http://www.komonews.com/news/health RSS Feed for KOMO - News - Health en-us Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:52:37 GMT http://www.komonews.com/news/health/34813729.html A little less "I'm Lovin' It" could put a significant dent in the problem of childhood obesity, suggests a new study that attempts to measure the effect of TV fast-food ads. http://www.komonews.com/news/health/34809139.html "The Part D plans have raised their premium prices by about an average of 30 percent, and some are up more than 60 or 70 percent," said Steven Findlay, managing editor of Best Buy Drugs. http://www.komonews.com/news/health/34785884.html D'Zhana Simmons says she felt like a "fake person" for 118 days when she had no heart beating in her chest. "But I know that I really was here," the 14-year-old said, "and I did live without a heart." http://www.komonews.com/news/health/34754259.html The health insurance industry said Wednesday it will support a national health care overhaul that requires them to accept all customers, regardless of pre-existing medical conditions, but in return it wants lawmakers to mandate that everyone buy coverage. http://www.komonews.com/news/health/34754164.html Federal health advisers on Wednesday said an antibiotic developed by Theravance appears safe and effective for fighting "superbug" bacteria, despite potential risks for pregnant women. http://www.komonews.com/news/health/34753784.html Burger King Corp. said Wednesday it is cutting the amount of sodium in its kids meals and promoting menu combinations with less than 650 calories as part of a push to emphasize nutrition at its fast-food chains. http://www.komonews.com/news/health/34742454.html Doctors have given a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells, eliminating the need for anti-rejection drugs. http://www.komonews.com/news/health/34692609.html The dietary supplement ginkgo, long promoted as an aid to memory, didn't help prevent dementia and Alzheimer's disease in the longest and largest test of the extract in older Americans. http://www.komonews.com/news/health/34692444.html Hundreds of thousands of cosmetic surgery patients are turning to injections of fillers to magically smooth the furrows of aging. On Tuesday, the Food and Drug Administration is asking independent advisers to review the safety of such products. http://www.komonews.com/news/health/34586284.html If breast cancer runs in the family, women can be at high risk even if they test free of the disease's most common gene mutations, sobering new research shows.