A study by researchers at the Samsung Medical Center in Seoul suggests that abrupt discontinuation of overused pain medications used by patients with transformed migraines, also known as chronic daily headache, may help in easing the severe pain. Researchers found that following an exercise...

AP - High doses of a cholesterol-lowering drug may help some stroke survivors avoid a second stroke and future heart problems, the first test of this approach found.

AP - Scientists have created a gene profiling test that may someday help reveal which people with early lung cancer are likely to suffer a relapse and would benefit most from chemotherapy.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9 (HealthDay News) -- A new study supports the use of cholesterol-lowering statin medications after stroke -- even for patients without a prior history of heart disease.

Reuters - Researchers say they have developed a test that can predict with near certainty whether the most common form of lung cancer will return after surgery.

A new study suggests that children with arthritis have a significantly increased risk of fracture in childhood, adolescence, and possibly adulthood. In the study of 1939 children diagnosed with arthritis between the age of 1 and 9 years and 207,072 healthy control children, significantly more...

Richard Feachem, executive director of the Global Fund to Fight Aids, Tuberculosis and Malaria, says research revealing the protective effect of circumcision against HIV is increasingly being seen as a lifesaving procedure which every parent would want for their sons. According to the report,...

AP - Mom's dieting habits can have a bad influence on the children. Some research indicates youngsters learn attitudes about dieting through observation. For some youngsters, that might mean an unhealthy fixation on body image, experts warn.

AP - The 20-foot tree stands half naked, much of the bark stripped from its trunk. It has only months to live.

AFP - Cambodia has enlisted the help of Buddhist monks and teachers in its drive to prevent a fresh outbreak of bird flu, the UN children's agency and government officials said.

Scientists at The Heart Research Institute in Sydney, Australia warned that a single bite of a burger or one meal high in saturated fat is enough to cause a heart attack. The result of the study will be available in the August 15 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology....

A new study says employees of call centers are prone to diabetes and ailments related to high blood pressure. The Delhi Research Diabetic Center (DDRC) conducted the study, and found that most of these young people develop these illnesses due to changes in their lifestyles....

Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health found that sugary drinks such as soft drinks and other sweet beverages can cause obesity. The study which was published for scientific review in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition said that an extra can of soda can contribute to 15 pounds...

AP - Mom's dieting habits can have a bad influence on the children.

Reuters - Children with arthritis have a significantly increased risk of fracture in childhood, adolescence, and possibly adulthood, a study shows.

Reuters - African-American men with early nonpalpable prostate cancer have greater tumor volume than white men with similar prostate specific antigen (PSA) levels, a study shows. This suggests that the threshold for PSA should be lowered in black men.

AP - The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation took its support of AIDS-related research and care to a new level Wednesday, announcing a half-billion-dollar grant to a global fund that provides AIDS assistance in poor countries.

The FDA has decided to seek public comments to gain information on determining the use of unique device identifiers (UDIs) in aiding patient safety. It is hoped that the use of UDS systems for medical devices would help reduce the number of medical errors, aid in better determination and...

Drug regulators and maker of a new contraceptive pill have agreed on a plan that would put the morning-after pill on the list of over-the-counter medicines within weeks. Barr Labs, the manufacturer of the new birth control pill, Plan B, said that it would resubmit a second application and Susan...

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 9 (HealthDay News) -- The Alzheimer's drug galantamine shows promise in guarding the brain against nerve agents and certain pesticides, U.S. researchers say.