Autism risks detailed in children of older mothers
A woman's chance of having a child with autism increase substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million births found....
Bad malaria pills in Africa raise resistance fears
High rates of the most effective type of malaria-fighting drugs sold in three African countries are poor quality - including nearly half the pills sampled in Senegal - raising fears of increased drug resistance that could wipe out the last weapon left to battle a disease that kills 1 million people each year, according to a U.S. report released Monday....
Even if you're careful, drugs can end up in water
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- The federal government advises throwing most unused or expired medications into the trash instead of down the drain, but they can end up in the water anyway, a study from Maine suggests....
GOP wary of pitfalls in Obama's health care summit
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Even as Republicans publicly welcome President Barack Obama's call for a bipartisan confab on health care, some privately worry that he might be laying a trap to portray their ideas as flimsy....
GOP cool to Obama call for two-party health talks
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Republicans gave a chilly reception Monday to President Barack Obama's invitation to discuss health care in a bipartisan, televised setting later this month, part of the White House effort to revive the stalled legislation....
Clinton-era health aides push to save Obama's plan
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Shock and awe. That's what survivors of the Clinton-era health care collapse are feeling as President Barack Obama's overhaul legislation wobbles in Congress....
HIV / AIDS News
Immigrant smuggling raids hit Texas bus companies
HOUSTON (AP) -- Federal agents have raided more than a dozen bus companies in Houston they say dispersed illegal immigrants across the U.S. in wide-reaching smuggling networks....
US puts locals in charge of AIDS spending
JOHANNESBURG (AP) -- U.S. and South African AIDS workers say putting more of the decision-making in local hands can help stretch donor money, amid concerns international giving will be limited because of the global recession....
FDA liver risk warning for Bristol-Myers HIV drug
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal health officials said Monday that patients taking a Bristol-Myers Squibb drug for HIV are at risk of a rare, but potentially fatal, liver disorder....
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Lung Cancer Answers from City of Hope
Dr. Kemp Kernstine of City of Hope on new screening methods and the most effective treatments for lung cancer.
US Cancer Deaths Rose by 5,400 in 2005
ATLANTA (AP) -- U.S. cancer deaths rose by more than 5,000 in 2005, a somewhat disappointing reversal of a two-year downward trend, the American Cancer Society said in a report issued Wednesday....
Some Cancer Patients Turn to 'Coaches'
The advice made her head spin: Have the lump removed. No, let them take the whole breast. Chemo? Radiation? Everyone seemed to have an opinion....
Being Overweight May Raise Cancer Risk
LONDON (AP) -- Being obese or even overweight may increase a person's risk of developing up to a dozen different types of cancer, European researchers report in a new study....
Obesity Growing to Be Top Cancer Cause
BOSTON (AP) -- Obesity is on its way to being deadlier than smoking as a cause of cancer, a leading researcher said Friday. Being obese is currently associated with about 14 percent of cancer deaths in men and 20 percent in women, compared with about 30 percent each for smoking, Dr. Walter C. Willett of the Harvard School of Public Health, told the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science....
Delaying Prostate Care OK for Some Men
Older men with early-stage prostate cancer are not taking a big risk if they keep an eye on the disease instead of treating it right away, suggests the largest study to look at this issue since PSA tests became popular....
Obesity
Girl's odyssey shows challenge of fighting obesity
CHICAGO (AP) -- Paris Woods is hardly a poster child for the obesity epidemic. Lining up dripping wet with kids on her swim team, she's a blend of girlish chunkiness and womanly curves....
Michelle Obama makes obesity campaign personal
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (AP) -- First lady Michelle Obama framed her national campaign against childhood obesity in intensely personal terms Thursday, relating that her own daughters were starting to get off-track before the family's pediatrician gave her a wake-up call and warned her to watch it....
Flu News
US flu deaths seen as likely as outbreak spreads
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal officials warned on Tuesday that swine-flu related deaths were likely in the United States as the disease that killed scores in Mexico continued to spread across the world and governments intensified steps to battle the outbreak....
Developments on swine flu worldwide
Key developments on swine flu outbreaks, according to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, World Health Organization, and government officials:...
Blood Cancer Answers from City of Hope
Dr. Eileen Smith of City of Hope, on treatments of leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma including bone marrow transplantation and immunotherapy.
Compassionate Care Answers from City of Hope
Dr. Alexandra Levine, Chief Medical Officer of City of Hope, on human caring and its proven results in helping cancer patients heal.
Gynecologic Cancer Answers from City of Hope
Dr. Robert Morgan of City of Hope on the different forms of gynecologic cancers and treatments for each of them, some pioneered at City of Hope.
Clinical Trials Answers from City of Hope
Dr. Joanne Mortimer of City of Hope on patient evaluation for and the safety of clinical trials, as well as some current developments underway.
KNX Business Hour 02.08.2010
Stocks get the week off to a rough start on new concerns about the global economy. Debt worries continue in Greece, Spain and Portugal following a G-7 meeting over the weekend. The Wall Street Journal reports the Fed is laying the groundwork for credit ti
Kerdoon Files 02.08.10
KNX 1070's Randy Kerdoon on a Super Saints Super Bowl; is Jerry West returning to the Northern Trust Open?; and Danica decides to debut at Daytona.
KNX Business Hour 02.05.2010
Has Toyota done enough to help regain consumer confidence, an international business expert weighs in...a former state insurance commissioner says Californians are being gouged by insurance companies...
Kerdoon Files 02.05.10
KNX 1070's Randy Kerdoon on USC's 7th grade QB; what A-Rod's 500th HR sold for; & Danica tries NASCAR
KNX Business Hour 02.04.2010
A southland attorney with a class action lawsuit against Toyota says current revelations have actually been a long standing problem...A Costa Mesa Toyota dealer says things are tough but will improve for the world's biggest automaker...
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