AFP - An Afghan suspect branded “an experienced jihadist” died of bowel cancer at the US prison camp for “war on terror” detainees in Guantanamo Bay, the military said Sunday.

HealthDay - SUNDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDay News) — If heart disease, stroke and
certain cancers haven’t been reason enough for men to quit smoking,
consider this: The habit also increases the risk of erectile
dysfunction.

AP - Dietary supplements marketed to provide male sexual enhancement contain undeclared erectile dysfunction drugs putting users at risk, the Food and Drug Administration warned Friday.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Dec. 28 (HealthDay News) — Farm women who come in contact with
some widely used pesticides may have an increased risk of developing
allergic asthma, a new study suggests.

Reuters - Overall, children born to women
who received an X-ray while pregnant are not more likely than
other children to develop a brain tumor, Swedish researchers
report based on a study they conducted.

Reuters - People with advanced cancer may
suffer substantial emotional distress, but relatively few may
be discussing it with their doctors, new research suggests.

AP - A nine-year ban on city funding for needle-exchange programs in the District of Columbia has been lifted, a move city officials say is key to reducing the soaring rate of AIDS and HIV infections in the nation’s capital.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 26 (HealthDay News) — Childhood milk and egg allergies
may be more persistent and harder to outgrow than they were a generation
ago, U.S. researchers report.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 26 (HealthDay News)– Chemotherapy drugs known as
anthracyclines help boost survival for women with HER2-positive breast
cancer who have undergone surgery, but they may not offer any survival
benefit for those with HER2-negative tumors.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 26 (HealthDay News) — A common anti-malaria drug
called chloroquine can also prevent the development of certain types of
human cancers in mice, a U.S. study finds.