AP - Eleven days after her son Benjamin's birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly swollen. Just as her doctor returned her phone call asking what to do, she dropped dead from a blood clot.
Researchers: AIDS virus can hide in bone marrow (AP)
AP - The virus that causes AIDS can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness, according to new research that could point the way toward better treatments for the disease.
AP - The World Health Organization says more than 85 million children under 5 in west and central Africa will be vaccinated against polio.
Gene test claims to show what diet works best (AP)
AP - Diet not working? Blame your genes. That's the pitch behind a new test that claims to show whether people will do better on a low-fat or a low-carb weight loss plan.
Senators: Lift ban on gays donating blood (AP)
AP - The time has come to change a policy that imposes a lifetime ban on donating blood for any man who has had gay sex since 1977, 18 senators said Thursday.
Obese Colon Cancer Survivors Face Poorer Prognosis (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Colon cancer survivors whoare moderately or severely obese face tougher survival odds followingtreatment compared with their normal-weight peers, a new studyreveals.
As You Age, Better Health Means Better Sex (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Better health translatesinto better sex lives, with healthy people more likely to engage in sex(and good sex at that) and to express an interest in sex, new researchfinds.
Alzheimer's 'Epidemic' Hitting Minorities Hardest (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Over 5 million Americans areliving with Alzheimer's disease, and blacks and Hispanics are at highestrisk of developing the disease, a new report finds.
Obesity and Depression: A Vicious Circle? (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- There appears to be aback-and-forth link between depression and obesity, say researchers whoreviewed the findings of 15 studies that included nearly 59,000people.
AFP - Researchers said Tuesday that papaya leaf extract and its tea have dramatic cancer-fighting properties against a broad range of tumors, backing a belief held in a number of folk traditions.
Canadian vaccination study proves 'herd immunity' (Reuters)
Reuters - Inoculating children against flu protects more people of all ages in the larger community, probably because young people tend to spread viruses through physical play, Canadian researchers said on Tuesday.
HIV Hides Out in Bone Marrow Cells (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 7 (HealthDay News) -- Medications can reduce the level ofthe AIDS virus in the blood to zero, but HIV doesn't disappear and oftenroars back when patients stop taking their pills. Now, research is givingscientists new insight into how the virus manages to hide and avoid thekilling powers of medicine.
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) --Increasing consumption of sugarysoft drinks contributed to 130,000 new cases of diabetes, 14,000 new casesof heart disease and 50,000 more life-years burdened with heart disease inthe last decade, a new U.S. study finds.
Asthma Rates Rising Across the U.S. (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- Asthma rates are increasingacross the United States, a new government study shows, but certain stateshave significantly lower rates of the respiratory disease.
AFP - New York leaders are pressing for a so-called fat tax on the soft drinks industry, saying that sweet beverages are responsible for an upsurge of obesity across the United States.
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