http://mobile.reuters.com Copyright 2008 Reuters en-us Fri, 04 Jul 2008 20:30:52 -0400 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/images/small/logo.png http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/Category/CHLT?src=RSS-HLT http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSL0424508920080704?src=RSS-HLT GENEVA (Reuters) - Food safety experts agreed for the first time on the qualities defining a tomato, in a first step toward an international code on preventing fruit and vegetable contamination. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 17:41:27 +0000 2008-07-04T174127Z_01_L04245089_RTRUKOC_0_US-TRADE-FOOD-SAFETY.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSN0327118820080703?src=RSS-HLT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A new strain of West Nile virus is spreading better and earlier across the United States, and may thrive in hot American summers, researchers said on Thursday. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 21:31:57 +0000 2008-07-03T213157Z_01_N03271188_RTRUKOC_0_US-WESTNILE-USA.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSL0356553320080703?src=RSS-HLT LONDON (Reuters) - An imbalance of a key brain chemical could cause crib death, researchers said on Thursday in what they called a chance discovery. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:11:11 +0000 2008-07-03T231111Z_01_L03565533_RTRUKOC_0_US-INFANTS-DEATH.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSCOL45160520080704?src=RSS-HLT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Breast reconstruction after cancer surgery can have lasting benefits for women's psychological well-being and body image, a new study suggests. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:12:47 +0000 2008-07-04T151247Z_01_COL451605_RTRUKOC_0_US-BREAST-RECONSTRUCTION.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSN0326182220080704?src=RSS-HLT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The investigation of a salmonella outbreak in the United States is shifting to the southern border to encompass produce imported from Mexico, CNN reported on Thursday. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 05:25:55 +0000 2008-07-04T052555Z_01_N03261822_RTRUKOC_0_US-USA-SALMONELLA-MEXICO.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSCOL45508420080704?src=RSS-HLT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Human papillomavirus type 16 (HPV-16), which has been linked to cervical cancer, can be detected in human breast milk collected during the early period after a woman delivers her baby, doctors from Finland report. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:20:07 +0000 2008-07-04T152007Z_01_COL455084_RTRUKOC_0_US-BREAST-MILK.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSCOL45153720080704?src=RSS-HLT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Key-hole surgery to treat endometriosis is associated with good short-term outcomes but has a high reoperation rate in the long run, research suggests. Hysterectomy, on the other hand, while "too radical," is associated with a low reoperation rate, the study team found, and preservation of the ovaries is a "viable option." Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:19:16 +0000 2008-07-04T141916Z_01_COL451537_RTRUKOC_0_US-ENDOMETRIOSIS.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSCOL45207020080704?src=RSS-HLT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who take part in clinical trials often do so out of a desire to advance scientific knowledge and to help others, a new international study demonstrates. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:28:52 +0000 2008-07-04T142852Z_01_COL452070_RTRUKOC_0_US-STUDY-PARTICIPANTS.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSCOL45133920080704?src=RSS-HLT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A novel nonrobotic device called the Sensorimotor Active Rehabilitation Training (SMART) Arm can help stroke survivors with partial arm paralysis re-learn the task of reaching, a study shows. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:16:47 +0000 2008-07-04T141647Z_01_COL451339_RTRUKOC_0_US-DEVICE-STROKE.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSCOL45170920080704?src=RSS-HLT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study shows that having diabetes independently raises the risk of illness and death in people with heart failure, which occurs when the heart loses its ability to pump blood efficiently. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:23:08 +0000 2008-07-04T142308Z_01_COL451709_RTRUKOC_0_US-HEART-FAILURE.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSCOL45501120080704?src=RSS-HLT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In patients who develop acute inflammation of the gallbladder, its best to have the gallbladder removed using minimally invasive surgery within 24 hours of hospital admission, rather than waiting weeks to years after a course of antibiotics has been given, new research shows. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 15:17:44 +0000 2008-07-04T151744Z_01_COL455011_RTRUKOC_0_US-GALLBLADDER-INFLAMMATION.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSCOL45189420080704?src=RSS-HLT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Students at high schools that value caring and inclusiveness are significantly less likely to be smokers than their peers at schools placing a heavier emphasis on academics, Scottish researchers report. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:26:12 +0000 2008-07-04T142612Z_01_COL451894_RTRUKOC_0_US-STUDENT-SMOKING.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSCOL45182420080704?src=RSS-HLT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children born "small for gestational age" - that is, significantly smaller than most babies born after the same number of weeks of pregnancy -- are prone to developing "visceral" adiposity (fatness) of the abdomen, even without being overweight, research hints. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 14:24:19 +0000 2008-07-04T142419Z_01_COL451824_RTRUKOC_0_US-SMALL-BABIES.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSL0327727320080704?src=RSS-HLT LONDON (Reuters) - Mandatory heart screenings for all athletes could detect potentially fatal problems and save lives, Italian researchers said on Friday. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:50:44 +0000 2008-07-04T005044Z_01_L03277273_RTRUKOC_0_US-HEART-ATHLETES.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSL1113084220080704?src=RSS-HLT TOMSK, Russia (Reuters) - Alexander Pushkarev, head doctor at the 1,000-bed hospital in a Soviet-era prison nestling at the edge of Siberia, flashed a row of metal teeth with his smile. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:16:10 +0000 2008-07-04T001610Z_01_L11130842_RTRUKOC_0_US-RUSSIA-TUBERCULOSIS.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSL0333740520080704?src=RSS-HLT LONDON (Reuters) - An increase in Britons traveling to malaria-infested countries has steadily increased the number of imported cases of the disease over the past 20 years, researchers said on Friday. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:12:56 +0000 2008-07-04T001256Z_01_L03337405_RTRUKOC_0_US-MALARIA-BRITAIN.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSL2629768020080704?src=RSS-HLT (Reuters) - The Siberian region of Tomsk has nearly halved the number of people dying each year from tuberculosis (TB) since 1999 through a set of clear, simple steps. Fri, 04 Jul 2008 00:10:18 +0000 2008-07-04T001045Z_01_L11130842_RTRUKOC_0_US-RUSSIA-TUBERCULOSIS.xml-sidebar-1 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSTON37399520080703?src=RSS-HLT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As more Americans get sick while health officials look for the cause of a salmonella outbreak sweeping the country, consumer groups said on Thursday the Food and Drug Administration must put emergency rules in place to track the movement of produce. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 20:33:31 +0000 2008-07-03T203331Z_01_TON373995_RTRUKOC_0_US-FDA-FOOD-GROUPS.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSN0347961120080703?src=RSS-HLT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government proposed a 3 percent inflation increase in 2009 Medicare rates for outpatient services at about 4,000 U.S. hospitals, which will also impact medical imaging, diagnostic and other health care services. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:49:50 +0000 2008-07-03T194950Z_01_N03479611_RTRUKOC_0_US-MEDICARE-HOSPITALS.xml http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CHLT/nhealthNews_uUSN0338508520080703?src=RSS-HLT WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two rival flu drugs, Tamiflu and Relenza, work equally well to fight the symptoms of influenza in children, Japanese researchers reported on Thursday. Thu, 03 Jul 2008 19:24:24 +0000 2008-07-03T192424Z_01_N03385085_RTRUKOC_0_US-FLU-DRUGS.xml