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Ruling allows NIH to temporarily resume funding for embryonic stem cell research Los Angeles Times The appeals court decision doesn't remove uncertainty over the future of the field. At issue is whether federal law bars the use of public funds for experiments involving human embryonic stem cells. An appeals court gave short-term approval for ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

Americans Skimp on Fruits and Vegetables WebMD By Bill Hendrick The percentage of Americans eating fruit two or more times every day and vegetables at least three times daily declined slightly compared to a decade ago, before health authorities began to sound the alarm about the nation's obesity ... See all stories on this topic »

Health Plan Won't Fuel Big Spending, Report Says New York Times By ROBERT PEAR WASHINGTON — A new government study says President Obama's health care law will have negligible effects on total national health spending in the next 10 years, neither slowing nor fueling the explosive growth of medical costs. ... See all stories on this topic »

RI flu-vaccine campaign to be waged in all schools Providence Journal By Felice J. Freyer Rhode Island children will be offered flu vaccines in their schools this year, as the state Department of Health launches a new approach to fighting influenza that it hopes to make an annual routine. The program aims to duplicate ... See all stories on this topic »

Two Local Mosquitoes Test Positive for West Nile Virus The Sag Harbor Express The Suffolk County Department of Health Services revealed last Friday that a mosquito from Southampton Town, and one from East Hampton Town, tested positive for West Nile Virus. According to a press release distributed by the Department of Health ... See all stories on this topic »

Prostate tests call for 'at risk' BBC News Screening men with a family history of breast and ovarian cancer can lead to early diagnosis of prostate cancer, a UK study says. More cancers were found in carriers of BRCA gene mutations, and they were twice as likely to require treatment. ... See all stories on this topic »

'I like my odds' against cancer, Michael Douglas says USA Today By Lionel Cironneau, AP By Donna Freydkin, USA TODAY In this age of crass reality upstarts and pampered starlets, he's a movie star of the old school. And even in his third week of grueling radiation treatments for Stage IV throat cancer, ... See all stories on this topic »

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