Diseases and Conditions
Oregon's Assisted Suicide Law May Overlook Depressed Patients (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Oregon's physician-assisted suicide law may not adequately protect the one in four terminally ill patients with clinical depression, a new study says. More »
Health Tip: Symptoms of a Drug Allergy (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Some drugs cause unpleasant side effects in many people, including nausea, dizziness or fatigue. More »
Little HIV protection from circumcision for gay sex: study (AFP)
AFP - Circumcision, which has been found to reduce by about one-half the transmission of HIV between heterosexuals, appears to offer far less protection for men engaging in homosexual intercourse, according to a new study. More »
Obama, McCain battle over taxes, economy (Reuters)
Reuters - Republican John McCain and Democrat Barack Obama battled over taxes at their second presidential debate on Tuesday but agreed middle-class workers are fearful about their economic future and need quick and lasting help. More »
St. John's Wort effective for depression: study (Reuters)
Reuters - The herbal remedy St. John's Wort effectively treats symptoms of major depression, an analysis of previous studies found on Wednesday. More »
Tamoxifen Speeds Diagnosis of ER-Negative Breast Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) -- A treatment that helps prevent one type of breast cancer in women with an evaluated risk of the disease also appears to help doctors make an earlier diagnosis of another form of breast cancer, a new study reports. More »
Little HIV protection from circumcision for gay sex: study (AFP)
AFP - Circumcision, which has been found to reduce by about one-half the transmission of HIV between heterosexuals, appears to offer far less protection for men engaging in homosexual intercourse, according to a study released Tuesday. More »
Cutting HIV: male circumcision booms in Uganda (AFP)
AFP - Like many cultural events, a male circumcision ceremony in eastern Uganda has its share of governing rules: the "candidate" is not supposed to see the surgeon until seconds before the cutting and his mother cannot be present. More »
Health Tip: Symptoms of a Drug Allergy (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Some drugs cause unpleasant side effects in many people, including nausea, dizziness or fatigue. More »
Nobel Prize for Discovery of Cervical Cancer Virus (American Cancer Society)
American Cancer Society - A German scientist has won the Nobel Prize in Medicine, for his discoveries about the family of viruses that cause cervical cancer. More »