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Health care credit cards may add to your pain - Thu, 2 Sep 2010 13:55:22 GMT
These days, you may leave your dentist's office with more than a toothbrush and dental floss in your bag. Thousands of dentists are offering patients health-care credit cards to cover the work that needs to be done, with seemingly hard-to-resist repayment terms. If you need care and don't have insurance to cover it or cash in hand, it's tempting to sign up.
1 in 7 home kitchens would flunk inspection - Thu, 2 Sep 2010 17:38:36 GMT

Would you pay to eat here?A new study suggests that at least one in seven home kitchens would flunk the kind of health inspection commonly administered to restaurants.
Tall order: Brazilian teen girl stands at nearly 7 feet - Thu, 2 Sep 2010 13:58:17 GMT

At nearly 7 feet tall, Elisany Silva of Brazil is one of the world’s tallest teenagers. The 14-year-old says she had to quit school after she grew too large to ride the bus. At nearly 7 feet tall, Elisany Silva of Brazil is one of the world’s tallest teenagers. The 14-year-old says she had to quit school after she grew too large to ride the bus.
Trapped, but still sane: Survivors speak out - Wed, 1 Sep 2010 22:53:06 GMT

Nicholas White was stranded for 41 hours in an elevator back in 1999 at Rockefeller Center's McGraw-Hill Building in New York.Randy Knapp was a teenager when he spent 13 nights trapped in a whiteout on Oregon's Mount Hood. Thirty-three years later, he's still climbing.
New test seen as big advance in diagnosing TB - Wed, 1 Sep 2010 21:25:18 GMT
Scientists are reporting a major advance in diagnosing tuberculosis: A new test can reveal in less than two hours, with very high accuracy, whether someone has the disease and if it's resistant to the main drug for treating it.
Diet drug Meridia study renews calls for U.S. ban - Wed, 1 Sep 2010 22:41:19 GMT
Final data from a new study showed that the diet drug Meridia increases the risk of heart attacks and strokes in patients who already have heart disease, but offered only moderate weight loss.
Mental 'exercise' linked to faster dementia - Wed, 1 Sep 2010 21:56:04 GMT
Staying mentally active can help stave off dementia, but once it's diagnosed, people who engaged in crossword puzzles, reading and hobbies may decline more quickly than others, a study finds.
Diabetes drug may keep lung cancer at bay - Wed, 1 Sep 2010 22:11:53 GMT
The popular diabetes drug Metformin could stave off lung cancer in smokers and deserves further study, a new study finds.
Some cities sink boozy parties on public waters - Thu, 2 Sep 2010 15:44:57 GMT

About 10,000 people floated down the Colorado River in Bullhead City, Ariz., on Aug. 14, during the fourth annual Bullhead City-Laughlin River Regatta, an event that's organized by the city. Floatopia, beer floating, float-a-palooza — there are many names, but the key ingredients stay the same: Sun, a public body of water, inflatable rafts — and booze. In some cases, lots of booze.
Why some people faint at the sight of blood - Wed, 1 Sep 2010 15:08:24 GMT
Stop teasing folks who take a quick trip to Dreamland whenever they spot the tiniest trickle of the vital fluid: We may owe them our very existence.
E-smokes gaining steam amid calls for a ban - Wed, 1 Sep 2010 16:28:04 GMT

Galen Kipe demonstrates the use of an electronic cigarette, in Ashboro, N.C., on Friday. The 34-year-old has tried quitting a number of times, and he says he has now swapped real smokes for an electronic cigarette. As they become more popular, the battery-powered cigarettes have become the center of a fight over how risky they are compared with traditional smokes, whether they're legal and, if they are, how they should be regulated.
Sleepy? Hunger might help you stay awake - Wed, 1 Sep 2010 15:17:51 GMT
Pulling a late-nighter? You might not want to reach for the sugary snacks to keep you awake. A new study involving fruit flies suggests the sleep-deprived mind is kept alert by hunger. 
Sleep-deprived teens may eat more fatty foods - Wed, 1 Sep 2010 13:41:46 GMT
Teens who skimp on shut-eye eat more fatty foods, a new study suggests.
Colorado Army post says suicide rate is falling - Wed, 1 Sep 2010 18:00:35 GMT
The suicide rate among soldiers at Fort Carson is on track to drop by about 45 percent this year compared with 2008, as the U.S. military takes steps to ease what has been an increasing problem.
Cancer drug inspires new Alzheimer's approach - Wed, 1 Sep 2010 17:53:55 GMT
An altered version of the cancer drug Gleevec could form the basis of a new class of drugs that block the development of brain-damaging plaques in Alzheimer's disease, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
Botox-maker pays $600M to resolve investigation - Wed, 1 Sep 2010 15:14:10 GMT
Allergan says it will pay $600 million to settle a years-long federal investigation into how it marketed its top-selling drug Botox.
Moscow bans nighttime vodka sales - Wed, 1 Sep 2010 17:15:06 GMT
Moscow banned nighttime sales of vodka and other spirits on Wednesday, part of a nationwide drive to curb crime and disease linked with Russia's national drink.
Antibiotic helped fight common wound infection - Wed, 1 Sep 2010 15:30:38 GMT
* Compound could treat infections in burn, blast victims
U.S. to aggressively pursue drug misbranding cases - Wed, 1 Sep 2010 15:55:36 GMT
The U.S. Department of Justice will continue to "aggressively pursue" pharmaceutical companies that illegally market drugs for uses that have not been approved by health regulators, a top agency official said on Wednesday.
Why your grandpa tells stories over and over - Wed, 1 Sep 2010 13:38:30 GMT
There may be a reason grandparents repeat the same stories over and over again. According to a new study, older people are more likely than younger people to forget with whom they've shared information.
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