HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- The cancer-fighting pill
Iressa works as well as chemotherapy as a second-line treatment for lung
cancer, researchers report.
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AP - Two years after the government urged making HIV tests as common as cholesterol checks, there are small gains but still one in five people infected with the AIDS virus doesn't know it, scientists said Thursday.
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 AP - D'Zhana Simmons says she felt like a "fake person" for 118 days when she had no heart beating in her chest. "But I know that I really was here," the 14-year-old said, "and I did live without a heart."
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AP - The health insurance industry said Wednesday it will support a national health care overhaul that requires them to accept all customers, regardless of pre-existing medical conditions ? but in return it wants lawmakers to mandate that everyone buy coverage.
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 AP - Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz, a cardiac surgeon who performed the nation's first human heart transplant and who also developed lifesaving medical implants, has died. He was 90. Kantrowitz died Friday in Ann Arbor of complications from heart failure, said his wife, Jean Kantrowitz.
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Reuters - Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday.
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 AFP - Pfizer has dropped its bid to market its potency pill Viagra over the counter in Europe, the US pharmaceutical giant announced Thursday.
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of CenterWatch:
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Autism is a childhood developmental disorder
that has no cure. Autistic children have problems with social interaction,
communication, and may engage in repetitive behaviors.
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 Reuters - Like many other elderly Americans, Edie Stark has been hard hit by the meltdown in U.S. financial markets. She is 84 and has been worried a lot lately about outliving her savings.
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AP - Some advanced lung cancer patients already treated with chemotherapy might be able to skip some of the bad side effects of another series of chemo by taking a pill instead, a study suggests. An international study showed patients on Iressa, an expensive, newer targeted treatment, survived about as long as those on another course of chemotherapy.
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Thanksgiving marks the beginning of a season where eating is central to the festivities. While it's also the season of indulgence, it's easy to plan a holiday meal that's delicious and healthful. Whether you're serving two or 20, these guidelines will help make sure your big dinner is a success. Follow our tips for making smart choices at the market, in the kitchen, and at the table.
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Being in space is like being Superman every day, says Clay Anderson, a NASA astronaut from Omaha, Nebraska. But floating around in zero-G can have some serious consequences for the human body, NASA's experts have learned.
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The popular herb ginkgo biloba does not reduce the risk of dementia or Alzheimer's disease, according to a study of more than 1,500 elderly patients who took the supplement. Often touted as a way to preserve aging memories, no large-scale, randomized clinical trial -- until now -- has thoroughly evaluated the safety and effectiveness of ginkgo biloba extract as a way to prevent dementia.
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Regular physical activity may lower a woman's overall risk of cancer, suggests a new government study -- but only if her workouts don't cut into a good night's sleep. Otherwise, lack of shut-eye appears to cancel out much of exercise's protective benefits.
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Oral surgeon Dr. Gary Bouloux is about to pull a diseased wisdom tooth from his patient's mouth, using forceps that look like a pair of silver pliers.
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Nearly half the respondents in a survey of U.S. primary care physicians said that they would seriously consider getting out of the medical business within the next three years if they had an alternative.
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A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found that infants born as a result of assisted reproductive technology, or ART -- such as in vitro fertilization and the use of donor eggs -- are two to four times more likely to be born with certain types of birth defects than infants conceived naturally. But, the study's lead author says, the overall risk is still relatively low.
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The "pregnant man" who gave birth to a daughter earlier this year says he is expecting a second child.
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Medical experts hailed a "milestone in medicine" Wednesday as they announced the successful transplant of a human windpipe engineered with the patient's own stem cells.
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Emerging technologies could boost supplies of essential plant-based drugs to combat malaria, says a report.
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Most GPs have difficulty differentiating chronic severe lung disease from asthma, a UK survey finds.
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Hospitals need to be vigilant against an emerging drug-resistant bacterium, warn infection control experts.
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The government has struck a deal on the cost of drugs which should save the NHS in the UK £400m a year.
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Scientists have identified a molecule which could be key to understanding the cause of motor neurone disease.
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Scientists are developing microscopic needles which could help amputees move artificial limbs with brain power.
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Nurses are calling for safer needles to be used after a poll suggested nearly half have been accidentally jabbed.
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The disease tends to affect older people - but can strike at any time.
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A week by week guide to pregnancy taking in how the baby develops, changes to the mother and key scan dates.
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The direction a child is facing in their pram could affect their development and stress levels, a study suggests.
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How conflict has driven medical advance
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How seagulls may contaminate your kitchen
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This model has no navel. Why the lack of tummy button?
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Help pounding Big Apple pavements
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A comprehensive guide to clinical conditions
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Avoiding the cold sore virus
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Surgeons in Spain claim a major breakthrough by giving a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells.
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Rapid drug treatment of babies with HIV dramatically cuts their risk of death and debilitating disease, research shows.
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Boys born to women exposed to hairspray in the workplace may have a higher risk of being born with a genital defect.
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The parents of a 17-month-old girl tell how surgeons used glue to seal tiny brain blood vessels that were threatening her life.
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Asbestos-related cancer victims and their families have won an important test case over access to compensation.
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The makers of the anti-impotence drug Viagra have withdrawn an application for the medicine to be available without a prescription.
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The UK government's plan to fine hospitals for not hitting Clostridium difficile targets is unfair, experts say.
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A man from north Oxfordshire credits his pet Rottweiler with sniffing out his skin cancer.
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Police are tackling the growing problem of drink-related crime by offering youngsters a re-education programme.
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Almost two in five people who drink to excess lie to their doctor about how much alcohol they really consume, says a survey.
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Parents of children whose organs were removed at Liverpool's Alder Hey hospital have until May to reclaim their body parts.
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