Heart Drug May Be a Cancer Fighter (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Digoxin, a drug used for many years to treat irregular heart rhythms and heart failure, may also be a cancer-fighting agent, researchers report.

More 'Screen Time' Linked to Poor Fitness in Girls (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Teenage girls who spend more than two hours of "screen time" a day watching TV, surfing the Web or text-messaging are less likely to be physically fit, a new Australian study finds.

Old, Fat Mice Blamed for Virus Transmission (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Stemming an often fatal virus linked to deer mice might mean focusing on the older and bigger mice. They're the ones most likely to spread the disease, researchers from the University of Utah have found.

Health Highlights: Jan. 7, 2009 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:

Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 7, 2009 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

Europe Unlikely to Meet Measles Goals: Report (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Hope is fading for the elimination of measles in Europe by 2010, as a new report reveals lower-than-optimal vaccination rates in five countries where outbreaks have occurred in recent years.

Health Tip: Help Stop Thumbsucking (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Many children suck their thumbs, but it can cause dental problems if children continue to suck their thumb beyond age 4.

Health Tip: Help Manage Back Pain (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- When you begin to feel back pain, resist the urge to stay in bed for a prolonged period. It's better to remain active, according to the University of Maryland Medical Center (UMMC).

'Snowbirds' Beware the Climate Changes (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDay News) --- Seniors who head south each winter to escape the cold often feel better just thinking about the warmer climes.

Family History of Aneurysm Raises Stroke Risk for Smokers (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Smokers with a family history of brain aneurysm are at extreme risk of suffering a stroke from a ruptured aneurysm themselves, a new study shows.