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Today's Health
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Hoped-for drop in childbirth deaths not happening
(AP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:04:34 GMT
 AP - Eleven days after her son Benjamin's birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly swollen. Just as her doctor returned her phone call asking what to do, she dropped dead from a blood clot.
Researchers: AIDS virus can hide in bone marrow
(AP)
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:15:30 GMT
AP - The virus that causes AIDS can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness, according to new research that could point the way toward better treatments for the disease.
WHO: over 85M African kids get polio vaccination
(AP)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:15:26 GMT
 AP - The World Health Organization says more than 85 million children under 5 in west and central Africa will be vaccinated against polio.
Gene test claims to show what diet works best
(AP)
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:22:26 GMT
AP - Diet not working? Blame your genes. That's the pitch behind a new test that claims to show whether people will do better on a low-fat or a low-carb weight loss plan.
Appetite may be partly linked to germs in the gut
(AP)
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:49:46 GMT
AP - Germs in the gut may help drive appetite, says new research into the link between obesity and bacteria.
Senators: Lift ban on gays donating blood
(AP)
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:12:07 GMT
AP - The time has come to change a policy that imposes a lifetime ban on donating blood for any man who has had gay sex since 1977, 18 senators said Thursday.
Obese Colon Cancer Survivors Face Poorer Prognosis
(HealthDay)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:05:24 GMT
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Colon cancer survivors who
are moderately or severely obese face tougher survival odds following
treatment compared with their normal-weight peers, a new study
reveals.
U.S. herpes rates remain high: CDC
(Reuters)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:46:09 GMT
Reuters - About 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 are infected with genital herpes, making it one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday.
Medication fears lead to worse side effects
(Reuters)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:17:26 GMT
Reuters - It may not be surprising, but a new study offers some proof that patients who are worried about their medications are more likely to have side effects from them.
Kids Who Get Flu Shots Protect the Unvaccinated
(HealthDay)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:05:21 GMT
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Children who get a flu shot
help prevent flu from spreading in their communities, Canadian researchers
say.
Alzheimer's 'Epidemic' Hitting Minorities Hardest
(HealthDay)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:05:30 GMT
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Over 5 million Americans are
living with Alzheimer's disease, and blacks and Hispanics are at highest
risk of developing the disease, a new report finds.
Obesity and Depression: A Vicious Circle?
(HealthDay)
Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:51:23 GMT
HealthDay - MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- There appears to be a
back-and-forth link between depression and obesity, say researchers who
reviewed the findings of 15 studies that included nearly 59,000
people.
Researchers back cancer-fighting properties of papaya
(AFP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:03:20 GMT
 AFP - Researchers said Tuesday that papaya leaf extract and its tea have dramatic cancer-fighting properties against a broad range of tumors, backing a belief held in a number of folk traditions.
Canadian vaccination study proves 'herd immunity'
(Reuters)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:35:40 GMT
Reuters - Inoculating children against flu protects more people of all ages in the larger community, probably because young people tend to spread viruses through physical play, Canadian researchers said on Tuesday.
Zero HIV births is 'truly possible' within 5 years
(AFP)
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 16:41:27 GMT
 AFP - Within five years, the world could shield all newborns from HIV, while making strides in reducing deaths from malaria and tuberculosis, the Global Fund to fight the three diseases said Monday.
Increasing Soda Consumption Fuels Rise in Diabetes, Heart
Disease
(HealthDay)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:48:40 GMT
 HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) --Increasing consumption of sugary
soft drinks contributed to 130,000 new cases of diabetes, 14,000 new cases
of heart disease and 50,000 more life-years burdened with heart disease in
the last decade, a new U.S. study finds.
Asthma Rates Rising Across the U.S.
(HealthDay)
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:49:27 GMT
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- Asthma rates are increasing
across the United States, a new government study shows, but certain states
have significantly lower rates of the respiratory disease.
NY seeks 'fat tax' on sodas to fight rising US obesity
(AFP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:27:14 GMT
 AFP - New York leaders are pressing for a so-called fat tax on the soft drinks industry, saying that sweet beverages are responsible for an upsurge of obesity across the United States.
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