http://en.redtram.com/ reutershealth.com Copyright (c) 2009 RedTram. All rights reserved. webmaster@redtram.com (RedTram) en Thu, 17 Dec 2009 02:08:57 GMT 300 100 50 http://en.redtram.com/ http://img.en.redtram.com/rsslogo.gif 1871 | Junk food reigns in ads on Web sites for kids http://en.redtram.com/go/236285019/top100/ 236285019 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Advertisements for junk food may be cluttering many of the Web sites most popular with children, a new study suggests. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:41:49 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236285019/top100/ 1871 | Sharing class won't affect twins' school success http://en.redtram.com/go/236285007/top100/ 236285007 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Twins who share a classroom will do just as well academically as twins placed in separate classes, new research shows. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:41:27 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236285007/top100/ 1871 | Trouble seeing? You're not alone http://en.redtram.com/go/236284997/top100/ 236284997 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Significantly more Americans are nearsighted today than in the early 1970s, a report released today indicates. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:41:13 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236284997/top100/ 1871 | Antibody tests boost celiac disease diagnoses http://en.redtram.com/go/236284987/top100/ 236284987 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The advent of antibody testing to diagnose celiac disease has led to a substantial increase in the number of cases detected among children, a new study suggests. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:40:50 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236284987/top100/ 1871 | Increased funds show results in malaria battle: WHO http://en.redtram.com/go/236284966/top100/ 236284966 LONDON (Reuters) - Increased funding is starting to pay off in the battle against malaria but prevention and treatment must be increased to try to halt the killer disease, the World Health Organization said on Tuesday. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:39:49 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236284966/top100/ 1871 | Combo drug therapies best for helping smokers quit http://en.redtram.com/go/236284951/top100/ 236284951 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nearly one in five smokers offered help in kicking the habit while visiting their doctor's office for a check-up will make a serious attempt to quit, a new study shows. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:39:12 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236284951/top100/ 1871 | Studies show obesity taking hold in Africa and UK http://en.redtram.com/go/236284939/top100/ 236284939 LONDON (Reuters) - Obesity is becoming more common among poor city dwellers in Africa because of easier access to cheap, high fat, high sugar foods, scientists said on Tuesday. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:38:52 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236284939/top100/ 1871 | Alzheimer's protein may be early risk factor http://en.redtram.com/go/236284925/top100/ 236284925 CHICAGO (Reuters) - Imaging tests may be able to detect the early signs of Alzheimer's disease long before it begins to affect memory, a finding that may lead to earlier, more effective treatments, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:38:23 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236284925/top100/ 1871 | Window closing for US healthcare reform: Biden http://en.redtram.com/go/236284913/top100/ 236284913 WASHINGTON (Reuters) - If the U.S. Congress fails to agree on a healthcare bill soon, the opportunity for a sweeping overhaul of the $2.5 trillion system will be lost for a generation, Vice President Joe Biden warned on Tuesday. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:37:35 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236284913/top100/ 1871 | Patent pooling deal to reduce costs of AIDS drugs http://en.redtram.com/go/236284903/top100/ 236284903 Patent pool could save over $1 bln a year on AIDS drugs Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:37:13 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236284903/top100/ 1871 | Marriage wards off blues, just don't end it http://en.redtram.com/go/236284882/top100/ 236284882 WELLINGTON (Reuters Life!) - Marriage really is good for you, with a major international study finding it reduces the risks of depression and anxiety, but these disorders are more likely to plague people once the relationship is over. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:35:07 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236284882/top100/ 1871 | Medical therapy has benefits in neck artery disease http://en.redtram.com/go/236284855/top100/ 236284855 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people found to have a symptomless buildup of plaque in their neck arteries, intensive medical therapy, not surgery, should be tried first, researchers conclude based on a study they conducted. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:34:10 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236284855/top100/ 1871 | Implanted device has benefits in heart failure http://en.redtram.com/go/236284837/top100/ 236284837 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Implanted heart defibrillators may help elderly heart failure patients live longer, a study released today suggests. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 06:33:29 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236284837/top100/ 1871 | Kids' mental problems often unaddressed: US survey http://en.redtram.com/go/236254986/top100/ 236254986 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - About 13 percent of American children and young teens have at least one mental health disorder, yet only about half have been seen by a mental health professional. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:10:14 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236254986/top100/ 1871 | Milk thistle may limit liver damage from chemo http://en.redtram.com/go/236254982/top100/ 236254982 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An herb used since ancient times to treat liver ailments may help reduce the liver damage caused by some cancer drugs, a study published Monday suggests. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:10:01 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236254982/top100/ 1871 | More evidence coffee, tea could prevent diabetes http://en.redtram.com/go/236254973/top100/ 236254973 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Coffee, tea, or decaf-no matter what your choice, drinking any of these beverages may reduce your risk of diabetes, according to a new analysis of 18 studies including hundreds of thousands of people. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:09:48 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236254973/top100/ 1871 | 'Alarming' mental problems seen in SARS survivors http://en.redtram.com/go/236254967/top100/ 236254967 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many survivors of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) pandemic of 2003 suffer from persistent mental health problems and chronic fatigue years later, new research from Hong Kong shows. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:09:41 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236254967/top100/ 1871 | Active lifestyle aids kidneys, colon cancer survivors http://en.redtram.com/go/236254962/top100/ 236254962 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - You may know this already, but here's more proof: Leading a physically active life yields multiple health dividends, according to four studies published today in the Archives of Internal Medicine. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:09:32 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236254962/top100/ 1871 | Radiation from CT scans may raise US cancer risks http://en.redtram.com/go/236254953/top100/ 236254953 CHICAGO (Reuters) - Radiation from CT scans done in 2007 will cause 29,000 cancers and kill nearly 15,000 Americans, researchers said on Monday. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:09:21 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236254953/top100/ 1871 | Experimental drug kills breast cancer stem cells http://en.redtram.com/go/236254945/top100/ 236254945 CHICAGO (Reuters) - An experimental drug was effective at killing breast cancer stem cells -- a kind of master cancer cell that resists chemotherapy, U.S. researchers said on Friday. Tue, 15 Dec 2009 08:09:04 GMT http://en.redtram.com/go/236254945/top100/