Swine Flu Symptoms

Direct transmission of a swine flu virus from pigs to humans is occasionally possible (called zoonotic swine flu).

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Sanofi-Aventis sticking to first offer for Genzyme

French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis SA says it's sticking to its original offer of $69 per share to buy U.S. biotech company Genzyme Corp.

10% of 2010 Winter Olympians Suffered Injuries

THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- About one in 10 athletes
who competed at the 2010 Winter Olympics suffered an injury and about one
in 14 became ill, according to a new study.

Struggle to agree UN summit kickstart for Millennium goals

World powers are moving slowly toward an accord on the strategy to be embraced at a looming United Nations summit aiming to get the lofty Millennium Development Goals back on track.

Health Tip: Dealing With Lower Back Pain

(HealthDay News) -- Low back pain, ranging from mild to severe,
affects almost everyone at some point.

NIH to use BP cash to study oil spill health effects

The U.S. National Institutes of Health said on Tuesday it would use $10 million from BP to start a multiyear study to look at the potential health effects from the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico.

California seeks to fine UnitedHealth up to $9.9 billion

California regulators are seeking fines of up to $9.9 billion from a unit of health insurer UnitedHealth Group Inc, citing mismanaged medical claims, failure to pay doctors and other lapses.

Quality ratings may channel funds from the poor

Physician performance programs, which reward top-tier doctors, could widen healthcare disparities, researchers warned on Tuesday.

Pneumococcal shots give space for new strains: study

Fighting pneumococcal disease with immunizations is like trying to hit a moving target because vaccines that zero in on certain strains also make space for new types to develop and dominate, Dutch scientists said on Tuesday.

Half of "untreatable" asthma cases may be treatable

Good news for kids with treatment-resistant asthma: Their breathing troubles just might be treatable.

Drug co. paid writers to promote hormone therapy

Drugmaker Wyeth used ghostwriters to play up the benefits and downplay the harm of hormone replacement therapy in articles published in medical journals, a U.S. researcher said on Tuesday.