HOME >> HEALTH Health Top articles for Health section as of Wed, Jun 19, 2013. Health (1476) Eye Diseases Linked to Age Increasingly Sharply: Study 3 ( 190 ) By Jane Goh on June 22nd, 2012 Americans are facing a sharp increase in eye diseases as they pass 40, two reports conclude. The numbers suggest a big hike during the last decade in those who experienced vision impairment and California voters narrowly reject new tobacco tax 5 ( 28 ) By Jane Goh on June 22nd, 2012 A California initiative to increase the tax on tobacco to pay for cancer research has failed by less than a percentage point after remaining too close to call for more than two weeks.With about 5 Tycoon shakes up cancer drug market with price cuts 3 ( 148 ) By Jane Goh on June 22nd, 2012 Indian pharmaceutical tycoon Yusuf Hamied revolutionised AIDS treatment more than a decade ago by supplying cut-price drugs to the world's poor -- and now he wants to do the same for cancer.Hamied, What's a voxel and what can it tell us? A primer on fMRI 1 ( 23 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 Credit: Kim J, Matthews NL, Park S., Via: Wikimedia CommonsAt right is a picture of someone’s brain as seen through functional magnetic resonance imaging or fMRI. This particular subject is taxing U.S. helps doctors track patients' prescription drug use 4 ( 142 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 The Obama administration is launching a pilot program to make it easier for doctors, pharmacists and emergency departments to access patients' prescription drug records, aiming to stem a rising tide Rare Drug-Resistant Bacteria Spotted in U.S. Hospital 0 ( 0 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 THURSDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) -- A rare type of deadly bacteria was found in two patients in a Rhode Island hospital in 2011, but swift treatment and infection control measures stopped any How Striking Down Obamacare Will Lead to More Government Health Care 4 ( 187 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 COMMENTARY | "If you strike me down, I shall become more powerful than you can possibly imagine."Those words, spoken by Ben Kenobi in "Star Wars," give an accurate description of how No link seen between contraceptives and higher HIV risk: CDC 2 ( 136 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 There is no clear link between the use of contraceptives such as the birth control pill or Depo-Provera shots and an increased risk that a woman will contract HIV, the U.S. Centers for Disease Better Health Screening Urged for Female College Athletes 1 ( 65 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 THURSDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) -- Shortfalls in the screening of female college athletes for a trio of medical issues called the "female athlete triad" could put them at risk for lifelong Anti-Smoking Ads Have Increased Quit Attempts: CDC 3 ( 47 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 THURSDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) -- National ads featuring people living with the effects of smoking-related diseases may have worked better at prompting smokers to kick the habit than expected, A Crypto Expert's View on Scary Bird Flu Data 5 ( 148 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 After months of contentious debate, the journal Science is publishing a controversial study on Friday about H5N1 avian influenza‘s ability to spread among mammals. The report faced a tortuous path Decoding the dance of the chromosomes 3 ( 63 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 Sex is old.In Scottish Country dancing, couples can swap sides during a dance. During meiosis, pairs of chromosomes line up and exchange genetic information. Image copyright Furlongs Travel/Crieff Seattle pool allows topless breast cancer survivor 5 ( 98 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 A Seattle breast cancer survivor whose breasts were surgically removed has gained the permission to swim topless at a city pool.But Jodi Jaecks wants to make sure her privilege is also extended to Barney, Kung Fu Panda help kids get warts off 2 ( 142 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 Maybe watching TV isn't always bad for kids. According to a new study, preschoolers were less anxious about having their warts removed if they watched their favorite TV show or movie right before the America Needs to Study Fractions 1 ( 120 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 Click here to listen to this podcastWhat part of math was most intimidating when you were in grade school? Maybe it was fractions. Or even worse, long-form division. Somehow splitting numbers really Travel and Other Adventures Can Boost Happiness 0 ( 0 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 THURSDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) -- If you buy life experiences such as an exotic vacation or tickets to a major concert in order to impress other people, you won't get much of a happiness boost, Once-Banned Bird Flu Study Yields Sobering Findings 3 ( 201 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 THURSDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) -- As few as five mutations are enough to make the H5N1 avian influenza virus transmissible via airborne droplets between ferrets, according to a new, highly Cancer Survivors Call in Sick to Work More Often, Study Finds 3 ( 156 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 THURSDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) -- While many long-term cancer survivors return to work, they take more sick leave than their cancer-free colleagues, a new study finds.Researchers analyzed data Health Highlights: June 21, 2012 0 ( 0 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:Seizure Leads to U.S. Commerce Secretary's ResignationA seizure suffered earlier this month Eating Disorders Hitting Women Over 50, Study Finds 5 ( 195 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 THURSDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) -- Although eating disorders are typically thought of as a problem among teenage girls, many women over 50 practice unhealthy eating behaviors, a new study Mirror Mirror: Examining Nature's Copy and Paste 5 ( 114 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 Twins Derek and Zachary Francis sit across from each other in Caffe Luce, a popular coffee shop near the University of Arizona campus. Their faces, still showing signs of youthful hormones, are Waking up to the math of malaria 4 ( 56 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 To the minerals and mobiles underpinning Africa's pacy growth over the last decade, you may soon be able to add malaria - or at least its absence.Besides the huge human cost imposed on the continent Child's Scoliosis Stresses Patients, Parents: Study 3 ( 178 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 THURSDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) -- Having to wear a body brace for the treatment of scoliosis (curved spine) causes stress for teen patients and their parents, a new study finds.But parents Who Has the Most Sway on Facebook? 0 ( 0 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 All Comments Study Ties Kids' Allergy Risks to Antibacterials, Preservatives 2 ( 72 ) By Jane Goh on June 21st, 2012 THURSDAY, June 21 (HealthDay News) -- Antibacterials and preservatives in products such as soap, toothpaste and mouthwash may be linked to an increased risk of allergies in children, according to a