NewsOnFeeds.com Health News http://NewsOnFeeds.com/section/Health%20News/7/1 Health News from NewsOnFeed.com en 60 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/images/small.nof.gif U.S. Catholic bishops oppose Obama birth-control plan (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. Catholic Church leaders said they will fight President Barack Obama's controversial birth-control insurance coverage policy despite his compromise that religious employers would not have to offer free contraceptives for workers, shifting the responsibility to insurers. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:22:58 -0600 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/15585703/U.S.%20Catholic%20bishops%20oppose%20Obama%20birth-control%20plan%20%20%20%20%20%20(Reuters) Yahoo! News: Health News Insurers stuck with cost of Obama birth-control plan (Reuters) Reuters - President Barack Obama's compromise on free birth control coverage left health insurers stuck with the bill, sparking worries over the precedent set by the new policy. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:32:57 -0600 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/15582744/Insurers%20stuck%20with%20cost%20of%20Obama%20birth-control%20plan%20%20%20%20%20%20(Reuters) Yahoo! News: Health News Q&A: Obama and the birth control controversy (AP) AP - What birth control debate? A half-century after the introduction of the pill, acceptance of birth control by American women is virtually universal. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:34:51 -0600 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/15581942/Q&A:%20Obama%20and%20the%20birth%20control%20controversy%20%20%20%20%20%20(AP) Yahoo! News: Top Stories Strange Addicts Eat Cat Food, Snort Mothballs TLC series explores the world of addictive behavior, when people can not stop their bizarre behavioral habits. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:30:01 -0600 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/15581277/Strange%20Addicts%20Eat%20Cat%20Food,%20Snort%20Mothballs ABC News: Health Hungarian home birth advocate looses appeal (AP) AP - A Hungarian obstetrician known for promoting home births lost an appeal Friday against her two-year prison sentence for malpractice. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 11:13:37 -0600 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/15581943/Hungarian%20home%20birth%20advocate%20looses%20appeal%20%20%20%20%20%20(AP) Yahoo! News: Health News FDA issues plan to avoid heparin contamination (Reuters) Reuters - U.S. health regulators issued recommendations to manufacturers to ensure the safe production of the blood-clot prevention drug heparin, four years after a contamination involving the widely used product set off concerns about the global pharmaceutical supply chain. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:23:40 -0600 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/15580798/FDA%20issues%20plan%20to%20avoid%20heparin%20contamination%20%20%20%20%20%20(Reuters) Yahoo! News: Health News The 'Choking Game': 1 in 7 College Kids Has Tried It (Time.com) Time.com - The potentially lethal Choking Game, which involves cutting off the blood supply to the brain, appears to be popular with some college students who think it's not as dangerous as using illicit drugs Fri, 10 Feb 2012 04:10:00 -0600 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/15579869/The%20'Choking%20Game':%201%20in%207%20College%20Kids%20Has%20Tried%20It%20%20%20%20%20%20(Time.com) Yahoo! News: Health News Hope for Moms-to-Be Battling Cancer Chemotherapy for breast cancer can be safe during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:05:22 -0600 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/15580427/Hope%20for%20Moms-to-Be%20Battling%20Cancer ABC News: Health India's global pharmacy role threatened by EU pact (AP) AP - Efforts by India and the European Union to strengthen trade are threatening India's ability to deliver lifesaving medicines to the world's poorest, analysts say as the two sides push through protracted negotiations on a free-trade pact. Fri, 10 Feb 2012 00:12:55 -0600 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/15578654/India's%20global%20pharmacy%20role%20threatened%20by%20EU%20pact%20%20%20%20%20%20(AP) Yahoo! News: Health News 4 New Genes Linked to Type 2 Diabetes (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Four new genes associated with type 2 diabetes have been identified by researchers, who also pinpointed six independent diabetes-associated gene variants at previously known locations on chromosomes. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:49:20 -0600 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/15578650/4%20New%20Genes%20Linked%20to%20Type%202%20Diabetes%20%20%20%20%20%20(HealthDay) Yahoo! News: Health News In Mice, Cancer Drug Shows Effect on Alzheimer's Symptoms (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- The cancer drug bexarotene quickly eliminates Alzheimer's disease-associated amyloid beta from the brain and reverses memory problems in mice, a new study finds. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:49:16 -0600 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/15578655/In%20Mice,%20Cancer%20Drug%20Shows%20Effect%20on%20Alzheimer's%20Symptoms%20%20%20%20%20%20(HealthDay) Yahoo! News: Health News Heart Disease May Be Risk Factor for Prostate Cancer (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Heart disease may be a risk factor for prostate cancer, a new study suggests. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:49:15 -0600 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/15578656/Heart%20Disease%20May%20Be%20Risk%20Factor%20for%20Prostate%20Cancer%20%20%20%20%20%20(HealthDay) Yahoo! News: Health News Signs of heart attacks for women Doctors say women often don't realize they're having a heart attack, because their symptoms can be more subtle than a man's. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:36:25 -0600 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/15578383/Signs%20of%20heart%20attacks%20for%20women Health News from Eyewitness News on WABC-TV's 7online.com For pregnant women with cancer, chemo possible (AP) AP - Researchers have encouraging news for women who find themselves in a very frightening situation: having cancer while pregnant. Studies suggest that these women can be treated almost the same as other cancer patients are, with minimal risk to the fetus. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:52:09 -0600 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/15578652/For%20pregnant%20women%20with%20cancer,%20chemo%20possible%20%20%20%20%20%20(AP) Yahoo! News: Health News Want a Better Sex Life? Try Yoga ABC News’ Nikki Battiste and Dan Harris report: The latest way to improve your love life doesn’t involve a slick how-to guide. It doesn’t involve Big Pharma, either. It’s yoga. According to William Broad, author of “The Science of Yoga,” which came out Feb. 7,... Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:46:57 -0600 http://NewsOnFeeds.com/article/15578752/Want%20a%20Better%20Sex%20Life%3F%20Try%20Yoga ABC News: Health