MedWorm.com provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest items from the 'WDSU.com - Health' source. Sun, 06 Nov 2011 23:04:36 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5375939&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F10713754.jpg Hospitals and public health professionals are pushing to find alternatives to soft-plastic PVC found in IV bags, tubing, neo-natal masks -- even flooring and carpeting. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5375939 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 23:48:44 +0100 5375939 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5372890&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F29682359.jpg People see the strangest things in clouds and burnt toast, but this latest sighting can't be topped -- a face on a testicular tumor. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5372890 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 14:19:25 +0100 5372890 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5368730&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F27241201.jpg Despite health advances, infant death statistics still run high in the United States. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5368730 Fri, 04 Nov 2011 04:26:36 +0100 5368730 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5364756&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F4825064.jpg The popular quit-smoking drug Chantix may increase the risk of suicide and suicidal thoughts in some patients, says a new report. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5364756 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 15:40:31 +0100 5364756 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5364625&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F25902800.jpg It's happened so many times that Dr. Raymond Pitetti has lost count: A child comes into the emergency room with, say, a broken leg, and doctors give him strong narcotic painkillers in the ER, but then send the child home with no pain medication. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5364625 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 11:49:41 +0100 5364625 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5364448&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F28091358.jpg A new pill may help in the fight with cystic fibrosis. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5364448 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 04:40:34 +0100 5364448 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5363587&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F27504629.jpg Military suicides are a growing problem that threatens the voluntary military, a new report warns. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5363587 Wed, 02 Nov 2011 06:49:13 +0100 5363587 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5362330&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F29652819.jpg Inappropriately used prescription pain medications kill 15,000 people in the United States each year, according to a new report released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5362330 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:10:35 +0100 5362330 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5361887&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F29124592.jpg President Barack Obama passed his recent physical in excellent condition, according to the White House physician. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5361887 Tue, 01 Nov 2011 07:23:17 +0100 5361887 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5361172&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wxii12.com%2Fvideo%2F29616339%2Fdetail.html%3Fsource%3Dhtv Inspiring story of a woman who was paralyzed after cancer left her wondering if she'd ever walk again. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5361172 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 11:34:35 +0100 5361172 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5361008&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F25448581.jpg The American Academy of Pediatrics now recommends that all teens 16 to 18 years old receive regular, routine HIV tests if they live in an area where the prevalence of HIV is greater than 0.1 percent of the population. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5361008 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 10:53:26 +0100 5361008 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5360881&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F29633569.jpg The Wegman's supermarket chain is recalling 5,000 pounds of Turkish pine nuts, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5360881 Mon, 31 Oct 2011 05:17:12 +0100 5360881 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5358407&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F24665706.jpg At 7:35 a.m. in Southern California, children who've brushed their teeth, combed their hair and stuffed their wheeled backpacks rub their eyes awake and shuffle onto the street. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5358407 Sat, 29 Oct 2011 15:42:06 +0100 5358407 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5356087&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F25448614.jpg Public health officials in North Carolina said a growing number of possible cases are being investigated. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5356087 Fri, 28 Oct 2011 06:53:50 +0100 5356087 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5355153&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F29608028.jpg Scientists investigating the stranding since early last year of hundreds of dolphins in the northern Gulf of Mexico reported Thursday that they have identified Brucella bacteria in five of 21 tested and are trying to determine whether the deaths may be linked to last year's BP oil spill. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5355153 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:03:03 +0100 5355153 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5354053&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F25448581.jpg There have been 220 cases of measles so far this year in the United States, more than triple the usual 60 to 70 cases per year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5354053 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 21:51:14 +0100 5354053 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5350208&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F17772471.jpg Alcohol poisoning is caused by drinking a large amount of alcohol in a short period of time. It is not always fatal; depending on the person and the amount of alcohol consumed, alcohol poisoning may cause brain damage, liver damage, vomiting, nausea, or unconsciousness. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5350208 Thu, 27 Oct 2011 01:44:42 +0100 5350208 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5346421&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F24772993.jpg A federal panel recommends that 11- and 12-year-old boys be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus, the most common sexually transmitted disease in the U.S. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5346421 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:13:46 +0100 5346421 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5346025&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F24772993.jpg A federal government advisory committee could decide Tuesday whether to recommend doctors vaccinate boys as young as 11 against the human papillomavirus, commonly referred to as HPV. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5346025 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 11:02:15 +0100 5346025 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5345941&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F29577184.jpg The American researcher, who was stranded in the South Pole for weeks after suffering a stroke, is finally back on American soil. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5345941 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 06:47:37 +0100 5345941 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5344004&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F18346296.jpg Head trauma from shaken baby syndrome is the most common cause of traumatic death for infants under the age of 1. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5344004 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:47:54 +0100 5344004 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5343663&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F28182119.jpg When pregnant women eat foods that are stored in cans or packing containing BPA, their unborn child's exposure to the chemical could lead to behavioral problems by age 3, a new study says. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5343663 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:47:25 +0100 5343663 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5334076&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F29511386.jpg Denmark is officially the world's happiest country, according to a new report. How does the U.S. stack up? (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5334076 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:00:00 +0100 5334076 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5334445&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F26790723.jpg A total of 1,596,670 new cancer cases and 571,950 deaths from cancer are projected to occur in the U.S. in 2011 alone. Find out the facts and figures behind cancer according to the American Cancer Society. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5334445 Fri, 21 Oct 2011 06:45:00 +0100 5334445 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5332551&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F16274383.jpg A producer of bagged salad leaves has issued a voluntary recall of various salad blends over concerns they may be contaminated with salmonella, the Food and Drug Administration announced. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5332551 Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:43:42 +0100 5332551 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5329418&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F22311745.jpg An Australian woman born without a uterus will undergo a transplant to receive her mother's womb in hopes of giving birth. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5329418 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 14:47:53 +0100 5329418 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5327750&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F27856316.jpg U.S. senators and health officials from Texas and St. Louis are urging the players union to agree to ban chewing tobacco at World Series games between the Cardinals and Rangers. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5327750 Wed, 19 Oct 2011 06:36:58 +0100 5327750 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5325770&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F29326748.jpg The number of deaths linked to cantaloupes contaminated with the Listeria monocytogenes bacteria has risen to 25, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5325770 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 23:58:32 +0100 5325770 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5325138&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F9690298.jpg E! News anchor Giuliana Rancic's efforts to conceive have been the main theme of her reality show "Giuliana and Bill." On Monday she revealed she has to postpone her next round of IVF after her new fertility expert insisted she get screened for breast cancer, even though she is only 36 years old. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5325138 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:41:04 +0100 5325138 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5324679&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F29509953.jpg Over 30,000 people joined this year's Beijing Marathon. This year, 52 Chinese Catholic nuns ran for charity -- an unusual sight in a country where religion is under state control. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5324679 Tue, 18 Oct 2011 10:46:50 +0100 5324679 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5314390&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F14312664.jpg Citing cost concerns, the Obama administration said Friday it has halted a long-term care insurance program that was part of the massive health care law passed in 2010. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5314390 Sat, 15 Oct 2011 01:51:33 +0100 5314390 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5313224&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F9690298.jpg An osteoporosis drug can protect women from potential bone loss due to breast cancer-fighting drugs, according to a new study. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5313224 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 11:17:25 +0100 5313224 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5312225&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F10009989.jpg The U.S. House passed a bill Thursday that would amend the health care law to bar federal funding for health plans that provide abortion services. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5312225 Fri, 14 Oct 2011 00:44:35 +0100 5312225 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5312079&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F21653733.jpg The prevalence of heart disease in the United States is declining, though rates vary widely depending on gender, race, education and geography, according to new figures released by the government. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5312079 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 21:53:18 +0100 5312079 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5311811&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F26394369.jpg Foods that are good for the waistline are also good for the bottom line, according to a new report. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5311811 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 16:46:34 +0100 5311811 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5309119&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F29354685.jpg The number of deaths linked to cantaloupes contaminated with the Listeria monocytogenes bacteria has risen to 23, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention confirmed Wednesday. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5309119 Thu, 13 Oct 2011 00:43:21 +0100 5309119 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5308529&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F23162411.jpg Teenagers do not fear warts and bodily havoc caused by sexually transmitted diseases. The ones who abstain from sex are more worried about the wrath of God. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5308529 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 21:07:43 +0100 5308529 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5307102&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F24950407.jpg For the first time ever, scientists have reconstructed the genome of an ancient disease known as the Black Death based on skeletal remains. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5307102 Wed, 12 Oct 2011 19:42:38 +0100 5307102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5303308&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F20215450.jpg Take a look at some of the foods -- including broccoli and blueberries -- that might help people fight breast cancer. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5303308 Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:28:57 +0100 5303308 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5282731&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F29354685.jpg The number of deaths linked to cantaloupe contaminated with the Listeria monocytogenes bacteria has risen to 18, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5282731 Tue, 04 Oct 2011 22:23:16 +0100 5282731 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5259312&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F10713758.jpg An outbreak of illness linked to consumption of tainted cantaloupes has been linked to 13 deaths and 72 illnesses in 18 states, a federal disease agency reported Wednesday. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5259312 Wed, 28 Sep 2011 02:09:34 +0100 5259312 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5257895&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F24148830.jpg It's not uncommon for teens to stay up late -- finishing school assignments, talking or emailing with friends, being involved in social activities, or working a job. A new study suggests that lack of sleep is associated with risky behaviors. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5257895 Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:40:03 +0100 5257895 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5253760&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F14340816.jpg An increasing number of hospitals are no longer giving new moms industry-sponsored baby formula samples when they leave the hospital -- and that's a good thing, health experts say. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5253760 Mon, 26 Sep 2011 10:40:01 +0100 5253760 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5249821&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F28873986.jpg The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a Class I recall for 40,000 pounds of ground beef products intended for Georgia school lunches, due to possible E. coli contamination. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5249821 Sun, 25 Sep 2011 00:51:46 +0100 5249821 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5224434&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F10713760.jpg Kezia Fitzgerald and her 15-month-old daughter are both blondes with bright blue eyes. They both giggle easily and share a love of peaches. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5224434 Sat, 17 Sep 2011 16:40:57 +0100 5224434 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5223931&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F23289922.jpg An Alabama pharmaceutical company issued a voluntary, nationwide recall Friday for "multiple lots" of birth control pills due to what it described as a systemic "packaging error." (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5223931 Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:43:30 +0100 5223931 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5220920&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F29193158.jpg Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson tells his "700 Club" viewers that divorcing a spouse with Alzheimer's is justifiable because the disease is "a kind of death." (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5220920 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 15:04:52 +0100 5220920 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5220436&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F10713761.jpg Like many medical procedures, dental X-rays have an upside and a downside. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5220436 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 14:41:54 +0100 5220436 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5219962&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F25364363.jpg Are the citizens of your fair city doing what it takes to stay young, or are they growing old too fast? (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5219962 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 09:00:01 +0100 5219962 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5219273&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F29187990.jpg Doctors at a Memphis, Tennessee, hospital have separated eight-month-old twins who were connected by their pelvis and lower spine. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5219273 Thu, 15 Sep 2011 00:54:52 +0100 5219273 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5219274&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F18227903.jpg During the recent Republican presidential debate, the issue of vaccinating girls against human papillomavirus, or HPV, came up several times, and some statements have been made that may concern parents of children scheduled to receive the vaccine. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5219274 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 23:23:05 +0100 5219274 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5218412&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F14312664.jpg As a school nurse in Rochester, Michigan, Ronda Harrison has more than 15,000 students in 23 buildings under her care. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5218412 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 11:23:04 +0100 5218412 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5218411&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F10713756.jpg The major killers in the world are not infectious diseases, insidious viruses or bacteria. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5218411 Wed, 14 Sep 2011 10:39:55 +0100 5218411 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5214884&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F9803046.jpg A south suburban Chicago woman has died after injecting hot beef fat into her face around her mouth and chin in apparent self-administered cosmetic surgery. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5214884 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 14:38:51 +0100 5214884 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5214671&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F29153651.jpg At a critical moment in the newly released action-thriller movie "Contagion," the young disease detective, played by Kate Winslet, is using a dry-erase board to drive home the danger of the new virus that has wiped out thousands of people. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5214671 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:42:45 +0100 5214671 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5214672&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F29166097.jpg You can practice yoga anywhere, even when traveling on an aircraft. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5214672 Tue, 13 Sep 2011 11:13:49 +0100 5214672 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5199435&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F9803046.jpg A new study suggests that girls and women may not need all three recommended doses of HPV vaccine to get the necessary protection to prevent cervical cancer. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5199435 Fri, 09 Sep 2011 23:24:11 +0100 5199435 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5197693&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F10713756.jpg One of the most oft-overlooked signs of a heart attack is nausea and stomach pain. Symptoms can range from mild indigestion to severe nausea, cramping, and vomiting. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5197693 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 11:16:20 +0100 5197693 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5197178&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F27465700.jpg Lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender patients present unique challenges to treating physicians, but their specific needs may not be getting enough attention in some medical schools. ...    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5197178 Wed, 07 Sep 2011 09:20:31 +0100 5197178 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5196476&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F10713758.jpg The number of adults in the United States who smoke declined by about 1.5 percent, or 3 million people, from 2005 to 2010, according to a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5196476 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 22:11:24 +0100 5196476 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5195715&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F17642171.jpg To many Republicans and business leaders, there's little doubt: The health care law and sweeping new Wall Street regulation -- two of President Obama's signature legislative victories -- are causing uncertainty and killing jobs. ...    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5195715 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 09:58:38 +0100 5195715 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5195716&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F23770624.jpg Like it or not, the drive-through is more popular than ever with the economy sputtering again. Check out which states spend the most on fast food. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5195716 Tue, 06 Sep 2011 09:00:00 +0100 5195716 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5195415&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F1640492.jpg Children who live with smokers miss more school due to illness than those who live in households with non-smokers, according to a new study published in the journal Pediatrics.    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5195415 Mon, 05 Sep 2011 21:01:40 +0100 5195415 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5195016&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F20531066.jpg A new high-tech monitor, designed by Dutch electronics giant Philips, could help ease the physical plight brought about by your mental exertions at work.   (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5195016 Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:14:46 +0100 5195016 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182762&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F24950407.jpg You may remember "swine flu" as the 2009 H1N1 virus, which sent people out for hand sanitizer in droves and avoiding anyone who was coughing and sneezing. No one actually caught it from a pig; it's transmitted from person to person. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182762 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 21:15:50 +0100 5182762 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5182538&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F29062256.jpg For "uncontacted" peoples, like the isolated tribe that went missing last month, a first encounter can be disastrous.    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5182538 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 16:23:43 +0100 5182538 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181540&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F29060193.jpg Ralph and Barbara Geidel have spent close to $100,000 on his medical treatment since 2003, when the former fireman and 9/11 first responder was first diagnosed with tongue and neck cancer. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181540 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 13:28:29 +0100 5181540 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5181541&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F23290252.jpg It may be disembodied now, but this cutting-edge robotic arm will soon spring into action as U.S. researchers begin a landmark experiment which, if successful, will see it controlled by mind power.    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5181541 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 11:14:26 +0100 5181541 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5180469&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F27234452.jpg Firefighters exposed to toxic dust and fumes clogging the air after the World Trade Center towers collapsed 10 years ago are more likely to develop cancer, according to a new study. ...    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5180469 Fri, 02 Sep 2011 01:41:13 +0100 5180469 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5180210&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F28124900.jpg As children head back to school, epidemiologists are encouraging parents to be more aware of the drug-resistant strain of staph and how to protect their kids.   (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5180210 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 18:57:16 +0100 5180210 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5179990&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F20373647.jpg Makers of silicone breast implants have not followed up on thousands of women who received them as required by the Food and Drug Administration as a condition of approval, agency advisers said Wednesday. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5179990 Thu, 01 Sep 2011 01:52:34 +0100 5179990 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5179991&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F21655244.jpg Doctors had never seen a case quite like it: An 86-year-old man showed up at the hospital with the handle of a pair of pruning shears stuck in his eye socket. ...    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5179991 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:33:27 +0100 5179991 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5179989&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F18917856.jpg When it was first invented, soda pop was a treat most people had once in a while for special occasions. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5179989 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 21:15:25 +0100 5179989 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5179641&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F4799776.jpg Babies born in Cuba, Malaysia, Portugal, and the United Kingdom have a better chance of surviving the first month compared to those born in the United States, according to researchers at the World Health Organization and Save the Children. ...    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5179641 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 15:01:48 +0100 5179641 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5179565&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F2803730.jpg Modern outbreaks - swine flu, bird flu, SARS - have been scary and deadly, but they don't hold a candle to a plague called the Black Death. The disease killed an estimated one-third of Europe's population, perhaps 100 million people.    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5179565 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 11:24:07 +0100 5179565 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5179480&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F19789505.jpg A new Gallup pool ranks the happiest -- and most depressed -- states in the U.S. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5179480 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 09:00:00 +0100 5179480 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5179479&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F14312750.jpg On the day that congressional Republicans appointed to the "super committee" meet for the first time, GOP governors are looking for more flexibility in reforming Medicaid. ...    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5179479 Wed, 31 Aug 2011 07:31:55 +0100 5179479 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5176791&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F9280410.jpg A lack of deep sleep may be one of the reasons why people develop high blood pressure.   (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5176791 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 19:26:18 +0100 5176791 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5176793&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F21655244.jpg James Powell could barely speak on the day he died; cancer had confined him to bed and heavy painkillers left him only semi-lucid. Yet the mood was almost celebratory as 25 people -- family, friends and volunteers -- gathered in a large living room ...    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5176793 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 18:25:23 +0100 5176793 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5176792&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F10713754.jpg A U.S. presidential commission has uncovered more details regarding human experiments conducted by American researchers in Guatemala in the 1940s in which the subjects were exposed to sexually transmitted diseases.    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5176792 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 17:30:44 +0100 5176792 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5175729&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F29023575.jpg When New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg instructed five hospitals to evacuate their patients from Hurricane Irene's path, one replied it couldn't follow his order. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5175729 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 12:45:29 +0100 5175729 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5175728&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F21655244.jpg The idea of allowing someone to end his or her own life is undoubtedly controversial. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5175728 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:02:43 +0100 5175728 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5174970&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F25448614.jpg The United Nations warns of a possible resurgence of the deadly avian flu virus, saying there are indications a mutant strain may be spreading in Asia. ...    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5174970 Tue, 30 Aug 2011 07:26:20 +0100 5174970 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5171669&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F28088310.jpg Is musical stimulation key to fighting Alzheimer's? (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5171669 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 17:05:59 +0100 5171669 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5171181&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F21230430.jpg If only everything that looked good, felt good, or tasted good was good for us too. It comes as more welcome news for chocolate lovers, then, that yet another study has linked chocolate consumption with improved heart health. Maybe.    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5171181 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:38:31 +0100 5171181 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5171182&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F15118577.jpg Cholesterol-lowering medications like Lipitor seem to protect the body against more causes of death than just cardiovascular disease.   (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5171182 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:26:26 +0100 5171182 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5170479&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F29013252.jpg A Washington, D.C., man regains his hearing after the East Coast earthquake -- several months after losing it during a fall on Father's Day. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5170479 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:56:07 +0100 5170479 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5170480&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F29011637.jpg Protect older adults during a natural disaster by following these tips. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5170480 Mon, 29 Aug 2011 12:16:11 +0100 5170480 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5163894&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F28124900.jpg Vita Food Products says it is recalling more than 8,000 packages of its smoked salmon because the product may be contaminated.    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5163894 Sat, 27 Aug 2011 15:29:37 +0100 5163894 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5160260&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F9280410.jpg Doctors say you don't have to look like a heart attack waiting to happen to be one.   (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5160260 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:25:21 +0100 5160260 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5160261&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F15118577.jpg British health authorities on Friday urged vigilance after packages of an over-the-counter painkiller were found to contain antipsychotic drugs. ...    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5160261 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 15:31:15 +0100 5160261 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159363&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F21655244.jpg We get lots of wake-up calls that we're getting older. But no whining; there's also lots we can do to slow the aging process. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159363 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:43:21 +0100 5159363 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5157789&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F15118577.jpg British health authorities on Friday urged vigilance after packages of an over-the-counter painkiller were found to contain antipsychotic drugs.    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5157789 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:36:34 +0100 5157789 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5157788&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F18227809.jpg The problem of obesity is spreading around the world and poses serious health threats. The finding is part of a new special report on obesity, and how to combat it in the medical journal the Lancet.    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5157788 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 10:32:51 +0100 5157788 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5157580&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F10441724.jpg The Food and Drug Administration is recommending that patients taking the anti-depressant Celexa (citalopram hydrobromide) take no more than 40mg a day. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5157580 Fri, 26 Aug 2011 00:45:27 +0100 5157580 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5157344&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F23290252.jpg There is no typical job scenario for early-onset Alzheimer's. Whether a person with the progressive disorder can continue working successfully depends on his or her case and circumstances, and to what extent the disease has impaired brain function. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5157344 Thu, 25 Aug 2011 16:50:09 +0100 5157344 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5147789&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F10713756.jpg Plenty of people identify as bisexual, but scientists are still trying to figure out what that means in terms of physiological arousal and attraction.    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5147789 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 11:08:13 +0100 5147789 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5147478&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F26714621.jpg Editor's note: Ethnographers Patricia and Peter Adler drew on 150 interviews with self-injurers from all over the world, along with 30,000 to 40,000 internet posts in chat rooms and communiqués to write "The Tender Cut: Inside the World of ...    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5147478 Wed, 24 Aug 2011 09:11:34 +0100 5147478 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5147089&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F9280410.jpg Researchers in Canada have shown that a special cholesterol-lowering diet works well -- even with only two nutritional counseling sessions over six months.    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5147089 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 21:22:33 +0100 5147089 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5146683&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F27557624.jpg The number of children treated in U.S. emergency departments for falls from windows approached 100,000 between 1990 and 2008, says a study in the journal Pediatrics.    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5146683 Tue, 23 Aug 2011 11:38:00 +0100 5146683 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5146301&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F18201049.jpg The U.S. surgeon general stopped by the spectacle known as the Bronner Bros. International Hair Show on Sunday -- and it wasn't for a new 'do.   (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5146301 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 20:41:42 +0100 5146301 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5141889&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F16274383.jpg Dr. Caldwell Esselstyn Jr. says he stumbled on a fact that changed his career: Certain cultures around the world do not suffer from heart disease, the No. 1 killer in the Western world. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5141889 Sat, 20 Aug 2011 02:30:32 +0100 5141889 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5141710&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F28920612.jpg Health experts say a rare infection caused by an amoeba that lives in water has killed three Americans this summer, including a St. Bernard man. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5141710 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 23:59:32 +0100 5141710 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5141268&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F28916887.jpg More and more children are getting a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5141268 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 17:24:06 +0100 5141268 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5140635&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F22794163.jpg Didn't men use to be more masculine? They were more ready to fight back, right? They walked with more swagger, and just did more things their way.    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5140635 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 14:05:22 +0100 5140635 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139450&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F27228854.jpg Men and women are built differently, that much is clear -- but that's not where the differences end. Unique health concerns and nutritional needs also separate the sexes. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139450 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:36:45 +0100 5139450 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139451&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F9803044.jpg Most parents know what vaccines their children need and at what age they should receive them, but they may not realize that their college-bound offspring need specific inoculations too.    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139451 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 11:04:46 +0100 5139451 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139189&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F25448614.jpg Editor's note: Dr. Sanjay Gupta explores the signs, tests and lifestyle changes that could make cardiac problems a thing of the past on "The Last Heart Attack," Sunday at 8 p.m. ET on CNN. ...    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139189 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 08:00:07 +0100 5139189 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139166&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F24772993.jpg The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention anticipate more doses of the seasonal influenza vaccine will be available during this year's flu season compared to last year's. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139166 Fri, 19 Aug 2011 02:26:03 +0100 5139166 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139167&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F17739218.jpg A new study adds to the body of research suggesting that "man's best friend" may actually be able to smell cancer. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139167 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 22:16:46 +0100 5139167 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139090&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F22909986.jpg The problem with bitterness is that it goes on and on.    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139090 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:23:22 +0100 5139090 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139168&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fnews%2F28905342%2Fdetail.html David Cross, 47, and Amber Tamblyn, 28, are engaged to be married, the actress' rep confirms to People. ...    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139168 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 17:01:16 +0100 5139168 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5139010&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F28903860.jpg Finding a monkey in a Walmart parking lot can be surprising, especially when it's jumpy. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5139010 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 15:47:38 +0100 5139010 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5138927&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F27693054.jpg By the time he reached the White House, Bill Clinton's appetite was legend. He loved hamburgers, steaks, chicken enchiladas, barbecue and french fries but wasn't too picky. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5138927 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 11:25:25 +0100 5138927 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5138557&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F26714621.jpg What's the leading indicator of heart disease for men? It's a surprising answer that affects at least 30 million men in the United States but most men don't talk about, according to the National Institute of Health. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5138557 Thu, 18 Aug 2011 00:20:24 +0100 5138557 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5138558&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F28756642.jpg Many patients with the deadliest form of skin cancer got a new treatment option Wednesday, as the Food and Drug Administration gave its blessing to vemurafenib, sold by Genentech under the brand name Zelboraf. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5138558 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:18:19 +0100 5138558 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5138559&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F18236936.jpg Learning your cholesterol numbers -- the good, the bad and the total -- is a well-established part of the annual physical exam. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5138559 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 20:08:50 +0100 5138559 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5137999&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F28893541.jpg It's eerie but it's true: Three people have died this summer after suffering rare infections from a waterborne amoeba that destroys the brain.   (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5137999 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:34:01 +0100 5137999 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5138149&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F10252030.jpg More Americans are being erroneously killed off by the Social Security Administration every day.    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5138149 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:22:03 +0100 5138149 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5138000&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F14312664.jpg Tens of thousands of striking workers from Verizon Communications will lose their medical benefits if they're still picketing at the end of the month, the telephone service provider said Wednesday. ...    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5138000 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:52:14 +0100 5138000 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5137432&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F28892359.jpg Some of the largest tobacco companies in the U.S. filed a lawsuit against the government, alleging that graphic warning labels on cigarette packages go too far. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5137432 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 15:21:40 +0100 5137432 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5136865&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F14312664.jpg Tens of thousands of striking workers from Verizon Communications will lose their medical benefits if they're still picketing at the end of the month, the telephone service provider said Wednesday.    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5136865 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 13:20:36 +0100 5136865 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5136535&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F20690811.jpg A new study may better explain why African American women have greater risk for developing more aggressive and difficult-to-treat forms of breast cancer, called estrogen and progesterone receptor negative cancers (ER-/PR-).    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5136535 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:57:17 +0100 5136535 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5136534&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F1640492.jpg Cigarette smoking causes bladder cancer at an even higher rate than previously thought, according to a study published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5136534 Wed, 17 Aug 2011 11:14:16 +0100 5136534 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5132068&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F17899064.jpg Even a little exercise -- about 15 minutes a day - can translate to health benefits, according to an observational study from Taiwan.    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5132068 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:31:21 +0100 5132068 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5131553&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F26475994.jpg In case you couldn't tell by our recent tomato sandwich and okra benders, the time is ripe to enjoy the waning days of the summer garden's bounty - and you can bet your (and Mario Batali's) bottom dollar we're going to take advantage of it.    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5131553 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 15:38:42 +0100 5131553 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5131238&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F10713756.jpg About one in eight babies in the U.S. are born prematurely, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Godswill Keraoru is one of those babies.    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5131238 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 11:06:33 +0100 5131238 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5131135&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F27440909.jpg A chlorine leak at the Raging Waters water park in Sacramento, California, sent nine children and 11 adults to local hospitals Monday, officials said. ...    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5131135 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 08:24:40 +0100 5131135 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5130299&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F28874693.jpg The U.S. Army reported 32 suicides and potential suicides in the month of July, the highest total since the service began publicly releasing such statistics 2 ½ years ago. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5130299 Tue, 16 Aug 2011 01:30:57 +0100 5130299 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5129894&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F28873986.jpg A Kansas slaughterhouse is recalling 60,242 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with deadly E. coli 0157:H7, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service says. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5129894 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 22:37:12 +0100 5129894 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5127992&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F28870063.jpg It's already known that children with older siblings who have autism spectrum disorder or ASD, have a higher risk of developing the condition themselves, and a new study in Pediatrics finds that risk is even higher than previously expected.   Video: Autism Risk (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5127992 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 16:31:41 +0100 5127992 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5127486&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F4799776.jpg A woman is told that she had suffered a miscarriage only to find that her baby is still alive a month later. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5127486 Mon, 15 Aug 2011 14:01:55 +0100 5127486 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5123169&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F5709964.jpg A Canadian company has recalled 38,000 pounds of diced bacon products that may be contaminated with listeria bacteria, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said Friday. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5123169 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 02:54:05 +0100 5123169 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5123102&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F28853180.jpg Federal health authorities reported Friday the first report of human rabies in the United States linked to a vampire bat rabies virus. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5123102 Sat, 13 Aug 2011 01:28:35 +0100 5123102 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5123103&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F14312664.jpg A federal appeals court has tossed out key provisions of the sweeping health care reform bill championed by President Obama, setting up a likely election-year showdown at the Supreme Court over the landmark legislation. ...    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5123103 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 19:23:08 +0100 5123103 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5120256&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F14312664.jpg A federal appeals court Friday tossed out key provisions of the sweeping health care reform bill championed by President Obama, setting up a likely election-year showdown at the Supreme Court over the landmark legislation. ...    Interactive: How Will Reform Affect You? (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5120256 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 17:56:25 +0100 5120256 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5119351&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F23162411.jpg A satisfying sex life can be a source of comfort and joy. When it's neither comfortable nor joyful, however, don't automatically blame your mate. Maybe your body is trying to tell you something. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5119351 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:56:57 +0100 5119351 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5119349&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F28182119.jpg Instead of contractions, they're called surges. And don't call it labor, it's birthing. When the discomfort of childbirth kicks in, it's pressure -- not pain.    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5119349 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:33:34 +0100 5119349 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5119350&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F25967103.jpg Desperate times call for a tall, cool glass of creativity in this patch of West Texas where water is scarce and quickly disappearing.    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5119350 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:07:07 +0100 5119350 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5119228&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F27147482.jpg Hospital monitoring devices are clunky and uncomfortable, with all of their wires and plugs like you'd see with any old machine. Heart disease patients sometimes have to wear monitors for a month or more. But now, a group of researchers is making ...    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5119228 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 08:57:19 +0100 5119228 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5119075&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F17974710.jpg Women with depression have a higher risk for stroke, according to a new study, adding to the growing amount of information linking depression and stroke. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5119075 Fri, 12 Aug 2011 02:11:04 +0100 5119075 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5119069&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F17956188.jpg Ian Kerner, a sexuality counselor and New York Times best-selling author, blogs about sex on Thursdays on The Chart. Read more from him at his website, GoodInBed. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5119069 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 23:14:12 +0100 5119069 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5118081&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F9803044.jpg A step toward a new possible treatment for leukemia, one that uses patients' own immune cells to target and destroy cancer is getting a lot of media attention.    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5118081 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 17:31:51 +0100 5118081 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5117019&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F28835509.jpg A brutal mauling by a friend's pet chimpanzee left Charla Nash without a nose, eyelids, lips or hands. Police initially couldn't determine her gender. Doctors weren't sure if she would survive.    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5117019 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 16:18:57 +0100 5117019 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5114460&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F28832593.jpg As the Horn of Africa struggles to deal with its worst drought in more than half a century, rising food prices are adding to growing hunger in Kenya.    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5114460 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:28:49 +0100 5114460 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5114461&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F25448614.jpg A San Francisco man and his Australian husband will be forced apart when the Australian is deported this month after the federal government denied his request to be a permanent resident. ...    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5114461 Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:31:28 +0100 5114461 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5111155&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F28826448.jpg As he puts a straw in his fruit smoothie, Michael Lee Howard accidentally knocks over the cup, spilling the seaweed-colored liquid. "Well, it happens," he says. As he collects the smoothie overflow in the plastic lid, he exposes the tattoos on his ...    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5111155 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 20:30:18 +0100 5111155 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5108628&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F28821848.jpg They say laughter is the best medicine. But a 7-year-old British girl may disagree after an operation to remove a brain tumor left her giggling non-stop. (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5108628 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 14:00:42 +0100 5108628 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5108629&cid=s_23308_26_f&fid=23308&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.wdsu.com%2Fmedia%2F400x300%2F14312664.jpg As candidates swarm the Iowa airwaves ahead of the Ames Straw Poll Saturday, independent groups are also getting their share in the ad buys and keeping jobs the primary focus.    (Source: WDSU.com - Health) WDSU.com - Health news http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5108629 Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:40:12 +0100 5108629