'Stomach virus' hits Columbus

Public health officials think 40 reports of illness are norovirus

Flu season is quickly coming upon us, but it's not the flu that seems to be the problem in the Chattahoochee Valley at this time.

Panel says fish OK during pregnancy

Report at odds with previous government recommendations

WASHINGTON — In a major break with current U.S. health advice, a coalition of top scientists from private groups and federal agencies plans to advise pregnant and breast-feeding women to consume at least 12 ounces of fish and seafood per week to ensure optimal brain development of their babies.

Scientists ask: Is technology rewiring our brains?

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What does a teenage brain on Google look like? Do all those hours spent online rewire the circuitry? Could these kids even relate better to emoticons than to real people? These sound like concerns from worried parents. But they're coming from brain scientists.

Study illuminates star explosion from 16th century

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More than 400 years after Danish astronomer Tycho Brahe challenged established wisdom about the heavens by analyzing a strange new light in the sky, scientists say they've finally nailed down just what he saw.

• Nature

Cleveland Clinic disclosing doctors' business ties

The Cleveland Clinic says it will publicize the business ties its 1,800 doctors and researchers have with drug companies and device makers.

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Study raps Web sites touting stem cell therapies

Consumers should be wary of Web sites from clinics that offer stem cell treatments, says a study that found a lack of firm medical evidence to back up their claims. The Web sites in the study generally portrayed their therapies as safe, effective and ready for routine use, but published research doesn't support that "overoptimistic" picture, the study authors said.

• Patient handbook
• Stem Cell society
• Cell Stem Cell

Saudi Arabia finds chemical in milk from China

The Saudi government has found excessive amounts of the industrial chemical melamine in powdered milk imported from China and lower concentrations in chocolate wafer cream made in Malaysia.