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Evidence still fuzzy on cell phones, cancer

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 20:49:48 GMT

In the year since a U.S. cancer researcher's warning drew wide attention, more evidence is emerging that long-term cell phone use is associated with cancer, but there's still not a definitive explanation or proof of cause and effect.

How to dodge germs in the time of H1N1

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:55:19 GMT

On a recent flight from San Francisco, California, to Atlanta, Georgia, Dr. Julie Gerberding was thrilled to get bumped up to first class. The thrill, however, quickly disappeared: As she did her victory walk to the front cabin, she noticed that the woman in the seat next to hers was hacking up a lung.

Pregnant mother, pregnant daughter battle H1N1

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:40:24 GMT

Nancy Brizendine's slow-paced life in California's Antelope Valley has become something of a slick race track.

ERs hustling to keep up with H1N1 cases

Tue, 03 Nov 2009 16:09:40 GMT

Nate Wordell, 7, just feels lousy: swollen eyes, cough, high fever, stomach ache and he's dehydrated. Nate has H1N1.

Study: Schizophrenia drugs in kids cause weight gain

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:39:04 GMT

Schizophrenia drugs, increasingly prescribed to children with bipolar disorder and other conditions, can cause youngsters to experience rapid weight gain, according to a new study.

Pregnant with cancer -- One woman's choice to put treatment on hold

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 13:52:56 GMT

My son is not a hugger. He's almost 2 years old, and I can count on one hand the times he's squeezed his chubby arms around my neck (they all involve my husband running the vacuum). I'm okay with this because on the rare occasion when I do get a hug, I get very emotional. I imagine most moms experience these my-heart-might-burst moments when a seconds-long embrace makes them feel like the luckiest person in the world. But for me, it's a little different. A little sweeter. And I am a lot luckier. See, I wasn't supposed to have a baby. I'm a cancer patient. Seven years ago I was diagnosed with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML), a slow-moving form of blood cancer. I'm in remission, thanks to a medication I take every day that states right smack on the bottle: Do not get pregnant while taking this drug. But I did. Then I stopped my lifesaving medication and endured nine long months of what-ifs: What if the brief exposure to the drug affects the baby? What if my cancer comes back? What if I leave my child motherless? I took a big risk, but it paid off even bigger. Now I want to do it again.

How to keep little trick-or-treaters safe and healthy this Halloween

Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:42:06 GMT

Halloween is creeping up on us -- and as kids anticipate the occasion with excitement bordering on mania, parents often express concern.

Asthma and swine flu: Here's what to do

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:58:45 GMT

Nearly one-third, or 28 percent, of adults and children hospitalized with H1N1, also known as swine flu, have asthma. That's more than any other chronic condition, according to a recent analysis of cases published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Tweens challenged by grown-up malady: Breast cancer

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:38:18 GMT

Hannah Powell-Auslam of La Mirada, California, had surgery this month to check her lymph nodes, just in case the breast cancer had spread.

Frustration looms as H1N1 vaccines run out

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:19:03 GMT

Yessica Maher of Los Angeles, California, feels let down. She had wanted to get the H1N1 vaccine for herself and her children, but that's proving to be difficult.