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| Heart disease on the rise in India April 3, 2009 at 9:36 am |
| Hindu priest Pandjitee is not overweight, does not smoke or drink and follows a strict vegetarian diet. Yet three years ago he was suddenly struck by a heart attack. |
| House passes bill giving FDA power over tobacco April 2, 2009 at 3:07 pm |
| The House of Representatives passed a bill Thursday that would give the Food and Drug Administration the authority to regulate the advertising and sale of tobacco products in the United States. | | |
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| CDC: Rocket fuel chemical found in baby formula (AP) April 3, 2009 at 7:37 am |
| AP - Traces of a chemical used in rocket fuel were found in samples of powdered baby formula, and could exceed what's considered a safe dose for adults if mixed with water also contaminated with the ingredient, a government study has found. |
| Singapore urges caution on cervical cancer shots (AFP) April 3, 2009 at 3:29 am |
| AFP - Singapore Friday called for caution on carrying out mass immunisation of girls as young as nine years old against cervical cancer, saying the vaccine's effects must be studied further. |
| Brain Cells Give New Clues to Alzheimer's (HealthDay) April 2, 2009 at 11:49 pm |
| HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- By uncovering a mechanism that causes damage to brain synapses during Alzheimer's disease, researchers might have found a key to reducing or preventing nerve degeneration for these patients. |
| FDA eyes NY nut plant in pistachio recall probe (AP) April 2, 2009 at 9:23 pm |
| AP - The investigation into a nationwide salmonella scare over pistachio nuts has spread from a California nut processor to its sister plant in New York, where inspectors last month found cockroaches and rodent droppings. |
| NJ warns nearly 3,000 to get tested for hep B (AP) April 2, 2009 at 5:20 pm |
| AP - New Jersey officials have advised nearly 3,000 people who share a doctor to get tested after five cancer patients who visited the physician were found to have hepatitis B. |
| Marijuana helps in battle against cancer: study (AFP) April 2, 2009 at 2:56 pm |
| AFP - The main chemical in marijuana appears to aid in the destruction of brain cancer cells, offering hope for future anti-cancer therapies, researchers in Spain wrote in a study released Thursday. |
| Brain Cells Give New Clues to Alzheimer's (HealthDay) April 2, 2009 at 2:04 pm |
| HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- By uncovering a mechanism that causes damage to brain synapses during Alzheimer's disease, researchers might have found a key to reducing or preventing nerve degeneration for these patients. |
| Tobacco regulation bill up for vote Thursday (AP) April 2, 2009 at 7:16 am |
| AP - Anti-smoking forces are predicting a long-awaited victory when the House votes on legislation that would, for the first time, allow government regulation of tobacco products. | | |
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