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_allergan_settlement Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, has agreed to pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing of the top-selling, botulin-based drug. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 08:01:40 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/us_allergan_settlement AP 2010-09-02T08:01:40Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_abbott_meridia A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:20:18 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_abbott_meridia Reuters 2010-09-02T11:20:18Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/americansblindtotheobesityepidemic THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Many Americans have skewed perceptions when it comes to their weight, often believing they are lighter than they actually are, even when the scales are shouting otherwise, a new poll finds. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:03:23 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/americansblindtotheobesityepidemic HealthDay 2010-09-02T13:03:23Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_dementia_progression While staying mentally active in old age has been linked to a delayed onset of dementia, seniors who engage in such brain "exercise" may actually have a faster rate of decline once Alzheimer's is diagnosed, researchers reported Wedne... Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:19:54 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_dementia_progression Reuters 2010-09-02T11:19:54Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/afp/unaidsjapan The chief of the UNAIDS agency said Thursday that global contributions to fighting the disease are dropping off for the first time in 15 years amid tough economic times. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:27:03 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/afp/unaidsjapan AFP 2010-09-02T09:27:03Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/us_med_dirty_kitchens Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection? Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:54:30 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/us_med_dirty_kitchens AP 2010-09-02T17:54:30Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_usa_healthcare_employers Companies are cutting healthcare costs further amid a continuing sour economy, scaling back benefits and shifting a greater share of the expense to employees. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 16:21:23 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_usa_healthcare_employers Reuters 2010-09-02T16:21:23Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_soy_sleep The estrogen-like compounds found in soy could help postmenopausal women get a better night's sleep, according to a small study. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 15:35:04 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_soy_sleep Reuters 2010-09-02T15:35:04Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_periods_asthma Women who start menstruating early may be at increased risk of asthma and poor lung function, new research shows. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:19:32 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_periods_asthma Reuters 2010-09-02T17:19:32Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/us_double_hand_transplant The recipient of a rare double hand transplant says he feels "fantastic" and can wiggle fingers on both his new hands. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 17:16:54 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/us_double_hand_transplant AP 2010-09-02T17:16:54Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_text_pill A cell phone text message -- and the buzz or beep that signals its arrival -- may not help a woman remember to pop her birth control pill, a new study suggests. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:33:16 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_text_pill Reuters 2010-09-02T19:33:16Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/afp/healthresearchdrugscompanynovartismalaria Researchers have discovered a promising new malaria drug with the potential to treat resistant strains of the deadly disease in a single dose, according to a study published Thursday in the journal Science. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:05:50 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/afp/healthresearchdrugscompanynovartismalaria AFP 2010-09-02T18:05:50Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_pakistan_crisis Pakistan's displaced flood victims say a lack of clean water and high temperatures are causing illnesses sweeping through relief camps with children most at risk. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:38:17 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_pakistan_crisis Reuters 2010-09-02T19:38:17Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_malaria_novartis_drug An experimental Novartis drug can clear malaria infection in mice with a single dose and scientists say it shows promise as a possible future treatment for one of the world's major killer diseases. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:54:42 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_malaria_novartis_drug Reuters 2010-09-02T18:54:42Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/afp/healthmedicineustuberculosis A groundbreaking new test can accurately diagnose drug-resistant tuberculosis (TB) in as little as two hours, researchers wrote in a study published Thursday in the New England Journal of Medicine. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:16:48 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/afp/healthmedicineustuberculosis AFP 2010-09-02T19:16:48Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_networks_health When it comes to changing health behaviors, it takes more than a far-flung network of friends on Facebook egging you on. It takes a jostling herd, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:46:11 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_networks_health Reuters 2010-09-02T18:46:11Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_abbott_ban A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:30:53 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_abbott_ban Reuters 2010-09-02T19:30:53Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/afp/usfoodsocial More than 49 million people in the United States do not have regular access to nutritious meals, putting them at risk of a raft of physical, psychological and social problems, a report said Thursday. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 19:23:46 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/afp/usfoodsocial AFP 2010-09-02T19:23:46Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/clinicaltrialsupdatesept22010 (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:02:26 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/clinicaltrialsupdatesept22010 HealthDay 2010-09-02T21:02:26Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/healthtipifyouhavecirrhosis (HealthDay News) -- Cirrhosis is the medical term used to describe the slow deterioration of the liver as a result of chronic injury to the organ. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:02:30 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/healthtipifyouhavecirrhosis HealthDay 2010-09-02T21:02:30Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/healthtipgetreadyforbabysbath (HealthDay News) -- A bit of preparation can make bath time less stressful for parents and safer for baby. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:02:31 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/healthtipgetreadyforbabysbath HealthDay 2010-09-02T21:02:31Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/manyamericansdontevenknowtheyrefat THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Many Americans have skewed perceptions when it comes to their weight, often believing they are thinner than they really are, even when the scales are shouting otherwise, a new poll finds. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:02:29 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/manyamericansdontevenknowtheyrefat HealthDay 2010-09-02T21:02:29Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_timer_bladder Wearing a programmable wristwatch could help children manage their daytime bladder control problems, a new study suggests. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:18:24 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_timer_bladder Reuters 2010-09-02T20:18:24Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/vetswithstressdisordermorelikelytodevelopdementia THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Military veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD, are more likely to develop dementia than those without the disorder, according to researchers at a Veterans Affairs medical center in Texas. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:02:28 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/vetswithstressdisordermorelikelytodevelopdementia HealthDay 2010-09-02T21:02:28Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/us_health_care_premiums Workers are paying a larger portion of their health insurance costs as businesses shift more of the burden to their employees to help ride out the economic downturn, an annual study shows. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:40:38 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/us_health_care_premiums AP 2010-09-02T20:40:38Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/us_health_care_premiums_summary_box 2010 COSTS: Total premiums for employer-sponsored health insurance climbed only 3 percent for family coverage and 5 percent for single coverage, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research and Educational Trust report. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:54:41 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/us_health_care_premiums_summary_box AP 2010-09-02T20:54:41Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/eastcoastresidentsshouldprepareforhurricaneearlfema THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- As Hurricane Earl, packing 145 mph winds, crept closer to the U.S. east coast Thursday, federal officials urged residents to take steps to protect themselves and their property. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:02:22 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/eastcoastresidentsshouldprepareforhurricaneearlfema HealthDay 2010-09-02T21:02:22Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/responseteamreducesrateofcardiacarrestshospital THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Having a rapid response team manage hospital patients whose condition is rapidly deteriorating sharply reduced the rate of cardiac arrests at a U.S. hospital, a new study found. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:02:16 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/responseteamreducesrateofcardiacarrestshospital HealthDay 2010-09-02T21:02:16Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/healthcarereformhelpssmallbusinessesoffercoveragereport THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- As the provisions of the Affordable Care Act begin to be implemented, many small businesses in the United States will be able to take advantage of new tax credits, a new report shows. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:02:23 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/healthcarereformhelpssmallbusinessesoffercoveragereport HealthDay 2010-09-02T21:02:23Z http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_pampers Two agencies investigating claims that Procter & Gamble Co's Pampers Dry Max gave children severe diaper rash reported Thursday that they have found no specific cause linking the diapers to rashes. Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:17:02 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/us_pampers Reuters 2010-09-02T20:17:02Z