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A Doctor Who Must Navigate a Contentious Divide - New York Times (blog)

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 02:33 PM PDT

CTV.ca

A Doctor Who Must Navigate a Contentious Divide New York Times (blog) Mary F. Calvert for The New York TimesMAN IN THE MIDDLE Dr. Jonathan Samet is chairman of a World Health Organization committee that found cellphones to be "possibly carcinogenic." After years of weighing in on issues like ... Cellphone Cancer Warning Falls Lightly on US EarsABC News Cell Phones Pose Possible Cancer Risk: World Health OrganizationAboutLawsuits.com Cell phones and Cancer: 8 Precautions Worth TakingNetwork World Suburban Life Publications -KVUE all 468 news articles »

Bedtime could be deadly for your baby - Los Angeles Times

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 12:29 PM PDT

Bedtime could be deadly for your baby Los Angeles Times Putting babies to sleep in bed with adults or in unsafe ways claims more little lives than previously thought, says a Broward nurse who studies ways to prevent infant deaths. Nurse Jennifer Combs reviewed a sample of 45 ... and more »

Gay teens more likely to smoke, drink: study - Reuters

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 03:01 PM PDT

Daily Mail

Gay teens more likely to smoke, drink: study Reuters ATLANTA (Reuters Life!) - Gay, lesbian and bisexual high school students are more likely than heterosexual students to engage in such risky behavior as smoking, drinking alcohol and carrying guns, a new report shows. ... CDC: Gay and Bisexual Teens Are More Likely to Risk Their HealthTIME Gay, bisexual teens more likely to engage in risky behavior, survey showsCBS News Gay and bisexual teens may take more risksLos Angeles Times SouthFloridaGayNews.com -U.S. News & World Report all 285 news articles »

Drugs: Steep Vaccine Price Reductions Could Help in Reaching More Children - New York Times

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 12:56 PM PDT

New York Times

Drugs: Steep Vaccine Price Reductions Could Help in Reaching More Children New York Times Several makers of children's vaccines announced Monday that they would lower prices in the world's poorest countries, a move that could save donors billions of dollars and help bring the vaccines to more children (above, ... Drug Companies Cut Prices of Vaccines for Poor CountriesVoice of America Big Pharma Follows Gates' Lead; Slashes Rota Vaccine Prices For PoorMedical News Today Drug Companies Slash Vaccine Prices for Poor CountriesThe Atlanta Post FairWarning -The Guardian -Bizjournals.com all 187 news articles »

AIDS at 30: In Early Years, Uncertainty Fueled Fear and Confusion - PBS NewsHour

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 01:29 PM PDT

Kenya Broadcasting Corporation

AIDS at 30: In Early Years, Uncertainty Fueled Fear and Confusion PBS NewsHour When AIDS began sweeping through communities in the early 1980s, little was known about the disease -- except its deadly cost. BY TALEA MILLER It's been 30 years since the first reported cases of AIDS were published by the Centers for Disease Control ... World's first man 'functionally cured' of HIVThe Express Tribune Bahamas on its way to meeting UNAIDS goal of zero AIDS-related deathsthebahamasweekly.com Smithsonian chronicles early years of AIDSWashington Post (blog) WABI -The Cypress Times -UCSF Today all 93 news articles »

Ovarian Cancer Screen: Risks May Outweigh Benefits - WebMD

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 01:17 PM PDT

Los Angeles Times

Ovarian Cancer Screen: Risks May Outweigh Benefits WebMD June 6, 2011 -- Ovarian cancer screening does not reduce disease-related deaths among average-risk women, but it does result in an increase in invasive medical procedures and associated harms. That's according to findings from a large, ... Roche's Pricy Avastin May Slow Ovarian Cancer ProgressionMedical News Today ASCO: Biologic Duo Comes With OK Toxicity in Ovarian CancerMedPage Today Screening for Ovarian Cancer Doesn't Increase Women's SurvivalTIME Bloomberg all 144 news articles »

Evidence backs melanoma-Parkinson's association - Reuters

Posted: 06 Jun 2011 02:44 PM PDT

Evidence backs melanoma-Parkinson's association Reuters NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with Parkinson's disease are twice as likely as those without the neurological disorder to get a diagnosis of the skin cancer melanoma, a new review of the evidence concludes. ... Parkinson's disease, melanoma linkedmsnbc.com Parkinson's Disease May Boost Melanoma Risk: StudyU.S. News & World Report People with Parkinson's disease may have double the risk for melanoma, a ...EurekAlert (press release) Insidermedicine all 16 news articles »