| DENVER (The New York Times News Service) -- Health officials are recommending that almost everyone get a flu shot this year.
SAN DIEGO (USA TODAY) -- Men who say they had a good relationship with their father while growing up react less to day-to-day stress as adults than those whose relationship with their dad was poor, new research suggests.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- From counseling for kids who struggle with their weight, to cancer screenings for their parents, preventive health care will soon be available at no out-of-pocket cost under consumer rules the Obama administration unveiled Wednesday.
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- South African health officials said Tuesday they are alarmed by the rise in deaths among men who have had botched traditional circumcisions, after 39 young men died in the last month after undergoing the rite of passage into manhood.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Doctors always said allergies and asthma were behind Laura Mentch's repeated lung and sinus infections. Only when she turned 50 did she discover the real culprit - a disease notorious for destroying children's lungs.
BEIJING (Asia Pulse Pte Ltd) -- Seven out of 10 men admitted to hospital for a heart attack (acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI)) had erectile dysfunction (ED) in the six months prior to their admission according to new data presented today at the World Congress of Cardiology (WCC) Scientific Sessions in Beijing, China.
BEIJING (Asia Pulse Pte Ltd) -- Younger, unmarried men around the world are least likely to be aware of hypertension (high blood pressure) and less likely to be receiving treatment. Whereas older women, are most aware of hypertension according to data presented today at the World Congress of Cardiology (WCC) Scientific Sessions in Beijing, China.
CINCINNATI (Canadian Press) -- Ken Griffey Sr. wasn't entirely surprised when he was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2006. He knew that it ran in the family, with four uncles succumbing to the disease.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- D.J. Soviero wanted the least treatment that would beat back her small, early-stage breast cancer, but her first doctor insisted she had only one option: tumor removal followed by radiation and chemotherapy.
(USA TODAY) -- As Lance Somerfeld learned, babies are excellent teachers.
(Associated Press) -- We fret about airport scanners, power lines, cell phones and even microwaves. It's true that we get too much radiation. But it's not from those sources -- it's from too many medical tests.
CHICAGO (AP) -- Doctors reported gains against nearly every form of cancer at a conference that ended this week. Yet when Will Thomas heard about an advance against prostate cancer, he wanted to know just one thing: "Is it a cure?"
GENEVA (Deutsche Presse-Agentur) -- Young girls in many countries are now as likely as boys to pick up smoking, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Friday.
(The New York Times News Service) -- Everyone knows exercise can be good for body and mind. But even as doctors admonish young and old to get off the couch to stave off such diseases as diabetes and dementia, they cannot explain how exercise works.
CHICAGO (AP) -- Half of the 70 million Americans with high blood pressure are keeping it under control by taking medication, meeting a government goal set a decade ago and reducing their risk of life-threatening health problems, a study suggests.
(World Entertainment News Network) -- Bret Michaels will undergo surgery later this year to mend his broken heart.
LONDON (AP) -- Britain's top medical group banned a doctor who was the first to publish peer-reviewed research suggesting a connection between a common vaccine and autism from practicing in the country, finding him guilty Monday of serious professional misconduct.
(The New York Times News Service) -- With prescription drug abuse and deaths making headlines all over the state, the public outcry for action is louder than ever.
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) -- A plan by the University of California, Berkeley to voluntarily test the DNA of incoming freshman has come under fire from critics who said the school was pushing an unproven technology on impressionable students.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal health officials knowingly used flawed data in a study that calmed public fears about lead in the District of Columbia's drinking water in 2004, according to a congressional investigation released Thursday.
(USA TODAY) -- Just as many new fathers as mothers develop postpartum depression, and about one in 10 parents have the condition, a new study says.
(USA TODAY) -- After age 50, daily stress and worry take a dive and happiness increases, according to an analysis of more than 340,000 adults questioned about the emotions they experienced "yesterday."
GENEVA (AP) -- Cell phone users worried about getting brain cancer aren't off the hook yet.
DAMASCUS, Syria (USA Today) -- In the shadow of the storied Umayyad Mosque, at the heart of Damascus' old city, one of the last classical Arabic storytellers takes to his throne in the Al-Nawfara Coffee Shop. Rashid Hallak, better known as Abu Shadi -- it means "father of Shadi," a common affectionate reference to a man's eldest son -- appears here almost every night.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The largest U.S. drugstore chain, Walgreen Co., said Wednesday it will hold off selling what was poised to be the first over-the-counter genetic test, after the Food and Drug Administration said the kit has not been proven effective.
(The New York Times News Service) -- Children diagnosed with sickle cell disease once were expected to live barely into their 20s, but medical breakthroughs have more than doubled that lifespan, and now researchers are focused on a new dilemma -- decades of living with the condition may lead to poor brain function.
CANOGA PARK, Calif. (The New York Times News Service) -- The man known around the Northeast Valley as "el doctor Glenn" hauls a hulking fifth wheel trailer into a church parking lot and prepares for the evening ahead.
CHICAGO (AP) -- Plane tickets, check. Passport, check. Medical evacuation insurance? It's probably not something most people think about when packing for a vacation.
TAIJI, Japan (AP) -- Residents of the dolphin-hunting village depicted in Oscar documentary "The Cove" have dangerously high mercury levels, likely because of their fondness for dolphin and whale meat, a government lab said Sunday.
DENVER (The New York Times News Service) -- Jeff Wilson saw a doctor recently about his high cholesterol -- and five other patients with the same problem came to his appointment.
CHICAGO (AP) -- Scientists are puzzling over a surprising increase in stomach cancer in young white adults, while rates in all other American adults have declined. Chances for developing stomach cancer are still very low in young adults but the incidence among 25 to 39 year old whites nonetheless climbed by almost 70 percent in the past three decades, a study found.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Researchers are reporting the first scientific evidence that a hormone banned in sports can boost athletic performance.
SAN FRANCISCO (The New York Times News Service) -- One April day after weeks of rain, Daniel Jiminez took a detour on his way to class: Dolores Park in San Francisco.
LONDON (AP) -- Men in Iceland and women in Cyprus have the lowest risk of dying worldwide, a new study says.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A first-of-a-kind prostate cancer treatment that uses the body's immune system to fight the disease received federal approval Thursday, offering an important alternative to more intensive treatments like chemotherapy.
LONDON (AP) -- A five-minute colon cancer test could reduce the number of deaths from the disease by about 40 percent, a new study says.
(USA TODAY) -- After 40 intense minutes, C.R. Hooligan's and Shenanigans are tied 7-7, so the teams take the court for one more round.
CHICAGO (AP) -- Four common bad habits combined -- smoking, drinking too much, inactivity and poor diet -- can age you by 12 years, sobering new research suggests.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Sixteen food companies plan to cut the amount of salt in bacon, flavored rice and dozens of other products as part of a national effort to reduce American's sodium consumption by 20 percent.
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- When this city of 8.7 million awoke one year ago to confusing news of a new virus, it sent the world on a wild six-month roller-coaster ride of fear and frantic action.
NEW YORK (AP) -- The big white pill was brought to her in an earthenware chalice. She'd already held hands with her two therapists and expressed her wishes for what it would help her do.
(USA TODAY) -- A year ago today, Lyn Finelli, chief of flu surveillance at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, gathered her team and advised them to prepare for the worst.
(USA TODAY) -- Worried about your cholesterol? You may need to cut back on your sugar intake, a new study suggests.
LONDON (AP) -- An influential British medical think tank is tackling the question of how far society should go to boost the number of organ and tissue donors, and is weighing a proposal to pay for body parts.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) -- They call him the angry guy now. Even his friends. And at this moment, on a snowy evening when he should be home, putting his son to bed, Andrew Pogany is, in fact, ticked off.
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