Pre-Dive Medications May Put Scuba Divers at Risk
A survey of over 700 scuba divers in Australia and the United States has found that many put themselves at risk by taking medication just before a dive, although more research is needed to determine the exact level of risk they face.
( BY MARILYN BITOMSKY, Reuters, 11/27/2002 09:44 AM PST)

Diuretics a Risk for Kidney Patients: U.S. Study
Diuretics routinely prescribed to boost the urine output of patients suffering kidney failure may instead prove deadly, researchers said on Tuesday. The primary danger is that physicians wait for diuretics to work before launching treatment such as dialysis to rid the blood of toxins normally filtered by the kidneys, they said.
( Reuters, 11/27/2002 09:44 AM PST)

Feds Will Help States Insure High-Risk Individuals
In an effort to decrease the ranks of the uninsured, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Tuesday announced that it would provide states with financial assistance to support the creation of high-risk insurance pools.
( BY EDWARD WINNICK, Reuters, 11/27/2002 07:22 AM PST)

U.S. to Aid States With Insurance Pools
States that create health insurance pools for people who have trouble buying insurance on the open market are now eligible for federal startup money.
( Associated Press, 11/27/2002 07:16 AM PST)

Herbal companies court menopause sufferers
On television, in magazines, even in doctors' mailboxes, bold promotions for "natural" remedies for menopause symptoms are showing up in the wake of bad news about hormone pills.
( LINDSEY TANNER, Associated Press, 11/26/2002 06:51 AM PST)