“Newborn babies should not be given sugar as pain relief,” read the headline in The Guardian . The newspaper said the routine use of tiny amounts of sugar before minor medical procedures is common practice but “it does not work and may damage their brains”. Current medical guidelines recommend that babies swallow sucrose (sugar) solution before minor hospital procedures, such as the newborn heel prick blood test , as sugar solution is safe and effective at reducing pain they will feel.

A “new superbug” could make antibiotics redundant, according to  The Daily Telegraph. It reported 37 cases of patients having surgery in India or Pakistan and returning to the UK with infections that do not respond to antibiotics.

Myjoyonline.com Why feet hurt after wearing high heels: research report Minivan News High heels shorten calf muscles and make Achilles tendons thicker and stiffer, according to a report by team of researchers led by Marco Narici, Professor of the Physiology of Ageing at Manchester Metropolitan University in UK. ..

Nature.com Discovery May Pave Way to AIDS Vaccine WebMD July 9, 2010 — National Institutes of Health (NIH) scientists now have “proof” that the search for an AIDS vaccine can succeed. In the blood of an HIV infected person, the researchers discovered two powerful antibodies that …

Forbes (blog) Medicare checks to help pay high drug bills mailed The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The first government checks to help Medicare recipients with big prescription drug bills were mailed Thursday, and more will be sent in the middle of every month. A total of 4 million people will receive $250 checks this year, ..

Myrtle Beach Sun News Some families face higher health premiums to insure adult children Washington Post Some families could pay a price if they seize the chance offered by the new health-care law to keep children up to age 26 on their insurance policies, regulations drafted by the Obama administration show. ..

Brain-training computer games “do not make users any smarter”, according to The Daily Telegraph. Various other news sources reported that popular celebrity-endorsed games are no more effective at boosting intelligence than spending time surfing the internet. These news articles are based on a well-conducted study which looked at the effects of six weeks of computerised brain-training (cognitive-training) tasks

WTNH Penn State community fights MS The Daily Collegian Online After raising a record $27000, 250 volunteers gathered at Medlar Field Sunday afternoon to take a 2.8 mile walk in an effort to fight multiple sclerosis (MS). The MS walk is the signature fundraising event for the National Multiple …

The Guardian Organ donor blunders 'could cost lives' Telegraph.co.uk Patients could die unnecessarily as a result of a blunder that has meant hundreds of thousands of potential organ donors have had their wishes incorrectly recorded, it has been warned. By Rebecca Smith, Medical Editor Officials fear that trust could … Organ donor discovers eye error BBC News Inquiry into 800000 organ donor data errors Independent Health Secretary apologises for organ donation errors Times Online The Guardian

TopNews United States Obama Health Care Plan Los Angeles News Today The White House version tweaks the Senate and House health care reform bills, but it does not dramatically change them. Within hours, however, leading Republicans firmly rejected the administration’s blueprint. “The president has crippled the …