, and environmental changes blamed on global warming, have cut Europeans' life expectancy by nearly a year, Europe's environmental agency warned ...

Study: Statin helps prevent heart attack (AP)
AP - Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs help prevent heart attacks for at least a decade after people stop taking them, the first long-term study of the world's top-selling type of ...

Study: Kids get inadequate health care (AP)
AP - As Washington debates children's health insurance, a startling study finds that kids who regularly see doctors get the right care less than half the time — whether it's ...

Prostate cancer therapy raises heart attack risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The use of androgen deprivation therapy appears to increase the risk of death from cardiovascular disease among men who undergo radical prostatectomy for ...

Schwarzenegger offers health care bill for uninsured
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Tuesday unveiled his long awaited bill aimed at providing health care insurance to nearly 7 million people in the most ...

Health alert on some turkey, chicken pot pies: USDA
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans should refrain from eating some turkey and chicken pot pies because they may be linked to reported cases of salmonella, a food-borne illness, the U.S.

Widespread weight loss may reap health benefits
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If a large swath of the population cut down on calories and took up exercise, the resulting health benefits could be extensive, a new study suggests.

High glycemic index diet boosts fatty liver risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who eat lots of high glycemic index (GI) foods not only risk gaining weight, they also run a greater risk of developing a condition that can lead to liver ...

Had a heart attack? Be careful going back to work
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Middle-aged heart attack victims who go back to chronically stressful jobs are twice as likely to suffer a second heart attack or a related problem than those in less ...

Study shows persistent benefits of statin drug
BOSTON (Reuters) - The heart benefits of taking statin drugs may last for years, even after the drugs are stopped, researchers reported on Wednesday.

Low-fat diet cuts ovarian cancer risk: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A low-fat diet may protect women from ovarian cancer, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

Merck's experimental AIDS vaccine fails (AP)
AP - In a disappointing setback, a promising experimental AIDS vaccine failed to work in a large international test, leading the developer to halt the study. Merck & Co. said Friday ...

Change in CPR may make it more effective
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Performing only rhythmic abdominal compressions, rather than the standard chest compressions, may increase the flow of blood that is achieved during ...

Calcium's anti-fracture effect varies with age
HONOLULU (Reuters Health) - In women, calcium supplements offer the greatest protection against forearm fractures early in menopause, whereas they offer the best protection against broken ...

Merck halts study of "ineffective" HIV vaccine
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Merck & Co has halted testing of its experimental HIV vaccine, long considered one of the most promising vaccines in development, after a monitoring board found it was ...

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