Iraq confirms cholera outbreak south of Baghdad

AP - Cholera has broken out in a province south of Baghdad and at least 20 cases of the waterborne disease have been confirmed there, a Health Ministry official said Monday.

Health Tip: Stay Safe on the School Bus

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Children should know how to safely board and leave the school bus, and what to do during the ride to and from school.

Health Tip: Understanding Serving Sizes

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- The nutritional content of most foods is labeled according to serving size. But how much do you know about serving sizes?

Painkillers Lower PSA Test Readings

HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Taking aspirin or other commonly used painkillers can lower blood levels of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) and possibly confuse the results of a common screening test for prostate cancer, a study finds.

French plastic surgeon gets jail sentence for 'garage surgery'

Fifty-nine-year-old Frenchwoman gives birth to healthy triplets

Fifty-nine-year-old Frenchwoman gives birth to triplets

Colon cancer patients not getting follow-up care

AP - Many colon cancer patients aren't getting the screenings recommended after surgery to make sure the disease hasn't returned, new research shows.

Pain relievers may complicate prostate screening

Reuters - Taking a popular class of pain relievers that includes aspirin and ibuprofen lowers the levels of a protein in a man's blood that doctors use to screen for prostate cancer, U.S. researchers said on Monday.