Doctor's Specialty Often Steers Prostate Cancer Care (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- The kind of treatment received by a prostate cancer patient often depends on the type of specialist providing the patient's care, new research shows.

The latest breakthroughs in medicine.


	New Developments... Airway Injury Plaguing 9/11 First Responders (HealthDay) People With Asthma More Likely to Be Depressed (HealthDay) Health Tip: If You Have Nasal Congestion (HealthDay) Health Tip: Treating a Sinus Headache (HealthDay) Genetic Variant Raises Lung Cancer Risk (HealthDay) Obesity and Depression: A Vicious Circle? (HealthDay) HIV among newborns could be 'eradicated by 2015' (AFP) Researchers back cancer-fighting properties of papaya (AFP)


	Featured Stories. Hoped-for drop in childbirth deaths not happening (AP) Researchers: AIDS virus can hide in bone marrow (AP) WHO: over 85M African kids get polio vaccination (AP) Gene test claims to show what diet works best (AP) Appetite may be partly linked to germs in the gut (AP) Senators: Lift ban on gays donating blood (AP)

Obese Colon Cancer Survivors Face Poorer Prognosis (HealthDay) HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Colon cancer survivors who are moderately or severely obese face tougher survival odds following treatment compared with their normal-weight peers, a new study reveals.

Bans on Same-Sex Marriage May Affect Mental Health (HealthDay) HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Gay, lesbian and bisexual people living in states with institutional discrimination -- such as bans on same-sex marriage -- are at increased risk of psychiatric disorders, says a new study.

Obesity and depression are a two-way street (Reuters) Reuters - People who are obese are at increased risk of becoming depressed, and people who are depressed are at increased risk of becoming obese, Dutch researchers have found.

Circumcision may not cut HIV spread among gay men (Reuters) Reuters - Although studies in Africa have shown that circumcision can lower the spread of HIV among heterosexuals, it may not do much to prevent infections among gay and bisexual men in Western countries, a new study suggests.

HIV Hides Out in Bone Marrow Cells (HealthDay) HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 7 (HealthDay News) -- Medications can reduce the level of the AIDS virus in the blood to zero, but HIV doesn't disappear and often roars back when patients stop taking their pills. Now, research is giving scientists new insight into how the virus manages to hide and avoid the killing powers of medicine.

Airway Injury Plaguing 9/11 First Responders (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that airway injuries account for the asthma that has afflicted many New York City Fire Department rescue workers who were exposed to dust from the World Trade Center collapse.

People With Asthma More Likely to Be Depressed (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- Asthma may affect more than your ability to breathe, it may also make you more prone to developing psychological problems, new research suggests.