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  • FDA reports more cases of salmonella illnesses (AP) -

    In this Friday, June 13, 2008 file photo, tomatoes ripen on the vine in Hanover County, Va. Since a salmonella scare has caused many customers to shun what's normally a summer favorite, tomato farmers across the nation have had to plow under their fields and leave their crop to rot in packinghouses. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)AP - The government on Saturday increased the number of people reported being sickened in a record salmonella outbreak in which tomatoes are the leading suspect although investigators are testing other types of fresh produce.


  • Farmers say salmonella scare has hurt tomato sales (AP) -

    In this Friday, June 13, 2008 file photo, tomatoes ripen on the vine in Hanover County, Va. Since a salmonella scare has caused many customers to shun what's normally a summer favorite, tomato farmers across the nation have had to plow under their fields and leave their crop to rot in packinghouses. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)AP - Expect fewer slices of red, ripe tomatoes next to the grill this holiday weekend.


  • Haywire brain chemical linked to sudden baby death (AP) - AP - Scientists have new evidence that the brain chemical best known for regulating mood also plays a role in the mystifying killer of seemingly healthy babies — sudden infant death syndrome.
  • Some psych patients wait days in hospital ERs (AP) -

    In this still photo taken from video provided by the New York Civil Liberties Union, Esmin Green lies face down on the floor in the psychiatric ward of the Kings County Hospital in Brooklyn, N.Y., Thursday, June 19, 2008. Green, 49, had been waiting in the emergency room for nearly 24 hours when she toppled from her chair at 5:32 a.m. and lay writhing, face down on the floor. Security guards and a member of the hospital's staff appeared to notice her prone body, but made no visible attempt to see if she needed help. Within an hour she was dead. (AP Photo/New York Civil Liberties Union)AP - When staffers at a Brooklyn hospital spotted a middle-aged woman lying face-down on a waiting room floor last month, it hardly seemed like cause for alarm.


  • Scientists: Watermelon yields Viagra-like effects (AP) -

    A slice of watermelon is shown at the Gutierrez Produce stand at the Dallas Farmers Market, Tuesday, July 1, 2008, in Dallas. Watermelons contain an ingredient called citrulline that can trigger production of a compound that helps relax the body's blood vessels, similar to what happens when a man takes Viagra, said scientists in Texas. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)AP - A slice of cool, fresh watermelon is a juicy way to top off a Fourth of July cookout and one that researchers say has effects similar to Viagra — but don't necessarily expect it to keep the fireworks going all night long.


  • Obesity may offer some protection after stenting (Reuters) - Reuters - Paradoxically, obesity may offer some protection against heart-related "events," like heart attack, in people who have a stent placed to prop open a clogged coronary artery, research shows.
  • Lots of Sex May Prevent Erectile Dysfunction (HealthDay) - HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- Frequent sexual intercourse may cut down on a man's chances of developing erectile dysfunction, Finnish researchers report.
  • Most study participants understand research goals (Reuters) - Reuters - People who take part in clinical trials often do so out of a desire to advance scientific knowledge and to help others, a new international study demonstrates.
  • Nigeria to immunise 4.6 million children against polio (AFP) -

    Healthworker gives a child a Vitamin A supplement at a public health centre in Lagos in 2006. Nigerian health workers have begun house-to-house immunization of 4.6 million children under the age of five in the northern state of Kano in a new drive to eradicate the disease.(AFP/File/Pius Utomi Ekpei)AFP - Nigerian health workers Saturday began house-to-house immunization of 4.6 million children under the age of five in the northern state of Kano in a new drive to eradicate the disease.


  • German upper house wants changes to assisted suicide laws (AFP) -

    Former Justice Senator of Hamburg, Roger Kusch addresses a press conference in June 2008. The German upper house discussed on Friday tightening laws on assisted suicide after a former politician caused outrage by helping an elderly woman to die -- and filming her final moments.(AFP/DDP/File/Roland Magunia)AFP - The German upper house passed a motion on Friday calling for laws on assisted suicide to be tightened after a former politician caused outrage by helping an elderly woman to die.


  • Kidney Cancer Vaccine Shows No Boost in Survival (HealthDay) - HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- The new vaccine vitespen didn't increase recurrence-free survival among kidney cancer patients who'd had surgery, say U.S. researchers.

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