Read more health stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/532/health.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:16:31 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74607/coma-man-was-conscious-for-23-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA man believed to be in a coma for 23 years following a car accident was actually conscious but completely paralyzed. "I dreamed myself away," said Belgian Rom Houben, now 49. A doctor finally made the correct diagnosis and discovered Houben's brain was completely normal and functioning. With therapy, Houben...http://www.newser.com/story/74607/coma-man-was-conscious-for-23-years.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 23 Nov 2009 3:30:00 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/74470/now-panel-urges-delay-in-pap-test.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe screening cutbacks continue. Just days after the government announced more conservative guidelines for mammograms, a major medical body says women should begin having Pap smears for cervical cancer later and less frequently. The new guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists say women don't need to be...http://www.newser.com/story/74470/now-panel-urges-delay-in-pap-test.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 20 Nov 2009 7:46:57 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73186/e-coli-outbreak-in-northeast-ground-beef-kills-2.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA person each from Maine and New York has died in what authorities believe may be an outbreak of E. coli in ground beef that is suspected of sickening dozens of consumers. The suspect beef was produced by New York company Fairbank Farms, which has recalled more than half a...http://www.newser.com/story/73186/e-coli-outbreak-in-northeast-ground-beef-kills-2.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 03 Nov 2009 5:42:33 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73070/junk-food-linked-to-depression.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFeeling blue? Put down the cookies: Eating a diet rich (or, should we say, poor) in processed foods increases the risk of depression, a study finds. British scientists studied 3,500 adults over five years; those who ate mainly fried, processed, refined, high-fat foods had a 58% greater risk of...http://www.newser.com/story/73070/junk-food-linked-to-depression.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 9:53:51 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73075/germy-kissing-is-the-point.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagA kiss apparently is not just a kiss. An unromantic team of scientists has determined that the point of kissing is to spread germs and increase lovers' immunity and health. The bug cytomegalovirus, which is dangerous in pregnancy, is passed from smooching men to give a woman time to build...http://www.newser.com/story/73075/germy-kissing-is-the-point.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 02 Nov 2009 3:28:45 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/72542/brit-health-service-endorses-wii-fit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTurn on the boob tube and get fit. That's the message from the British National Health Service, which is endorsing Nintendo's new Wii Fit Plus video game. It's the first time ever the service has endorsed a video game and it's sure to raise criticism from some health experts, reports...http://www.newser.com/story/72542/brit-health-service-endorses-wii-fit.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 26 Oct 2009 4:14:42 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71909/heart-docs-tips-for-a-healthy-ticker.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagArthur Agatston, the cardiologist who cooked up the South Beach Diet, takes no medications and embraces a philosophy of moderation—he's not starving himself or downing dozens of vitamins. He clues Prevention magazine in on his advice for keeping your heart in tip-top shape: Eat four times a day: Three...http://www.newser.com/story/71909/heart-docs-tips-for-a-healthy-ticker.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSun, 18 Oct 2009 11:56:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71797/green-spaces-make-you-healthier.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPeople who live close to parks or other “green spaces” are likely to be healthier, a new study suggests. Dutch researchers scoured the health records of 345,000 people, comparing their health status to the amount of green space in the surrounding area, from a half-mile to 2-mile radius. Of...http://www.newser.com/story/71797/green-spaces-make-you-healthier.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 15 Oct 2009 18:25:36 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71528/daredevil-stunts-crippling-cheerleaders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagAmerican high school and college cheerleaders are losing teeth, breaking backs and becoming paralyzed in increasingly dangerous stunts that agonized parents and experts say should be stopped. "I didn't know that they were throwing her up in the air. Why would the school allow that?" asked one stunned Los Angeles...http://www.newser.com/story/71528/daredevil-stunts-crippling-cheerleaders.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 13 Oct 2009 4:29:48 CDT