Study suggests too many invasive heart tests given (AP) AP - A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an excess of medical tests. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:24:01 GMT Panel: Women need chance to avoid repeat C-section (AP) AP - Too many pregnant women who want to avoid a repeat cesarean delivery are being denied the chance, concludes a government panel that urged doctors to rethink litigation-spurred policies that have swung the pendulum back toward the days of "once a C-section, always a C-section." Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:14:21 GMT Grocery card in your pocket can pinpoint salmonella (AP) AP - As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time — the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:39:10 GMT Hoped-for drop in childbirth deaths not happening (AP) AP - Eleven days after her son Benjamin's birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly swollen. Just as her doctor returned her phone call asking what to do, she dropped dead from a blood clot. Publ.Date : Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:04:34 GMT Researchers: AIDS virus can hide in bone marrow (AP) AP - The virus that causes AIDS can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness, according to new research that could point the way toward better treatments for the disease. Publ.Date : Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:15:30 GMT Brazil's Silva quits smoking after 50 years (AP) AP - Brazil's president said Tuesday that he kicked the smoking habit he had for 50 years after a recent health scare sent his blood pressure soaring. Publ.Date : Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:34:31 GMT Health Tip: What's Behind Childhood Obesity (HealthDay) HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Obesity is a major problem in the United States, and children are no exception. Today's kids are spending more hours watching TV, sitting at the computer or playing video games, and less time being active. Publ.Date : Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:04:07 GMT As You Age, Better Health Means Better Sex (HealthDay) HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Better health translates into better sex lives, with healthy people more likely to engage in sex (and good sex at that) and to express an interest in sex, new research finds. Publ.Date : Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:04:08 GMT Clinical Trials Update: March 10, 2010 (HealthDay) HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Publ.Date : Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:04:02 GMT Personal look at genes locates disease causes (AP) AP - Children inherit about 30 mutated genes from each parent, fewer than had been thought, but enough in at least one case to pass on inherited illnesses, according to a first detailed look at the blueprint for human life in a family. Publ.Date : Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:12:44 GMT Add RSS Feeds To My Web Pages More Web Site Traffic