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Gates, Bloomberg pool riches to fight smoking
(AP)
AP - Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money to pour $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking.
Foreign-born TB cases need better control, US says
(AP)
AP - Tuberculosis cases continue to fall in the United States, but some immigrants have disturbingly high rates of the disease, according to a study released Tuesday that called for more aggressive action.
Women on antidepressants may benefit from Viagra
(AP)
AP - Viagra's effect in women has been disappointing, but a new small study finds those on antidepressants may benefit from taking the little blue pills. The research involving 98 premenopausal women found Viagra helped with orgasm. But the benefits did not extend to other aspects of sex such as desire, researchers report in Wednesday's Journal of the American Medical Association.
FDA finds salmonella strain in jalapeno pepper
(AP)
AP - Government inspectors finally have a big clue in the nationwide salmonella outbreak: They found the same bacteria strain on a single Mexican-grown jalapeno pepper handled in Texas — and issued a stronger warning for consumers to avoid fresh jalapenos.
Quest: Repairing more hearts with implanted pumps
(AP)
AP - When it comes to hearts, Taneal Wilson won the lottery. A small pump implanted to keep the 31-year-old alive long enough for a heart transplant somehow helped Wilson's ravaged heart completely recover instead.
Obesity creeps up in US: report
(AFP)
AFP - Obesity continued to creep up in the United States last year and now affects more than one in four US adults, a US government report showed Friday.
Viagra May Boost Female Libido in Some Cases
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) -- The drug that turned around
the sex lives of many older men has proven in a small trial to also help
women on antidepressants who experience sexual dysfunction.
Health Tip: Stay Awake Behind the Wheel
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- People who work the third shift, drive great
distances each day, and those who don't get enough sleep or take sedating
medications are at greatest risk of drowsy driving.
Simple Procedure Improves Male Fertility
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- A simple, minimally
invasive procedure can treat a common cause of male infertility and
improve a couple's chances of having a baby, a new study finds.
Nursing Homes Unprepared for Pandemic Flu Fallout
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) -- If an influenza pandemic
swept through the United States, nursing homes might not be prepared to
deal with patient overflow from hospitals, say researchers who looked at
more than 400 nursing homes in Michigan and Nebraska to come to this
conclusion.
Protein Gives Doctors New Tool to Detect Melanoma
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- Melanoma produces high levels of
a protein called IMP-3, which is not over-expressed in harmless moles,
University of Rochester Medical Center researchers report.
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