WVLT Health Headlines http://www.volunteertv.com/health/headlines RSS Feed for WVLT - Health - Headlines en-us Fri, 03 Jul 2009 21:55:00 GMT How safe and effective are sunscreens? http://www.volunteertv.com/health/headlines/49872282.html Sunscreens are improving, but three of five brand-name products either don't protect the skin from sun damage sufficiently, contain hazardous chemicals, or both, according to a report by the watchdog organization Environmental Working Group (EWG). Tennessee labs test for more disease than normal http://www.volunteertv.com/health/headlines/49346452.html The Swine Flu threat seems to be prompting more people to ask Tennessee's health lab to test for more diseases with less money to do it. HPV vaccine for men? http://www.volunteertv.com/health/headlines/49050291.html Men and boys might soon be using a vaccine which prevents the Human Papillomavirus types 16, 18, 6, and 11. HPV is the most common sexually transmitted disease in the United States and types 16 and 18 account for 70 percent of the nation’s cervical cancer cases. Volunteering for medical research http://www.volunteertv.com/health/headlines/49023656.html Before a new drug can make it on the market, its affects have to be tested on people, and, a group is performing some of those studies right here in town. New HIV map finds cases heavy in the South http://www.volunteertv.com/health/headlines/48777767.html A new internet data map offers a first-of-its-kind, county-level look at HIV cases in the U.S. and finds the infection rates tend to be highest in the South. FDA says Zicam nasal spray can cause loss of smell http://www.volunteertv.com/health/headlines/48158552.html The Food and Drug Administration says Zicam nasal spray can permanently damage users' sense of smell. Local healthcare reform debate http://www.volunteertv.com/health/headlines/48098222.html In less than two months, Congress has been asked to have a new National healthcare program ready to present to the President. But some local medical professionals worry what the future could hold, with this quick decision. WHO raising H1N1 flu alert to highest level. http://www.volunteertv.com/health/headlines/47771787.html The World Health Organization tells members it's raising the swine flu alert to highest level. Dealing with diabetes and heart disease http://www.volunteertv.com/health/headlines/47312002.html For many diabetics with heart disease, medicine may do just as good as surgery. Different take on the Atkins diet http://www.volunteertv.com/health/headlines/47311917.html A different take on the Atkins diet may help people do more than just lose weight.