Tax soda, pizza to cut obesity| | Mon, 08 Mar 2010 CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers estimate that an 18 percent tax on pizza and soda can push down U.S. adults' calorie intake enough to lower their average weight by 5 pounds (2 kg) per year. |
Long-term food aid risk to Haiti economy| | Mon, 08 Mar 2010 PORT-AU-PRINCE (Reuters) - Haitian President Rene Preval plans to tell U.S. President Barack Obama on Wednesday that food aid to the earthquake-devastated Caribbean nation should be stopped because of the risk of damaging its economy. |
Court to decide if vaccine makers can be sued| | Mon, 08 Mar 2010 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Supreme Court said on Monday that it would decide whether a federal law protects vaccine manufacturers from lawsuits in state court seeking damages for alleged design defects. |
Malaria, AIDS, TB in retreat| | Mon, 08 Mar 2010 GENEVA (Reuters) - Malaria could be eliminated as a public health problem within a decade in most countries where it is now endemic, an international organization that funds the treatment and prevention of killer diseases said on Monday. |
H1N1 seen lying low, then rising again in Europe| | Mon, 08 Mar 2010 LONDON (Reuters) - Europe is unlikely to see another wave of pandemic H1N1 flu soon but local epidemics are likely as winter returns to the Northern hemisphere, health officials said on Monday. |
Oldest American dies at 114| | Mon, 08 Mar 2010 BOSTON (Reuters) - Mary Josephine Ray, a sports-loving card-player who was the oldest person living in the United States, died on Sunday at the age of 114. |
Obama targets health insurers, sells reform plan| | Mon, 08 Mar 2010 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama on Monday intensified his attacks on health insurers and administration officials asked the industry to justify premium increases as the battle to reform America's expensive healthcare system entered its final stage. |
Bulgaria ups healthcare taxes as doctors protest| | Mon, 08 Mar 2010 SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria said on Monday it would raise healthcare taxes to pump an extra 350 million levs ($244.9 million) into its decaying medical system, after a spate of public protests about its parlous state. |
Specialty may bias doctors' prostate cancer advice| | Mon, 08 Mar 2010 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research suggests that the type of specialist a prostate cancer patient sees -- rather than the patient's own preference -- may determine the treatment he receives. |
Melanoma risk higher in Parkinson's patients| | Mon, 08 Mar 2010 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with Parkinson's disease face an increased risk of the most deadly type of skin cancer, new research confirms. |
Program shows no effect on patients' question-asking| | Mon, 08 Mar 2010 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A program designed to boost doctor-patient communication and patients' compliance with treatment may not have the intended effects, a new study suggests. |
Sunscreen with high SPF needed at high altitudes| | Mon, 08 Mar 2010 MIAMI BEACH, FL (Reuters Health) - Golfers playing in Vail, Colorado, at 2500 meters (roughly 8200 feet) above sea level, got significantly more burn protection from sunscreen with a sun protection factor (SPF) of 70+ compared to one with an SPF of 15. |
School drink agreement cuts calories| | Mon, 08 Mar 2010 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An initiative to get sugary drinks out of U.S. schools has begun to work, with diet beverages and smaller portions replacing some full-size, full-calorie varieties in school vending machines, organizers said on Monday. |
Over exercising| | Mon, 08 Mar 2010 NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Breaking up your fitness routine is hard to do. But it's crucial for avoiding the bigger heartache of overuse injury, fitness experts say. |
Roche, Biogen suspend arthritis drug after deaths| | Mon, 08 Mar 2010 ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding AG and U.S. biotechnology company Biogen Idec are suspending rheumatoid arthritis and lupus treatment ocrelizumab after it caused deaths, casting doubt over the drug's future. |
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