http://dsc.discovery.com/news/news.html News on health from Discovery. en-us 2007 Discovery Communications Inc. Tue, Jun 30 2009 09:49:19 EDT 60 http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/gallery/logos/dsc.gif http://dsc.discovery.com 60 46 Moms exposed to high levels of traffic exhaust are at high risk of giving birth prematurely. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/30/traffic-premature-birth.html Moms who live in areas exposed to high levels of truck and car exhaust are at high risk of giving birth prematurely, and suffering from the dangerous affliction preeclampsia, according to a new study. L.A. Traffic Causing Premature Births: Study Michael Reilly, Discovery News health 20090630091500 Tue, 30 Jun 2009 09:15:00 EST AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh | Swine flu has infected as many as 1 million Americans, U.S. health officials say. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/26/swine-flu-million.html Swine flu has infected as many as 1 million Americans, U.S. health officials say. U.S. Swine Flu Cases Hit 1 Million Mike Stobbe, Associated Press health 20090626103000 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:30:00 EST AP Photo/Elaine Thompson | The robot surgeon successfully found the shrapnel without human help. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/25/robot-surgeon.html The robot surgeon successfully found the shrapnel without human help. Robot Surgeon Finds Tiny Shrapnel Eric Bland, Discovery News health 20090625173000 Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:30:00 GMT Duke University | Women will avoid looking at babies with facial birth defects more than men. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/24/woman-abnormal-babies.html New research shows that women will avoid looking at babies with facial birth defects more than men. Women More Likely to Avoid Abnormal Babies Lauren Neergaard, Associated Press health 20090624101500 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 10:15:00 EST iStockPhoto | Nine-year-old boy used tips from 'Man Vs. Wild' to survive a night alone in the woods. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/23/discovery-show-saves-boy.html Nine-year-old boy used tips from the Discovery Channel tv show 'Man Vs. Wild' to survive a night alone in Utah's forests. 'Man Vs. Wild' Helps Lost Boy Survive Alone Elizabeth White, Associated Press health 20090623150000 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:00:00 EST DCI | A tiny torch deploys cold plasma -- the material normally found in stars -- to clean teeth. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/23/plasma-torch-teeth.html A tiny torch deploys cold plasma -- the material normally found in stars -- to clean teeth. Plasma Torch Disinfects Teeth Eric Bland, Discovery News health 20090623093000 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 09:30:00 EST Laroussi | Moon probes are carrying faux human skin to measure radiation effects on humans. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/19/faux-skin-moon.html NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter has a faux skin experiment on board to measure radiation effects on humans. Fake Skin Flying on Moon Probe to Study Radiation Irene Klotz, Discovery News health 20090619083000 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 08:30:00 EST NASA | A cancer is traced to a type of genetic defect for the very first time. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/17/cancer-missing-dna.html A cancer is traced to a type of genetic defect for the very first time. Cancer Linked to Missing DNA Marlowe Hood, AFP health 20090617144500 Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:45:00 EST iStockPhoto | A swine flu vaccine could be administered to children in schools this fall, health officials say. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/16/swine-flu-vaccine.html A swine flu vaccine could be administered to children in schools this fall, health officials say. Swine Flu Shots May Be Given at Schools Lauran Neergaard, Associated Press health 20090616141000 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 14:10:00 EST iStockPhoto | Even though people are more spread out in rural areas, they may be more at risk to disease. http://dsc.discovery.com/news/2009/06/15/rural-disease.html Even though people are more spread out in rural areas, they may be more at risk to disease spread, research finds. Disease Spreads in Rural Communities Too Emily Sohn, Discovery News health 20090615120000 Mon, 15 Jun 2009 12:00:00 EST iStockPhoto |