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Autism risks detailed in children of older mothers

By LINDSEY TANNER, AP Medical Writer; Feb 8, 2010 03:30 PM PST

AP - A woman's chance of having a child with autism increase substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million births found. Full Story

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Too Many With End-Stage Dementia Get Feeding Tubes
Feb 9, 2010 08:49 PM PST, HealthDay
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Larger hospitals and those that are set up to make a profit are more likely to use feeding tubes in patients with advanced dementia, despite evidence that the practice does not prolong life or help with bed sores and other problems.
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Michelle Obama rallies US to push back child obesity
Feb 9, 2010 06:54 PM PST, AFP
AFP - First Lady Michelle Obama teamed up with athletes, farmers, doctors, the food industry and media to take on the childhood obesity "epidemic" that affects a staggering one in three American youngsters.
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Michelle Obama rallies US to push back child obesity
Feb 9, 2010 02:48 PM PST, AFP
AFP - First Lady Michelle Obama teamed up with athletes, farmers, doctors and the media Tuesday to confront the childhood obesity "epidemic" that affects a staggering one in three American youngsters.
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Luxury Mexican drug rehab clinic lures U.S. addicts
Feb 9, 2010 08:27 AM PST, Reuters
Reuters - A Mexican entrepreneur is luring U.S. drug addicts to plush rehabilitation centers south of the border, even as shoddier Mexican clinics earn a reputation for attracting cartel shootouts.
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Even when treated, depression costs employers
Feb 9, 2010 08:02 AM PST, Reuters
Reuters - Workers with depression stay home sick more often than healthy colleagues, even when their disease is treated, according to a Thomson Reuters report released on Tuesday.
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Even third-hand smoke carries carcinogens: study
Feb 9, 2010 07:00 AM PST, Reuters
Reuters - Old tobacco smoke does more than simply make a room smell stale -- it can leave cancer-causing toxins behind, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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Third-hand smoke also bad for you: study
Feb 9, 2010 02:20 AM PST, AFP
AFP - You know smoking is bad for you. You know inhaling someone else's smoke is bad for you. Now a US study says third-hand smoke -- tobacco residue clinging to surfaces -- is also bad for you.
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Third-hand smoke also bad for you: study
Feb 8, 2010 10:16 PM PST, AFP
AFP - You know smoking is bad for you. You know inhaling someone else's smoke is bad for you. Now a US study says third-hand smoke -- tobacco residue clinging to surfaces -- is also bad for you.
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Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 8, 2010
Feb 8, 2010 08:49 PM PST, HealthDay
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:
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Financial Woes Add Anxiety to Breast Cancer Diagnosis
Feb 8, 2010 08:49 PM PST, HealthDay
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Financial pressure puts low- and medium-income women at particularly high risk for anxiety and depression after being diagnosed with the noninvasive breast cancer ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), a U.S. study has found.
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