http://www.kidk.com/news/health RSS Feed for KIDK - News - Health en-us Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:40:01 GMT http://www.kidk.com/news/health/70646627.html Four people in North Carolina have tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to the drug Tamiflu and may show signs the virus may be mutating. http://www.kidk.com/news/health/70641302.html Health officials say four people in North Carolina have tested positive for a type of swine flu that's resistant to the drug Tamiflu. It's the first cluster of that many cases seen in the U.S. http://www.kidk.com/news/health/70631652.html New guidelines by the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually to catch slow-growing cervical cancer. http://www.kidk.com/news/health/70631337.html The U.S. Marine Corps is conducting a military experiment to try to predict who's most at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder. Understanding underlying triggers might help reduce the burden of those who return psychologically wounded - if they can get early help. http://www.kidk.com/news/health/70630837.html Federal health experts on Thursday brushed off lingering safety questions about a popular inhaler drug and suggested it carry bolder benefit claims. http://www.kidk.com/news/health/70524537.html Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu - most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads of passengers were isolated if one traveler had symptoms - have failed to contain the disease. http://www.kidk.com/news/health/70523897.html CT scans are increasingly used to diagnose problems because they give a deep, detailed view inside the body. But they put out a lot of radiation, which may raise a person's chances of developing cancer. http://www.kidk.com/news/health/70523722.html A member of the independent panel whose new mammogram recommendations have led to confusion defended the task force's report, saying Thursday that it was based on the most up-to-date, accurate information available. http://www.kidk.com/news/health/70522962.html Federal health experts said Wednesday an updated version of Pfizer's best-selling anti-infection vaccine is safe and effective for infants and toddlers, despite company studies that failed to meet certain goals. http://www.kidk.com/news/health/70405952.html Melaleuca is going after one of its competitors in court.