http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Health_and_FitnessFind stories, videos, and photos about Health and Fitness from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 07:11:21 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Health_and_Fitness14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Health and Fitness from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/07/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/07/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe House of Representatives on Saturday night passed a sweeping health care bill by a vote of 220-215.Sun, 08 Nov 2009 05:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/11/06/diabetes.fruit.jampolis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/11/06/diabetes.fruit.jampolis/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhich fruits are allowed for a diabetic, whose condition is controlled by diet only? No medicines are taken, except Glipizide 5 mg, ½ hour premeal at noon?Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/06/artificial.hand.feel/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/06/artificial.hand.feel/index.html#cnnSTCTextResearchers are working on a breakthrough in artificial limb technology -- a prosthetic hand that can actually feel.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 16:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/05/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/11/05/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe push to overhaul health care received a major boost Thursday as the American Medical Association and AARP endorsed legislation drafted by top House Democrats.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/05/obesity.cancer.link/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/05/obesity.cancer.link/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than 100,000 cases of cancer each year are caused by excess body fat, according to a report released Thursday in Washington.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/05/statins.heart.failure/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/05/statins.heart.failure/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's widely known that cholesterol-lowering statins can benefit patients with heart disease, but a new study suggests they may actually harm some people with heart failure.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:13:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/04/aspirin.risk.heart.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/04/aspirin.risk.heart.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTextTaking a low-dose aspirin every day can help prevent heart attacks in people who've already had one. But if you've never had a heart attack (or stroke), the risks of taking a daily low-dose aspirin outweigh the benefits, according to a U.K. report published in Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:38:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/05/commentary.jennie.garth.heart/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/05/commentary.jennie.garth.heart/index.html#cnnSTCTextYou may not think that a woman like me could be at risk for heart disease, but the truth is, I have a heart condition. Fortunately, it isn't a life-threatening one, but not all women are as lucky.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:15:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/04/h1n1.military.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/04/h1n1.military.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe first shipment of H1N1 vaccine set aside for U.S. troops deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan arrived late Tuesday, but it contains only half the amount requested.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 23:33:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/04/byetta.diabetes.risks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/04/byetta.diabetes.risks/index.html#cnnSTCTextPeople with type 2 diabetes who are taking the blood-sugar-lowering drug Byetta may be at increased risk for kidney problems, including kidney failure, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration reported this week.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 22:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/11/04/hodgkins.chemo.side.effects.brawley/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/11/04/hodgkins.chemo.side.effects.brawley/index.html#cnnSTCTextMy husband just completed six cycles of R-CHOP chemotherapy for his non-Hodgkin's diffuse large B cell lymphoma in his upper stomach. Compared with what we've heard others have endured, his side effects were relatively mild. However, he continues to have a strained, raspy voice. His oncologist didn't seem too concerned or aware of what might be causing this. Is this a "typical" chemo side effect?Wed, 04 Nov 2009 14:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/03/guantanamo.h1n1.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/11/03/guantanamo.h1n1.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Pentagon stressed Tuesday that detainees at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, won't be receiving H1N1 flu vaccinations until well after all Department of Defense active duty and civilian employees have received their vaccinations.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 23:47:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/11/03/bipolar.depression.raison/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/11/03/bipolar.depression.raison/index.html#cnnSTCTextI have had a quite a few ups and downs in my life. I have had depression since I was 8 years old. (I am now 26 and was diagnosed as bipolar three years ago.) In my lifetime, I have suffered major emotional abuse and betrayals from a variety of people, not to mention rough circumstances (losing a job last year, and unstable conditions in my current job). I have now gotten to a point where I've become obsessive about money due to fears of once again becoming unemployed, and I find myself drifting away from friends because I don't feel safe being close to anyone any more. It's scary for me because I went through a major depressive episode from ages 14 to 18, and I had to fight just to keep myself alive (medication was not available for me at the time, either). I've fought so hard just to get to my current point in life, which was graduating from college and living independently. I'm just so terrified of losing everything that I've fought for and returning to those lows, but I feel likeTue, 03 Nov 2009 18:42:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/30/cancer.pints.prostates/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/30/cancer.pints.prostates/index.html#cnnSTCTextRick Lyke was diagnosed with prostate cancer when he was 47. His response was to set up "Pints for Prostates," an organization that uses the universal language of beer to reach men with its message about the importance of prostate cancer screening.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 10:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/02/h1n1.vaccine.pregnant/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/11/02/h1n1.vaccine.pregnant/index.html#cnnSTCTextNearly all healthy pregnant women who receive a single dose of the H1N1 flu vaccine will be protected from that flu, according to just-released clinical trial data.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:41:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/31/kenya.music.influence/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/31/kenya.music.influence/index.html#cnnSTCTextKanjii Mbugua storms the stage amid cheers as fans crane their necks to see the Kenyan musician.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 20:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/11/02/h1n1.thimerosal.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/11/02/h1n1.thimerosal.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTextMy pediatrician's office has only the H1N1 flu nasal spray vaccine and the shot that contains thimerosal. I would like my 1-year-old son to receive the vaccine. Since he is too young for the nasal spray, is it better for him to get the shot with thimerosal or wait for the shot without the preservative?Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:40:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/30/healthmag.one.week.slimmer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/30/healthmag.one.week.slimmer/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen it comes to losing weight, the little things add up -- trying just one new thing every day can quickly make a big difference. With that in mind, we've taken science's best weight-loss strategies and created a week's worth of slimming to-do's.Mon, 02 Nov 2009 13:18:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/30/obama.hiv.aids/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/30/obama.hiv.aids/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama announced Friday that he will lift a 22-year-old ban on entry into the United States for people infected with HIV/AIDS.Sat, 31 Oct 2009 01:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/30/sleep.deprived/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/30/sleep.deprived/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhether they blame it on the kids, stress, or the lure of the Internet, most Americans feel like they're not getting enough sleep.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 21:00:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/30/h1n1.vaccine.available/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/30/h1n1.vaccine.available/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs the new H1N1 flu virus keeps spreading, more vaccine is available to fight it, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Friday.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/30/bariatic.surgery.diabetes.jampolis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/30/bariatic.surgery.diabetes.jampolis/index.html#cnnSTCText"60 Minutes" had a story several months ago about a type of weight-loss surgery that seemed to also cure type 2 diabetes in many people. Has more research been done on this? Do you need the full bypass of about one-third of the small intestine or just the duodenum and jejunum? My weight problem came about with/after diabetes, not before.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 19:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/29/new.york.h1n1/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/29/new.york.h1n1/index.html#cnnSTCTextBroadening the number of health care professionals who can administer vaccine, New York Gov. David Paterson issued a sweeping executive order Thursday officially declaring a state of emergency due to the increase in H1N1 cases, including 75 H1N1-related deaths in New York state.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:12:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/29/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/29/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe battle over health care reform reached another milestone Thursday as top House Democrats unveiled sweeping legislation that includes a highly controversial public health insurance option.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 22:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/29/kids.psychiatric.drugs.weight/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/29/kids.psychiatric.drugs.weight/index.html#cnnSTCTextSchizophrenia drugs, increasingly prescribed to children with bipolar disorder and other conditions, can cause youngsters to experience rapid weight gain, according to a new study.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 15:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/29/cancer.survivor.ulman/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/29/cancer.survivor.ulman/index.html#cnnSTCTextAt 32 years old Doug Ulman is president of cancer-support charity the Lance Armstrong Foundation. He has also survived three separate cases of cancer.Thu, 29 Oct 2009 14:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/29/pregnant.cancer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/29/pregnant.cancer/index.html#cnnSTCTextMy 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? WhatThu, 29 Oct 2009 13:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/28/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/28/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextHouse Democratic leaders will unveil on Thursday a health care bill that includes a more moderate version of the public option, several Democratic leadership aides tell CNN.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 23:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/28/footballers.spit.swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/28/footballers.spit.swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTextA UK health agency has warned footballers to stop their "disgusting" habit of spitting as it could lead to the spread of the H1N1 virus.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/27/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/27/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextIndependent Sen. Joseph Lieberman said Tuesday he would join a Republican filibuster to block the final vote on any health care bill that has a government-run public health insurance option.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/28/basal.cell.carcinoma.brawley/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/28/basal.cell.carcinoma.brawley/index.html#cnnSTCTextI have basal cell carcinoma. I have had two surgeries on my face. I have had a few frozen off as well. Was to go back to the doctor to get a checkup on the ones he has frozen off. I have canceled every appointment since then. I am just tired of always getting cut on and things frozen off. I always seem to get bad news every time I go. Now, I have noticed a new light brown spot on my face. It looks like a freckle. Yes, I do have them and also am a redhead. I'm 35. So I don't think I'm still getting freckles. I used to tan seven days a week 365 days a year. I always went 25-30 minutes a day. I was just wondering what that spot might be. It's the size of a pencil eraser. Can this cancer spead to my organs'? I told my husband that I would listen to you! He's very TICKED at me for not listening. Thanks for your time.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/28/asthma.swine.flu.h1n1/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/28/asthma.swine.flu.h1n1/index.html#cnnSTCTextNearly 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.Wed, 28 Oct 2009 14:58:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/hockey/nhl/10/27/flyers.gagne.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/hockey/nhl/10/27/flyers.gagne.ap/index.htmlPHILADELPHIA (AP) -- Flyers forward Simon Gagne has two small hernias in his right groin and could face surgery.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 21:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/27/ocd.decision.making.raison/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/27/ocd.decision.making.raison/index.html#cnnSTCTextMy 11-year-old daughter got a diagnosis of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) about six months ago. She is not currently on any medication but has been regularly seeing a therapist.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/26/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/26/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe contentious debate over health care took a new twist Monday as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced his decision to craft legislation including a public insurance option allowing states to opt out.Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/26/undescended.testicle.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/26/undescended.testicle.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTextMy 10-month-old baby boy is having surgery for an undescended testicle. Is he too young to put him through surgery or should I go ahead with it? Should I give him more time for the testicle to descend?Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/19/undiagnosed.women.problem/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/19/undiagnosed.women.problem/index.html#cnnSTCTextAshley Price felt terrible. She was tired, dizzy spells came and went, dark splotches popped up on her chest for no reason, and she'd gained 50 pounds in two years. Some days she was starving; other days she could barely eat. Her doc suggested that her problems would go away if Price just ate less and exercised more, even though she was dieting and working out regularly. Price demanded thyroid tests, only to have them come back normal.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 16:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/h1n1.vaccine.where/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/h1n1.vaccine.where/index.html#cnnSTCTextYessica 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.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/26/tweens.breast.cancer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/26/tweens.breast.cancer/index.html#cnnSTCTextHannah Powell-Auslam of La Mirada, California, had surgery this month to check her lymph nodes, just in case the breast cancer had spread.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/24/commentary.brawley.cancer.treatment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/OPINION/10/24/commentary.brawley.cancer.treatment/index.html#cnnSTCTextThis week, the comedic actress Suzanne Somers is promoting her newly released book, which espouses the virtues of alternative medicine and, more important, explains why one should avoid conventional medicine.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:20:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/26/smallbusiness/travel_healthy.fsb/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/26/smallbusiness/travel_healthy.fsb/index.htmWhile running health services at the University of Baltimore in the early 1990s, Fran Lessans met a law student who was petrified about the prospect of attending her mother-in-law's funeral in Ghana. The young woman had visited the country once before but ended up getting sick and spending two weeks in the hospital. For the funeral trip, she'd done her homework and gotten the right shots, Lessans recalls. But no one had counseled her about water purification and what foods to avoid.Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/21/medical.marijuana.policy/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/21/medical.marijuana.policy/index.html#cnnSTCTextPatients in the 13 states where medical marijuana is legal can now light up without fear of federal reprisal, but they may still have to answer to local authorities.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/21/childhood.cancer.survivors.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/21/childhood.cancer.survivors.marriage/index.html#cnnSTCTextThree years ago, Anne Willis mentioned to the man she was dating that she didn't know about her fertility, since she had undergone cancer treatment as a teenager. His response --"Oh, so you don't know if you're going be able to have kids?" -- was off-putting.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/20/ptsd.veterans.mortality/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/20/ptsd.veterans.mortality/index.html#cnnSTCTextPost-traumatic stress disorder may be a condition of the mind, but research has implicated it in the ills of the body. Now, a new study suggests it may be associated with death after surgery.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 20:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/swine.flu.checklist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/swine.flu.checklist/index.html#cnnSTCTextSwine flu vaccines are rolling out this month -- finally. Health-care workers in Indiana and Tennessee were the first to get the nose-spray version, while New Yorkers clamoring for the H1N1 vaccine finally had their chance too.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:31:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/breast.cancer.options/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/breast.cancer.options/index.html#cnnSTCTextLess than an hour before her mastectomy was scheduled to begin, Eve Wallinga's surgeon gave her the bad news: Because of unforeseen complications, doctors wouldn't be able to reconstruct a new breast for her immediately after removing her cancerous breast as planned. She was told she'd have to wait another day for the plastic surgery.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/h1n1.flu.vaccinations/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/h1n1.flu.vaccinations/index.html#cnnSTCTextA mass H1N1 immunization program began in the UK Wednesday, with the country's health minister urging all priority groups to take up the vaccine.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/new.york.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/24/new.york.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextNew York public health workers will no longer be required to be vaccinated against both the seasonal and H1N1 flu virus, state officials announced Thursday, prompted by a vaccine shortage.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 14:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/24/health.vitamin.cafes/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/10/24/health.vitamin.cafes/index.html#cnnSTCTextIn trendy neighborhoods of Tokyo customers are lining up for vitamin injections that promise to improve health and beauty.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/24/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/24/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextSenate Democratic leaders met Thursday night with White House officials to consider including a government-funded public health insurance option, along with a provision allowing states to opt out of it, in a health care overhaul bill.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 12:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/23/commentary.brawley.cancer.treatment/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/23/commentary.brawley.cancer.treatment/index.html#cnnSTCTextThis week, the comedic actress Suzanne Somers is promoting her newly released book, which espouses the virtues of alternative medicine and, more important, explains why one should avoid conventional medicine.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 22:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/22/breast.cancer.options/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/22/breast.cancer.options/index.html#cnnSTCTextLess than an hour before her mastectomy was scheduled to begin, Eve Wallinga's surgeon gave her the bad news: Because of unforeseen complications, doctors wouldn't be able to reconstruct a new breast for her immediately after removing her cancerous breast as planned. She was told she'd have to wait another day for the plastic surgery.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 20:22:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/22/news/economy/hand_sanitizer/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/22/news/economy/hand_sanitizer/index.htmDemand for hand sanitizer has gone through the roof since the first cases of swine flu broke out earlier this year, and some makers of the germ-fighting gels are scrambling to keep up.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 18:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/23/new.york.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/23/new.york.flu.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextNew York public health workers will no longer be required to be vaccinated against both the seasonal and H1N1 flu virus, state officials announced Thursday, prompted by a vaccine shortage.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/22/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/22/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextSenate Democratic leaders met Thursday night with White House officials to consider including a government-funded public health insurance option, along with a provision allowing states to opt out of it, in a health care overhaul bill.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 02:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/studentnews/04/27/activity.swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/studentnews/04/27/activity.swine.flu/index.html#cnnSTCTextStudents will learn about the H1N1 virus (commonly known as swine flu) and research why officials are concerned about the H1N1 pandemic. Students will also learn about the measures that are being taken by international, federal and local health authorities to prevent the spread of colds and the flu and a possible outbreak of influenza.Fri, 23 Oct 2009 01:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/22/sugar.honey.nutrition.jampolis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/22/sugar.honey.nutrition.jampolis/index.html#cnnSTCTextI was wondering if substituting sugar for honey is a healthy trade-off? Are the types of sugar and antioxidants in honey worth the 70 calories per serving, or if I'm trying to lose weight, should I cut out sugar altogether, including honey?Thu, 22 Oct 2009 20:35:00 EDThttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/10/21/browns.ap/index.htmlhttp://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/football/nfl/10/21/browns.ap/index.htmlBEREA, Ohio (AP) -- Just when it couldn't get any worse for the woeful Cleveland Browns, it got worse.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/05/18/peanut.allergies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2005/HEALTH/conditions/05/18/peanut.allergies/index.html#cnnSTCTextPeanuts are as American as baseball -- Americans ate nearly 1.7 billion pounds of them last year, according to the Georgia Peanut Council.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 20:32:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/12/kid.lobbyist/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/12/kid.lobbyist/index.html#cnnSTCTextMy name is Kyle Graddy. I'm 9 years old and I have a peanut allergy. I traveled to Washington last week to help myself and other kids with food allergies to have a safer experience at school.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/10/peanut.allergies/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/10/peanut.allergies/index.html#cnnSTCTextNine-year-old Kyle Graddy looked out across a minor league baseball diamond for the first time in his life and pondered the possibility of his own death.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 19:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/15/male.breast.cancer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/15/male.breast.cancer/index.html#cnnSTCTextA year after beating breast cancer, Peter Criss, a founding member of the rock band KISS, calls himself "the luckiest man in the planet."Wed, 21 Oct 2009 18:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/20/medical.marijuana/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/20/medical.marijuana/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt certainly isn't your average help wanted ad.Wed, 21 Oct 2009 02:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/20/adhd.meds.aggression.raison/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/20/adhd.meds.aggression.raison/index.html#cnnSTCTextCan a stimulant medication for ADHD make the child taking it have mood swings and violent aggression?Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/19/flu.vaccine.reaction.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/19/flu.vaccine.reaction.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTextI received the flu shot but about 10 days later came down with a painful cough, headache, fatigue and sore throat, but no fever. Is this a reaction to the flu shot? It's miserable!Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/19/feehery.health.care.catastrophe/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/19/feehery.health.care.catastrophe/index.html#cnnSTCTextI started on Capitol Hill in the fall of 1989 as an intern for House Minority Leader Bob Michel. Republicans had just elected a firebrand named Newt Gingrich to be their whip. Democrats had just replaced their speaker, Jim Wright, with Tom Foley. And George H. W. Bush was settling in to his first year as president.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 13:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/16/h1n1.vaccine.delay/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/16/h1n1.vaccine.delay/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs more people are getting sick from the H1N1 flu virus, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reporting that the production of the H1N1 vaccine is slower than expected.Sat, 17 Oct 2009 15:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/17/hpv.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/17/hpv.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Food and Drug Administration approved a second vaccine intended to protect against cervical cancer.Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:58:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/16/news/genes_addiction.fortune/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/16/news/genes_addiction.fortune/index.htmWhy do some people get hooked on drugs and alcohol, while others can party hard and walk away? We tend to think it's a matter of willpower or moral fiber, but it has more to do with a roll of the genetic dice.Fri, 16 Oct 2009 14:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/15/arizona.sweat.lodge/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/US/10/15/arizona.sweat.lodge/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn investigation into the deaths of two people who spent up to two hours inside a "sweat lodge" at an Arizona retreat last week has been elevated from an accidental death investigation to a homicide inquiry, Yavapai County Sheriff Steve Waugh told reporters Thursday.Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:04:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/15/health.genetic.autism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/15/health.genetic.autism/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlisa Rock, whose 10-year-old son Connor has autism, says parents of autistic children often align themselves with one of two camps: There are those who believe that genes cause the disorder, and those firmly convinced that environmental factors are to blame.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 21:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/14/new.york.vaccine.mandate/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/14/new.york.vaccine.mandate/index.html#cnnSTCTextA New York judge denied a request Wednesday for a temporary restraining order barring the state from mandating flu vaccines for health care workers but left open that possibility pending another hearing on the matter next week.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/15/hospitals.ban.vbacs/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/15/hospitals.ban.vbacs/index.html#cnnSTCTextJeff Szabo was by his wife's side when she gave birth to their son Gabriel seven years ago, and he was right there holding Joy's hand when their younger sons Michael and Daniel were born, too.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 13:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/14/health.care.next/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/14/health.care.next/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe focus on health care reform now shifts to the Democratic leadership in Congress a day after the Senate Finance Committee voted through its version of the health care bill.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/14/hyperthyroidism.iodine.allergy.brawley/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/14/hyperthyroidism.iodine.allergy.brawley/index.html#cnnSTCTextAre there any treatments for hyperthyroidism when the patient is severely allergic to iodine?Wed, 14 Oct 2009 20:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/13/h1n1.preexisting.conditions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/13/h1n1.preexisting.conditions/index.html#cnnSTCTextNew research suggests that nearly half of patients hospitalized with the H1N1 virus had no underlying conditions, an increase from prior findings, a federal health official said Tuesday.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/13/senate.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/13/senate.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe health care reform debate reached a new milestone Tuesday as a key congressional committee passed an $829 billion plan projected to extend coverage to an additional 29 million Americans.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 13:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/13/china.drug.smuggler/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/10/13/china.drug.smuggler/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe brother of a convicted British drug smuggler facing imminent execution in China has pleaded for authorities to show compassion amid concerns over the man's mental health at the time of his arrest.Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/13/health.report.fallout/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/13/health.report.fallout/index.html#cnnSTCTextThey're angry and fighting back with full force.Tue, 13 Oct 2009 19:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/13/cancer.insurance.finances/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/13/cancer.insurance.finances/index.html#cnnSTCTextLeslie Elder's eyelids fluttered open, and through the fog of pain medication, she saw the emergency room doctors pull back the curtain in her room.Tue, 13 Oct 2009 13:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/12/soldier.lung.cancer.transplant/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/12/soldier.lung.cancer.transplant/index.html#cnnSTCTextA leading UK hospital has defended its practice of using organs donated by smokers after the death of a soldier who received the cancerous lungs of a heavy smoker.Tue, 13 Oct 2009 10:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/21/cardiac.arrest.parade/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/21/cardiac.arrest.parade/index.html#cnnSTCTextI am going to let you in on a secret: When a person's heart stops beating, it's not the end. Contrary to what you may think, death is not a single event. Instead, it's a process that can be interrupted.Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:56:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/12/ringworm.causes.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/12/ringworm.causes.shu/index.html#cnnSTCTextMy daughter has had ringworm for about a month. It is getting worse. She used a cream. What causes ringworm? We don't have pets.Mon, 12 Oct 2009 13:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/09/h1n1.vaccine.skepticism/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/09/h1n1.vaccine.skepticism/index.html#cnnSTCTextMary Peterson of Des Moines, Washington, doesn't believe the vaccine for the novel H1N1 flu has been studied enough to get it for herself and her daughters, who are 1 and 3 years old.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/09/war.breast.cancer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/09/war.breast.cancer/index.html#cnnSTCTextI was 18 when I first felt a lump in my breast. Of course, I was convinced that I was going to die. This was three decades ago -- back when we knew far less about breast cancer. A general surgeon removed the lump, which, thank goodness, wasn't malignant.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/08/healthy.snacks.dorm.jampolis/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/expert.q.a/10/08/healthy.snacks.dorm.jampolis/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhat are some healthy snack choices that college students can store in their dorm room?Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/21/silent.heart.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/04/21/silent.heart.attacks/index.html#cnnSTCTextAlthough many people think of a heart attack as a painful, sometimes fatal event, there are some heart attacks that go entirely unnoticed.Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/24/anger.heart/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/02/24/anger.heart/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen you get angry, the stress isn't restricted to your head. New research shows that anger actually triggers electrical changes in the heart, which can predict future arrhythmias in some patients.Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/07/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/07/health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextA compromise health care proposal widely seen as having the best chance to win Democratic and Republican support would cost $829 billion over the next 10 years, nonpartisan budget analysts concluded Wednesday.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 21:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/06/h1n1.vaccine.questions/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/06/h1n1.vaccine.questions/index.html#cnnSTCTextFor 13-year-old Brandon Marti, the intranasal vaccine felt "good," "cold" and "watery" at the Children's Hospital at Montefiore in the Bronx, New York, on Tuesday.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/07/cocaine.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/07/cocaine.vaccine/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn experimental vaccine for cocaine addicts can help some users kick the habit, according to a new study.Wed, 07 Oct 2009 15:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/04/cholesterol.dementia/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/08/04/cholesterol.dementia/index.html#cnnSTCTextPeople as young as 40 with borderline or high cholesterol levels are at increased risk for developing Alzheimer's disease or vascular dementia, said a Kaiser Permanente study released Tuesday.Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/06/petraeus.cancer/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/06/petraeus.cancer/index.html#cnnSTCTextGen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. military commander in the Middle East, has been treated for early stage prostate cancer and says recent screening tests have delivered "very positive" news.Tue, 06 Oct 2009 23:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/06/antidepressant.pregnancy.newborn/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/06/antidepressant.pregnancy.newborn/index.html#cnnSTCTextMore than one in 10 women develops depression during pregnancy. Now, a new study suggests that women who are treated with antidepressants are more likely to give birth early or to have newborns that need to spend time in a neonatal intensive care unit.Tue, 06 Oct 2009 19:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/05/malaria.deaths.tanzania/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/10/05/malaria.deaths.tanzania/index.html#cnnSTCTextI recently accompanied Margaret Chan, Director General of the WHO, and Ray Chambers, U.N. Special Envoy for Malaria, on a trip to Africa to see firsthand the region's fight against malaria.Tue, 06 Oct 2009 10:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/05/h1n1.vaccine.campaign/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/05/h1n1.vaccine.campaign/index.html#cnnSTCTextA national campaign to inoculate tens of millions of Americans against H1N1 influenza began Monday, with health care workers in Indiana and Tennessee targeted as the first recipients, federal health authorities said.Mon, 05 Oct 2009 20:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/05/obama.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/10/05/obama.health.care/index.html#cnnSTCTextPresident Obama kicked off a crucial week in the health care reform debate Monday by castigating political opponents for spreading distortions about his plan.Mon, 05 Oct 2009 19:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/05/cancer.diet.cookbook/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/10/05/cancer.diet.cookbook/index.html#cnnSTCTextWalk into Lisa Nasser's kitchen most evenings and you're greeted by rich aromas that indicate an exceptional cook is at work on a delicious creation.Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/28/high.cholesterol.women/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/09/28/high.cholesterol.women/index.html#cnnSTCTextWhen 48-year-old Erin Peiffer, of Eldersburg, Maryland, learned that she had high cholesterol in her 20s, she never thought it would pose a problem.Mon, 05 Oct 2009 16:36:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/02/pf/too_sick_for_health_care/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2009/10/02/pf/too_sick_for_health_care/index.htmForty-five-year-old Nancy Pessler is too sick to work full time. Instead, she has turned fighting her insurance company into a full-time job. Pessler, who lives in Cincinnati, Ohio, is one of so many Americans falling through the cracks in the health care debate.Mon, 05 Oct 2009 15:14:00 EDT