http://health.yahoo.net/feeds/news?type=news Yahoo! Health News en-us Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. en-us Copyright (c) 2010 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/us_food_and_farm_natural_chicken A disagreement among poultry producers about whether chicken injected with salt, water and other ingredients can be promoted as "natural" has prompted federal officials to consider changing labeling guidelines. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 08:47:55 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/us_food_and_farm_natural_chicken AP 2010-07-30T08:47:55Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_painkiller_athletes When professional athletes in sports like football and rugby are injured, they commonly get injections of pain-numbing anesthetics to help them stay in the game. Now a new study suggests that, while safety concerns remain, most athletes may not su... Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:25:33 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_painkiller_athletes Reuters 2010-07-30T15:25:33Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_tanning_study A journal editor has scrubbed a line supporting the use of a L'Oreal-Nestle tanning pill from the conclusion of a company-sponsored study. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 18:29:04 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_tanning_study Reuters 2010-07-30T18:29:04Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/eu_italy_windpipe_transplant Doctors have successfully transplanted windpipes into two cancer patients in an innovative procedure that uses stem cells to allow a donated trachea to regenerate tissue and create an organ biologically close to the original, they said Friday. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:35:53 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/eu_italy_windpipe_transplant AP 2010-07-30T15:35:53Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_blood_pressure If you're trying to bring your blood pressure to healthy levels, a new study suggests that how much you weigh is more important than how fit you are. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:23:10 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_blood_pressure Reuters 2010-07-30T21:23:10Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_falls_strokes While most stroke survivors will suffer falls, strategies to prevent these dangerous events continue to fall short, suggests a new study out of Australia. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:22:13 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_falls_strokes Reuters 2010-07-30T21:22:13Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_polio Eastern Africa is free of polio again, with four countries -- Ethiopia, Kenya, Sudan and Uganda -- having reported no cases of the crippling disease for more than a year, U.N. and other aid agencies said Friday. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 15:27:03 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_polio Reuters 2010-07-30T15:27:03Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_flu_usa Two flu vaccine makers said on Friday they had started shipping supplies for the U.S. market, one of the earliest starts ever to distributing seasonal influenza vaccine. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:31:43 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_flu_usa Reuters 2010-07-30T21:31:43Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_cpr_stretcher Paging script-writers: Pumping on a patient's chest during CPR while a stretcher careens down a hospital hallway works just fine, Chinese researchers have found. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:15:21 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_cpr_stretcher Reuters 2010-07-30T21:15:21Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_pill_effective Despite studies suggesting that birth control pills might not work as well in obese women, a new study suggests that they prevent pregnancy the same no matter what a woman weighs. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:21:07 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_pill_effective Reuters 2010-07-30T21:21:07Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_usa_florida_mosquitoes Two Florida residents have died from Eastern equine encephalitis, a mosquito-borne disease that is rare among humans but has infected a rising number of horses in the state, health officials said on Friday. Fri, 30 Jul 2010 19:01:49 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_usa_florida_mosquitoes Reuters 2010-07-30T19:01:49Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/afp/healthdiseaseheartcalcium Ordinary calcium supplements taken by the elderly to strengthen bones may boost the risk of heart attacks, according to a study released Friday. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:04:52 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/afp/healthdiseaseheartcalcium AFP 2010-07-29T23:04:52Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/afp/usmilitarysuicidestress The US Army on Thursday said leadership and discipline have deteriorated at bases in the United States, with officers missing warning signs of soldiers on the verge of suicide. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:22:02 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/afp/usmilitarysuicidestress AFP 2010-07-29T21:22:02Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/afp/healthdiseasebonestemcell Scientists have shown for the first time that it may be possible to replace a human hip or knee with a joint grown naturally inside the body using the patient's stem cells. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:21:13 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/afp/healthdiseasebonestemcell AFP 2010-07-29T11:21:13Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/us_female_condoms Charlene Cotton will talk to anyone about sex. Several days a week she stands behind a table decorated with a bowl of flavored condoms and safer sex pamphlets, calling to women passing on the street, "Come check out my table. Don't be scared." Thu, 29 Jul 2010 07:20:59 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/us_female_condoms AP 2010-07-29T07:20:59Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/us_med_hands_only_cpr More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions — especially if they can just press on the chest and skip the mouth-to-mouth, according to new research. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:25:02 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/us_med_hands_only_cpr AP 2010-07-29T11:25:02Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_meth_pregnancy New research shows that babies born to methamphetamine-using moms face much higher risks of serious complications, compared to babies not exposed in the womb to this illegal street drug. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:20:52 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_meth_pregnancy Reuters 2010-07-29T20:20:52Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_britain_bikes A fleet of 6,000 bicycles for hire will hit the streets of central London on Friday when the city's mayor Boris Johnson launches a scheme intended to fuel a cycling revolution in the congested capital. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 10:26:46 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_britain_bikes Reuters 2010-07-29T10:26:46Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_pregnancy_diabetes Pregnant women with a history of pregnancy-related diabetes, also called gestational diabetes, have a good chance of developing the condition again, suggests a large new study. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:18:54 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_pregnancy_diabetes Reuters 2010-07-29T20:18:54Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_obesity_orexigen Overweight volunteers who took Orexigen's experimental drug Contrave, designed to reduce cravings, lost about 13 pounds (6 kg) over a year, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 22:41:48 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_obesity_orexigen Reuters 2010-07-29T22:41:48Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_can_secondhand_smoke Children and teenagers exposed to secondhand smoke at home may get poorer grades than their peers from smoke-free homes, a study of Hong Kong students suggests. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:38:18 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_can_secondhand_smoke Reuters 2010-07-29T17:38:18Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_bloodsucking_guests In the city that never sleeps there is one increasingly busy nocturnal resident who New York wants to evict -- the bedbug. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 20:19:35 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_bloodsucking_guests Reuters 2010-07-29T20:19:35Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_ems_systems San Francisco sends out seven ambulances in response to people thought to be in cardiac or respiratory arrest for every one person that is actually in cardiac arrest, according to a new study of the city's Emergency Medical Dispatch system. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:31:12 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_ems_systems Reuters 2010-07-29T21:31:12Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_sanofi_plant Sanofi-Aventis failed to follow proper manufacturing procedures at a vaccine plant in France, U.S. regulators said in a letter released on Thursday. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:47:23 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_sanofi_plant Reuters 2010-07-29T21:47:23Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_damp_house Children who live in damp, water-damaged homes may be more likely than other kids to develop nasal allergies, a new study suggests. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:39:29 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_damp_house Reuters 2010-07-29T17:39:29Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/increasedriskofviolenceamongunsupervisedteengroups THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Even in so-called "good" neighborhoods, there's a significantly increased risk of violence if teens gather with nothing to do and no adult supervision, a new study suggests. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:08:46 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/increasedriskofviolenceamongunsupervisedteengroups HealthDay 2010-07-29T23:08:46Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/kneehipreplacementsmayaidweightlossstudy THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Weight loss has been noted among patients who've had a knee or hip replacement, a new study says. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:08:47 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/kneehipreplacementsmayaidweightlossstudy HealthDay 2010-07-29T23:08:47Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/blackteensmayneedhighervitamindsupplementation THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Among black teens, vitamin D deficiency is associated with arterial stiffness -- a risk factor for heart disease and stroke -- but adequate supplementation may resolve the problem, a new study has found. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:08:45 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/blackteensmayneedhighervitamindsupplementation HealthDay 2010-07-29T23:08:45Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/cuvposaapprovedforchronicdroolinginchildren THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- Cuvposa (glycopyrrolate) Oral Solution has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat chronic drooling in children aged 3 to 16. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:08:48 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/cuvposaapprovedforchronicdroolinginchildren HealthDay 2010-07-29T23:08:48Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/healthhighlightsjuly292010 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Thu, 29 Jul 2010 23:08:49 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/healthhighlightsjuly292010 HealthDay 2010-07-29T23:08:49Z