Reuters – Efforts to overhaul the U.S. food safety system could suffer unless major gaps in state and local programs are repaired and integrated with changes taking place in Washington, experts said on Friday.
HealthDay – THURSDAY, April 16 (HealthDay News) — For years, researchers have
known that breast density is almost as important as age in predicting who
will develop breast cancer.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the
pancreas, an organ that plays a key role in the body's digestive
system.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Alternative therapies, such as herbal
remedies, acupuncture or acupressure, are becoming increasingly popular.
But you should always use caution when experimenting with any alternative
therapy, because it is not regulated by any government agency.
HealthDay – Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by editors of HealthDay:
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of CenterWatch and ClinicalConnection.com:
HealthDay – THURSDAY, April 16 (HealthDay News) — A protein called SopB enables
salmonella bacteria to invade cells that line the intestine and hijack
cellular functions to avoid destruction, Yale University researchers
report.
HealthDay – THURSDAY, April 16 (HealthDay News) — Many patients who stopped using
the diabetes drug rosiglitazone (Avandia) due to concerns about the drug's
safety received less treatment and developed higher blood glucose levels,
U.S. researchers report.
HealthDay – THURSDAY, April 16 (HealthDay News) — Confirming earlier
reports, U.S. health officials said Thursday that the 2008-09 flu season
was one of the milder seasons in recent years.
HealthDay – THURSDAY, April 16 (HealthDay News) — A nationwide assessment of
screening data finds that while rates of testing for sexually transmitted
chlamydia have risen since 2000, more than 50 percent of young, sexually
active U.S. women still do not get screened.