Diseases/Conditions News

Taking an antidepressant can lead to significant personality changes, likely for the better, a new study finds. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An HIV genetic stowaway that may have come from a related cat virus could help the AIDS virus transmit and replicate in people, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday. Full Story »

At the United Nations meeting on climate change next week, scientists will be discussing some of the potentially devastating effects of global warming, such as rising temperatures, melting ice caps and rising sea levels in the near future. But Earth's changing climate is already wreaking havoc in some very weird ways. So gird yourself for such strange effects as savage wildfires, disappearing lakes, freak allergies, and the threat of long-gone diseases re-emerging. Full Story »

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 9 (HealthDay News) -- A new method of testing for breast tumors might one day all but eliminate false positives and false negatives from breast cancer diagnosis, new research suggests. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Media coverage of the warnings on antidepressants and children's risk of suicidal behavior often failed to give the public the whole story, according to a study published Monday. Full Story »

JOHANNESBURG (AFP) - The king of South Africa's Zulus wants to revive the practice of circumcision among his people to help fight the spread of AIDS, the Sapa news agency reported Sunday. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The more other children toddlers are exposed to at day care, up to a certain point, the lower their risk of developing asthma, new research shows. Full Story »

Studies on the effect of soy on breast-cancer recurrence and mortality have been conflicting, but the largest study to date suggests that it may be safe, and even beneficial Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids who are depressed and have delinquents for friends may be the most likely to lash out violently at others, according to a new study in The Journal of Pediatrics. Full Story »

WELLINGTON (AFP) - An HIV-positive man in New Zealand has admitted injecting his blood into his sleeping wife and infecting her with the virus which can cause AIDS, a newspaper reported Sunday. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who work in detergent factories are at increased risk of developing respiratory problems, including asthma, probably from exposure to chemicals contained in detergent, two new studies hint. Full Story »

ZURICH (Reuters) - Roche Holding AG said on Wednesday three studies on its drugs used to treat early and advanced breast cancer showed good results. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. drug reviewers recommended that regulators further study the effects in children of a group of medicines known as atypical antipsychotics, a report released on Friday said. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Newly infected AIDS patients rarely know they have the virus and can continue their high-risk behavior just when they are the most infectious, Dutch researchers reported. Full Story »

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- A mother's depression can worsen her child's asthma, U.S. researchers have found. Full Story »

MONDAY, Dec. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Better screening, healthier living and new treatments have all continued to help cut the annual number of cancer cases and deaths in the United States, a new report says. Full Story »

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis SA has warned that its antidepressant Norpramin should be given with extreme caution to patients with a history of certain heart problems, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday. Full Story »

TUESDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- While the war against HIV/AIDS is still far from over, 2009 could prove to be a watershed year in terms of advances in prevention and treatment, experts say. Full Story »