| Rule aims to cut smog and soot from coal plants Thu,7 Jul 2011 02:21 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. environmental regulators finalized a rule on Thursday to slash air pollution from coal-fired power plants in 27 states east of the Rocky Mountains that result in unhealthy levels of smog and soot. Full Story1 | |
| High diabetes risk in New York's South Asians Thu,7 Jul 2011 02:20 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study from New York City finds that immigrants from the Indian subcontinent have the highest rates of diabetes in the city -- a fact that may be masked by their being grouped with other Asians in assessments of community health risks, researchers say. Full Story1 | |
| Medicaid improves health and budgets of poor Thu,7 Jul 2011 01:46 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medicaid, a government health insurance program designed to help the poorest of the poor, is giving people unprecedented access to doctors and also improving their finances, a study co-authored by the Harvard School of Public Health has found. Full Story1 | |
 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Interventions designed to help kids lose weight by cutting back on the time they spend watching TV or playing video games are so far largely unsuccessful, according to a new report. | |
| Doctors keeping very sick babies off life support Thu,7 Jul 2011 12:39 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A study of babies in intensive care suggests that doctors are getting better at recognizing situations where infants are sure to die or have severe brain damage -- and are often holding back on life support when that's the case. Full Story1 | |
 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medicaid, a government health insurance program designed to help the poorest of the poor, is giving people unprecedented access to doctors and also improving their finances, a study co-authored by the Harvard School of Public Health has found. | |
 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you sleep less than six hours a night, you're increasing your risk of developing or dying from heart disease by 48 percent. At least, that's what U.S.-based pharmaceutical giant Abbott would have 1.2 billion people in Indiabelieve. | |
 BERLIN (Reuters) - Germany's parliament agreed in a conscience vote on Thursday to allow the limited use of genetic testing of human embryos. | |
 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The number of obese U.S. adults rose in 16 states in the last year, helping to push obesity rates in a dozen states above 30 percent, according to a report released on Thursday. | |
 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Elderly women who take vitamin D3 supplements may have a small survival advantage over those who don't, a new research review concludes, although they also raise their risk of kidney stones. | |
 LONDON (Reuters) - More than a billion people in 19 countries are now covered by laws requiring large, graphic health warnings on tobacco packs but too many countries are still not doing enough to cut smoking rates, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. | |
| India says EU deal won't hit AIDS drugs supply: U.N. Thu,7 Jul 2011 05:46 AM PDT Reuters - NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India has promised not to link a proposed trade deal with the European Union with limiting its production of generic HIV/AIDS drugs, the United Nations said on Thursday, giving hope to millions of infected patients but underlining the hurdles for the controversial pact. Full Story1 | |
| South Korea back in stem cell spotlight with new treatment Wed,6 Jul 2011 11:01 PM PDT Reuters - SEONGNAM, South Korea (Reuters) - More than five years after South Korea's scientific reputation was shattered by a cloning research scandal, the country has approved stem cell medication in the form of a treatment for heart attack victims for the world's first clinical use. Full Story1 | |
 LONDON (Reuters) - In an analysis that set off a fierce debate over the health effects of salt, researchers said on Wednesday they had found no evidence that small cuts to salt intake reduce the risk of developing heart disease or dying prematurely. | |
| Fewer mammograms needed for low-risk women: study Wed,6 Jul 2011 03:28 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Less-frequent mammograms for women at low risk for breast cancer can be a cost-effective way of saving lives, according to a new study that challenges current screening guidelines for the disease. Full Story1 | |
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