HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Circumcision is a common procedure performed on baby boys within a few days of birth. It involves removal of the penis foreskin, usually using a local anesthetic to minimize discomfort to your baby.

Nestle and five other breast milk substitute producers have pledged not to publish commercials on breast-milk substitutes. The have also said they would not take actions that would impact mothers' and babies' rights of breast-feeding. The decision was part of an event commemorating the 25th...

China's top health officials confirmed on Tuesday that the first lab-verified death from bird flu on the mainland of China took place in late 2003. The November 2003 case was two years before the October 2005 case in the Hunan Province, where a 9-year-old boy was incorrectly identified as the...

AP - Indonesia, which has had more human deaths from bird flu than any other country, defended its fight against the virus Wednesday, saying it had slaughtered or vaccinated almost 300 million chickens since 2004.

AP - The Humane Society on Wednesday said it will give China $100,000 to vaccinate dogs against rabies if it promises to immediately stop their mass slaughter in areas where humans have died from the disease.

AP - A huge study found that patients on antidepressants rarely get the psychiatric therapy needed right after they start the drugs, a time when risk of suicidal behavior can rise temporarily.

A major HIV-Aids campaign has been launched for rural India with the cooperation of leaders and UNAids. An estimated 60% of HIV positive people are to be found in rural areas.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 8 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers are hoping to milk genetically-modified goats for a new way to protect children against intestinal/diarrheal diseases, which kill more than two million children worldwide each year.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 8 (HealthDay News) -- While the origins of Parkinson's disease remain largely unknown, a new study confirms that a single gene is the likely culprit in about 3 percent of cases.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Women whose mothers took DES, a synthetic estrogen, while pregnant have nearly double the risk of breast cancer.

A new study suggests ketamine, an anesthetic used as a club drug called Special K, can relieve symptoms of depression within hours. Researchers from the National Institute of Mental Health studied 17 patients who were injected with a low dose of ketamine or a placebo of saline solution....

A new study finds that more than 9,000 children and teens are injured by lawn mowers in the U.S. every year. Researchers report an estimated 140,700 children under 20-years old were injured by lawn mowers from 1990 to 2004.

Reuters - Research confirms that the reason more children born after in vitro fertilization (IVF) have a higher than average risk of cerebral palsy is largely due to the association between IVF and preterm delivery.

Reuters - Patients with transformed migraine, also known as chronic daily headache, may revert back to the more tolerable, common type if they stop taking overused pain medications, Korean researchers report. Exercise and taking medications to prevent, rather than treat, headaches may also help.

AP - Americans have sipped and slurped their way to fatness by drinking far more soda and other sugary drinks over the last four decades, a new scientific review concludes.

AP - Imagine your body pocked by erupting sores. The sensation of little bugs crawling all over you. And worst of all, mysterious red and blue fibers sprouting from your skin.

AP - Turkey is battling the largest recorded outbreak of Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever, which has killed at least 20 people this year, and experts said Tuesday more cases of the Ebola-like disease are inevitable in coming months.

AP - A review of safety data raises questions about the reliability of the heart zappers that hang on the walls of airports, shopping malls and health clubs.

The Food and Drug Administration approves the first generic version of Effexor (venlafaxine), for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). Gary J. Buehler, Director, Office of Generic Drugs, says in a statement, "This approval is another example of our agency's efforts to increase access...