Focus on healthy young women finds MPA decreases endothelial function, a key to vascular stability

Male smokers who consume moremagnesium appear to have a lower risk for cerebral infarction, a typeof stroke that occurs when blood flow to the brain is blocked,according to a report in the March 10 issue of Archives of InternalMedicine, one

Most of us can't fathom how a powerful man like Eliot Spitzer would be willing to risk giving up a perfectly good political gig, let alone his marriage, family, reputation, etc., for a romp with a hooker. So why do

The medical records of 28 Central Florida Regional Hospital patients were sold last month at a Salt Lake City surplus store for about $20, a newspaper reported.

At least one in four teenage girls nationwide has a sexually transmitted disease, or more than 3 million teens, according to the first study of its kind in this age group.

During the winter months many people may feel as though they're allergic to the cold, but for Sabrina Doherty it's a reality.

A 2-year-old English boy is being kept alive on daily doses of Viagra. However, he faces an uncertain future because of cuts made by the U.K.'s drug rationing agency.

The Iowa Senate Human Resources Committee on Thursday voted 11 #45;2 to approve a bill that would require nearly all families in the state obtain health coverage for their children by 2011, the Des Moines Register reports. The bill would

Dow Jones on Friday examined how a "series of troubling developments" related to rescissions of individual health insurance policies in California "is bringing national attention to the problem of patients having their coverage taken away when they need it most.

Reuters on Friday examined how HIV #45;positive men who have sex with men in Tunisia and other Arab communities often "face a twin taboo." Tunisia has recorded 1,428 HIV cases, and about 70 new cases of the virus are reported

Summaries of developments related to budgetary issues in Florida, Maine, Maryland and New York appear below.Florida: The Florida Senate on Thursday approved about $500 million in cuts to the state's $70 billion fiscal year 2009 budget, including reductions in Medicaid

A unique collaboration that leverages A #45;list female beauty to conserve the earth's precious and threatened marine environments has been launched at upscale cosmetics counters around the world.The Pew Institute for Ocean Science (http://www.pewoceanscience.

At least one in four teenage girls in the United States has a sexually transmitted disease, according to a new study by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Psoriasis patients should be routinely screened for the presence of potentially serious co #45;morbidities associated with the disease, investigators said here at a journalists workshop.

The first comprehensive analysis of the clinical effects of genetic mutations involved in Rett syndrome will enable affected families to receive a more accurate indication of their child #8217;s prognosis.The research was undertaken by an international collaboration based on information

Reuters - U.S. health officials will ask an advisory panel whether they should withdraw the approval of Amgen Inc and Johnson amp; Johnson anemia drugs for cancer chemotherapy patients or take other steps to minimize risks, documents released on Tuesday

Men's pride in sexual performance may help the fight against increasing obesity, according to internationally regarded expert on obesity, men's health and ageing Professor Gary Wittert."It's becoming well known that there are high levels of obesity in Australian men and

Mary Agnes Carey, associate editor of CQ HealthBeat, discusses House approval of mental health parity legislation, insurers' request for Medicare Advantage marketing regulations, and House and Senate approval of fiscal year 2009 budget resolutions in this week's "Health on the

The Canadian House of Commons on Wednesday voted 147 #45;132 to approve a bill that would make it a separate crime to harm a fetus during the commission of a violent crime against a pregnant woman, Reuters Canada reports. Opponents

As presidential candidates debate their health care proposals, Congress is "unlikely to pass any major health bill," this year preferring instead "a bite #45;sized approach," Roll Call reports.