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October 13, 2009
H1N1 may be more potent than first thought
There’s new information that the H1N1 flu virus could be more potent than experts thought.
October 12, 2009
3 new H1N1 studies offer new treatment option
Three new studies on the H1N1 flu are giving doctors a new understanding of who the virus attacks.
New surgery aids those with hearing loss
A new kind of surgery may help people who’ve lost their hearing.
H1N1 shot expected across the country this week
The first shipments of the shot version of the H1N1 vaccine are expected to arrive around the country this week.
October 08, 2009
Discovery heralded as breakthrough in fight against breast cancer
It’s a cancer that affects millions of Americans every year, but now canadian researchers say they’ve made a breakthrough discovery in the fight against breast cancer.
October 07, 2009
Interactive Web site to help quantify flu severity
WASHINGTON (AP) - So you think you’ve got swine flu? Now there’s help at the click of your computer mouse.
Sebelius: Americans must get swine flu vaccination
WASHINGTON (AP) - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is urging people to get their swine flu vaccine, calling it “safe and secure.“
October 06, 2009
GSK reports heavy demand for swine flu vaccine
LONDON (AP) - GlaxoSmithKline PLC says that orders for its swine flu vaccine have increased by 51 percent in two months, with total orders now standing at 440 million doses.
Study: NYC calorie postings don’t change orders
NEW YORK (AP) - A new study finds New York City’s law requiring restaurant chains to post calories on menus doesn’t change the eating habits of low-income people.
October 05, 2009
Autism diagnoses becoming more and more common
The number of American children with autism may be much higher than first thought.
Two new government studies show one in every one hundred children may have it.
But some experts are questioning the findings.
Alexis Christoforous reports.
Ind., Tenn. to begin swine flu vaccinations
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana and Tennessee are among the first states that will vaccinate people against the swine flu.
Government finds higher autism figure: 1 in 100
CHICAGO (AP) - Federal health officials say greater awareness, broader definitions and spotting autism in younger children may explain some of the increase in the proportion of children with disorders.
Report: 13 million babies worldwide born premature
WASHINGTON (AP) - A March of Dimes official calls it the “13 million baby question.“
September 29, 2009
9 in 10 high schoolers short on fruits, veggies
ATLANTA (AP) - Health officials say only 13 percent of U.S. high school students get at least three servings of vegetables a day and just 32 percent get two servings of fruit.
September 25, 2009
HHS: Swine flu vaccine starts arriving in 2 weeks
WASHINGTON (AP) - Swine flu vaccine starts arriving the first week of October, and there will be more of it than officials originally thought - between 6 and 7 million doses.
September 24, 2009
Obesity could become top cancer cause
LONDON (AP) - European researchers have a warning for western women about cancer and weight.
Doubling chemo dose helped leukemia patients
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two new studies are showing that adults with a common form of leukemia had a better chance of remission if they got a double dose of a long-used cancer drug.
September 21, 2009
Sanofi to deliver swine flu vaccine in October
PARIS (AP) - The first doses of a French company’s new swine flu vaccine will be delivered to the United States by mid-October.
Researchers: Aspirin cuts colon cancer risk
LONDON (AP) - Researchers say it’s possible aspirin could be helpful for people with a genetic susceptibility to colon cancer.
September 18, 2009
CDC announces H1N1 vaccine availability, dose form
The H1n1 vaccine will be distributed the first week of October and at first it’s going to be a nasal spray.
Healthwatch: Healthy Hearts
In this morning’s Healthwatch, we finish our healthy hearts series.
September 16, 2009
Health Watch
DERMATOLOGIST DR. JEANINE DOWNIE IS HERE WITH THE FACTS ON CHEMICAL PEELS.
August 31, 2009
As swine flu returns, US and European officials consider school closures
LONDON (AP) - Health authorities in the U.S. and Europe are bracing for a major spike in swine flu as schools open for the fall.
August 25, 2009
Heart group: Cut back—way back—on extra sugar
DALLAS (AP) - When it comes to getting their lumps of sugar, Americans are overdoing it, says the American Heart Association.
August 11, 2009
Studies: New osteoporosis drug cuts fracture risk
UNDATED (AP) - Two studies suggest a first-of-its-kind osteoporosis drug lowers the risk of bone fractures as well as or better than current medicines.
August 07, 2009
Ouch! Early flu shot season may come with 3 jabs
ATLANTA (AP) - This year’s flu season is shaping up to be very different from last year’s, and so are this year’s flu shots.
Researchers identify cells that say ‘scratch me’
WASHINGTON (AP) - If you’ve got an itch to scratch, then this may interest you: Scientists have pinpointed a key group of cells that sends “itch-alerts” to the brain.
August 03, 2009
Study finds 150 percent rise in student injuries
CHICAGO (AP) - A movement encouraging more vigorous exercise in schools could be tempered by a new study that says injuries to American children during physical education classes have jumped.
July 27, 2009
IV tube chemical linked to preemie liver woes
CHICAGO (AP) - A new study says a chemical used in many plastic products may be raising the risk of liver problems in premature babies.
July 24, 2009
AP Interview: Flu chief: Swine flu likely to mutate
GENEVA (AP) - The WHO’s flu chief says the swine flu will likely mutate over a long period of time as it spreads across the globe. And Keiji Fukuda says its impossible to predict what shape the virus may take.
