FDA: Include info on antidepressant risks in pregnancy

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The manufacturers of Prozac and other antidepressants should include prescribing information about an uncommon but life-threatening lung problem that affects babies born to mothers who take the drugs during pregnancy, health officials said Wednesday.

First skin patch for Alzheimer's symptoms unveiled

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Alzheimer's patients may soon get the first skin patch to treat the creeping brain degeneration, a novel way to deliver an older drug so that it's easier to take and might even work a little better.

Private hospital rooms to be U.S. norm, experts say

CHICAGO, Illinois (Reuters) -- Any new rooms added to the nation's 6,000 hospitals will most likely need to be private ones to comply with new guidelines for most U.S. states, industry experts say.

Study: Food companies use 'advergames' to attract kids

WASHINGTON (AP) -- When it comes to reaching their youngest consumers, food companies are not kidding around.

Impotence could be sign of heart disease, study says

LONDON (Reuters) -- Men suffering from impotence should be screened for cardiovascular disease because it could be an early sign of the illness, Italian researchers said Wednesday.

Amanpour: World fails to save Africa's AIDS orphans

ISIOLA, Kenya (CNN) -- AIDS invaded our consciousness 25 years ago. A whole generation around the world has now grown up knowing only a world with AIDS.

Yoga catching on among military

PENSACOLA, Florida (AP) -- When Marine Lt. Alan Zarracina finally did the splits after months of struggling with the difficult pose in yoga class, the limber women around him applauded.

Implantable contraceptive gets FDA OK

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Choosing a method of birth control is a decision women can now make once a day, week or month. Starting later this summer, add "once every three years" to the list.

JAMA says it was misled again by doctors with industry ties

CHICAGO, Illinois (AP) -- Just days after announcing a crackdown on researchers who do not disclose drug company ties, the editor of a prestigious medical journal says she was misled again -- this time by the authors of a study linking severe migraines to heart attacks in women.

Airplane headaches may be caused by pressure changes

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Severe headaches that develop during airplane travel appear to be the result of rapid changes in pressure, rather than the high altitude or other causes.

Sex close to due date may cause labor, study finds

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Women who have sexual intercourse during late pregnancy are more likely than abstinent women to have a spontaneous delivery at 38 to 40 weeks' and less likely to require labor induction, according to results of a study conducted in Malaysia.

Three arrested in Katrina hospital deaths

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana (CNN) -- Three arrests were made late Monday in connection with the alleged deliberate deaths of some patients at New Orleans Memorial Medical Center after Hurricane Katrina hit, a source close to the investigation told CNN.

Stem cell therapies still years away

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Here's a reality check amid Congress' showdown with President Bush over stem cell research: The potential treatments for diabetes, spinal cord injury and other devastating disorders are years away from being tested in people.

Haitian teen has more reconstructive surgery

MIAMI, Florida (AP) -- A 15-year-old Haitian girl who once suffered from a massive tumor-like growth that had engulfed her face underwent a third surgery last week that included reconstruction on her eyes, nose and upper lip, a doctor says.

Doctor, your sponge is beeping

CHICAGO, Illinois (Reuters) -- Technology that helps airlines keep track of baggage and sounds an alarm when a shoplifter tries to leave the store may be able to stop surgeons from losing a sponge inside a patient, a study said on Monday.

Study: Blood test may find early lung cancer

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -- A blood test that looks for the body's own immune response to tumors may provide an easy way to find lung cancer in patients long before an X-ray or CT scan could, U.S. researchers have reported.

Scuba diving doesn't appear to hurt lung function

NEW YORK (Reuters) -- Contrary to some reports, scuba divers do not appear to have an accelerated decline in lung function, according to researchers at the German Naval Institute.

Class gives special-needs students a chance to get moving

MISSION, Kansas (AP) -- Lee Jones' Down syndrome doesn't keep him from exercising -- or from getting others to join in.

Congress takes up stem cell bills in face of veto threat

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congress embarks this week on the weightiest of debates on morality and the march of science, deciding whether to use public money for embryonic stem cell research and, in turn, setting up President Bush's first veto.

Working long hours harder on women's health, study says

LONDON, England (Reuters) -- Working long hours has a greater negative impact on women than men because it makes them more likely to smoke, drink coffee and eat unhealthy food.