Texas lambasted over care of mentally disabled
 Texas has more mentally disabled patients in institutions than any other state, and the federal government has concluded that the state’s care system is stubbornly out of step.
Newsweek: Are gluten-free diets healthier or just hype?
Americans are spending about $2 billion a year on gluten-free products which advocates claim help with everything from autism to ADHD, but is the trend more about hype than health? Binge drinking may hike stroke risk
People who occasionally binge-drink may have a heightened long-term risk of suffering a stroke, even if they do not regularly drink heavily, a new study suggests. Exercise helps heavy kids control their anger
Sedentary overweight children who start exercising after school become more fit — and may also be less likely to express their anger in other aggressive ways, researchers report. Cleveland Clinic discloses doctors' business ties
The Cleveland Clinic says it is publicizing the business ties its 1,800 doctors and researchers have with drug companies and device makers. Alert over Web sites touting stem cell therapies
Consumers should be wary of Web sites from clinics that offer stem cell treatments, says a study that found a lack of firm medical evidence to back up their claims. Vermont named healthiest state, Louisiana last
 Louisiana has displaced Mississippi as the unhealthiest state, and other Southern states were close rivals due to high obesity and smoking rates in new rankings.
The phone that feels the flu before you do
 Did your parents tell you to remember your scarf when you went out, so you wouldn't catch a cold? Today, the advice might be: Remember your cell phone.
Technology may be altering how brains work
 Some scientists think the wired world may be changing the way we read, learn and interact with each other.
Bigger waist may spell more success for women
An imperfect body might be just what the doctor ordered for women and key to their economic success, an anthropologist now says. Conjoined twin dies after separation
Faith was breathing for Hope. So when the newborn conjoined Williams twins were separated, it turned out that Hope couldn't live without her sister. Pet gifts? Pounce on these healthy goodies
 Pet holiday gifts? Pounce on these healthy goodies for your furry friends.
Women on top: Female execs rise in porn biz
From the owner of the small adult store near you, to video directors, to promoters, women executives have quietly become integral to the world of adult entertainment. An inside look at female porn executive's life
 Joy King has enjoyed her 24 years in the X-rated movie business, but that’s not to say that it has always been an easy road, especially for her personal life.
Obese children risk thyroid damage
Obese children may be damaging their thyroids, creating a vicious cycle of metabolism and overweight, Italian researchers reported on Wednesday. FDA says glaucoma drug enhances eyelashes
Federal regulators on Wednesday said a glaucoma drug from Allergan appears to make eyelashes longer and fuller, and experts soon will assess the safety of that new use. Allergic reactions to HPV shot are uncommon
A study of Merck & Co Inc's cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil found that allergic reactions were uncommon and most young women can tolerate subsequent doses. China forces AIDS activist to return home
 A Chinese AIDS activist said Wednesday that she was forcibly taken back to her rural home after participating in World AIDS Day in Beijing.
Baby formula poses hidden risks
 Tough financial times often call for inventive, improvised measures for families to make ends meet, but it nearly cost the life of a 5-month-old boy in Florida. Experts discuss the dangers of intoxication for infants when their baby formula is watered down.
Saudi Arabia finds chemical in milk from China
The Saudi government has found excessive amounts of the industrial chemical melamine in powdered milk imported from China and lower concentrations in chocolate wafer cream made in Malaysia. Brand-name drugs no better than generics
There is no evidence that brand-name drugs given to treat heart and other cardiovascular conditions work any better than their cheaper generic counterparts, U.S. researchers said. New doctors still too tired for safety
 Doctors-in-training are still too exhausted, says a new U.S. report that calls on hospitals to let them have a nap.
Over 50 dead in Texas due to awful patient care
More than 50 mentally disabled patients in the large state-run institutions of Texas died in the past year from preventable conditions often related to poor care, an investigation shows. Hospital preventive teams not saving lives
Special teams set up to spot patients at risk of having cardiac or respiratory arrests in U.S. hospitals do not save lives and may not be a good use of resources, researchers said Tuesday. Heart rhythm risk seen in women’s alcohol use
Women who consume more than two alcoholic drinks a day have a higher risk of getting the most common type of heart rhythm disturbance, researchers say. Your brooding teen: Just moody or mentally ill?
 The teen years are a critical period of development when mental illnesses can emerge and progress untreated, in part because they are perceived as typical adolescent behavior.
34 Nigerian kids die from tainted teething mix
Nigerian food and drug regulators on Tuesday updated the death toll to 34 in an outbreak of fatalities among infants given a locally-made teething formula tainted with a toxic agent. 1 in 5 young Americans has personality disorder
Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers report. Patient photos help docs read CT scans better
An intriguing Israeli study found adding photos of patients' faces to the file made radiologists more meticulous when looking at the X-rays Lots of TV and Web harms children's health
Spending a lot of time watching TV, playing video games and surfing the Web makes children more prone to a range of health problems including obesity and smoking, researchers said on Tuesday. Depression in elderly tied to heart disease
 Older people who are depressed are much more likely to develop a dangerous type of internal body fat that can lead to diabetes and heart disease, a disturbing new study found.
Acupuncture beats aspirin for chronic headache
Acupuncture works better than drugs like aspirin to reduce the severity and frequency of chronic headaches, U.S. researchers reported. China: 6 babies likely died from toxic milk
 China’s Health Ministry says six babies may have died from tainted milk, up from a previous official figure of three deaths.
Some doctors may stop vaccines because of cost
 About one in 10 doctors who vaccinate privately insured children are considering dropping that service largely because they are losing money when they do it, according to a new survey.
Evidence grows for vitamin D, heart health link
 People with a deficiency in vitamin D may be at increased risk of heart and blood vessel disease, the authors of a new review on research of vitamin D and heart health conclude.
Asthma inhalers to go 'green' on Dec. 31
Last warning: Asthma inhalers go "green" on Dec. 31, forcing patients still using the old-fashioned kind to make a pricey and even confusing switch. C-sections tied to higher asthma risk for babies
Babies born by Caesarean section are more likely to develop asthma than children delivered naturally, Swiss researchers said on Tuesday. N.M. baby dies from illness tied to formula
The New Mexico Health Department says a baby has died and another has been hospitalized due to a rare infection. Bush, first lady mark World AIDS Day
President Bush says his presidential initiative has already met its goal of treating two million people with the deadly AIDS disease in sub-Saharan Africa. New hope on AIDS in Africa
 In a sign of hope on a continent ravaged by AIDS, a South African fertility clinic has started a service allowing couples infected with the virus to have a healthy baby.
Key to HIV shot may be body’s initial reaction
The body's initial response to contracting HIV could provide the answers scientists need to develop a vaccine for the AIDS-causing virus, a Nobel-winning expert said on Monday. Global AIDS crisis overblown? Some dare to say so
 As World AIDS Day is marked on Monday, some experts are growing more outspoken in complaining that AIDS is eating up funding at the expense of more pressing health needs.
Childhood sleep terrors inherited, study finds
Night terrors, which send children into sudden inconsolable screaming, are at least partially inherited, according to a study published on Monday. Shark or boy? 5-year-old has extra set of teeth
 A routine dental X-ray of the 5-year-old boy revealed a disturbing discovery: He possessed not one, not two, but three sets of teeth.
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