Belleville News Democrat: Health and Science http://www.bnd.com/living/health/index.xml News, sports, and entertainment from Belleville News Democrat en-us Copyright 2008 Belleville News Democrat Health and Science 60 Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:39:14 CDT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss McClatchy Interactive's PubSys support@Belleville.com Cholesterol drugs recommended for some 8-year-olds http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/390445.html http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/390445.html Mon, 07 Jul 2008 06:33 CDT For the first time, an influential doctors group is recommending that some children as young as 8 be given cholesterol-fighting drugs to ward off future heart problems. Liver donor's family, recipient unite online http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/389967.html http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/389967.html Mon, 07 Jul 2008 10:39 CDT They were precocious toddlers, both blond-haired and blue-eyed, separated by a thousand miles between Miami and a small Kentucky town. Magic Johnson's wife in public eye on HIV campaign http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/390006.html http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/390006.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:56 CDT Magic Johnson's normally publicity-shy wife Cookie is emerging as a spokeswoman in a campaign urging black women to get tested for HIV. U.S. checks Mexico for source of salmonella outbreak http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/389555.html http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/389555.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:51 CDT Inspectors are collecting soil, water and produce samples, reviewing export logs and combing packing plants in three major tomato-growing states in Mexico. Democrats hit GOP on support for Medicare cuts http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/389242.html http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/389242.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:31 CDT Sen. Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Democrat, accused Republicans of putting seniors and military families at risk by siding with President Bush against a measure to prevent Medicare cuts. FDA reports more cases of salmonella illnesses http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/389206.html http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/389206.html Sun, 06 Jul 2008 19:56 CDT The government on Saturday increased the number of people reported being sickened in a record salmonella outbreak in which tomatoes are the leading suspect although investigators are testing other types of fresh produce. Study: Orangutan populations declining sharply http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/389129.html http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/389129.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 17:33 CDT Orangutan numbers have declined sharply on the only two islands where they still live in the wild and they could become the first great ape species to go extinct if urgent action isn't taken, a new study says. Farmers say salmonella scare has hurt tomato sales http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/388441.html http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/388441.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:20 CDT Expect fewer slices of red, ripe tomatoes next to the grill this holiday weekend. UN chief to G8: climate change, food crisis linked http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/388710.html http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/388710.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:55 CDT The global food crisis will only worsen because of climate change, the U.N. climate chief said Friday, urging leaders of the world's richest countries meeting in Japan next week to set goals to reduce carbon emissions within the next dozen years. Syria returns stolen marble artifact to Iraq http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/388431.html http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/388431.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 04:06 CDT Syria has returned a marble artifact to Iraq that was stolen from one of the country's archaeological sites. Some psych patients wait days in hospital ERs http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/387911.html http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/387911.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:43 CDT When staffers at a Brooklyn hospital spotted a middle-aged woman lying face-down on a waiting room floor last month, it hardly seemed like cause for alarm. Haywire brain chemical linked to sudden baby death http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/387690.html http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/387690.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:20 CDT Scientists have new evidence that the brain chemical best known for regulating mood also plays a role in the mystifying killer of seemingly healthy babies - sudden infant death syndrome. Merger of US earth sciences agencies proposed http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/387688.html http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/387688.html Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:20 CDT From climate change to volcanoes and earthquakes, the world's growing challenges have leaders in earth science proposing a merger of agencies that study the planet. Puerto Rico archaeological find mired in politics http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/387606.html http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/387606.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 11:56 CDT The lady carved on the ancient rock is squatting, with froglike legs sticking out to each side. Her decapitated head is dangling to the right. Bush helps break ground for new Walter Reed center http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/387557.html http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/387557.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:30 CDT President Bush helped break ground Thursday for a new military medical center to replace Walter Reed hospital, whose reputation was soiled by allegations of shoddy care for war veterans. Scientists: Watermelon yields Viagra-like effects http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/387082.html http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/387082.html Sat, 05 Jul 2008 15:38 CDT A slice of cool, fresh watermelon is a juicy way to top off a Fourth of July cookout and one that researchers say has effects similar to Viagra - but don't necessarily expect it to keep the fireworks going all night long. Mars lander's next bake test could be its last http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/387052.html http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/387052.html Thu, 03 Jul 2008 16:10 CDT The Phoenix lander's first chemical sniff of Martian soil did not turn up any trace of the building blocks of life. Its next whiff could be its last. Teen with upside-down feet walks for first time http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/386979.html http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/386979.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 20:02 CDT A Filipino teenager who came to New York so doctors could perform surgery to untwist her severely clubbed feet took her first unaided steps Wednesday in pink-and-white sneakers - the first shoes she's ever worn. NJ officials warn of lamp oil poisonings http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/386813.html http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/386813.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 18:19 CDT New Jersey officials have issued a health alert saying six people have been sickened by mistaking lamp oil for apple juice, including one person who died. Sheryl Crow urges preservation of wild mustangs http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/386761.html http://www.bnd.com/living/health/story/386761.html Wed, 02 Jul 2008 22:47 CDT Sheryl Crow is urging people to get involved in saving America's wild horses.