All those stories about how a low fat diet, and fruits and vegetables can help prevent the return of breast cancer were found to be inconclusive. Researchers conducted a seven year experiment on more than 3,000 women, and there were mixed results. From the Associated Press story:

During the next seven years, the cancer returned in about the same proportion of women in both groups: 256 women (16.7 percent) of the women on the special diet and 262 women (16.9 percent) in the comparison group. About 10 percent of both groups died during that time, most of them from breast cancer.

While the United States has helped many countries watch and prepare for a bird flu pandemic, our country lacks the rapid tests and hospital capacity to cope with one at home, the White House said on Tuesday. The Reuters story:

Some of the most difficult tasks remain, including the ability to quickly detect the spread of disease, capacity to make vaccines quickly and in large-enough amounts, and detailed plans on who gets drugs and vaccines if a pandemic hits.

Demand for calorie labels on restaurant food is sweeping the country but the real question is whether diners with more information will make wiser decisions. The New York Times asks readers, and they respond.

Chronic fatigue syndrome is finally legitimate, the New York Times reports.

For decades, people suffering from chronic fatigue syndrome have struggled to convince doctors, employers, friends and even family members that they were not imagining their debilitating symptoms. Skeptics called the illness “yuppie flu” and “shirker syndrome.”

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