 CTV.ca | Boomers urged to get tested for virus San Francisco Chronicle Bay Area health advocates and doctors welcomed the recommendations by federal health officers Friday that all Baby Boomers get tested for the liver-destroying virus hepatitis C. The draft recommendations issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and ... CDC urges Boomers to get tested for hepatitis C CDC Urges Baby Boomers to Get Tested For Hepatitis C US baby boomers urged to take hepatitis C blood test |
 AFP | Study Indicates 'Good' Cholesterol Doctrine May Be Flawed Daily Disruption A new study published by researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, the Broad Institute, and Massachusetts General Hospital, challenges the conventional concept that raising a person's HDL levels (good ... Doubt Cast on the 'Good' in 'Good Cholesterol' Raising HDL Levels May Not Lower Heart Attack Risk Study questions whether raising ?good" cholesterol reduces heart attack risk |
 AFP | Sugar Makes You Stupid, But Omega-3s Will Smarten You Back Up Forbes Though we may not have fully come to terms with it, in theory we know that high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is an adversary of health. Lots of work has been done looking at the effect of fructose on weight, liver function, diabetes risk, ... This is your brain on sugar: UCLA study shows high-fructose diet sabotages ... Does Sugar Make You Stupid? Sugar can make you dumb, US scientists warn |
 New York Times | Popular Antibiotic May Raise Risk of Sudden Death New York Times A new study finds that a widely used antibiotic, azithromycin, may increase the likelihood of sudden death in adults, especially those who have heart disease or are at high risk for it. The increased odds of death are small, but significant enough that ... Common antibiotic boosts death risk Azithromycin May Up Risk of Cardiac Death The FDA Is Faster. Now Let's Make It Safer |
 Daily News & Analysis | You are what you eat: Why do male consumers avoid vegetarian options? Medical Xpress Why are men generally more reluctant to try vegetarian products? According to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research, consumers are influenced by a strong association of meat with masculinity. "We examined whether people in Western cultures ... Apparently ?Real Men? Don't Eat Veggies Either Men think meat is macho and salad is for wimps, claims research Why do men like meat? Answer may be obvious |
 UNAIDS | Trial Vaccine Made Some More Vulnerable to HIV, Study Confirms New York Times A follow-up study on an AIDS vaccine trial that had to be stopped early has confirmed the worst fears of researchers: The vaccine made it more likely, not less, that some men would become infected with HIV Men who were not circumcised and who had ... Could This Be The Generation That Finds a Vaccine to Prevent HIV/AIDS? For HIV/AIDS patients, stress management is a significant factor in successful ... A Changing Landscape in Fighting AIDS |
 BBC News | Weight management 'benefits' for mother and baby BBC News Dieting in pregnancy is safe for women and does not carry risks for the baby, a review of research has suggested. The London-based team said following a healthy diet - and not eating for two - prevents excess weight gain and cuts the risk of ... Eating for two? Piling on the pounds during pregnancy can increase risk of ... Diet during pregnancy is safe and reduces risk for complications, study finds Diets Safe for Obese, Pregnant Women |
 msnbc.com | Many learn on Facebook that woman with flesh-eating disease may face more ... Boston Herald By Katie Leslie / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution ATLANTA ? Overwhelmed by the worldwide response to her suffering, Aimee Copeland's family has, for now, retreated into a cone of silence, a hospital spokeswoman said Friday. But those caught up in the ... Flesh-Eating Disease: Severe Pain Leads Symptoms Georgia student with flesh-eating infection OKs more amputations Ga. woman to lose both hands, foot to flesh-eating infection |
 The Guardian | Psychiatrist who championed 'gay cure' admits he was wrong The Guardian One of the most influential figures in modern psychiatry has apologised to America's gays for a scientific study which supported attempts to "cure" people of their homosexuality. The survey, published in 2001, looked at "reparative therapy" and was ... Leading Psychiatrist Apologizes for Study Supporting Gay 'Cure' A decade later, researcher apologizes for study suggesting gays can go ... Dr. Robert Spitzer Regrets 2001 Study Supporting 'Ex-Gay' Therapy |
 kypost.com | Mad cow quarantines lifted at 2 California dairies Oakland Tribune AP FRESNO -- Quarantines were lifted on two Central California dairies associated with a case of mad cow disease after investigators found no link between the illness and food the diseased bovine might have consumed, federal officials said Friday. Mad Cow Quarantines Lifted at Two U.S. Diaries Review so far shows mad cow case was atypical California Dairy Farms Released From Mad Cow Quarantine |