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Patient photos aid docs reading faceless CT scans Imagine sitting in a dark room all day, evaluating CT scans and other medical images on a computer screen but never actually seeing real patients. That's life for many radiologists.

Depression leads to internal fat in 70-somethings Older people who are depressed are much more likely to develop a dangerous type of internal body fat—the kind that can lead to diabetes and heart disease—than people who are not depressed, a di

Asthma inhalers to go 'green' on Dec. 31 Last warning: Asthma inhalers go "green" on Dec. 31, forcing patients still using the old-fashioned kind to make a pricey and even confusing switch.

Some doctors may give up vaccines because of cost About one in 10 doctors who vaccinate privately insured children are considering dropping that service largely because they are losing money when they do it, according to a new survey.

Global AIDS crisis overblown? Some dare to say so As World AIDS Day is marked on Monday, some experts are growing more outspoken in complaining that AIDS is eating up funding at the expense of more pressing health needs.

Bases brace for surge in stress-related disorders Some 15,000 soldiers are heading home to this sprawling base after spending more than a year at war in Iraq and Afghanistan, and military health officials are bracing for a surge in brain injuries

Patients treat serious illness as laughing matter The off-color jokes flew around the room. As the anecdotes got bawdier, the laughter intensified. Some recited from memory, others read from notebooks they brought along.

Calls for national infant formula recall spread Disclosure that laboratory tests have detected traces of contamination in several major brands of infant formula generated concern and confusion Wednesday, with a national consumer's group and the

Patient-led drug trials defy medical establishment Until last year, Alan Felzer was an energetic engineering professor who took the stairs to his classes two steps at a time.

Study says HIV could be eliminated in a decade The virus that causes AIDS could theoretically be eliminated in a decade if all people living in countries with high infection rates are regularly tested and treated, according to a new mathematica

China: 6 babies may have died from tainted milk China's Health Ministry said six babies may have died after consuming tainted milk powder, up from a previous official figure of three deaths.

1 in 5 young adults has personality disorder Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers reported Monday in the most extensive study

Study shows families' financial strain from autism More than half a million U.S. children have autism with costly health care needs that often put an unprecedented financial strain on their families, national data show.

Swiss approve pioneering legal heroin program The world's most comprehensive legalized heroin program became permanent Sunday with overwhelming approval from Swiss voters who simultaneously rejected the decriminalization of marijuana.

China pledges to fight AIDS discrimination Chinese health authorities and the U.N.

FDA sets melamine standard for baby formula Less than two months after federal food regulators said they were unable to set a safety threshold for the industrial chemical melamine in baby formula, they announced a standard that allows for hi

FTC tosses guidance on tar, nicotine in cigarettes The cigarette industry for 42 years has made factual claims about tar and nicotine levels based on machine testing blessed by the Federal Trade Commission.

Brain scans show root of memory glitch with aging Brain scans of older people in a noisy lab machine give biological backing to the idea that distraction hampers memory with aging, researchers reported Wednesday.

Separation planned for Oklahoma conjoined twins A set of 1-month-old girls believed to be the first known American Indian conjoined twins are doing well and will be separated, doctors say.

FDA finds traces of melamine in US infant formula Traces of the industrial chemical melamine have been detected in samples of top-selling U.S. infant formula, but federal regulators insist the products are safe.