Obese Moms Often Make Obese Kids, Study Finds
The children of overweight mothers are 15 times more likely to be obese by age 6 than children of lean mothers, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
Bone Marrow Cells Help Heart Failure in Experiment
Bone marrow cells infused to the heart through tiny incisions helped several severe heart failure patients get markedly better, an international team of researchers reported on Tuesday.
San Francisco Bars Smoking in Its Parks
Legislators in San Francisco city voted to ban smoking in public parks on Tuesday, becoming the first major American city to embrace such an expansive ban on tobacco use.
U.S. Challenges Tobacco Executive Over Addiction
The nicotine in cigarettes is habit-forming but is not the sole cause of addiction, a tobacco company executive argued during testimony on Tuesday in the government's $280 billion suit against cigarette makers.
What to Tell the Kids? Sperm Donation Couples Fret
Fear of rejection and concerns about the reaction of the child prevent many parents from telling their children they have been conceived with donated sperm, scientists said on Wednesday.
Study Shows Many Alcoholics Recover
Many people with alcohol dependence are able to recover completely, sometimes without formal treatment. Some may even be able to drink occasionally without relapsing, new study findings show.
Young Sibling's Infections Protect Against MS
Exposure to a younger sibling's infections during the first six years of life helps the elder child's immune system develop and cuts the risk of multiple sclerosis later on, Australian researchers said on Tuesday.
Leaflet Helps Men Make It to Infertility Clinic
Not knowing what to expect and fearing the worst, men scheduled to visit an infertility clinic will sometimes cancel their appointment.
Study Links Obesity to Kidney Stones
Being obese or gaining weight more than normal increases the risk of kidney stones, especially in women who ordinarily run half the chance that men do of developing the painful deposits, researchers said on Tuesday.
Stem Cell Therapy Improves Heart Failure
Patients with heart failure experienced a marked improvement after being given an injection of their own stem cells, investigators reported today at the Annual Meeting of the Society for Thoracic Surgery in Tampa, Florida.
FDA Approves Generic AIDS Drug Combo
The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday tentatively approved a generic and less costly version of a widely used AIDS drug combination, an action that is expected to expand AIDS treatment in the developing world.
Mixed Results for New Heart Treatments
A large new study found that a blood-thinning drug already available in Europe and Asia improves the chances of surviving a heart attack, while a simple, sugar-based solution that once looked promising does nothing to help victims.
Instant Tea May Have Too Much Fluoride
Instant tea may be a source of harmful levels of fluoride that can lead to bone pain, researchers discovered, after looking into the case of a woman who drank one to two gallons of super-strength tea every day.
Dog Study Shows Value of Diet, Exercise
Perhaps people can learn some new tricks from old dogs in warding off the mental decline that comes with aging. Those tricks include good diet, exercise and plenty of mental stimulation.
Potential HIV/AIDS Vaccine Gets More Tests
A potential HIV/AIDS vaccine developed by Merck & Co. that uses synthetic genes to prepare cells to fight the deadly virus is moving into the second stage of testing.
ASU Posts Measles Warning on Campuses
Arizona health officials are tracking the path of a visiting professor who contracted measles outside the United States and then visited several spots around Arizona.
Fla. Loses Appeal in Terri Schiavo Case
The Supreme Court refused on Monday to step in and keep a severely brain-damaged woman hooked to a feeding tube, all but ending a long-running right-to-die battle pitting her husband against her parents.
Special Scan Detects Blood Clots in Legs
A technique called computed tomography venography (CTV) can help doctors identify blood clots in the legs that could break free and travel to the lungs and block an artery.
Procedure Improves Outcomes in Lung Cancer Cases
A combination of intraoperative brachytherapy with sublobar surgical resection improves outcomes for high-risk lung cancer patients, says a new study by researchers at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh.
Genetic Technique Bolsters Immune Cells to Battle Cancer
Using specialized genetic techniques, German scientists redirected immune cells to aggressively attack and kill cancer cells, says a study in the January issue of Immunity.
Genes May Influence Weight Gain in Adults
Your genes may be one reason your jeans are getting tighter, says a Saint Louis University School of Public Health study that found genetics can play a role in some peoples' weight problems.
Biologists Find Stem Cell Regulator
A signaling system between stem cells and specialized niche cells that harbor and regulate the stem cells has been defined by cell biologists at Duke University Medical Center.
Major epidemic in tsunami-hit regions very unlikely: WHO
A major epidemic in the areas hit by last month's tsunami disaster is "very, very unlikely" thanks to a global effort to help the victims, a top World Health Organisation (WHO) official said.
Civet cats, China's wild animal markets -- the likely source of SARS
China's appetite for wildlife soured after SARS antibodies were found in civet cats, but the habit of butchering animals in crowded and dirty open air markets continues to pose a health risk, experts warn.
Flying doctors immunize remote Malaysian tribe after 14 measles deaths
Twelve medical teams have been deployed by helicopter to remote jungle regions in Malaysia's Sarawak state on Borneo island to immunize nomadic tribespeople after 14 died in a measles outbreak, officials said.
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