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Health News Study Findings Give Renewed Hope to People with Juvenile Diabetes   Maureen Murray proudly wears the Participants in the Joslin Diabetes Center Medalist Study had survived for 50 or more years... Thursday, June 19, 2008 1:09 PM Coronary Heart Disease On The Rise in Developing Countries   Coronary heart disease affects blood vessels that supply the heart and can lead to a sudden heart attack, instant deathTim... Thursday, June 19, 2008 1:08 PM Political Leaders, Journalists Attend Funeral for Newsman Tim Russert The casket of Tim Russert, host of NBC's 'Meet the Press', is carried into Holy Trinity Church in the Georgetown... Wednesday, June 18, 2008 4:10 PM Tiger Woods to Miss Remainder of  2008 Golf Season Tiger Woods after winning the US Open against Rocco Mediate (l), 16 Jun 2008World number one men's golfer Tiger Woods... Wednesday, June 18, 2008 4:09 PM Genetic Approach Purifies Drinking Water   Duke University graduate student Sara Morey (left) and civil- and environmental-engineering professor Claudia Gunsch are developing a method for silencing... Wednesday, June 18, 2008 3:10 PM Brain Protein Suppresses Craving for Alcohol   Increased levels of the GDNF protein in the study's rats prevented relapse, the common tendency found in sober alcoholics to... Wednesday, June 18, 2008 3:09 PM Study Finds Association Between Diabetes and Depression   New research indicatesan association between diabetes and depression. A study at a medical school in [the eastern U.S. state of]Maryland... Tuesday, July 1, 2008 12:19 PM UN Cites Progress in Combating Avian Flu The UN official in charge of coordinating efforts to stop the spread ofavian influenza says progress is being made. But... Tuesday, June 17, 2008 8:09 PM New Research Shows Processed Tomatoes Reduced Animal Prostate Cancer   Research shows that a particular tomato product - dried tomatoes -helps prevent prostate cancer, at least in laboratory rats. Men... Tuesday, June 17, 2008 6:10 PM Domestic Violence Considered Serious Problem in Burundi   Domestic violence is a serious, yet underreportedproblem in Burundi. Activists and politicians say traditional  practices thatjustify violence, attitudes that discourage... Tuesday, June 17, 2008 5:11 PM Rising Health Care Costs One of ‘Biggest Challenges’   The nation's chief economist says the cost of healthcare will claim an increasingly larger share of consumer and governmentspending, unless... Tuesday, June 17, 2008 4:09 PM UN Plans Massive Campaign to Stop Spread of Dengue Fever Survivors of Cyclone Nargis are seen in Tontay, 15 miles from Rangoon, 17 Jun 2008The United Nations is launching a... Friday, June 20, 2008 1:12 PM Cigarette Sales Decline Only Part of Story   In the past decade, many Americans and Europeans have become more aware of the dangers of smoking. Large tobacco companies... Wednesday, July 2, 2008 10:12 AM U.S. Consumer Group Calls for Ban on Common Food Dyes   Food dyes are used in many of the foods children love - from drinks to breakfast cereals and candyA well-known U.S.... Friday, June 13, 2008 3:09 PM Health News South Korean Minister Heads for US, Protests Against US Beef Imports Continue Thousands of South Koreans took to the streets in central Seoul again Friday, as the country's trade minister headed to... Friday, June 13, 2008 2:09 PM Research Offers Hope for Robotic Limbs Controlled by Thought Alone   Scientists in the United States have developed technology allowing a monkey to control a robotic arm by thought alone. The... Wednesday, July 2, 2008 2:11 PM US Officials Probe Cause of Salmonella Outbreak   Centers for Disease Control reports more than 165 people have fallen ill in 17 states during the past two months... Saturday, June 14, 2008 1:14 PM Hong Kong to Slaughter All Live Poultry in Markets Following Bird Flu Outbreak   Hong Kong plans to slaughter all live poultry in the territory's markets following the appearance the H5N1 strain of bird... Thursday, June 12, 2008 11:10 AM Experts Urge Caution With Herbal Medicines   A mother giving her child St. John's wort, an herbal supplementThe U.S. National Institute of Mental Health describes attention deficit... Wednesday, June 11, 2008 7:11 PM Scientists Develop Experimental Vaccine for Avian Flu   Scientists are reporting in this week's New England Journal of Medicine that they have made an experimental vaccine against pandemic... Wednesday, June 11, 2008 7:10 PM US AIDS Researcher Among Recipients of Presidential Medal of Freedom A leading HIV/AIDS researcher and a former member of the U.S. Congress who survived a Nazi labor camp are among... Wednesday, June 11, 2008 6:10 PM Hong Kong Orders Poultry Culls Health worker slaughters live poultry in market in Hong KongHong Kong has ordered the slaughter of all poultry in the... Wednesday, June 11, 2008 5:11 PM Women’s Learning Partnership’s Goal Is to Empower Women, Says President of the Organization Mahnaz Afkhami is former Minister of State for Women's Affairs in Iran. In exile in the United States, she has... Wednesday, June 11, 2008 11:12 AM New Law Protects Genetic Test Recipients   Researchers are using genetic tests to learn more about the likelihood of many diseases, including breast cancer and diabetesThe rapid... Tuesday, June 10, 2008 4:14 PM Criticism by Mom Helps Determine if Dad Takes Care of Baby   There's one simple thing that can help children develop better cognitive skills, succeed more in school and be more emotionally... Tuesday, June 10, 2008 3:13 PM Damage From Smoking Can Start Before Birth   The toxins in cigarette smoke cross the placenta and collect in the fetusEach year, millions of people around the world... Tuesday, June 10, 2008 2:14 PM Parasitic Infections Rarely Involve Only One Parasite   Some of the most overlooked diseases around the world are parasitic infections, especially those caused by helminths such as hookworms... Tuesday, June 10, 2008 2:12 PM Health News Scientists Report Advances in Diagnosing TB, Malaria, Sleeping Sickness Scientists say progress is being made in developing faster, more affordable methods of detecting poverty-related diseases. A leading Swiss non-profit... Tuesday, June 10, 2008 12:12 PM Global Leaders Hold First TB/HIV Forum Global leaders convened Monday in what is being billed as the first-ever forum to discuss the dual epidemics of TB... Monday, June 9, 2008 8:10 PM Some US Doctors Recommend Unusual Diet to Treat Diabetics   Dr. Eric Westman, Duke University says, "On the right diet that controls diabetes, you can actually achieve normal blood sugars... Monday, June 9, 2008 4:12 PM Experimental Treatment Offers Hope For Severely Depressed   The illness typically affects people under the age of 45 people in their most productive years, although people at any... Monday, June 9, 2008 4:11 PM DRC Hospital Receives Grant to help Rape Victims   Humanitarian and health officials have called the eastern DRC the worst place in the world for women. Brutal rapes have... Monday, June 9, 2008 2:12 PM South Korean Aid Group Releases Video Testimonies Of North's Food Crisis   A South Korean human rights group has released what it says are video interviews with influential North Koreans to underscore... Thursday, June 12, 2008 7:17 PM United Nations Set to Hold High-Level Meeting on AIDS and TB   Tuesday, the United Nations is hosting a meeting on the growing number of TB and HIV/AIDS co-infections. It's estimated there... Monday, June 9, 2008 10:10 AM Caravan Travels West Africa to Focus on HIV Testing, Education   The Love Life Caravan is passing through Benin, as it travels the Abidjan-Lagos Corridor.  The almost month-long campaign attempts to... Thursday, June 5, 2008 5:13 PM Indonesia Stops Announcing Human Bird Flu Deaths on Case-by-Case Basis Indonesia's health minister says the country has changed its policy on reporting bird flu cases and will not immediately announce... Saturday, June 28, 2008 10:10 AM Ugandan Poultry Traders Accuse Kenya of Using Avian Flu Concerns to Control Market   Uganda's poultry exports continue to suffer as Kenya maintains a ban it said it imposed over fear of avian flu.... Thursday, June 5, 2008 4:10 PM Drinking 'Flat' Carbonated Drinks Does Not Help Children With Gastroenteritis   In the 1960s, researchers discovered a revolutionary formula that has saved the lives of millions of children around the world:... Thursday, June 5, 2008 3:12 PM Discarded HIV Drug Gets Gold-Plated Second Chance   Since the beginning of the HIV epidemic in the 1980s, biochemical researchers have spent years and billions of dollars looking... Thursday, June 5, 2008 2:11 PM Childhood Lead Exposure Associated With Violent Behavior In Adults   Lead is ubiquitous in the environment in many parts of the world and many people are exposed to the pollutant... Thursday, June 5, 2008 1:11 PM More Headlines