Protect Your Baby's Smile (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SATURDAY, March 6 (HealthDay News) -- The best way to give your children's teeth a healthy start is to begin dental care early in life, and the American Dental Association has tips for keeping kids' teeth in tip-top shape: Visit the dentist for regular checkups. Set up an appointment within six months of the eruption of a child's first tooth, but no later than the first birthday. Routine exams, cleanings and fluoride treatments can catch problems early before they get worse and require significant care. ...

U.S. Pays a Price for Dirty Air (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- In the state of California, failure to meet federal and state standards for air pollution was responsible for nearly $200 million in hospital medical expenses over a three-year period, a new study reports.

As Kids Age, Secondary Schools Offer Less Support (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Fewer than one in four U.S. parents give their local secondary schools an "A" grade for how they deal with students who have behavioral, emotional or family problems, a new survey shows.

Fewer Childhood Deaths From Rheumatic Disease (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Death rates for U.S. children with rheumatic diseases are much lower than previously reported, a new study has found.

Approval Expanded for Breast Cancer Drug Tykerb (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has expanded approval for Tykerb (lapatinib) to include postmenopausal women with hormone- and HER2-positive advanced breast cancer who require hormone therapy.

Haiti health chief calls for shelter ahead of rain (AFP)
AFP - Haitian Health Minister Alex Larsen said the government is "moving as fast as possible" to shelter quake-hit refugees ahead of heavy rains due as soon as next month that could trigger a public health disaster.

Study weighs benefits of transplants for leukemia (Reuters)
Reuters - Leukemia patients who have blood stem cell transplants survive just as long on average as those who undergo the more invasive procedure of having a bone marrow transplant, scientists said on Monday.

Bone Loss May Accompany Dental Implants (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Bone loss around dental implants occurs in about one in four patients, a rate far higher than previously thought, a Swedish researcher says.

China to launch AIDS radio programme: state media (AFP)
AFP - China's top state-run radio network will launch a programme about AIDS featuring an HIV-positive host in the latest sign of a new official openness towards the disease, state media said Sunday.

Seniors worry about Medicare Advantage cuts (AP)
AP - Insurers constantly caution seniors that their Medicare Advantage perks such as hearing aids, dental payments and even gym memberships will fizzle if Democrats get their way and cut government subsidies for them.