California teens eat fewer calories in school

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:24:28 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - High school kids in California, a state that limits the junk food sold in vending machines, eat fewer calories in school than kids in states without such regulations, according to a new study.

Georgia woman with flesh-eating disease in "critical" condition

Sat, 19 May 2012 16:16:32 -0400

(Reuters) - A Georgia woman fighting a flesh-eating bacterial infection was in critical condition at Augusta Hospital on Saturday, a hospital spokeswoman said.

Antibiotics prevent UTIs better than probiotics

Fri, 18 May 2012 17:09:19 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Antibiotics are still better than probiotics at preventing urinary tract infections, but at least "good bacteria" don't add to a person's antibiotic resistance, a new study concludes.

Fish oil shows little effect on Tourette's tics

Fri, 18 May 2012 12:05:44 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Some parents swear by fish oil as a treatment for the "tics" caused by Tourette's disorder, but so far the research evidence is slim.

Health secretary urges contraception compromise

Fri, 18 May 2012 14:15:38 -0400

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration's top health official on Friday took the debate over whether healthcare coverage should include contraceptives to the campus of a Catholic university that has been deeply divided over the administration's policy.

All baby boomers should get hepatitis C test -CDC

Fri, 18 May 2012 13:14:11 -0400

(Reuters) - All baby boomers should be tested at least once for the liver-destroying hepatitis C virus, according to proposed guidelines from U.S. health officials released on Friday.

Study unpicks gene changes behind breast cancer

Thu, 17 May 2012 12:12:39 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have mapped the complete genetic codes of 21 breast cancers and created a catalogue of the mutations that accumulate in breast cells, raising hopes that the disease may be able to be spotted earlier and treated more effectively in future.

Exclusive: Drugmakers weigh emergency supply plan for Greece

Fri, 18 May 2012 10:20:29 -0400

LONDON (Reuters) - International drugmakers are working with European authorities on emergency plans to keep medicines flowing into Greece if the country crashes out of the euro.

New York judge with cancer makes case for marijuana

Thu, 17 May 2012 18:08:27 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A cancer-stricken judge in New York has become an unlikely voice in support of legalizing the use of medical marijuana with the admission that he smokes pot to ease the side-effects of his treatments.

Sex, age may affect athletes' concussion recovery

Thu, 17 May 2012 11:45:40 -0400

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Female and high school athletes may need more time to recover from a concussion than their male or college counterparts, a new study finds.