Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by the editors of HealthDay: …
» Read more: Health Highlights: Sept. 7, 2010

TUESDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) — Are American consumers "health
literate" enough to play a leading role in their health care and coverage
decisions? …
» Read more: Health Care Reform: Will It Empower or Perplex Consumers?

(HealthDay News) — Allergic skin conditions may include eczema
and hives. But how do you know if you have one? …
» Read more: Health Tip: Recognizing a Skin Allergy

(HealthDay News) — Many types of standard lunch fare are packed
with calories and fat. But there are healthier alternatives that can make
for a more nutritious lunch. …
» Read more: Health Tip: Making Healthy Lunch Choices

TUESDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) — The cost of medical
malpractice in the United States is $55.6 billion a year, which is 2.4
percent of annual health-care spending, a new study shows. …
» Read more: Cost of Medical Malpractice Tops $55 Billion a Year in U.S.

Long-term weight loss may release into the blood industrial pollutants linked to illnesses like diabetes, hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis, researchers said on Tuesday. …
» Read more: Long-term weight loss may be harmful to health

Japan has confirmed the nation’s first case of a new gene in bacteria that allows the microorganisms to become drug-resistant superbugs, detected in a man who had medical treatment in India, a health ministry official said Tuesday. …
» Read more: Japan confirms its first case of new superbug gene

Liu Tao grimaces as he leaps up and down doing jumping jacks, one of the exercises he sweats through under a revived daily calisthenics routine that authorities in Beijing want all workers to perform. …
» Read more: All together now: Beijing revives mass exercises

Medical malpractice liability costs the U.S. healthcare system more than $55 billion a year, most of it in "defensive" medical practices such as extra tests and scans, according to a report released on Tuesday. …
» Read more: Malpractice liability costs U.S. $55.6 billion: study

Half-buried in rubble, Bazelais Suy struggled to breathe — a dead woman lay on his chest. He knew he had to get her off, fast. Because he could still move his arms, he somehow managed to remove his belt, loop it around the woman’s own belt a… …
» Read more: Haiti quake survivor returns home after 6 months