http://www.kidk.com/news/health RSS Feed for KIDK - News - Health en-us Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:57:08 GMT 2010-03-13T19:57:08Z en-us http://www.kidk.com/news/health/87591307.html Stock market slides may hurt more than your savings. New research suggests they might prompt heart attacks. Sat, 13 Mar 2010 19:57:08 GMT http://www.kidk.com/news/health/87591307.html 2010-03-13T19:57:08Z http://www.kidk.com/news/health/87492347.html The Food and Drug Administration is adding its strongest warning to the label for Plavix, cautioning that some patients do not respond to the blockbuster blood thinner. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 20:14:33 GMT http://www.kidk.com/news/health/87492347.html 2010-03-12T20:14:33Z http://www.kidk.com/news/health/87485937.html Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggest that too many Americans - maybe even President Barack Obama - are being overtreated. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 19:08:21 GMT http://www.kidk.com/news/health/87485937.html 2010-03-12T19:08:21Z http://www.kidk.com/news/health/87403152.html Madison County has the highest per capita birth rate in the state of Idaho. With the latest expansion, the hospital brings its total number of beds to 65. Fri, 12 Mar 2010 01:55:50 GMT http://www.kidk.com/news/health/87403152.html 2010-03-12T01:55:50Z http://www.kidk.com/news/health/87356752.html A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an excess of medical tests. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:48:51 GMT http://www.kidk.com/news/health/87356752.html 2010-03-11T17:48:51Z http://www.kidk.com/news/health/87356477.html Men are more likely than women to be interested in sex, have sex and enjoy sex, according to new scientific research, which also found people who stay active and healthy enjoy longer sex lives. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:45:41 GMT http://www.kidk.com/news/health/87356477.html 2010-03-11T17:45:41Z http://www.kidk.com/news/health/87355842.html Children inherit about 30 mutated genes from each parent, fewer than had been thought, but enough in at least one case to pass on inherited illnesses, according to a first detailed look at the blueprint for human life in a family. Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:39:21 GMT http://www.kidk.com/news/health/87355842.html 2010-03-11T17:39:21Z http://www.kidk.com/news/health/87275572.html Too many pregnant women who want to avoid a repeat cesarean delivery are being denied the chance, concludes a government panel. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:41:46 GMT http://www.kidk.com/news/health/87275572.html 2010-03-10T22:41:46Z http://www.kidk.com/news/health/87242122.html The Food and Drug Administration said Wednesday a nerve stimulating implant from Medtronic failed to significantly reduce seizures in epilepsy patients. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 17:42:47 GMT http://www.kidk.com/news/health/87242122.html 2010-03-10T17:42:47Z http://www.kidk.com/news/health/87120017.html Pregnancy-related deaths appear to have risen nationwide over the past decade, nearly tripling in the state with the most careful count - California. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:18:26 GMT http://www.kidk.com/news/health/87120017.html 2010-03-09T17:18:26Z