http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ Y! Health News Search RSS Feed, updated continuously. en-us Sun, 05 Jul 2009 11:00:57 PDT Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. 5 142 18 http://health.yahoo.com/ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/he/b/he_144.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/us_marijuana_cancer.htmlyahoo/health/news/ap/us_marijuana_cancerSat, 04 Jul 2009 02:18:53 PDTAP - It might take Californians a puff or two to get their heads around an apparent contradiction recently enshrined in state law. The same marijuana smoke that doctors can recommend to ease cancer patients' suffering must soon come with a warning saying it causes the disease.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/cellpathwaymaybekeytolungcancersspread.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/cellpathwaymaybekeytolungcancersspreadFri, 03 Jul 2009 20:49:14 PDTHealthDay - FRIDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers say they've found a major cellular flaw that may drive the rapid spread of relapsed lung cancer.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_pfizer_chantix.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_pfizer_chantixWed, 01 Jul 2009 18:33:12 PDTReuters - U.S. health officials on Wednesday ordered Pfizer Inc and GlaxoSmithKline PLC to add strong "black box" warnings on their anti-smoking drugs to highlight the risk of serious mental health problems, including suicidal thoughts.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_cancer_lung_scans.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_cancer_lung_scansWed, 01 Jul 2009 14:53:51 PDTReuters - Devices that simultaneously take a PET scan and a CT scan can eliminate unnecessary surgery for lung cancer, although they do little to save lives, researchers in Denmark reported on Wednesday.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/onlinegenetictestingappearstohavebenefits.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/onlinegenetictestingappearstohavebenefitsTue, 30 Jun 2009 16:21:41 PDTHealthDay - TUESDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) -- Online genetic testing for lung cancer appears to offer some benefits to patients, according to U.S. researchers who evaluated the use of an online test among 44 smokers.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_eu_smoking.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_eu_smokingTue, 30 Jun 2009 07:49:21 PDTReuters - The European Union's health chief proposed on Tuesday that uniform laws be drafted for all 27 countries in the bloc to regulate smoking more strictly in public areas and workplaces.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/healthuscancer.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/healthuscancerMon, 29 Jun 2009 14:55:25 PDTAFP - Two National Institutes of Health (NIH) practitioners have questioned the wisdom and utility of treating terminally ill cancer patients with expensive treatments that only extend their lives by weeks.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/afp/healthuscancer_20090629215626.htmlyahoo/health/news/afp/healthuscancer_20090629215626Mon, 29 Jun 2009 14:55:25 PDTAFP - Two National Institutes of Health (NIH) practitioners have questioned the wisdom and utility of treating terminally ill cancer patients with expensive treatments that only extend their lives by weeks.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/schizophrenialinkedtohigherriskofdyingfromcancer.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/schizophrenialinkedtohigherriskofdyingfromcancerTue, 23 Jun 2009 20:49:55 PDTHealthDay - TUESDAY, June 23 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer is the second leading cause of death for people with schizophrenia, a new French study reports.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/us_healthcare_companies_usa.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/us_healthcare_companies_usaFri, 19 Jun 2009 14:25:00 PDTReuters - To improve the quality of colon cancer screening for employees of Caterpillar Inc, Dr. Mike Taylor decided to make doctors compete for its business.