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02/19/2010

Diabetes drug Avandia hurts heart, reports conclude
Hundreds of people taking Avandia, a controversial diabetes medicine, needlessly suffer heart attacks and heart failure each month, according to confidential government reports that recommend the drug be removed from the market.

02/18/2010

Texas Energy blog: Health department studies impact of natural gas facilities on Dish residents
The Texas Department of State Health Services collected blood and urine samples from residents in the Dish area to test whether natural gas activity is affecting their health.

02/16/2010

Texas challenges EPA ruling on greenhouse gas threat
The state accused the federal government in a lawsuit Tuesday of using "tainted data" to declare that heat-trapping gases are a threat to the public, warning that Texas' economy could suffer as a result.

Health Calendar: Heart, cancer, Parkinsons

02/11/2010

Researchers find genetic link to stuttering
LOS ANGELES – Government researchers have discovered the first genes linked to stuttering – a complex of three mutated genes that may be responsible for one in every 11 stuttering cases.

Decades-long study links childhood obesity, early death
A rare study that tracked thousands of children through adulthood found that the heaviest youngsters were more than twice as likely as the thinnest to die before age 55 of illness or a self-inflicted injury.

02/10/2010

Study: 'Bored to death' may be more than a figure of speech
In a commentary to be published in the International Journal of Epidemiology in April, experts say there's a possibility that the more bored you are, the more likely you are to die early.

Guide to mental disorders under review
Children who throw too many tantrums could be diagnosed with "temper dysregulation disorder with dysphoria." Teenagers who are particularly eccentric might be candidates for treatment for "psychosis risk syndrome."

02/09/2010

Abstinence-only sex education works, study finds, but lessons murky
Dramatic new evidence that abstinence-only sex education can succeed in public schools ought to be good news for Texas, right? After all, state law requires an emphasis on abstinence, and most school districts stop there.

Experts doubt televised talks will end health care logjam
WASHINGTON – Don't count on President Barack Obama's health care summit to thaw the bitter political climate that has stalled legislation for months, analysts said Monday, not least because Republicans remain wary of the plan.

States criticized for storage, research use of spare blood from newborn tests
WASHINGTON – A critical safety net for babies – that heel prick of blood taken from every newborn in the U.S. – is facing an ethics attack.

Study: Women over 40 nearly twice as likely to have autistic child
LOS ANGELES – Women who give birth after age 40 are nearly twice as likely to have a child with autism as those under 25, but it is unlikely that delayed parenthood plays a big role in the current autism epidemic, California researchers reported Monday.

Abortion rights advocates push for license plate in Virginia
RICHMOND, Va. – Abortion rights advocates have been unable to halt the "Choose Life" license plate variations in nearly two dozen states, so now they're working to balance the bumper debate.

02/01/2010

Get the latest news on common diseases
We've organized news by topic so it's easy to learn the latest news about diseases and conditions including allergies, diabetes, heart disease and more.