After the storm...what's for dinner?

MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- What can you do when the hurricane is long gone but the power is still out, and a glance into the pantry reveals paltry pickings: tins of tuna, a jar of olives, a can of green beans, some oil and vinegar?

Vegan diet reverses diabetes symptoms, study finds

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- People who ate a low-fat vegan diet, cutting out all meat and dairy, lowered their blood sugar more and lost more weight than people on a standard American Diabetes Association diet, researchers said this week.

First success reported with small-dose bird flu vaccine

LONDON, England (CNN) -- A British company announced this week that it has developed the first effective small-dose bird flu vaccine.

Lactivists: Where is it OK to breastfeed?

NEW YORK (AP) -- "I was SHOCKED to see a giant breast on the cover of your magazine," one person wrote. "I immediately turned the magazine face down," wrote another. "Gross," said a third.

Denmark is happiest place in the world, report says

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- If you're looking for happiness, move to Denmark.

Psychologists' group under fire for interrogation policy

CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- The American Psychological Association is under fire from some of its members and other professionals for declaring that it is permissible for psychologists to assist in military interrogations.

U.S. babies finding early voice through sign language

LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) -- Nine-month-old Alexandra lets her mother know when she is hungry. Andrew, 11 months, makes it clear he wants some milk. They may be too young to speak, but Alexandra and Andrew have joined the growing numbers of hearing babies who are learning sign language to tell their parents what they are thinking.

Tots with sensitive taste buds eat fewer veggies

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Preschoolers who are sensitive to bitter flavors may be especially likely to turn their noses up at vegetables, a new study shows.

Teenagers 'bagging' mothballs to get high

BOSTON, Massachusetts (Reuters) -- The 18-year-old French woman was hospitalized with scaly skin on her legs and hands, appearing unsteady and mentally sluggish, doctors said.

Golfers' health is in the bunker, survey finds

GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) -- No one would mistake David Voekel's body for that of Tiger Woods.

Sun kills 60,000 a year, WHO says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- As many as 60,000 people a year die from too much sun, mostly from malignant skin cancer, the World Health Organization reported Wednesday.

Ice-cold watermelon is less nutritious, study says

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- That ice-cold watermelon may be refreshing, but it can be less nutritious than watermelon served at room temperature, U.S. Department of Agriculture scientists reported on Wednesday.

Study: More Americans too fat for X-rays, scans

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- More and more obese people are unable to get full medical care because they are either too big to fit into scanners, or their fat is too dense for X-rays or sound waves to penetrate, radiologists reported Tuesday.

Itsy bitsy teenie weenie computer-chipped bikini

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- As the bikini turns 60, it's entering the electronic age with a new model featuring a built-in alarm to warn wearers to get out of the sun -- and ease concerns that the scanty swimsuits damage the health.

U.S. women are lifting weights more, CDC says

ATLANTA, Georgia (AP) -- Women are pumping more iron, with nearly 1 in 5 doing twice-a-week workouts, a new federal study shows.

Lifestyle factors contribute to young male deaths

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Young men worldwide have higher death rates than women but the causes vary according to their age and where they live, researchers said Tuesday.

Judge says teen can skip conventional treatment for now

ACCOMAC, Virginia (AP) -- A judge ruled Tuesday that a 16-year-old cancer patient who has refused conventional medical treatment does not have to report to a hospital as previously ordered and scheduled a trial to settle the dispute.

Researchers ponder 'Lance Armstrong effect'

CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- A new but unproven theory says body heat might explain Lance Armstrong's astounding victory over testicular cancer.

Alternative menopause therapies lack proof

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- An array of alternative therapies promise to ease menopausal symptoms, but none has strong enough evidence to back it up, according to a research review published this week.

Laser found to be useful for severe facial acne

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Laser treatment can reduce inflammatory facial acne lesions with few side effects, new research shows. Moreover, it appears to work even with the darkest skin types.