http://www.ey3news.com/content/topic_000021_page.shtml Updated with the latest news for Health en-gb Mon, 13 Aug 2007 01:03:06 EST Copyright: (C) Ey3News.com, see http://www.ey3news.com/terms_and_conditions.shtml for terms and conditions of reuse http://www.ey3news.com/ http://www.ey3news.com/images/icons/ey3news_logo_rss.gif http://www.ey3news.com Read full story for latest details. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219778 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219778 2007-08-10 18:01:50 Read full story for latest details. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219779 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219779 2007-08-10 18:01:50 Lindsey Lohan's recent arrest for DUI just after a stay in rehab tells us that rehab doesn't always work as it should. In this week's "Empowered Patient," CNN Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen has five things to look for if you, or someone you love, need to find a good rehab program. Plus an interactive gallery of celebrities and sobriety. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219780 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219780 2007-08-10 18:01:50 When Erika Clowes tried to breastfeed her son, Charlie, she felt like a huge failure. Eventually her friends at "The Booby Brigade" pulled her through. In this week's "Empowered Patient", CNN Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen brings you words of wisdom from moms who've been there. Plus an interactive quiz on top breastfeeding myths http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219771 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219771 2007-08-10 18:01:49 From her earliest breaths, my daughter Alexis was a force to be reckoned with. As an infant, she shooed away the cereal spoon. Her preschool teachers told us that her strong will made her a natural leader. Still, raising stubborn kids is tricky. It's up to you to show them they don't rule the world -- without teaching them to be wimps. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219772 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219772 2007-08-10 18:01:49 Read full story for latest details. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219773 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219773 2007-08-10 18:01:49 People focus mainly on their itineraries and flights when they travel outside the United States, but many forget about their health -- and that's where Health.com's expert tips come in. Here's what you need to know before you leave and remember while you're away. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219774 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219774 2007-08-10 18:01:49 Read full story for latest details. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219775 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219775 2007-08-10 18:01:49 Read full story for latest details. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219776 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219776 2007-08-10 18:01:49 Read full story for latest details. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219777 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219777 2007-08-10 18:01:49 VICTIMS of serious crime are to be given a much bigger voice in the justice system, The Scotsman has learned. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219594 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219594 2007-08-10 18:01:39 THE performance of Scotland's out-of-hours health phone line has fallen in the last year as the service struggles with a huge surge in calls, it emerged yesterday. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219595 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219595 2007-08-10 18:01:39 RESEARCHERS who have been studying the role aspirin can play in fighting bowel cancer have today been given a funding boost. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219596 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219596 2007-08-10 18:01:39 ANTIOXIDANT overload may underlie diseases such as congenital heart failure and Alzheimer's, a study has shown. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219597 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219597 2007-08-10 18:01:39 THE number of blood donors in Scotland is expected to plummet when a test for the human form of mad cow disease is introduced, experts predict. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219598 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219598 2007-08-10 18:01:39 A horrific bike accident left Michael Meaney fighting for his life. Now, nine months on he's back in the saddle. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219599 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219599 2007-08-10 18:01:39 ERI workers record rock cover versions to help raise funds. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219600 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219600 2007-08-10 18:01:39 HEALTH chiefs have shelved plans to move Edinburgh's blood donation centre to George Street amid fears donors would be put off by the upheaval. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219601 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219601 2007-08-10 18:01:39 RECORD numbers of people are developing "avoidable cancers" because of their lifestyle, despite warnings. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219602 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219602 2007-08-10 18:01:39 PEOPLE who cope well with stress can cut their risk of having a stroke by almost a quarter, research has shown. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219603 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219603 2007-08-10 18:01:39 THERE is overwhelming opposition to hospital parking charges among the Scottish public, according to a new survey for the Royal College of Nursing. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219604 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219604 2007-08-10 18:01:39 PATIENTS at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary are being given a nip of whisky or sherry the night before they undergo heart or lung surgery. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219605 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219605 2007-08-10 18:01:39 A DVD aimed at helping professionals who work with people suffering a bereavement has been launched in the Lothians. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219606 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219606 2007-08-10 18:01:39 A MEMBER of the Scottish Youth Parliament has called on local politicians to become more engaged with young people in the city. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219607 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219607 2007-08-10 18:01:39 FOUR Lothian scientists are set to make their fortune after developing a groundbreaking "instant" test for Legionnaires' disease. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219608 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219608 2007-08-10 18:01:39 The 3.2 million-year-old Lucy skeleton was spirited out of Ethiopia with no fanfare for a tour of the United States — a trip that some say is simply too risky for one of the world's most famous fossils. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219352 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219352 2007-08-10 18:01:32 The Rockefeller Foundation says it will invest $70 million to help Asian cities and African farmers withstand floods, droughts and other global warming hazards. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219353 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219353 2007-08-10 18:01:32 Culminating a smooth countdown, the space shuttle Endeavour lifted off into the humid skies, carrying pieces of the International Space Station. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219354 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219354 2007-08-10 18:01:32 Two fossils found in Kenya have shaken the human family tree. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219346 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219346 2007-08-10 18:01:31 The room lights were dimmed, and all eyes turned to the grainy pictures on a pair of overhead monitors in a small room at Johns Hopkins Hospital. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219347 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219347 2007-08-10 18:01:31 Just can't manage to nail down the subjunctive tense in French or the difference between the Spanish verbs for "to be"? Blame your Heschl's gyrus - or at least your left one, anyway. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219348 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219348 2007-08-10 18:01:31 With good weather predicted for launch time, NASA started fueling space shuttle Endeavour on Wednesday in preparation for its evening liftoff, which will take the former schoolteacher Barbara Morgan into space. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219349 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219349 2007-08-10 18:01:31 Much of the world has experienced record-breaking weather events this year, from flooding in Asia to heat waves in Europe and snowfall in South Africa, the United Nations weather agency said Tuesday. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219350 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219350 2007-08-10 18:01:31 The team, which dropped a Russian flag on the Arctic sea floor, shrugged off foreign criticism of their mission. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219351 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219351 2007-08-10 18:01:31 The best online stores and boutiques, rounded up each week by Kimberly Thrower. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219121 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219121 2007-08-10 18:01:22 Your guide to the latest health and beauty products. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219122 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219122 2007-08-10 18:01:22 Male skin can require some TLC too, so treat the man in your life to some top-notch skincare products and accessories. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219123 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003219123 2007-08-10 18:01:22 Two fossils could rearrange major branches thought to be in a straight ancestral line to Homo sapiens. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218429 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218429 2007-08-10 18:01:03 Though President Bush has had episodes of mild vertigo in recent weeks, they have not interfered with his work, the White House said. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218430 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218430 2007-08-10 18:01:03 California’s $3 billion stem cell research program appointed an interim president, Richard A. Murphy, while it continued a longer-than-expected search for a permanent chief. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218431 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218431 2007-08-10 18:01:03 Health care giant Johnson & Johnson has filed a lawsuit against the American Red Cross over rights to use the iconic symbol they have both shared for more than 100 years. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218432 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218432 2007-08-10 18:01:03 Prescription bottles bearing catchy brand names are being pushed aside by cheaper, tongue-twisting generics. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218433 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218433 2007-08-10 18:01:03 A federal appeals court ruled that patients with terminal illnesses do not have a constitutional right to use medicines that have not won regulatory approval. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218434 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218434 2007-08-10 18:01:03 The spread of foot-and-mouth disease among livestock at two British farms was probably caused by human movement from nearby lab facilities, an investigation concluded. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218435 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218435 2007-08-10 18:01:03 Some patients at high risk of pancreatic cancer opt for surgery that yields hope — and diabetes. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218436 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218436 2007-08-10 18:01:03 Grand Central Terminal may be synonymous with noise and haste, but it can be a lot quieter than a hospital bed. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218437 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218437 2007-08-10 18:01:03 Everyone knows that an SPF rating of 60 provides double the protection of SPF 30 — or does it? http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218438 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218438 2007-08-10 18:01:03 A new study raises questions about the effectiveness of padded hip protectors worn by older people to help prevent fractures if they fall. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218439 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218439 2007-08-10 18:01:03 No one really knows whether preventive medicine will save money in the long run, let alone free up the billions of dollars to help pay for universal health insurance. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218440 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218440 2007-08-10 18:01:03 Fat’s bland and amorphous appearance notwithstanding, it represents a highly specialized organ, as finely honed to the task of energy storage as muscle is built for flexing. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218441 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218441 2007-08-10 18:01:03 Prolotherapy is an alternative medicine method to promote connective tissue repair even years after the damage occurred. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218442 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218442 2007-08-10 18:01:03 Magnetic-resonance-guided focused ultrasound appeals to many women with fibroids but doubt about its efficacy remains. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218443 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218443 2007-08-10 18:01:03 New research indicates that the area of the brain responsible for causing fever would just about fit on the head of a pin. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218444 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218444 2007-08-10 18:01:03 Infrared thermometers have produced lower readings in lab tests meant to simulate athletic settings than other devices, which could deprive patients of critical care. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218445 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218445 2007-08-10 18:01:03 Drug companies can continue to make less expensive generic drugs, many of which flow to the developing world, after an Indian court Monday rejected a patent law challenge. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218446 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218446 2007-08-10 18:01:03 Years of reading, a new study suggest, may help a brain develop more of what doctors call cognitive reserve. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218447 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218447 2007-08-10 18:01:03 A tiny part of the brain appears to play an important role in how well adults can learn another language, a new study finds. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218448 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218448 2007-08-10 18:01:03 A new study has found that counseling by telephone could be effective in curbing excessive drinking. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218449 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218449 2007-08-10 18:01:03 Few families have been as devastated by pancreatic cancer as that of former President Jimmy Carter. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218450 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218450 2007-08-10 18:01:03 The state attorney general’s office said that the settlement was the first of a series that could bring in more than $30 million in the coming months. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218451 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218451 2007-08-10 18:01:03 The authorities confirmed suspicions of a second outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease in another herd of cattle near Guildford, Surrey. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218452 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218452 2007-08-10 18:01:03 The government approved a new drug to help patients with AIDS, while acknowledging lingering questions about it long-term effects. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218453 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218453 2007-08-10 18:01:03 I am an animal lover. I don’t mean I enjoy animals or find them cute. What I mean is that animals — especially mammals — enchant me. I feel as strong a connection to them as I do to members of my own species. Over the years, I’ve discovered that whether animals can love, grieve or hope is far less important than that they elicit these emotions in us. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218051 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218051 2007-08-10 18:00:48 a New Jersey company traced the shipping of the SpringFresh toothpaste, demonstrating how it followed an unchecked route from a Chinese factory to a U.S. prison cell. Federal regulators did not look for the poison until they saw news reports about it being found in toothpaste in Panama, the Dominican Republic and Australia. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218052 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218052 2007-08-10 18:00:48 Doctors and health officials in parts of south Texas should be on the lookout for dengue fever, a tropical virus that can cause internal bleeding and death, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218053 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218053 2007-08-10 18:00:48 The hormone that tells us we are full also regulates our desire for certain foods, researchers said on Thursday, in a finding that sheds light on why people gain weight and could lead to new treatments for obesity. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218054 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218054 2007-08-10 18:00:48 A mother’s anxiety or depression during pregnancy may affect her child’s sleep patterns early in life, a new study suggests. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218055 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218055 2007-08-10 18:00:48 British health officials said Thursday they are investigating a case of Legionnaires' disease in a person who had worked at the government's Institute for Animal Health. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218056 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218056 2007-08-10 18:00:48 Lying in a rich agricultural region dotted with vineyards and orange groves, this central California community seems an unlikely place for a dubious distinction: the most polluted air in America. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218057 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218057 2007-08-10 18:00:48 Researchers studying bird flu viruses said they may have come up with a way to vaccinate people ahead of a feared influenza pandemic. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218058 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218058 2007-08-10 18:00:48 Lab accidents have resulted in human cases of everything from meningitis to Ebola, but are rare and most are self-contained. Still, diseases that can kill humans have made it out of labs. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218059 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218059 2007-08-10 18:00:48 The popular heartburn drugs Prilosec and Nexium don’t appear to spur heart problems, the Food and Drug Administration announced Thursday. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218060 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218060 2007-08-10 18:00:48 Recordings that claim to stimulate baby brain development may actually slow vocabulary development in infants if they are overused, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218061 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218061 2007-08-10 18:00:48 The next time you're invited to a party but afraid to go, try approaching this: shyness may affect up to 40 percent of the population, but it doesn't have to be a life sentence. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218062 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218062 2007-08-10 18:00:48 These courageous pioneers faced extreme disability or death. But when they exhausted the best traditional treatments for their diseases, their hope endured. Instead of giving up, they sought—and found—new life on the frontiers of alternative medicine. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218063 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218063 2007-08-10 18:00:48 Puerto Rican health authorities warned Wednesday that dengue fever was reaching epidemic proportions, with confirmed cases reaching the highest levels since the dengue epidemic of 1994. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218064 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218064 2007-08-10 18:00:48 Women who get cosmetic breast implants are nearly three times as likely to commit suicide as other women, U.S. researchers reported. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218065 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218065 2007-08-10 18:00:48 The number of cases of mosquito-borne West Nile virus infection in the United States are up sharply over roughly the same time last year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218066 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218066 2007-08-10 18:00:48 A British woman has given birth to identical triplets in Austria, something that occurs only once in every 200 million births, doctors said on Wednesday. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218067 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218067 2007-08-10 18:00:48 A simple blood test can detect early stage liver cancer and more accurately diagnose a disease that is a major killer in Asia and Africa, researchers said. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218068 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218068 2007-08-10 18:00:48 Adults aged 19 to 29 are the biggest group of the newly uninsured, according to an independent research group’s report. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218069 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218069 2007-08-10 18:00:48 Sudan has vaccinated 4.9 million children in the north after reports of polio cases in neighboring Chad triggered fear of transmission across the border, a U.N. official said. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218070 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218070 2007-08-10 18:00:48 Insomniacs may not only toss and turn all night — their symptoms may be worsened by a constant need to get up and urinate, Danish researchers reported on Wednesday. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218071 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218071 2007-08-10 18:00:48 For short kids, treatment with growth hormone leads to height increases of up to 7.5 centimeters (just under 3 inches), but the majority of these children will remain shorter than their peers. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218072 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218072 2007-08-10 18:00:48 For KD, the mirror is a trap that lures her in at least 30 times a day.  Her co-workers, assuming she’s conceited, tease her about how she checks her reflection every few minutes (“You’re fine, you look beautiful!” they tell her, laughing), but their assumptions couldn’t be farther from the truth. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218073 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003218073 2007-08-10 18:00:48 The New South Wales Health Department says it appears the worst of the flu season is over. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217909 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217909 2007-08-10 18:00:41 The Catholic Church is asking parishioners to contact Victorian Members of Parliament, to urge them to vote against proposed legislation to decriminalise abortion. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217910 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217910 2007-08-10 18:00:41 The Government-run research laboratory at the centre of Britain's foot-and-mouth crisis insists it is not to blame for recent outbreaks of the virus. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217911 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217911 2007-08-10 18:00:41 Britain has confirmed a case of Legionnaires' disease and said the victim had worked at a laboratory at the centre of an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217912 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217912 2007-08-10 18:00:41 Victorian health authorities have been alerted to a suspected gastroenteritis outbreak at a nursing home on the Mornington Peninsula. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217913 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217913 2007-08-10 18:00:41 The State Government says it will not hold any further meetings with the Commonwealth over its planned takeover of the Mersey Hospital at Latrobe until it makes a decision on the proposal. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217914 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217914 2007-08-10 18:00:41 The Federal Health Minister claims the State Government is banning doctors at the North West Regional Hospital from talking to Commonwealth officials about its takeover of the Mersey Hospital. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217915 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217915 2007-08-10 18:00:41 Health authorities in the Northern Territory are encouraging people to get vaccinated for influenza after a surge in the number of flu cases. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217916 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217916 2007-08-10 18:00:41 The Royal Hobart Hospital is cutting back on elective surgery because of the number of staff with influenza. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217917 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217917 2007-08-10 18:00:41 The State Liberal Member for the Victorian seat of Bass, Ken Smith, has written to Prime Minister John Howard asking the Federal Government to take over the Wonthaggi Hospital. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217918 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217918 2007-08-10 18:00:41 An extra $48 million will be spent on home nursing in South Australia to help people avoid the need to go to hospital. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217919 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217919 2007-08-10 18:00:41 A woman whose son took his life while on suicide watch at Wagga Wagga Base Hospital, in southern New South Wales, is demanding answers about what went wrong. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217920 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217920 2007-08-10 18:00:41 The Federal Government authority with a financial stake in the two licensed premises in Fitzroy Crossing is trying to sell its share in one of the hotels. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217921 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217921 2007-08-10 18:00:41 A newly-qualified cardiothoracic surgeon who was excluded from treating private patients is suing his former colleagues. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217922 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217922 2007-08-10 18:00:41 The ACT Government is announcing a strategic plan to guide the future direction of Canberra's public health system. http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217923 http://www.ey3news.com/cgi-bin/goto.cgi?stid=0000000003217923 2007-08-10 18:00:41