- FRIDAY, Aug. 8 (HealthDay News) — Breast-feeding offers a host
of benefits to both mother and baby, including a stronger immune system
for the baby and faster weight loss for mom. There are even some known
psychological benefits from breast-feeding, such as a stronger
parent-child bond.

But British researchers have recently discovered another mental
bonus — children who are [...]

- FRIDAY, Aug. 8 (HealthDay News) — Abnormal heart rate turbulence
(HRT) appears to indicate a significant risk for sudden death in patients
with congestive heart failure, new research shows.

The study, published in the August HeartRhythm Journal, is the
first to note that HRT predicts both all-cause mortality and heart failure
progression, as well as sudden death in [...]

- FRIDAY, Aug. 8 (HealthDay News) — When the vaccine against
chickenpox was introduced in the United States in 1995, medical experts
hoped it would be a one-shot deal, with a single injection about the time
of a child's first birthday giving lifelong immunity.

Now, experts are learning that's not so. They've found that the
protection from a single [...]

- FRIDAY, Aug. 8 (HealthDay News) — A new method of freezing
damaged cells in the esophagus to prevent them from turning cancerous is
being used by gastroenterologists at the University of Texas Southwestern
Medical Center at Dallas.

A condition called Barrett's esophagus can result from ongoing
heartburn, in which stomach acid constantly splashes into the esophagus.
Untreated, this [...]

Embryonic stem cells are pictured through a microscope viewfinder in a laboratory. US scientists have cultivated a new line of stem cells that reproduce the genetic defects responsible for 10 incurable diseases such as muscular dystrophy and Parkinson's disease, a study said.(AFP/File/Mauricio Lima)

WASHINGTON (AFP) -
US scientists have cultivated a new line of stem cells [...]

A man creates am AIds awareness ribbon. The 17th International AIDS Conference that ended Friday has highlighted the dilemma of success among activists seeking funding for AIDS patients: the more lives you save, the more the bill goes up.(AFP/File/Toru yamanaka)

MEXICO CITY (AFP) -
“Save someone's life and you have a burden for life,” goes the proverb, [...]

Bottles of Vytorin are seen in an undated handout photo. REUTERS/Schering-Plough/Handout

WASHINGTON - Patients taking some common medications for high cholesterol and irregular heart beats can suffer severe muscle damage because of a problem in the way the drugs interact, the government warned on Friday.
The Food and Drug Administration said doctors should use extra care when [...]

CHICAGO (Reuters) -
For most people, the first experimental
drags on a cigarette bring on nausea, coughing and other
signals from the brain that say, “Turn back. This is a bad
idea.” But for some, they bring a wave of pleasure.

Those in the second group likely bear a gene type that not
only increases their addiction risk, but has [...]

Depressionen in der Schwangerschaft stehen offenbar im Zusammenhang mit einer verzögerten Entwicklung des Kindes. Haben Frauen während der Schwangerschaft Depressionen, so erhöht dies die Wahrscheinlichkeit einer Entwicklungsverzögerung des Kindes um ein Drittel. Bei Schwangeren sollte deshalb verstärkt auf Anzeichen einer Depression geachtet und die seelischen Beschwerden rechtzeitig behandelt werden. Zu diesem Ergebnis kommt eine Studie [...]

The sign for the Whole Foods grocery store is seen in Lakewood, Colorado September 11, 2007. (Rick Wilking/Reuters)

WASHINGTON - Whole Foods Market is recalling fresh ground beef sold between June 2 through Aug. 6 because the beef might be contaminated with E. coli bacteria.
The company has received reports that seven people in Massachusetts and two [...]