The Year 1000 : What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium

Danny Danziger

	The Year 1000 : What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium
	Published: 01 April, 2000
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	Author: Danny Danziger

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The Year 1000 : What Life Was Like at the Turn of the First Millennium

Cancer center director issues warning on cell phone risks (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080724/ap_on_he_me/cell_phone_warning"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080723/capt.c1590dbb01b441b3b1af6e025cc312a7.cell_phone_warning_paks108.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=5KnN7tS88utsg2ZpzJ3L8g--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Tarek Sharkas, a dentist studying at the University of Pittsburgh Dental School, holds his cell phone and his wallet while talking about a memo released by the head of the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute in Pittsburgh, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. The memo advises faculty and staff to limit cell phone use because of 'the growing body of literature linking long-term cell phone use' to cancer and other possible health problems. (AP Photo/Keith Srakocic)" border="0" /></a>AP - The head of a prominent cancer research institute issued an unprecedented warning to his faculty and staff Wednesday: Limit cell phone use because of the possible risk of cancer.

Statin study could lead to test for gene variant (AP)

AP - Scientists may have found a way to test for and possibly avoid the most serious side effect of cholesterol-lowering statin drugs, one of the top-selling medicines in the world.

ADHD increasingly common in older kids, CDC says (AP)

AP - More older children are being diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder while the rate is holding steady for children under 12, according to a government report released Wednesday.

A hot (pepper) lead in hunt for salmonella source (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080723/ap_on_he_me/salmonella_pinpointing_peppers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080722/capt.0da36b0949d8436cbb97f03a381fc6b4.mexico_salmonella_tomatoes_mxgb102.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=FscvbrU.GD9HfV_OvW49vA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Jalapenos pepper sit for sale at a market stand in Mexico City, Monday, July 21, 2008. U.S. government inspectors finally have a big clue in the salmonella outbreak in the U.S: they found the same bacteria on a single Mexican-grown jalapeno pepper handled by a small Texas produce shipper. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)" border="0" /></a>AP - It was a hot lead for detectives on a cold case. People suddenly were getting salmonella at a Minnesota restaurant more than 1,000 miles from the center of the nation's outbreak.

Gates, Bloomberg pool riches to fight smoking (AP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080723/ap_on_re_us/anti_smoking_billionaires"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20080723/capt.b363ef486f7840069613b2b57d5a2860.anti_smoking_billionaires_nyr201.jpg?x=95&y=130&q=85&sig=LH.aQ1J5f.MHY9tavpzB1g--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Microsoft founder Bill Gates, left, and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg walk on stage to announce their $375 million global anti-smoking campaign at a press conference in New York, Wednesday, July 23, 2008. The billionaire philanthropists, who have a combined worth of more than $70 billion, said Wednesday that the money will help efforts in developing countries where tobacco use is highest. There are more than 1 billion smokers worldwide. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)" border="0" /></a>AP - Microsoft founder Bill Gates and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg are pooling their piles of money to pour $375 million into a global effort to cut smoking.

Obesity creeps up in US: report (AFP)

<a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20080718/hl_afp/ushealthobesity"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20080718/capt.cps.nam85.180708202234.photo00.photo.default-390x512.jpg?x=98&y=130&q=85&sig=OZ7MSEf7bSrHpPkCiWkLMg--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="A woman rides the back of a motorcycle in the middle of a heavy traffic jam. Obesity continued to creep up in the United States last year and now affects more than one in four US adults, a US government report showed Friday.(AFP/File/Bay Ismoyo)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Obesity continued to creep up in the United States last year and now affects more than one in four US adults, a US government report showed Friday.

Viagra May Boost Female Libido in Some Cases (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) -- The drug that turned around the sex lives of many older men has proven in a small trial to also help women on antidepressants who experience sexual dysfunction.

Health Tip: Stay Awake Behind the Wheel (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- People who work the third shift, drive great distances each day, and those who don't get enough sleep or take sedating medications are at greatest risk of drowsy driving.

Simple Procedure Improves Male Fertility (HealthDay)

HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- A simple, minimally invasive procedure can treat a common cause of male infertility and improve a couple's chances of having a baby, a new study finds.

Nursing Homes Unprepared for Pandemic Flu Fallout (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) -- If an influenza pandemic swept through the United States, nursing homes might not be prepared to deal with patient overflow from hospitals, say researchers who looked at more than 400 nursing homes in Michigan and Nebraska to come to this conclusion.

Protein Gives Doctors New Tool to Detect Melanoma (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- Melanoma produces high levels of a protein called IMP-3, which is not over-expressed in harmless moles, University of Rochester Medical Center researchers report.

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