http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ Y! Health News Search RSS Feed, updated continuously. en-us Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:18:59 PDT Copyright (c) 2008 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. 5 142 18 http://health.yahoo.com/ http://us.i1.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/i/us/he/b/he_144.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/med_measles_outbreaks.htmlyahoo/health/news/ap/med_measles_outbreaksThu, 21 Aug 2008 17:52:56 PDTAP - Measles cases in the U.S. are at the highest level in more than a decade, with nearly half of those involving children whose parents rejected vaccination, health officials reported Thursday.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/med_face_transplants.htmlyahoo/health/news/ap/med_face_transplantsThu, 21 Aug 2008 17:52:50 PDTAP - Transplanting faces may seem like science fiction, but doctors say the experimental surgeries could one day become routine. Two of the world's three teams that have done partial face transplants reported Friday that their techniques were surprisingly effective, though complications exist and more work is still needed.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/obesity_penalty.htmlyahoo/health/news/ap/obesity_penaltyThu, 21 Aug 2008 16:49:11 PDTAP - Alabama, pushed to third in national obesity rankings by deep-fried Southern favorites, is cracking down on state workers who are too fat.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/transplant_face_dc.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/transplant_face_dcThu, 21 Aug 2008 16:38:30 PDTReuters - New faces given to a Chinese man after a bear tore off part of his face and a French-Caribbean man disfigured by a rare tumor show that such transplants can work and are not medical oddities, researchers said on Thursday.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/cysticfibrosis_drug_dc.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/cysticfibrosis_drug_dcThu, 21 Aug 2008 16:07:02 PDTReuters - A new kind of cystic fibrosis drug, designed to bypass a genetic defect to treat the disease, has produced promising results in mid-stage clinical trials, Israeli researchers said on Thursday.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/reuters/hormones_women_dc.htmlyahoo/health/news/reuters/hormones_women_dcThu, 21 Aug 2008 16:06:09 PDTReuters - Hormone replacement therapy can improve the quality of a woman's life, easing the distress of hot flashes, sleep disturbances and restoring lost sexual functioning, researchers reported on Thursday.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/ap/vytorin_cancer_risk.htmlyahoo/health/news/ap/vytorin_cancer_riskThu, 21 Aug 2008 16:05:01 PDTAP - Federal drug safety regulators said Thursday they are investigating whether the cholesterol-lowering drug Vytorin can increase patients' risk of developing cancer.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/experimentaldrugshowsearlypromiseagainstcysticfibrosis.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/experimentaldrugshowsearlypromiseagainstcysticfibrosisThu, 21 Aug 2008 16:03:58 PDTHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug that blocks the genetic flaw responsible for one form of cystic fibrosis has worked well in an early trial, Israeli researchers report.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/healthtipmonitorthemercuryinyourfood.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/healthtipmonitorthemercuryinyourfoodThu, 21 Aug 2008 16:03:57 PDTHealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Mercury is found in many types of fish and shellfish. Because significant amounts of mercury can harm unborn babies and young children, women who are or may become pregnant, those who are nursing, and young children should avoid some kinds of seafood.http://us.rd.yahoo.com/health/news/rss/search/*http://health.yahoo.com/news/healthday/healthtipprepareforapaptest.htmlyahoo/health/news/healthday/healthtipprepareforapaptestThu, 21 Aug 2008 16:03:56 PDTHealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Most women need regular pap tests to check for early signs of cervical cancer. It's important to prepare before the test to get the most accurate results possible.