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Missing centenarians cause angst in aging Japan (AP)
Aug 12, 2010 11:35:01 AM | Yahoo

In this Aug. 10, 2010 photo, a Kobe city official, left, visits 100 year-old Mitsue Watase, center, at Watase's home in Kobe, western Japan as the officials started a door-to-door survey on the whereabouts of centenarians. Japan prides itself on having the world's longest life expectancy, but it is now struggling with a disturbing footnote to that statistic, revelations that hundreds listed as its oldest citizens are either long dead or haven't been heard from for decades. (AP Photo/Kyodo News) ** JAPAN OUT, MANDATORY CREDIT, FOR COMMERCIAL USE ONLY IN NORTH AMERICA **AP - Japan prides itself on the world's longest life expectancy but is struggling with a disturbing footnote to that statistic — revelations that hundreds of people listed as its oldest citizens are either long dead or haven't been heard from for decades.




Europe breast cancer deaths fall, Britain down third: study (AFP)
Aug 12, 2010 10:58:40 AM | Yahoo

The pink ribbon is seen as a symbol of breast cancer awareness. Breast cancer deaths dropped by more than 20 percent across 15 European countries over the last two decades, with a fall of nearly a third in Britain, according to a study.(AFP/Keystone/File/Edi Engeler)AFP - Breast cancer deaths dropped by more than 20 percent across 15 European countries over the last two decades, with a fall of nearly a third in Britain, according to a study published Thursday.




Some Monkeys Naturally Resist AIDS, Research Shows (HealthDay)
Aug 11, 2010 10:48:32 PM | Yahoo
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) -- A natural mechanism that may help prevent the development of AIDS in sooty mangabey monkeys has been discovered by scientists.

UK's breast cancer deaths dropped most in Europe (AP)
Aug 11, 2010 6:01:37 PM | Yahoo
AP - The rate at which women died from breast cancer dropped faster in Britain than in any other major European country during the last two decades, according to new research.

More Seniors Getting Antibiotics With Improved Medicare Drug Coverage (HealthDay)
Aug 10, 2010 10:48:01 PM | Yahoo
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Increased antibiotic use by American seniors appears to be associated with improved Medicare drug coverage, a new study suggests.

Eye Disease Affects Nearly One in Three Diabetics (HealthDay)
Aug 10, 2010 10:47:51 PM | Yahoo
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Almost one in three people with diabetes has evidence of the eye disease called diabetic retinopathy, according to new research.

Female circumcision victims seek out Colo. doctor (AP)
Aug 10, 2010 5:05:37 AM | Yahoo

Doctor Marci Bowers, back, talks with a New York resident about her reconstructive genital surgery during an appointment at Bowers' clinic in Trinidad, Colo., on Monday, July 26, 2010. The patient was one of seven victims of female circumcision undergoing surgery by Bowers on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Ed Andrieski)AP - This picturesque southern Colorado town known for decades as the sex-change capital of the world — thousands of gender-reassignment operations have been performed here — is becoming a beacon for victims of female genital mutilation.




Lack of Food Puts Kids at Risk for Asthma, Other Chronic Ills (HealthDay)
Aug 03, 2010 10:48:21 PM | Yahoo
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Children and youth who don't have enough to eat are at increased risk of poor health, and repeated episodes of hunger may put them at risk for chronic diseases such as asthma, researchers say.

 
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