Most Stem Cells Used in Research Come From Whites (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Human embryonic stem cell lines currently used for research come mostly from white donors, a new report finds.

Health Tip: What Could Be Causing Renal Failure (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Chronic renal failure is a serious condition that, over time, causes the kidneys to stop working properly.

Health Tip: These Symptoms May Indicate Uterine Fibroids (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Uterine fibroids are growths that form inside a woman's uterus. Though they're not cancerous, they can cause pain and other symptoms.

New Theory Emerges on Darwin's Illness (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- An Australian researcher claims he has identified the illness that caused the renowned naturalist Charles Darwin to suffer nausea, vomiting, headaches and skin problems for most of his adult life.

Mouth Area Wrinkles More in Women Than Men (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Dermatologists have discovered yet another gender inequity: Women develop more and deeper wrinkles around their mouths as they age than men do.

STDs Common Among Sexually Active Teen Girls in Cities (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Among teenage girls living in U.S. cities, about half acquire at least one of three common sexually transmitted infections -- chlamydia, gonorrhea or trichomoniasis -- within two years of becoming sexually active, a new study has found.

Health Highlights: Dec. 17 2009 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by the editors of HealthDay:

Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 17, 2009 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:

'Sexting' by Kids Begets Fretting by Parents (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Teens and preteens spend hours sending text messages from their cell phones, but the content of some of those messages -- sexually explicit material, giving the messaging the nickname "sexting" -- is causing growing concern among parents, University of Michigan researchers report.

Scientists Link Molecule to Severe Swine Flu (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Some people develop severe pneumonia when infected with the swine flu virus, and researchers say they've found a clue as to why.