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Daily Aspirin May Reduce Breast Cancer Risk 2 May 08, 23:47 ET HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- Women who take an aspirin each day may reduce their risk of developing the most common type of breast cancer by 16 percent, according to the results of a large study. more Government Picks Up Health Tab of Uninsured Workers 2 May 08, 23:47 ET HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) -- Working people and their families who don't have employer-based health insurance cost the American public $45 billion a year, a new study reveals. more Younger Women Often Miss Signs of Heart Attack 2 May 08, 23:47 ET HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) -- Many younger women ignore or simply don't recognize the warning signs of a heart attack, often because it doesn't resemble the typical "Hollywood heart attack." more 9/11 Counselors at Risk for Secondary Trauma 2 May 08, 23:47 ET HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) -- Social workers run the risk of suffering severe psychological stress from hearing too many stories of trauma, according to a new study that looked at people who counseled others impacted by the Sept. 11 terror attacks in New York City. more Doctors to reassess antibiotics for 'chronic Lyme' disease 2 May 08, 19:04 ET AP - Patients who believe they suffer long-term problems from Lyme disease are claiming victory over a national doctors group. The Infectious Diseases Society of America has agreed to review its guidelines, which say there's no evidence long-term antibiotics can cure "chronic Lyme" disease - or even that such a condition exists. more Treating Stomach Infection Early Protects Against Cancer 2 May 08, 19:02 ET HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) -- Prompt treatment of a common stomach infection reverses the damage that can lead to gastric cancer, according to tests on mice done by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). more Pregnancy and Work Can Work 2 May 08, 19:02 ET HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnancy is hard work, and it's even harder when you're working while pregnant. more Diabetes Seems to Heighten Glaucoma Risk 2 May 08, 19:02 ET HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) -- While diabetes has long been associated with the potentially sight-stealing disease diabetic retinopathy, it appears that another serious eye disease -- glaucoma -- may also be a complication of the metabolic disorder. more Special Diet Can Ease Epileptic Seizures in Kids 2 May 08, 19:02 ET HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) -- The "ketogenic" diet, which features high levels of fat, low levels of carbohydrates and controlled protein intake, helps control and prevent seizures in children with drug-resistant epilepsy, a new study finds. more New immune treatment may control AIDS virus 2 May 08, 19:00 ET Reuters - A new type of treatment that trains immune system cells to better recognize the AIDS virus may help control the deadly and incurable infection, Australian researchers reported on Friday. more FDA says wider use of Cephalon drug carries risks of misuse 2 May 08, 16:28 ET AP - Government regulators on Friday said encouraging wider use of a powerful painkiller made by Cephalon Inc. raises the risk of potentially fatal misuse of the drug. more Less Money Means More Hurting 2 May 08, 14:02 ET HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 1 (HealthDay News) -- Not having money hurts. Physically. more Health Tip: Healing Mentally After a Heart Attack 2 May 08, 14:02 ET HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- A variety of emotions are common after a heart attack, and it's important to take care of them -- as well as your heart. more Health Tip: Activities for People With Alzheimer's 2 May 08, 14:02 ET HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- People with Alzheimer's disease should be kept busy, both mentally and physically. This can be a challenge. more Work exposure to weed killers tied to brain cancer 2 May 08, 13:03 ET Reuters - Women whose jobs regularly expose them to weed killers may have a higher-than-normal risk of a particular form of brain cancer, results of a U.S. study suggest. more Migraine often associated with psychiatric disorders 2 May 08, 13:01 ET Reuters - Migraine is commonly associated with a variety of psychiatric disorders, including depression, bipolar disorder, panic disorder, and social phobia, a new study shows. more FDA concerned over wider Cephalon pain drug use 2 May 08, 12:20 ET Reuters - Allowing Cephalon Inc to market its Fentora pain drug more widely for patients without cancer could have "devastating effects," a U.S. Food and Drug Administration official said in documents released on Friday. more Thailand free of bird flu: ministry 2 May 08, 12:02 ET AFP - Thailand on Friday declared itself free of bird flu after no outbreaks of the deadly virus were reported over the past 90 days. more Biomarker Spots Which Lesions Likely to Progress to Prostate Cancer (HealthDay) 2 May 08, 12:02 ET HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 2 (HealthDay News) -- Spanish researchers report they may have found a way to tell which suspicious prostate lesions are likely to develop into cancer. more Gestational diabetes linked to pre-pregnancy weight 2 May 08, 09:17 ET Reuters - Women planning to become pregnant may decrease their likelihood of developing gestational diabetes by not gaining weight, study findings suggest. more One in four Americans have daily pain 2 May 08, 09:15 ET Reuters - More than a quarter of Americans have daily pain, a problem that costs the country more than $16 billion a year in pain remedies and about $60 billion a year in lost productivity, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. more Most high blood pressure in developing world: study 2 May 08, 09:07 ET Reuters - More than 80 percent of high blood pressure disease occurs in the developing world, and mostly among younger adults, researchers said on Thursday in a report that belies the image of hypertension as a disease of harried, overfed rich people. more Expert sees peanut allergy solution within 5 years 2 May 08, 09:04 ET Reuters - A form of immunotherapy that could get rid of a person's allergy to peanuts is likely within five years, even as the condition appears to grow more and more common, a U.S. expert said on Thursday. more Fear of falls may drain seniors' physical function 2 May 08, 08:44 ET Reuters - Older adults who limit their activities out of fear of falling may see their physical function deteriorate more rapidly, a new study suggests. more Immune drug useful for scalp psoriasis 2 May 08, 08:41 ET Reuters - Alefacept, a drug that reduces the activity of certain immune cells, is effective in treating psoriasis of the scalp, according to a report in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology. more Gene effect on colon cancer differs by gender 2 May 08, 08:12 ET Reuters - Whether variant forms of a gene called EGFR increase or decrease survival with colon cancer depends on whether the patient is male or female, new study findings indicate. more The Androgynous Pharaoh? Akhenaten had feminine physique 2 May 08, 04:39 ET AP - Akhenaten wasn't the most manly pharaoh, even though he fathered at least a half-dozen children. more

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