A girl plays in a fountain on a hot day in Hollywood July 23, 2007. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -
Some children as young as two should
be screened for high cholesterol, high blood pressure and other
heart disease risks, according to new guidelines from the
American Academy of Pediatrics.

The new policy statement issued on Monday recommends
cholesterol screening of [...]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -
A class of drugs used by many people
to treat depression may increase chances of gastrointestinal
bleeding, although the risk remains low, Spanish researchers
said on Monday.

The research looked at antidepressants known as selective
serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, and found that
bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal tract is more common in
people taking them than in those [...]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -
Medivation Inc said on Monday its
experimental drug, Dimebon, was shown in a mid-stage trial to
significantly improve cognitive function in patients with
Huntington's disease, sending the company's shares up 16
percent.

The study, involving 90 patients with mild-to-moderate
Huntington's, also showed the drug was associated with
favorable results on the behavioral segment of another scale
measuring components of the [...]

- A look at a few of the major accomplishments over the past quarter-century by athletes who were past the age of 40:
_Dara Torres: At age 41, the swimmer wins two events at the 2008 U.S. Olympic Trials, the 50- and 100-meter freestyles, setting an American record in the 50 free. She has opted [...]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -
A new type of vaccine that sneaks
into the body and then self-destructs — all without needles —
may offer a new way to protect against a range of diseases,
U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

The researchers genetically engineered a type of Salmonella
bacteria to carry a little piece of Streptococcus and dripped
it into the mouths of [...]

Early morning joggers pass each other on the Sydney Harbour waterfront near the city’s central business district February 7, 2007. (Tim Wimborne/Reuters)

CHICAGO (Reuters) -
Prevention efforts such as losing
weight, kicking the smoking habit, lowering cholesterol and
taking an aspirin a day could cut heart attacks in the United
States by 36 percent and strokes by 20 percent in [...]

Children queue for free rice porridge distributed by student volunteers as a sign of their protest to the state of hunger and poverty in the country during a feeding program at a slum area in Manila in this recent photo from July 5, 2008. A nutritious diet in early childhood provides a developmental edge that [...]

A crowd of twins gather for a group photo at the annual Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio, August 4, 2007. (Jason Reed/Reuters)

BARCELONA (Reuters) -
A U.S. researcher's argument that
twins should be the goal of in vitro fertilization drew
opposition from many researchers on Monday who warned of the
risks of multiple pregnancies.

Presenting a study at the [...]

This photo taken in May 2008 shows a Kenyan man smoking at a designated smoking zone in Nairobi. A new law banning smoking in public places and regulating the sale of tobacco products in Kenya is due to take effect nationwide within hours, an official said Monday.(AFP/File/Tony Karumba)

NAIROBI (AFP) -
A new law banning smoking in [...]

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -
Yes, men can and do get breast
cancer — and the disease is often treated at a late stage,
according to research presented Sunday in Lugano, Switzerland.

Dr. Marina Garassino of the University of Study of Milan,
Italy and colleagues reviewed the medical records of 146 men,
about 62 years old on average, who were [...]