HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 29 (HealthDay News) — The first complete genomic
sequencing of a brain cancer cell line has been performed by U.S.
scientists.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 29 (HealthDay News) — Breakthrough cancer pain is a
major challenge for 75 percent of adult cancer patients, according to new
survey findings released by the American Pain Foundation.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 29 (HealthDay News) — Group health insurance plans
can no longer limit benefits and require higher patient costs for people
with mental health or substance abuse disorders, according to new rules
issued Friday by the U.S. government.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 29 (HealthDay News) — New ways of identifying and
studying cancer stem cells in the lab could accelerate understanding of
the cells and lead to the development of drugs that target them, British
researchers say.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 28 (HealthDay News) — People with asthma who have
low levels of vitamin D fare worse than those with high levels of the
“sunshine” vitamin, a new study finds.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 28 (HealthDay News) — Relying on symptoms alone
to identify women who have ovarian cancer isn’t very effective at catching
the disease early, a new study indicates.

Reuters - Your preschool child is throwing a fit: is it just a temper tantrum, or could it be an early sign of something more serious, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or oppositional defiant disorder? The answer may lie in your own mental health.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDay News) — A widely used class of
antidepressants can cause delayed lactation in new mothers, which means
they may need additional support in order to breast-feed their babies, a
new study says.

OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (OneWorld.net) - Barack Obama is “missing a historic opportunity” to improve lives across the continent of Africa, says a new report from a pair of Africa policy think tanks, urging the U.S. president to create a new, “people-centered” strategy to tackle major ongoing challenges including HIV/AIDS, poverty, human rights violations, and climate change.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) — Premature aging is striking
the brains of people infected with the virus that causes AIDS, new
research suggests.