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1. Changes proposed in how psychiatrists diagnose (AP)
AP - Don't say "mental retardation" — the new term is "intellectual disability." No more diagnoses of Asperger's syndrome — call it a mild version of autism instead. And while "behavioral addictions" will be new to doctors' dictionaries, "Internet addiction" didn't make the cut.

2. Lawmaker's death a reminder of surgery risks (AP)

AP - Gallbladder surgery is usually a very safe operation, but a powerful congressman's death is a reminder of the known risks.

3. Autism risks detailed in children of older mothers (AP)

AP - A woman's chance of having a child with autism increase substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million births found.

4. Bad malaria pills in Africa raise resistance fears (AP)
AP - High rates of the most effective type of malaria-fighting drugs sold in three African countries are poor quality — including nearly half the pills sampled in Senegal — raising fears of increased drug resistance that could wipe out the last weapon left to battle a disease that kills 1 million people each year, according to a U.S. report released Monday.

5. Even if you're careful, drugs can end up in water (AP)

AP - The federal government advises throwing most unused or expired medications into the trash instead of down the drain, but they can end up in the water anyway, a study from Maine suggests.

6. China declares new national food-safety campaign (AP)
AP - China declared a new food-safety campaign Wednesday after contaminated milk products from an earlier scandal showed up repackaged in several places around the country, exposing weaknesses in the country's promise to stop such problems from happening again.

7. Australian study supports gastric surgery for obese teens (AFP)

AFP - Australian researchers Wednesday said a new study supported the use of lap-band surgery for severely overweight teenagers after it found the procedure helped them lose 80 percent of their excess fat.

8. Pa. ex-aide discusses sex life in corruption trial (AP)
AP - The intimate details of the sex life of a former state legislative aide became fodder for the jury in a public corruption trial Tuesday as he explained that his affair with an aide ended prematurely because he struggled to perform sexually.

9. Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 9, 2010 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:

10. Sweet Tooth in Children May Be Linked to Alcoholism (LiveScience.com)
LiveScience.com - Most kids won't turn down a sugary treat, but it turns out some children prefer more intense sweetness than others. Those kids drawn to sweeter-than-cola drinks are also more likely to have a family history of alcoholism and depressive symptoms, a new study finds.

11. Medicare Cost-Saving Moves Can Backfire (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- After Medicare sweetened payments for simple office-based endoscopic procedures, doctors in one New York City practice performed many more in-office bladder biopsies, but the volume of hospital procedures stayed roughly the same, a new study finds.

12. Researchers find sex-specific lung cancer genes (Reuters)
Reuters - Lung cancer is often dramatically different in women than it is in men, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday in another study that suggests ways to tailor treatment for cancer patients.

13. Even third-hand smoke carries carcinogens: study (Reuters)

Reuters - Old tobacco smoke does more than simply make a room smell stale -- it can leave cancer-causing toxins behind, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

14. Health Tip: Protect Your Child at Day Care (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Children who attend day care are at increased risk of getting sick or acquiring an infection.

15. Millions at risk if AIDS focus fades, says expert (Reuters)
Reuters - Global attention is turning away from the AIDS epidemic at just the wrong time and means a fresh wave of the disease could infect millions of people in high-risk countries, a leading expert said Friday.

16. Artificial Pancreas Helps Type 1 Diabetics During Sleep (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that young children and teenagers with type 1 diabetes could benefit by using an artificial pancreas device to lower the risk of dangerously low blood sugar levels during sleep and help them control their disease.

17. Study links infections in womb to asthma (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. researchers have linked mothers' infection during pregnancy to asthma, the most common chronic disease among American children, in their offspring.

18. Gastric Banding Most Effective for Obese Teens (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Feb. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Severely obese teens who received gastric banding surgery lost significantly more weight than those who made lifestyle changes such as dieting and exercise, Australian researchers report.