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Health Buzz: Spinal Patient Is First to Get Embryonic Stem Cells U.S. News & World Report By Angela Haupt For the first time, human embryonic stem cells have been used in an experimental treatment: A partially-paralyzed patient with a spinal cord injury was injected with the stem cells on Friday, according to an announcement made yesterday ... See all stories on this topic »

Conception May Be Hard for Women With Epilepsy MedPage Today By Todd Neale, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Women with epilepsy who want to have children may find it hard to become pregnant -- a prospective study from India has found a high rate of infertility among epileptic women. The study, which followed 375 ... See all stories on this topic » MedPage Today

Mice that eat at the wrong time of day get fat USA Today A study in mice seems to show that simply being exposed to light during the night, when these nocturnal creatures expect it to be dark, makes them more likely to be obese. The study, done by researchers at Ohio State University and the University of ... See all stories on this topic » USA Today

Hormone replacement increases kidney stone risk Reuters By Anne Harding NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who take hormone replacement after menopause are at increased risk of developing kidney stones, new research shows. "It doesn't mean that women should stop taking hormone therapy based on this fact, ... See all stories on this topic »

Sask. flu shot program starts CBC.ca Flu clinics are to open across Saskatchewan on Tuesday. (CBC)Saskatchewan flu shot clinics will open Tuesday with a vaccine that includes protection against the H1N1 virus. Last year, federal, provincial and municipal governments spent an estimated $1 ... See all stories on this topic » CBC.ca

Jaundice in newborns may be linked to autism CTV.ca A new study may provide some intriguing new insight into autism, after finding that jaundice in newborns appears linked to a higher risk for autism. The study, which appears in the journal Pediatrics, looked at more than 700000 children in Denmark. ... See all stories on this topic »

US Supreme Court to decide on vaccine suits Reuters By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON, Oct 12 (Reuters) - The US Supreme Court will begin hearing arguments later on Tuesday in a case that could shake up protections aimed at keeping vaccine makers in business. The high court has agreed ... See all stories on this topic »

Child Dying of Huntington's Disease While Family Taunted by Neighbors ABC News By KIM CAROLLO, ABC News Medical Unit The family of a 7-year-old Trenton, Mich. girl who is battling a terminal illness has had to take on a very different battle: taunts about the child's condition from their neighbors. Kathleen Edward is in the late ... See all stories on this topic »

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