HealthDay - FRIDAY, Dec. 19 (HealthDay News) — Women who quit smoking tend
to suffer more intense withdrawal symptoms, such as depression, anxiety,
poor concentration and weight gain, a new report says.

AFP - CIA agents are offering the potency drug Viagra and other gifts to win over Afghan warlords in the US-led war against Taliban insurgents, the Washington Post reported on Friday.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) — A school-based asthma
management program can help children and teens reduce their symptoms and
the number of missed school days, a study conducted in a California school
district shows.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Erectile dysfunction occurs when a man can’t
achieve or maintain an erection during sex.

Reuters - The presence of mental illness, and its severity, appear to confer an increased risk of developing asthma, researchers report.

Reuters - Three studies published on Wednesday add to evidence that circumcision can protect men from the deadly AIDS virus and the sexually transmitted virus that causes cervical cancer.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Dec. 12 (HealthDay News) — Peanut and other food
allergies are on the rise, with more and more children being diagnosed
with potentially life-threatening allergies, and schools are responding by
providing nut-free areas.

Reuters - Among 13 to 14 year-old girls who received either peer-led or teacher-led sex education, abortion rates by the age of 20 were the same — 5 percent — regardless of the education method, a study shows.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 11 (HealthDay News) — The risks of two widely
used asthma drugs outweigh their benefits for both children and adults, a
U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel said Thursday.

Time.com - It’s been exactly 15 years since the FDA first approved “female condoms,” but it still hasn’t found its niche. But a Seattle-based non-profit group is hoping to change that