HEALTH BEAT
DALLAS (NBC) -- The salmonella scare might have slowed down sales in the egg industry, but the chicken business is picking up.
Heart patients who at margarine with added omega-3 were no better off than those who did not
NEW YORK (AP) -- Dutch researchers report heart attack survivors who are already getting good care don't benefit from eating more heart-healthy omega-3 fats.
A new study finds young adults who abuse amphetamines may be more likely to suffer a tear in their aorta, a condition that's often fatal.
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- California health officials are warning consumers to avoid an imported grape candy because it contains high lead levels.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Medicare is catching up to most private insurers by providing counseling for any beneficiary who's trying to quit smoking. More than 4 million seniors are hooked on cigarettes.
MINNEAPOLIS (NBC) -- University of Minnesota researchers are being commended for a big medical discovery.
VIENNA (AP) -- Austria's health ministry is reporting two cases of a new gene that allows bacteria to become a superbug.
LONDON (AP) -- A new study says the number of weight-loss surgeries in England jumped more than tenfold from 2000 to 2007.
TOKYO (AP) -- Japan has declared an end to a foot-and-mouth disease epidemic, which resulted in the slaughter of nearly 290,000 cows and pigs.
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (NBC) -- Surgeons in Kentucky have given a man two new hands, and tweeted updates throughout the operation.
(NBC) -- Today's kids live in a 24/7 electronic world. Cellphones, texting, social networking and computers don't leave much time for much needed sleep.
DALLAS (NBC) -- Iced tea contains Oxalate -- a key chemical that can lead to kidney stones, which affect about ten percent of people.
(NBC) -- Treatment options for advanced melanoma, when tumors from the deadly cancer have spread from the skin throughout the body are slim, at best.
SCARBOROUGH, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The sign at the Walgreens in Scarborough says flu shots are available and already people are taking advantage of the early supply.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- An independent analysis says 3 million seniors may have to switch Medicare drug plans next year whether they like it or not.
DALLAS (NBC) -- Cardiologists say the amount of time you spend sitting behind a desk has a direct link to your heart health.
MCMINNVILLE, Ore. (NBC) -- Test results should start coming in next Wednesday to help determine if football players at Oregon's McMinnville High School have a body-building supplement called creatine in their blood.
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. (AP) -- A western Indiana hospital's decision to stop using certified nurse midwives has sparked an effort to keep the services alive.
Teens who are overweight, smoke or don't exercise have more headaches and migraines than those who live a healthier lifestyle.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Recalls by two big farms have produced one of the largest egg recalls in recent history.
NEW YORK (AP) -- Can the Empire State Building withstand a bedbug infestation?
NEW YORK (AP) -- Bedbugs have attacked a popular movie theater in Times Square as New York battles the persistent pests.
PANAMA CITY (AP) -- A team of 20 doctors in Panama is preparing an operation to separate conjoined twin girls
PORTLAND, Maine (NEWS CENTER) -- The American Red Cross has put out an urgent call for blood donations in New England.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Health officials will be putting seafood from the Gulf of Mexico under the microscope like never before as Louisiana shrimpers begin a new season and other commercial operations restart.
GLEN BURNIE, Md. (AP) -- Michael Waldron gripped a bottle of water with his right hand, used his other to unscrew the cap.
In a University study researchers looked to see if newer, more expensive medications worked better at preventing heart disease than diuretics or 'water pills.'
NEW YORK (AP) -- A healthcare market research publisher says global vaccine sales rose by a healthy 16 percent last year.
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal health officials approved a new type of morning-after contraceptive Friday that works longer than the current leading drug on the market.
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