Health News: Page 24

NFL Teams Using Digital Pill to Prevent Heat Stroke (July 28, 2005): Sports teams are using a new radio pill, called the CorTemp Temperature Pill, that can monitor a players real-time core body temperature and report back the results to a PDA.

Flu Virus Can Mutate Rapidly (July 26, 2005): The flu virus has always been known for its ability to mutate but scientists have discovered that the flu virus can mutate even more rapidly than originally thought -- which raises new concerns about the emerging bird flu problem in Southeast asia.

Dark Chocolate May Help Lower Blood Pressure (July 22, 2005): Reuters reports that an American Heart Association study has found that dark chocolate may help the heart.

Study: 58 Percent Likely to Skip Lunch (July 19, 2005): A new national survey commissioned by Smoothie King has found that many Americans are too busy to get a healthy lunch and 58% said they will skip lunch if they are too busy.

U.S. Babies Being Born Polluted (July 18, 2005): A frightening report from the Environmental Working Group has found that tests of umbilical cord blood found numerous amounts of dangerous pollutants.

WHO Nearly Raises Bird Flu Threat Level (July 18, 2005): The World Health Organizaton (WHO) and experts on bird flu remain very concerned about a potential bird flu pandemic.

Is Alzheimer's Damage Reversible? (July 16, 2005): A study conducted on mice suggests that damage caused by Alzheimer's may be reversible -- at least in mice.

NIH Review Finds Widespread Ethics Violations (July 14, 2005): Bloomberg.

Nasal Surgery Reduces Migraine Pain in Test (July 11, 2005): The BBC reports that a New Jersey nasal surgery test (published in the journal Cephalagia) on 21 migraine patients reduced the severity of the headaches and cut the length of the migraines in half.

BBC Offers Extensive Cancer Resource (July 8, 2005): The BBC and Cancer Research UK are providing a cancer resource that provides facts about cancer as well as guides to the different cancers including bowel cancer, breast cancer, lung cancer skin cancer, stomach cancer, etc.

Possible Bacteria Link to Oral Cancer Discovered (July 7, 2005): Reuters reports that that scientists think they have discovered that bacteria may play a role in the development of oral squamous cell carcinoma.

The Asthma Epidemic in America (July 5, 2005): MSNBC.

Scientific Panel Links Teflon Chemical to Cancer (July 4, 2005): USA Today reports that a scientific panel says that a chemical called PFOA, which is used to make Teflon, is more likely to cause cancer than the U.

Mad Cow Confirmed in U.S. Born Cow (July 2, 2005): A suspected case of Mad Cow has been confirmed for the first time in a U.

ATM-Like Machines Dispense Refills (June 30, 2005): New ATM-like devices, the ScriptCenter (picture on right) and the Automated Pharmacy Machine from Distributed Delivery Networks Corp.

Governor Schwarzenegger Launches Fitness Website (June 28, 2005): Arnold Schwarzenegger, the actor, bodybuilder and California Governor, has launched a website called Active Ca to help California citizens get in shape.

Study: 27% Believe Drug Companies Hiding Cancer Cure (June 27, 2005): Dr.

First West Nile Death in 2005 Reported (June 24, 2005): The first death from the West Nile virus in 2005 has been reported in Missouri.

Consumer Reports Rates Nine Popular Diets (June 23, 2005): Consumer Reports (CR) examined nine popular diets in its June issue.

Brain Scans May Show Alzheimer's Risk (June 21, 2005): MSNBC.

Human Case of Bird Flu Confirmed in Indonesia (June 17, 2005): A human case of bird flu has been confirmed in Indonesia.

Marburg Outbreak Continues in Angola (May 25, 2005): The marburg outbreak that has struck with surprising tenacity in Angola has now killed 315 people.

Scientists Create Tailor Made Stem Cells (May 23, 2005): The big news in science health news this week was a report from South Korea that a group of scientists have found a way to create stem cells that match the genes of the patients.

Animals Grow Human Organs for Science (May 4, 2005): Scientist are growing human tissue and organ inside of animals for study and the possibility of creating donor parts that can be harvested from the animals.

Only 3% Live a Healthy Lifestyle (April 27, 2005): We have seen the new healthy pyramid website released by the government.