Yahoo! News: Most Recommended HealthMost Recommended HealthMan with deadly skin cancer saved by new treatment (AP)- June 19, 2008 AP - An Oregon man, given less than a year to live, had a complete remission of advanced deadly skin cancer after an experimental treatment that revved up his immune system to fight the tumors.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/med_melano... More than 350 sickened by Salmonella outbreak (Reuters)- June 18, 2008 Reuters - U.S. food safety officials on Wednesday said more than 350 people have fallen ill in a Salmonella outbreak linked to certain types of tomatoes.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/food_tomat... FDA OKs breathing device used by Christopher Reeve (AP)- June 18, 2008 AP - The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a medical device tested about five years ago on actor Christopher Reeve to help him breathe without a ventilator.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/med_breath... Skipping anti-epilepsy drugs can have dire results (Reuters)- June 18, 2008 Reuters - People with epilepsy who do not take their anti-seizure medications as prescribed could face serious or even fatal consequences, according to a new study.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/skipping_a... Healthy lifestyle triggers genetic changes: study (Reuters)- June 18, 2008 Reuters - Comprehensive lifestyle changes including a better diet and more exercise can lead not only to a better physique, but also to swift and dramatic changes at the genetic level, U.S. researchers said on Monday.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/genes_life... Even best efforts can't prevent all heart attacks (AP)- June 18, 2008 AP - Tim Russert was a good patient, taking medications for his heart disease and exercising, his doctor said. He had no chest pains and he passed an exercise stress test weeks ago. Yet at 58, he suffered a heart attack and died.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/med_russer... AMA takes no action on tobacco bill challenge (AP)- June 17, 2008 AP - Is menthol a flavor that should be banned from cigarettes That's a tricky question, according to the American Medical Association whose members on Tuesday found themselves opposing some government health heavyweights.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/med_ama_ci... Study finds depression can trigger diabetes (Reuters)- June 17, 2008 Reuters - People with depression have a higher risk of developing the most common form of diabetes than others, according to a study published on Tuesday that sheds light on the interplay between the two conditions.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/diabetes_d... Elan, Wyeth drug helps some Alzheimer's patients (Reuters)- June 17, 2008 Reuters - Elan and Wyeth's key new drug bapineuzumab worked for a substantial proportion of Alzheimer's disease patients in an intermediate clinical trial, supporting a prior decision to start final Phase III tests.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/elan_wyeth... Time to rethink blood pressure tests: experts (Reuters)- June 17, 2008 Reuters - Doctors need to rethink the way they measure blood pressure and focus only on the higher of the two conventional readings in patients older than 50, European experts said on Tuesday.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/highestratedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/bloodpress... |