Health News Roundup

June 19th, 2007

Here are some health news highlights from around the web.

  • The FDA has approved a new test for detecting viral meningitis that can gives results in three hours.
  • A soldier's 2-year-old son is being treated for a rare infection he contracted from his father who was recently vaccinated for smallpox.
  • Animal studies suggest that chemicals found in plastics might play a role in obesity.
  • New genetically-engineered mosquito is malaria resistant.
  • Small clinical study finds that dark chocolate may be good for your blood vessels. Note: it is dark chocolate not milk chocolate.
  • Israeli scientists grow a tiny human heart in a lab using embryonic stem cells.
  • Study: Boys grow up to have lower sperm counts if Mom ate beef during pregnancy

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