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    September 9, 2010 headlines

    Consumers unsure about healthcare changes: poll
    WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - Most U.S. adults are still not sure when they will see certain changes from major healthcare reforms passed earlier this year, according to a new survey.

    Real mental health days may signal mortality risk
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A psychiatric disorder severe enough to keep people from work might also bring them greater risks of suicide, cardiovascular disease and some cancers, a new study suggests.

    Colon cancer more deadly for large-waisted women
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older women with bulging bellies are at greater risk of dying from colon cancer after being diagnosed with the disease than those with trimmer waists, new research shows.

    More doctors no panacea for healthcare: report
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Medicare patients with more doctors to choose from do not necessarily get more or better care, researchers reported on Thursday in an analysis demonstrating how complicated U.S. healthcare reform will be.

    U.S. appeals court stays stem cell funding ban
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A U.S. appeals court granted on Thursday an Obama administration request for a temporary stay that lifts a judge's ban on federal funding of research involving human embryonic stem cells.

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