Copyright 2009 Daily Herald, Paddock Publications, Inc. http://www.dailyherald.com/lifestyle/ en-us Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:39:31 CST http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337115&src=120 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337115&src=120 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:39:31 CDT Federal health officials said Tuesday a popular heartburn medication can interfere with the blood thinner Plavix, a drug taken by millions of Americans to reduce risks of heart attack and stroke. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337113&src=120 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=337113&src=120 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 10:23:46 CDT For many women, getting a mammogram is already one of life's more stressful experiences. Now, women in their 40s have the added anxiety of trying to figure out if they should even be getting one at all. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336720&src=120 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336720&src=120 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:08:45 CDT A new study raises fresh concerns about Zetia and its cousin, Vytorin -- drugs still taken by millions of Americans to lower cholesterol, despite questions raised last year about how well they work. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336674&src=120 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336674&src=120 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:08:45 CDT Youth tennis players who play no other sport run a greater risk of injury, a local study has found. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=335857&src=120 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=335857&src=120 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:08:44 CDT Powerful scans are letting doctors watch just how the brain changes in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder and concussion-like brain injuries - signature damage of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336237&src=120 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336237&src=120 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:08:44 CDT Looking for love? Try leaning in for a ... cheek swab. A couple of genetic testing companies are promising to match couples based on the DNA testing, touting the benefits of biological compatibility. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=335996&src=120 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=335996&src=120 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:08:44 CDT Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island - prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=335803&src=120 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=335803&src=120 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:08:44 CDT When the first antidepressant came to market in the 1950s, the company that marketed it did not think there were enough depressed people for the drugs to make a profit. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=335779&src=120 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=335779&src=120 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:08:44 CDT Misery is inconvenient, unpleasant, and in a society where personal happiness is prized above all else, there's little tolerance for wallowing in despair. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336908&src=120 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336908&src=120 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:42:30 CDT Uninsured patients with traumatic injuries, such as car crashes, falls and gunshot wounds, were almost twice as likely to die in the hospital as similarly injured patients with health insurance, according to a troubling new study. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336232&src=120 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336232&src=120 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:08:44 CDT In its first study of women's health around the globe, the World Health Organization said that the AIDS virus is the leading cause of death and disease among women between the ages of 15 and 44. http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336245&src=120 http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=336245&src=120 Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:08:44 CDT Some of the millions who travel to Saudi Arabia this month for the annual hajj will be greeted with face masks, hand sanitizer and fever checks as health officials strive to stem the spread of swine flu during the world's largest pilgrimage.