http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/ Today's Zaman, your gateway to Turkish daily news http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=182697 Teaching new mothers how to breastfeed could save 1.3 million children's lives every year, but many women get no help and give up trying, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said. Health Briefs Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=182697 REUTERS 2009-08-01T21:00:00Z http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=182698 The familiar "eat right and exercise" message is particularly important for overweight elderly survivors of breast, prostate, and colorectal cancers, because lifestyle factors can significantly affect their quality of life, new research shows. Health Briefs Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=182698 REUTERS 2009-08-01T21:00:00Z http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=182699 Better diagnostic tests and pressure to lower healthcare costs may finally usher in the era of personalized medicine, in which patients get drugs tailored to their genetic makeup, a new report suggests. Health Briefs Sat, 01 Aug 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=182699 REUTERS 2009-08-01T21:00:00Z http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=182157 Over-the-counter allergy and asthma drugs helped obese, diabetic mice lose weight and control their blood sugar, researchers reported on Monday. Health Briefs Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=182157 REUTERS 2009-07-27T21:00:00Z http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=182158 Celiac disease doesn't only affect the young, new research from Finland confirms, but can strike a person for the first time in later life. Health Briefs Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=182158 REUTERS 2009-07-27T21:00:00Z http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=182159 The incidence of one type of heart attack has steadily decreased in the US since 1996, regardless of gender or ethnicity, to the lowest rates in years, according to a new study. Health Briefs Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=182159 REUTERS/AP 2009-07-27T21:00:00Z http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=182160 Having a stroke often robs people of the ability to focus, but victims who undertake attention-training exercises with a psychologist recover some of what they lost, researchers reported. Health Briefs Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=182160 REUTERS 2009-07-27T21:00:00Z http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=178970 Migraine headaches suffered by one in 10 women may inflict long-term damage to a part of the brain important to coordination and the senses, researchers said on Tuesday. Health Briefs Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=178970 REUTERS 2009-06-24T21:00:00Z http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=178971 Weight-loss surgery may help obese women lower their risk of developing cancer, Swedish researchers said on Tuesday. Health Briefs Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=178971 REUTERS 2009-06-24T21:00:00Z http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=178972 The US government is investing in a new technique for making flu vaccines that it hopes will help the nation respond quickly to outbreaks such as the H1N1 swine flu virus. Health Briefs Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:00:00 GMT http://www.todayszaman.com/tz-web/detaylar.do?load=detay&link=178972 REUTERS 2009-06-24T21:00:00Z