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Runner's Heart Defect Usually Not Fatal
(CHICAGO) - The heart problem blamed in the death of a Chicago marathoner is rarely dangerous and people who have it shouldn't stop exercising, heart experts said
ConAgra Stops Pot Pie Plant Production
(OMAHA, Neb.) - ConAgra Foods Inc. voluntarily stopped production Tuesday at the Missouri plant that makes its Banquet pot pies after health officials said the pies may be linked to 139 cases of salmonella in 30 states.
Pill Helps Alcoholics Taper Off Drinking
(CHICAGO) - A migraine pill seems to help alcoholics taper off their drinking without detox treatment, researchers report, offering a potential option for a hard-to-treat problem.
Study: Low-Fat Diet May Cut Cancer Risk
(Washington) - Cutting dietary fat may also cut the risk of ovarian cancer, says a study of almost 40,000 older women that found the first hard evidence that menu changes protect against this particularly lethal cancer
Studies Tout Treating Mini-Strokes Fast
(LONDON) - Treating patients quickly for mini-strokes could dramatically cut the risk of a major stroke later, report two studies that could change standard treatment and potentially save millions of people from stroke's damaging effects.
Studies: Stored Blood Lacks Nitric Oxide
(Washington) - Much of the stored blood given to millions of people every year may lack a component vital for it to deliver oxygen to the tissues. Nitric oxide, which helps keep blood vessels open, begins breaking down as soon as blood goes into storage, two research teams report in separate studies in this week's online edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
3 Scientists Win Nobel Prize in Medicine
(NEW YORK) - As a child in Italy during World War II, he lived for years on the streets and in orphanages. Six decades later, as a scientist in the United States, Mario Capecchi joined two other researchers in winning the Nobel Prize in medicine.
Study Ties Marital Strife, Heart Disease
(CHICAGO) - A lousy marriage might literally make you sick. Marital strife and other bad personal relationships can raise your risk for heart disease, researchers reported Monday
Chemotherapy Boosts Heart Disease Risk
(Washington) - Breast cancer survivors may face increased risk of heart disease - and doctors are debating if it's time to largely abandon a chemotherapy mainstay that is one reason for the problem
Small Scanners Find Hidden Heart Disease
(MADISON, Wis.) - What if your doctor could swipe a wand over your neck and reveal whether you have hidden heart disease?<
That is now possible in places other than the sickbay of the starship Enterprise
New Prototype Phone Gives Fitness Check
(CHIBA, Japan) - It can take your pulse, check your body fat, time your jogs and tell you if you have bad breath. It even assesses stress levels and inspires you with a pep talk. Meet your new personal trainer: your cell phone.
Ark. Officials Promote Getting Flu Shots
(LITTLE ROCK) - As cooler weather approaches, Arkansas health officials are stressing the importance of flu shots to two groups in particular - young children and pregnant women
Experts: Amoeba Doesn't Pose Health Risk
(TUCSON, Ariz.) - Recent tests have shown that a brain-eating amoeba is in Tucson's water supply, but experts say the microscopic bug doesn't pose any health risks
Study: Flu Shot Cuts Elders' Death Risk
(PORTLAND, Ore.) - Flu season is almost here, and a new study finds that skipping that annual flu shot could have serious consequences for older people
China Agrees Not to Take Inmates' Organs
(LONDON) - Chinese medical officials agreed Friday not to transplant organs from prisoners or others in custody, except into members of their immediate families
Scientists: Appendix Protects Good Germs
(Washington) - Some scientists think they have figured out the real job of the troublesome and seemingly useless appendix: It produces and protects good germs for your gut. That's the theory from surgeons and immunologists at Duke University Medical School, published online in a scientific journal this week.
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