http://www.healthcentral.com//Latest HealthCentral News from en-us60http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/news-277425-66.htmlAmong United States Latinas, a greater degree of European genetic ancestry is associated with an increased risk of breast cancer, the results of a new study indicate. This could be due to environmental factors, genetic factors, or the interplay of the two, the study team suggests.http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/news-277425-66.htmlThu, 04 Dec 2008 13:27:00 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/news-277423-66.htmlThe European Union has authorized imports of a genetically modified (GM) soybean type for sale across its 27 national markets for the next 10 years, the European Commission said on Thursday.http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/news-277423-66.htmlThu, 04 Dec 2008 12:27:00 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/news-277409-66.htmlIn patients with advanced chronic hepatitis C infection who have not responded to prior therapy with the standard combination drug treatment -- peginterferon and ribavirin -- prolonged low-dose, or "maintenance" therapy does not reduce the rate of disease progression, new research shows.http://www.healthcentral.com/ibd/news-277409-66.htmlThu, 04 Dec 2008 11:27:00 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/depression/news-277404-66.htmlNo high-quality study done to date can document that having an abortion causes psychological distress, or a "post-abortion syndrome," and efforts to show it does occur appear to be politically motivated, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/news-277404-66.htmlThu, 04 Dec 2008 11:26:05 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/news-277403-66.htmlSaudi Arabia said on Wednesday that harmful concentrations of melamine had been found in milk powder made by a Nestle plant in China but the world's largest food group rejected the report.http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/news-277403-66.htmlThu, 04 Dec 2008 11:26:05 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/news-277400-66.htmlThe most commonly used breast cancer drug may cause tumors to spread in a small number of women with low levels of a protein which makes cells stick together, British researchers said on Thursday.http://www.healthcentral.com/breast-cancer/news-277400-66.htmlWed, 03 Dec 2008 15:27:01 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/news-277339-66.htmlPatients with multiple sclerosis are more apt to suffer from headaches than the general population, results of a study hint.http://www.healthcentral.com/migraine/news-277339-66.htmlWed, 03 Dec 2008 15:27:01 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/news-277337-66.htmlSedentary overweight children who start exercising after school become more fit -- and may also be less likely to slam doors, hit other children, and express their anger in other aggressive ways, researchers report.http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/news-277337-66.htmlWed, 03 Dec 2008 13:27:00 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-277323-66.htmlPeople who occasionally binge-drink may have a heightened long-term risk of suffering a stroke, even if they do not regularly drink heavily, a new study suggests.http://www.healthcentral.com/heart-disease/news-277323-66.htmlWed, 03 Dec 2008 13:27:00 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/news-277322-66.htmlThe world's biggest maker of insulin on Wednesday pledged to provide diabetes care, including free medication, to 10,000 children in African countries to combat a hidden killer.http://www.healthcentral.com/diabetes/news-277322-66.htmlWed, 03 Dec 2008 12:27:00 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/news-277304-66.htmlA diet high in carbohydrate instead of protein improves the ability of people with McArdle disease to exercise, results of a small study indicate.http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/news-277304-66.htmlWed, 03 Dec 2008 11:26:05 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/news-277294-66.htmlIn September 2006, three people living in Georgia developed food-borne botulism that was eventually traced to commercial carrot juice from a single bottle. Soon thereafter an additional case in Florida and two in Ontario, Canada surfaced.http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/news-277294-66.htmlWed, 03 Dec 2008 09:26:05 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/news-277274-66.htmlObese children may be damaging their thyroids, creating a vicious cycle of metabolism and overweight, Italian researchers reported on Wednesday.http://www.healthcentral.com/obesity/news-277274-66.htmlWed, 03 Dec 2008 09:26:05 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/caregiver/news-277272-66.htmlNew limits are needed to ensure that the long hours logged by young doctors in training at hospitals do not leave them so exhausted that they make medical errors, a U.S. expert panel said on Tuesday.http://www.healthcentral.com/caregiver/news-277272-66.htmlWed, 03 Dec 2008 09:26:05 ESThttp://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/news-277270-66.htmlA Chinese woman with HIV was forced back to her home province after ceremonies in Beijing marking World AIDS Day, the second incident in a week in which local officials sought to quiet unflattering exposure about AIDS.http://www.healthcentral.com/genital-herpes/news-277270-66.html