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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev. smiles during a health care reform news conference, Thursday, November 19, 2009, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke)
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Schumer: Dems ready to go-it-alone on health care

AP - Mon Nov 23, 8:23 AM ET

WASHINGTON - A leading Senate Democrat said Monday his party is determined to push through a health care overhaul bill with or without Republican support because the "system is broken."

Weight Loss News

  • Appalachia, Southeast Hit Hardest by Obesity and Diabetes HealthDay - Mon Nov 23, 1:38 AM ET

    THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- While rates of obesity are climbing across America, they are especially high in sections of Appalachia and the Southeast, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports in its first county-by-county survey.

  • Obesity in adolescence may increase girls' MS risk Reuters - Fri Nov 20, 11:15 AM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A woman's risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) during her lifetime is doubled if she was obese at age 18, new research shows.

  • A resident is photographed Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009 walking around downtown Lexington, Miss., in Holmes County. The first national statistics that look at obesity on the county level show that Mississippi has three counties among the worst in the nation, Humphreys, Jefferson and Holmes. High rates of obesity and diabetes were reported in more than in about 75 percent of counties in Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Georgia and South Carolina. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
    US survey shows southern counties most obese AP - Thu Nov 19, 9:31 PM ET

    ATLANTA - The first county-by-county survey of obesity reflects past studies that show the rate of obesity is highest in the Southeast and Appalachia. High rates of obesity and diabetes were reported in more than 80 percent of counties in the Appalachian region that includes Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia, according to the new research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Sexual Health News

  • Shocking Treatment Helps Erectile Dysfunction LiveScience.com - Mon Nov 23, 8:36 AM ET

    If you experience impotence, instead of a little blue pill maybe you want to apply shockwaves to your privates instead.

  • Spray May Delay Ejaculation HealthDay - Mon Nov 23, 1:39 AM ET

    THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A spray touted as the first potential treatment for premature ejaculation has proved effective in a second study, according to the company that developed it.

  • Spray can prevent premature ejaculation: study Reuters - Thu Nov 19, 1:18 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A spray that numbs the penis can help prevent premature ejaculation, doctors reported on Thursday, and drug maker Sciele Pharma Inc, a division of Japan's Shionogi, plans to file for U.S. approval next year.

Medications/Drugs News

  • Asthma Combo Seems Less Influenced by Genes HealthDay - Mon Nov 23, 1:38 AM ET

    THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- People's genetic makeup has been shown to affect how they respond to asthma medications, but a new study finds that many people respond well to a particular combination treatment regardless of their genes.

  • Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 20, 2009 HealthDay - Sun Nov 22, 11:49 PM ET

    (HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:

  • Los Angeles gets tough on medical marijuana shops Reuters - Fri Nov 20, 9:29 PM ET

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Past the security man and his pit bull and through a haze of eye-watering smoke, two youths load up a pipe next to a row of shiny glass jars with two dozen varieties of marijuana bud displayed like candy.

Parenting/Kids News

  • Why Kids Ask Why LiveScience.com - 1 hour, 28 minutes ago

    A child's never-ending "why's" aren't meant to exasperate parents, scientists say. Rather, the kiddy queries are genuine attempts at getting at the truth, and tots respond better to some answers than others.

  • Study: kids watching hours of TV at home daycare AP - Mon Nov 23, 6:35 AM ET

    SEATTLE - Parents who thought their preschoolers were spending time in home-based day cares, taking naps, eating healthy snacks and learning to play nicely with others may be surprised to discover they are sitting as many as two hours a day in front of a TV, according to a study published Monday.

  • Don't kiss Santa, he may have the flu: Hungary government Reuters - Mon Nov 23, 5:43 AM ET

    BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Santa Claus should avoid kissing children and shaking their hands to prevent spreading the flu and should get vaccinated against the illness, Hungary's state health authority said.

Seniors/Aging News

  • Diet, Cognitive Ability May Play Role in Heart Disease HealthDay - Mon Nov 23, 1:39 AM ET

    THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Seniors who eat plenty of fruits and vegetables and who have good cognitive function are much less likely to die from heart disease than those who have poorer cognitive function and eat fewer fruits and vegetables, a new study has found.

  • U.S. House votes to boost Medicare pay to doctors Reuters - Thu Nov 19, 5:28 PM ET

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. House of Representatives voted on Thursday to boost Medicare payments to physicians in a move that could help shore up support from doctors for a sweeping Democratic-backed healthcare overhaul.

  • Niacin Adds No Benefit for Statin Patients: Study HealthDay - Wed Nov 18, 11:48 PM ET

    WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Taking the B vitamin niacin offers no additional benefit to seniors with coronary artery disease who are already prescribed cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, U.S. researchers say.

Diseases/Conditions

  • Great American Smokeout '09: Time to Quit HealthDay - Mon Nov 23, 1:39 AM ET

    THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- The less you smoke, the more birthdays you'll have, says the American Cancer Society as it encourages smokers to quit on Thursday, the day of the 34th Great American Smokeout.

  • Discovery Boosts Boys' Prospects for Post-Cancer Fertility HealthDay - Sun Nov 22, 11:48 PM ET

    FRIDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests it may become possible for pre-pubescent boys stricken by cancer to prepare for the future when they may be infertile but still want to become natural fathers.

  • An Afghan man walks in a poppy field in a village outside Balkh province, about 500 km (310 miles) north of Kabul May 6, 2006. REUTERS/Ahmad Masood
    The depressed are more apt to get opioids for pain Reuters - Wed Nov 18, 1:22 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who suffer from depression are much more likely to be prescribed powerful opioid painkillers like morphine and codeine and to stay on the drugs long-term, new research shows.

Most Popular Health News

  • Mom: Son in coma heard everything for 23 years AP - 2 hours, 1 minute ago

    BRUSSELS - A mother says her son has emerged from what doctors thought was a vegetative state to say he was fully conscious for 23 years but could not respond because he was paralyzed.

  • Study: kids watching hours of TV at home daycare AP - Mon Nov 23, 6:35 AM ET

    SEATTLE - Parents who thought their preschoolers were spending time in home-based day cares, taking naps, eating healthy snacks and learning to play nicely with others may be surprised to discover they are sitting as many as two hours a day in front of a TV, according to a study published Monday.

  • Former NIH chief: Ignore new mammogram guideline AP - Sun Nov 22, 9:43 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - The former director of the National Institutes of Health is advising women to ignore new guidelines that delay the start of routine mammogram testing for breast cancer.