Single Rooms Becoming the Norm in New Hospitals (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- France is doing it. Britain, the Netherlands and Norway are on their way.

Number of Uninsured Americans Drops (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- The number of Americans without health insurance dropped by more than 1 million people in 2007, the first annual decline in seven years, U.S. Census Bureau officials announced Tuesday.

Scientists ID Pathway That Makes Antipsychotic Drugs Work (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- New findings that antipsychotic drugs may not work as scientists have assumed could lead to changes in how the drugs are developed and prescribed, say Duke University Medical Center researchers.

Tobacco Control Program Saved Billions in Health Costs (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- California's state tobacco program resulted in a 50-to-1 return on investment over 15 years, say researchers from the University of California, San Francisco.

Health Highlights: Aug. 26, 2008 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 26, 2008 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

Preterm Births Linked to Infection of Amniotic Fluid (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Infections of amniotic fluid are more common than previously believed and may be a major cause of premature births, says a study led by researchers at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Health Tip: Exercise Your Brain (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Workouts for your mind are as important as they are for your body, especially as you get older.

Health Tip: Taking an Antibiotic (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Antibiotics can help you recover from a bacterial infection, but they offer no medical benefit against viruses.

When Communication Is Lost (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Imagine you're in a foreign country where learning the language is incredibly hard, if not impossible.