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Men over 40 less fertile: study (AFP)
AFP - Women's pregnancy rates drop and miscarriages increase when the baby's father is over 40 years old, according to a study to be released
Liver donor's family, recipient unite online (AP)
AP - They were precocious toddlers, both blond-haired and blue-eyed, separated by a thousand miles between Miami and a small Kentucky town. ...
Democrats hit GOP on support for Medicare cuts (AP)
AP - Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat, accused Republicans of putting seniors and military families at risk by siding with President Bush against ...
Surrogate children are psychologically well: study (AFP)
AFP - Children born to a surrogate mother or conceived through donated sperm or a donated egg do just as well psychologically as counterparts who ...
FDA reports more cases of salmonella illnesses (AP)
AP - The government on Saturday increased the number of people reported being sickened in a record salmonella outbreak in which tomatoes are the leading ...
FDA reports more cases of salmonella illnesses (AP)
AP - The government on Saturday increased the number of people reported being sickened in a record salmonella outbreak in which tomatoes are the leading ...
Nigeria to immunise 4.6 million children against polio (AFP)
AFP - Nigerian health workers Saturday began house-to-house immunization of 4.6 million children under the age of five in the northern state of Kano in ...
Health Tip: Trying Pregnancy Again (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Trying to get pregnant again after a miscarriage can be fraught with a host of emotional and physical concerns. ...
Farmers say salmonella scare has hurt tomato sales (AP)
AP - Expect fewer slices of red, ripe tomatoes next to the grill this holiday weekend. ...
Most study participants understand research goals (Reuters)
Reuters - People who take part in clinical trials often do so out of a desire to advance scientific knowledge and to help others, a ...
German upper house wants changes to assisted suicide laws (AFP)
AFP - The German upper house passed a motion on Friday calling for laws on assisted suicide to be tightened after a former politician caused ...
Health Tip: Trying Pregnancy Again (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Trying to get pregnant again after a miscarriage can be fraught with a host of emotional and physical concerns. ...
Some psych patients wait days in hospital ERs (AP)
AP - When staffers at a Brooklyn hospital spotted a middle-aged woman lying face-down on a waiting room floor last month, it hardly seemed like ...
Kidney Cancer Vaccine Shows No Boost in Survival (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- The new vaccine vitespen didn't increase recurrence-free survival among kidney cancer patients who'd had surgery, say U.S. researchers. ...
Lots of Sex May Prevent Erectile Dysfunction (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- Frequent sexual intercourse may cut down on a man's chances of developing erectile dysfunction, Finnish researchers report. ...
New Tests Assess Kids' Sense of Smell, Taste (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- A series of tests that are the first to accurately assess children's ability to taste and smell have been ...
Medication Reduces Violence in Some Schizophrenics (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- Taking prescription medications can help reduce violent behavior in some schizophrenia patients, Duke researchers report. ...
Medicare proposes hospital outpatient pay rates (Reuters)
Reuters - The U.S. government proposed a 3 percent inflation increase in 2009 Medicare rates for outpatient services at about 4,000 U.S. hospitals, which will ...
Haywire brain chemical linked to sudden baby death (AP)
AP - Scientists have new evidence that the brain chemical best known for regulating mood also plays a role in the mystifying killer of seemingly ...
New Tests Assess Kids' Sense of Smell, Taste (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- A series of tests that are the first to accurately assess children's ability to taste and smell have been ...
Medication Reduces Violence in Some Schizophrenics (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- Taking prescription medications can help reduce violent behavior in some schizophrenia patients, Duke researchers report. ...
Filipina with upside-down feet walks for 1st time (AP)
AP - A Filipino teenager who came to New York so doctors could perform surgery to untwist her severely clubbed feet took her first unaided ...
Smokeless Tobacco Products Do Raise Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Smokeless tobacco products (STPs), which include products such as snuff and chew tobacco, do increase the user's risk ...
Health Tip: Giving Medications to People With Alzheimer's (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- As a caregiver of someone with Alzheimer's, administering their medication -- and preventing missed pills or the wrong dosages -- can be ...
Scientists: Watermelon yields Viagra-like effects (AP)
AP - A slice of cool, fresh watermelon is a juicy way to top off a Fourth of July cookout and one that researchers say ...
