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India gay ruling boosts AIDS fight but stigma lingers
Jul 3, 2009 11:14 AM PDT, Reuters
Reuters - An Indian court ruling to decriminalize gay sex will boost the fight against AIDS, but a powerful stigma against homosexuality and uneven quality of healthcare will still hamper efforts, a top AIDS worker said.
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Many parents lack confidence in changing behavior
Jul 3, 2009 10:31 AM PDT, Reuters
Reuters - Many parents don't have enough self-confidence to implement and enforce changes in their child's behavior that will reduce the child's risk of obesity, researchers from Harvard Medical School in Boston have found.
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Wealth, disability factors in alcohol-longevity tie
Jul 3, 2009 10:30 AM PDT, Reuters
Reuters - Moderate drinkers are wealthier, more educated and less likely to be disabled than teetotalers, which explains some, but not all, of the association between moderate alcohol consumption and longer life, according to a new study.
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Fertility drug combo promising in older women
Jul 3, 2009 10:27 AM PDT, Reuters
Reuters - The combination of two drugs -- Femara (letrozole) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) -- could be of benefit in infertile women of advanced reproductive age undergoing intrauterine insemination, results of a study indicate.
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Sickle cell disease healthcare costs high in U.S.
Jul 3, 2009 08:46 AM PDT, Reuters
Reuters - A new study shows that the annual cost of medical care in the US for people who suffer from sickle cell disease exceeds $1.1 billion.
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U.S. parents think twice about sending kids to camp
Jul 3, 2009 07:47 AM PDT, Reuters
Reuters - Since its opening last week, camp counselors at New Jersey's Liberty Lake Day Camp disinfect door knobs, take the temperatures of children as they arrive and remind the campers not to share canned sodas.
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Prostate cancer screening still unproven: report
Jul 3, 2009 07:45 AM PDT, Reuters
Reuters - PSA blood tests are often used to screen men for prostate cancer, but there is still no good evidence that they cut death rates from the disease, a new review finds.
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Bedwetting, being overweight linked to sleep apnea
Jul 3, 2009 07:44 AM PDT, Reuters
Reuters - Children who are overweight and wet the bed at night may have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), researchers report.
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Mass transit noise may threaten passengers' hearing
Jul 3, 2009 07:42 AM PDT, Reuters
Reuters - Noise from public transportation, especially subways, may be loud enough to harm some passengers' hearing, a new study suggests.
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Social factors influence neighborhood asthma rates
Jul 3, 2009 07:41 AM PDT, Reuters
Reuters - Childhood asthma is less common in neighborhoods with high economic potential and strong community vitality, new research shows.
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