| Old drug for arthritis is effective against killer parasites |
| A cheap off-patent drug that is commonly used for arthritis could be a wonder treatment for amoebic parasites that infect 50 million people each year, 70,000 of them fatally, a study on Sunday said. |
| Protesters begin biggest anti-NATO rally in Chicago |
| CHICAGO (Reuters) - Thousands of protesters, some dressed as clowns and others bearing anti-war signs, gathered on Sunday in a lakefront park in the biggest test yet for Chicago police trying to keep the peace as world leaders began meeting for a ... |
| Mom with flesh-eating disease had seven operations: brother |
| CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - A 36-year-old new mother of twins who is suffering from a "flesh-eating" bacterial infection has undergone a series of operations to remove dead or damaged tissue in a South Carolina hospital, her b... |
| Study Ties Secondhand Smoke to Bladder Irritation in Kids |
| SUNDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Parents who smoke may put their children at greater risk for bladder irritation, according to a small new study. |
| Screening for Lung Cancer Might Benefit Those at Highest Risk |
| SUNDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Using low-dose CT scans to screen for lung cancer might save the lives of patients at the greatest risk for the disease, a new analysis suggests. |
| Breathing Smog While Pregnant May Worsen Asthma in Offspring |
| SUNDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to air pollution while in the womb might harm the lung-function development of children with asthma, a new study finds. |
| Lung cancer CT scans: Just for older heavy smokers |
| New lung cancer screening guidelines from three medical groups recommend annual scans but only for an older group of current or former heavy smokers. |
| Sleep Apnea Linked to Higher Cancer Death Risk |
| SUNDAY, May 20 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep apnea has already been linked to a host of adverse health problems, such as high blood pressure and heart disease. Now, new research suggests that in people who already have cancer, the sleep disorder may r... |
| Messy Facebook debut marks weak day on Wall Street |
| NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. stocks fell on Friday after a sloppy debut by Facebook Inc spoiled hopes that a spectacular open for the most-anticipated stock sale in years would brighten the mood in what has been a gloomy month for equity markets. Sha... |
| Georgia woman with flesh-eating disease in "critical" condition |
| (Reuters) - A Georgia woman fighting a flesh-eating bacterial infection was in critical condition at Augusta Hospital on Saturday, a hospital spokeswoman said. The spokeswoman said she could not comment on whether Aimee Copeland had undergone surg... |