oscars elton john party 3

2010-03-08T19:01:49Z

Katie Price 18th Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards (Oscars) Viewing Party - Arrivals held at the Pacific Design Center West Hollywood, California - 07.03.10

FDA panel favors approval for InterMune drug

2010-03-09T14:00:09Z

<div id="subtitle">FDA lung experts back InterMune drug for rare lung disease, despite efficacy questions</div><div><p>Federal health advisers on Tuesday voted in favor of an experimental drug from InterMune Inc., despite mixed evidence of whether it provides significant benefits for patients with a rare lung disease.</p><p>The Reuters) - Comparing medical treatments to find the best and the cheapest may be a pillar of U.S. healthcare reform efforts, but very little such research is being done, according to a report published on Tuesday.</p><p>Most of the so-called comparative effectiveness research is done at academic institutions or by other noncommerc...

Canadian vaccination study proves 'herd immunity'

2010-03-09T13:46:58Z

<div><p>CHICAGO (Reuters) - Inoculating children against flu protects more people of all ages in the larger community, probably because young people tend to spread viruses through physical play, Canadian researchers said on Tuesday.</p><p>Researchers at McMaster University in Sen. Blanche Lincoln, D-Ark., who is facing a more liberal Democratic primary challenger as well as GOP opposition, said those c...

Assisted suicide network members indicted in Ga.

2010-03-09T13:01:22Z

<div id="subtitle">Ga. grand jury indicts members of assisted suicide network accused of aiding dozens of deaths</div><div><p>A grand jury indicted four members of an assisted suicide group Tuesday on charges they helped a 58-year-old man with cancer kill himself, clearing the way for a trial that could not only decide their fate but also help validate — or repudiate — their work.</p><p>Attorneys representing the Reuters Health) - Giving gluten-containing foods to infants too soon may trigger long-lasting tummy troubles but more study is needed before changing recommendations for parents, Dutch researchers conclude.</p><p>Writing in the American Journal of Gastroenterology, J. C. Kiefte-de Jong a...

U.S. herpes rates remain high: CDC

2010-03-09T13:00:26Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 are infected with genital herpes, making it one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday.</p><p>Black women had the highest rate of infection at 48 percent and women were nearly twice likely as men to be infected, according to an analysis by the Calif. serial killer asks jury to spare his life in penalty phase of trial</div><div><p>Convicted serial killer Rodney Alcala has asked a California jury to spare his life.</p><p>Alcala gave his own closing arguments Tuesday in the penalty phase of his trial for raping and murdering a 12-year-old

Jobless aid measure clears Senate hurdle

2010-03-09T12:46:09Z

<div id="subtitle">Jobless aid, tax break measure clears Senate hurdle with Republican help</div><div><p>Legislation to give additional months of unemployment benefits to people who have been out of a job for more than half a year has won key GOP support that means it will soon pass the Senate.</p><p>The sweeping bill also would prevent doctors from absorbing a crippling cut in

Maine gov cool to cell phone health warnings bill

2010-03-09T12:19:37Z

<div id="subtitle">Maine Gov. Baldacci opposes legislation that would require health warnings on cell phones</div><div><p>As a proposal to require health warnings on cellular phones got a fresh legislative review Tuesday, Gov. John Baldacci made clear his opposition but stopped short of threatening a veto.</p><p>"As it stands the governor doesn't support the bill, and he's based that decision largely on...

Researchers back cancer-fighting properties of papaya

2010-03-09T12:18:52Z

<div><p>Researchers said Tuesday that papaya leaf extract and its tea have dramatic cancer-fighting properties against a broad range of tumors, backing a belief held in a number of folk traditions.</p><p>University of Florida researcher Nam Dang and colleagues in Japan, in a report published in the Journal of E...

Circumcision may not cut HIV spread among gay men

2010-03-09T11:32:32Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although studies in Africa have shown that circumcision can lower the spread of HIV among heterosexuals, it may not do much to prevent infections among gay and bisexual men in Western countries, a new study suggests.</p><p>A number of studies in African nations have found that circumcised heterosexual men were up to 60 percent l...

Experiment seeks blood test for breast cancer

2010-03-09T11:30:16Z

<div><p>WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An experimental approach that looks for the DNA leaking out from dead and dying cells may provide a route to a blood test for breast cancer, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.</p><p>An initial study showed the test detected 70 percent of breast cancer cases, and correctly cleared 100 percent of women who did not have...

High-fiber diet linked to lower lung disease risk

2010-03-09T11:15:28Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who get enough fiber in their diets, particularly from whole grains, may have a lower risk of developing chronic lung disease than those who eat few high-fiber foods, a new study finds.</p><p>The study, of more than 100,000 U.S. adults followed between 1984 and 2000, found that those with the highest fiber i...

NY seeks 'fat tax' on sodas to fight rising US obesity

2010-03-09T10:16:57Z

<div><p>New York leaders are pressing for a so-called fat tax on the soft drinks industry, saying that sweet beverages are responsible for an upsurge of obesity across the United States.</p><p>State Health Commissioner Richard Daines took up the issue Monday, speaking of a "golden opportunity" to create the tax.</p><p>"The dramatic underpricing...

WHO unveils landmark anti-malaria measures

2010-03-09T10:16:38Z

<div><p>The World Health Organisation unveiled Tuesday landmark new measures to counter the misuse of anti-malaria drugs, which is threatening attempts to stifle some 250 million cases a year of the disease.</p><p>The UN health agency recommended that all suspected cases of the mosquito-borne disease should be tested and diagnosed b...

Philip Morris to sue Norway over tobacco display ban

2010-03-09T10:16:32Z

<div><p>Global tobacco giant Philip Morris said Tuesday it planned to take the Norwegian state to court in an attempt to overturn a law in the Scandinavian country banning the display of cigarettes in stores.</p><p>"Philip Morris Norway (PMN) will today start legal proceedings to overturn the ban on display...

Dem leader calls Massa claims 'absurd'

2010-03-09T08:45:50Z

<div id="subtitle">House Democrats' No. 2 calls Massa claims 'absurd,' false</div><div><p>The House's No. 2 Democrat is dismissing as "absurd" former Rep. Eric Massa's claims that he was forced out by party leaders because of his opposition to health care legislation.</p><p>House Majorit...

A policy change on abortion, but how radical?

2010-03-09T08:15:13Z

<div id="subtitle">Restrictions on abortion funding take on different form in Obama's health care overhaul bill</div><div><p>President Barack Obama's health care bill would change federal policy on abortion, but not open the spigot of taxpayer dollars that some abortion opponents fear.</p><p>Major anti-abortion groups such as the

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