New test predicts lung cancer risk of spread

BOSTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) -- Researchers say they have developed a test that can predict with near certainty whether the most common form of lung cancer will return after surgery.

Should we let kids feel stung?

(AP) -- Penny Grossman cringes each time a student mentions a birthday party during class at her Boston, Massachusetts-area preschool. The rule there, and at a growing number of America's schools, is that parties and play-dates shouldn't be discussed unless every child in the room is invited.

Allergists offer food safety guidelines for infants

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Parents can help prevent food allergies by waiting to introduce certain foods into a child's diet and by feeding a child breast milk exclusively until the sixth month of life, a group of allergists advises.

Sugary drinks are piling on pounds, new report says

(AP) -- Americans have sipped and slurped their way to fatness by drinking far more soda and other sugary drinks over the last four decades, a new scientific review concludes.

When piercings aren't enough

DALLAS, Texas (AP) -- Allen Falkner's tongue is just one of his unusual features.

Twins separated but surgery continues

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) -- Doctors successfully separated 4-year-old twin sisters born fused at the midsection, with just one kidney and one set of legs, and were continuing with reconstruction surgery early Tuesday.

Saturated fat impedes 'good' cholesterol activity

CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) -- Eating just one meal high in saturated fat -- in this case, carrot cake and a milkshake -- can quickly prevent "good" cholesterol from protecting the body against clogged arteries, a small study shows.

Ultrasound scans can affect brain development

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Keepsake sonograms have become a popular item with many young parents -- from Tom Cruise to the couple next door. It's a practice many physicians would like to discourage.

Health Minute: Sunscreen's numbers game

CNN's Judy Fortin delivers a quick dose of healthy information in her daily Health Minute, which airs Monday through Friday between 1 and 6 p.m. on CNN Headline News.

Painful steps down

(AP) -- When Gina O'Brien decided she no longer needed drugs to quell her anxiety and panic attacks, she followed doctor's orders by slowly tapering her dose of the antidepressant Paxil.

Study: Sexy music triggers teen sex

CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- Teens whose iPods are full of music with raunchy, sexual lyrics start having sex sooner than those who prefer other songs, a study found.

Doctors begin separation surgery for Utah twins

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) -- Doctors began separation surgery Monday on 4-year-old conjoined twins in what was described as the first separation attempt on twins with a shared kidney.

Bloodthirsty bedbugs spread fear, shame

ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- After waking up one night in sheets teeming with tiny bugs, Josh Benton could not sleep for months and kept a flashlight and can of insecticide with him in bed.

Lonely Americans missing out at all ages

NEW YORK (AP) -- In bleak nursing homes and vibrant college dorms, in crowded cities and spread-out suburbs, Americans confront an ailment with no single cause or cure.

You knew it: Job stress elevates blood pressure

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- New study findings confirm what some office managers, senior management officials and other white-collar workers have suspected for years: Working in highly stressful jobs can increase your blood pressure.

Government adding fruits, veggies to WIC shopping lists

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Fruits, vegetables and whole grains are being added to grocery lists for low-income mothers and children under a federal program that helps feed more than half the babies in the United States.

My first war zone

Deafening sirens blared as I crouched in the corner of a stairwell in a nondescript apartment building in Haifa, Israel.

Test can tell rescue workers when CPR is futile, study says

NEW YORK (AP) -- If your heart suddenly stopped, how long should rescue workers try to save you? Should you be taken to the hospital even if you cannot be revived and are likely to die?

Breast-feeding reduces anxiety into childhood

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Breast-feeding's calming effects seem to be long-lasting.

Conjoined twins prepare for separation

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah (AP) -- They were born in a perpetual hug, their little bodies fused at the midsection so that they are practically face-to-face, and have grown into outgoing 4-year-olds who chatter away and finish each other's sentences.