AP – Senators working to give President Barack Obama a comprehensive health care overhaul said Thursday they had figured out how to pare back the complex legislation to keep costs from crashing through a $1 trillion, 10-year ceiling.
AP – Swine flu has infected as many as 1 million Americans, U.S. health officials said Thursday, adding that 6 percent or more of some urban populations are infected. The estimate voiced by a government flu scientist Thursday was no surprise to the experts who have been closely watching the virus.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Hyperglycemia, the medical name for high
blood sugar, affects just about every person with diabetes at one time or
another, the American Diabetes Association says.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — While migraines and their causes vary from
person to person, researchers have identified some common triggers.
HealthDay – THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) — A 54-million-year-old skull
has yielded the first detailed images of a primitive primate brain.
HealthDay – THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) — Despite having one of the
highest rates of obesity in America, the poor are less likely to undergo
weight loss surgery than obese people who are better off financially, new
research shows.
HealthDay – THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) — As if expectant mothers don’t
have enough to worry about, new research suggests that a woman’s exposure
to phthalates, a chemical compound found in many plastics, may be linked
to low birth weight in infants.
HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of CenterWatch:
HealthDay – Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by editors of HealthDay:
HealthDay – THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) — Hundreds of gene variations
that may be associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder
(ADHD) have been identified by U.S. researchers.