German, 2 French share Nobel medicine prize

ASSOCIATED PRESS

STOCKHOLM, Sweden - Germany's Harald zur Hausen and French researchers Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine Monday for discovering the AIDS virus and the role of viruses in cervical cancer.Barre-Sinoussi and Montagnier were cited for their discovery of human immunodeficiency virus, or HIV; zur Hausen was cited for finding human papilloma viruses that cause cervical cancer, the second most common cancer among women.The German scientist received half of the 10 million kronor (US$1.4 million) prize, while the two French researchers shared the other half. Read more

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Gut Check for Reflux

LOS ANGELES TIMES

It WAS 1972 when a visibly uncomfortable man leaned over the side of his bed bemoaning his indulgence with the phrase, "I can't believe I ate the whole thing." This Alka-Seltzer commercial was an early and memorable marketing effort to show how a... Read more

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Eddie Van Halen to Wed Manager

UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL

U.S. rock 'n' roll icon Eddie Van Halen has proposed to his girlfriend/manager Janie Liszewski, a source told People magazine. The 53-year-old guitarist was previously married to "One Day at a... Read more

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TUMOR DETECTION: Working Toward a Painless Mammogram

NEW YORK NEWSDAY

BY MEGHA SATYANARAYANA. Detroit Free Press; JOSEPH V. AMODIO You're lying face down on a massage table, your breast encased in a water bath through an opening in the table. Tiny ports from a... Read more

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MEDICINE CABINET: Flushing Out the Facts About Colonic Irrigation

NEW YORK NEWSDAY

BY DR. HOWARD LEWINE. Premium Health News Service A friend recently told me she was getting colonic irrigation. She is generally healthy but had been feeling rundown. After three sessions, she... Read more

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Infidelity: Cancer's Toll?

LOS ANGELES TIMES

October is breast cancer month -- a time to reflect on both the great strides made against the disease and the awful toll it still takes. But in 2008, another sort of breast cancer-related phenomenon is on many minds. In the wake of former Sen.... Read more

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His Stubble Shaves Away Some of Her Enjoyment of Face-to-Face Contact

THE BALTIMORE SUN

I am seeing a new guy, and the stubble on his face has left a large chapped area on my face that almost feels burned. It's an unpleasant aftermath of an enjoyable kissing session. I'm putting... Read more

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Alcohol Not Only Cause of Cirrhosis

THE BALTIMORE SUN

Nearly 17.6 million adults in the United States are alcoholics or have an alcohol problem, according to the National Institutes of Health. Between 10 percent and 20 percent of heavy drinkers... Read more

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Study: Drug Samples Given to Kids Got Safety Alert

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

By Gardiner Harris, New York Times News Service A new study suggests that free drug samples, an effective marketing tool for the drug industry, do little to help the poor and may put... Read more

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Steep Drop in West Nile Infections Reported

THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS

Oct. 6--North Texans have heard the high-pitched whine of mosquitoes less frequently this summer. And with fewer of the pests out there biting, health officials say, there's been a steep drop in... Read more

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Turtles, Chicks, Exotic Pets Not Advised for Youngsters

THE ORLANDO SENTINEL

CHICAGO -- Warning: Young children should not keep hedgehogs as pets -- or hamsters, baby chicks, lizards and turtles, for that matter -- because of risks for disease. That's according to the... Read more

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Keep Tykes Away From Exotic Pets, Doctors Say

NEW YORK NEWSDAY

CHICAGO - Warning: Young children should not keep hedgehogs as pets - or hamsters, baby chicks, lizards and turtles, for that matter - because of risks of disease. That's what the nation's leading... Read more

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62,000 Equals $2.4 Million

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NEWS

They turned out to remember their mothers and their sisters and their best friends. And to support finding a cure for breast cancer. More than 62,000 runners and walkers jammed downtown Denver on... Read more