New Criteria Could Expand Number of Liver Transplant Candidates
Many patients with liver cancer who don't meet criteria used to select transplant patients could actually be good candidates for liver transplantation.

New Statistical Model Could Cut Needless Breast Biopsies
A new statistical model may help radiologists better determine whether a breast lesion detected by MRI is malignant or benign, something that could help prevent unnecessary biopsies.

Breathing Exercises Can Help Ease Asthma
While asthma breathing exercises can improve a patient's quality of life, they don't reduce the need for inhalers.

Exercise Eases Obesity and Anger in Kids
Overweight kids may be able to work out their anger with exercise.

Depression Linked to Increase in Abdominal Fat
There may be a link between depression and abdominal obesity in older people, according to researchers in Holland who studied almost 2,100 adults in their seventies.

Zimbabwe declares national health emergency
Zimbabwe has declared a national emergency because of a cholera epidemic and the collapse of its health system

Drug Effective for Temporary Sleep Disruptions
The experimental drug tasimelteon helps treat temporary insomnia caused by jet lag or night shifts.

Folate in Early Pregnancy May Boost Wheezing in Baby
Infants whose mothers take folic acid (folate) during early pregnancy may have an increased risk for respiratory illness

TV, Internet Causing Kids Harm: Report
There's a strong link between media exposure and childhood obesity, smoking and sexual activity.

Conjoined twin dies after separation surgery
A week-old baby has died after surgery to separate her from her twin sister.