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AP - Parts of the Endangered Species Act may soon be extinct. The Bush administration wants federal agencies to decide for themselves whether highways, dams, mines and other construction projects might harm endangered animals and plants.

AP - You can look great in a swimsuit and still be a heart attack waiting to happen. And you can also be overweight and otherwise healthy. A new study suggests that a surprising number of overweight people — about half — have normal blood pressure and cholesterol levels, while an equally startling number of […]

HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) — A Swiss study of 50 children
found that almost half of those who were small at birth — about 5.5
pounds or less — had a significant increase in blood pressure when they
ate a high-salt diet, a condition known as salt sensitivity.

Reuters - It may be possible to be both fat
and healthy, researchers reported on Monday, for at least half
of overweight adults, and close to a third of obese men and
women, have normal blood pressure, cholesterol and other
measures of heart health.

AP - You can look great in a swimsuit and still be a heart attack waiting to happen. And you can also be overweight and otherwise healthy. A new study suggests that a surprising number of overweight people — about half — have normal blood pressure and cholesterol levels, while an equally startling number of […]

Reuters - An imaging method known as a PET
scan may enable doctors to determine whether a person has
“plaques” in the brain that are a hallmark of Alzheimer’s
disease, according to a Finnish study published on Monday.

AP - Your brain needs more of a time-out than just missing the next game to recover from a concussion. New research suggests student athletes who are too active — not just on the field, but at home and school — may hinder their recovery.

Reuters - An epidural for pain relief
around the time of surgery is safe, a new study confirms, but
it has little or no beneficial impact on survival after
surgery.

Reuters - Parents now have another reason
to shoo their kids outdoors to play, along with making sure
they get enough fresh air and exercise. In a study, Australian
researchers found evidence that children who spent the most
time outdoors were the least likely to suffer from myopia, also
called nearsightedness or shortsightedness

HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 11 (HealthDay News) — Learning more about normal cells
that give rise to cancer may hold the key to understanding and treating
cancer, according to Duke University Medical Center researchers who
identified cells linked to a deadly brain cancer.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of CenterWatch:

Reuters - New research suggests that
roughly one in five American men in their 40s has had a blood
test to screen for prostate cancer within the last year.
However, screening rates in black men are still considered
suboptimal, the investigators say.

Reuters - Children who deal with divorce,
abuse or certain other hardships may be more likely than their
peers to start drinking at a young age, a U.S. study suggests.

The American Diabetes Association (ADA), the nation’s leading non -profit health organization providing diabetes research, has collaborated with Healia Communities, a free online health community that enables people to get personal support for their health decisions from peers and experienced health professionals. The new collaboration, gives the ADA’s diabetes advocates and health professionals an […]

New research from over 223,000 patients published in the Primary Care Cardiovascular Journal (PCCJ)1, suggests that total cholesterol (TC) levels in statin-treated UK patients are higher than that of the general population. The recent Health Survey for England (HSE 2007) 2 found that the mean TC was 5.3 mmol/L in men and 5.4 mmol/L in […]