Schedules Revised for Flu, Meningitis Vaccines (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Expanded use of the FluMist vaccine for children and revised meningococcal vaccination guidelines for teens are part of new immunization recommendations released Friday.
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Vaccines for Ovarian and Breast Cancer in Early Trials (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Therapeutic vaccines to fight ovarian and breast cancer are in the first stage of clinical trials to determine their safety and effectiveness, researchers report.
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Gene scan finds hundreds of possible AIDS targets (Reuters)

Reuters - Researchers have found more than 200 possible new targets for better AIDS drugs by doing a kind of backward search -- looking at human cells to see what resources they have that can be hijacked by the deadly virus.

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Proteins found that AIDS virus preys on (AP)

AP - The AIDS virus has to hijack human proteins to do its damage, but scientists until now have known only a few dozen of its targets. On Thursday, Harvard researchers unveiled a surprisingly longer list, an important first step in the hunt for new drugs.

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Millions of young abusing cough medicine (AP)
AP - About 3.1 million people between the ages of 12-25 have used cough and cold medicine to get high, the government reported Wednesday.
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Democrats seek info on bad nursing homes (AP)
AP - Democratic lawmakers are pressing the Bush administration to disclose the identity of more troubled nursing homes, saying earlier efforts to alert consumers did not go far enough.
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Egypt villagers say poultry innocent in bird flu deaths (AFP)

AFP - In a dark and muddy alley in the Nile Delta town of Damietta, where Egypt's latest fatal bird flu victim Hanem Atwa Ibrahim lived, inhabitants fear the authorities more than the virus.

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Arthritis drug may ease dementia: case-report (Reuters)
Reuters - In a new report, U.S. researchers describe the improvement in brain function that occurred in a patient with Alzheimer's disease just minutes after receiving an injection in the spine of the arthritis drug Enbrel (also known as etanercept).
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Industrial Solvent May Increase Risk for Parkinsonism (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to a common industrial solvent known as trichloroethylene may raise the risk for developing parkinsonism, a group of nervous system disorders with symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease, new research suggests.
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Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 11, 2008 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
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Ovary removal ups breast cancer survival for some (Reuters)
Reuters - Removal of the ovaries (oophorectomy) plus tamoxifen, as adjuvant, or "add-on" therapy, significantly improves survival in premenopausal women with operable breast cancer, a study indicates.
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Family dietary coach fuels healthy eating: study (Reuters)
Reuters - Having a nutrition coach actively coach families on how to make healthy changes in their diet appears to help parents and their children improve their nutritional intake, researchers found.
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Obesity now a 'lifestyle' choice for Americans, expert says (AFP)

AFP - As adult obesity balloons in the United States, being overweight has become less of a health hazard and more of a lifestyle choice, the author of a new book argues.

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New Proteins That Help HIV Grow Identified (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Harvard researchers have identified almost 300 human proteins that help HIV propagate, creating hope for new treatments to combat the virus that causes AIDS.
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HIV doctor files torture complaint against Libya (Reuters)

Reuters - A Palestinian doctor, who says he was tortured to confess he deliberately infected hundreds of Libyan children with HIV, has filed a complaint against Libya with a U.N. human rights panel, his lawyer said on Thursday.

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Proteins found that AIDS virus preys on (AP)

AP - The AIDS virus has to hijack human proteins to do its damage, but scientists until now have known only a few dozen of its targets. On Thursday, Harvard researchers unveiled a surprisingly longer list, an important first step in the hunt for new drugs.

Source: news.yahoo.com

Millions of young abusing cough medicine (AP)
AP - About 3.1 million people between the ages of 12-25 have used cough and cold medicine to get high, the government reported Wednesday.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Obesity now a 'lifestyle' choice for Americans, expert says (AFP)

AFP - As adult obesity balloons in the United States, being overweight has become less of a health hazard and more of a lifestyle choice, the author of a new book argues.

Source: news.yahoo.com

HIV doctor files torture complaint against Libya (Reuters)

Reuters - A Palestinian doctor, who says he was tortured to confess he deliberately infected hundreds of Libyan children with HIV, has filed a complaint against Libya with a U.N. human rights panel, his lawyer said on Thursday.

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Pharmacists decry Medicare drug payments (AP)
AP - Pharmacists say a government report released Thursday validates their concerns that payments under the Medicare drug benefit are driving some of them out of business.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Proteins found that AIDS virus preys on (AP)

AP - The AIDS virus has to hijack human proteins to do its damage, but scientists until now have known only a few dozen of its targets. On Thursday, Harvard researchers unveiled a surprisingly longer list, an important first step in the hunt for new drugs.

Source: news.yahoo.com

Statins seen beneficial for nearly all diabetics (Reuters)
Reuters - Statins -- the best-selling class of cholesterol-fighting drugs -- should be considered as standard therapy for all diabetics, apart from children and pregnant women, researchers said on Friday.
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Study: Rare gene change linked to autism (AP)
AP - A rare genetic variation dramatically raises the risk of developing autism, a large study showed, opening new research targets for better understanding the disorder and for treating it.
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Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 10, 2008 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
Source: news.yahoo.com

New Proteins That Help HIV Grow Identified (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Harvard researchers have identified almost 300 human proteins that help HIV propagate, creating hope for new treatments to combat the virus that causes AIDS.
Source: news.yahoo.com

People live 4.5 years after dementia strikes: study (Reuters)
Reuters - People with dementia survive an average four-and-a-half years after diagnosis, researchers said on Friday in a study they hope might help care-givers plan for patients with Alzheimer's and other, similar illnesses.
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Obesity now a 'lifestyle' choice for Americans, expert says (AFP)

AFP - As adult obesity balloons in the United States, being overweight has become less of a health hazard and more of a lifestyle choice, the author of a new book argues.

Source: news.yahoo.com

Obesity now a 'lifestyle' choice for Americans, expert says (AFP)

AFP - As adult obesity balloons in the United States, being overweight has become less of a health hazard and more of a lifestyle choice, the author of a new book argues.

Source: news.yahoo.com

Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 10, 2008 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch:
Source: news.yahoo.com

New breast cancer screening test would use saliva (Reuters)

Reuters - Scientists in the United States are developing a screening test for breast cancer that checks a woman's saliva for evidence of the disease to help find tumors early, when they are most treatable.

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Women of childbearing age don't take folic acid (Reuters)
Reuters - Although all women of childbearing age are recommended to take 400 micrograms of folic acid daily to prevent possible birth defects should they become pregnant, findings from two new studies indicate that most eligible women, especially those between 18 and 24 years of age, do not.
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Obesity now a 'lifestyle' choice for Americans, expert says (AFP)

AFP - As adult obesity balloons in the United States, being overweight has become less of a health hazard and more of a lifestyle choice, the author of a new book argues.

Source: news.yahoo.com

Ex-reps say Amgen used patient records (AP)
AP - Two former sales representatives for Amgen Inc. are suing the biotech company, alleging it pushed its sales force to search doctor's confidential medical records for potential patients to boost sales of a drug used to treat psoriasis.
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Britain eyes Swedish law on sex workers (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Britain is seriously considering adopting a controversial approach to prostitution pioneered in Sweden that targets the customer instead of the sex worker, making it a crime to buy ? but not to sell ? sex.
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HIV doctor files torture complaint against Libya (Reuters)

Reuters - A Palestinian doctor, who says he was tortured to confess he deliberately infected hundreds of Libyan children with HIV, has filed a complaint against Libya with a U.N. human rights panel, his lawyer said on Thursday.

Source: news.yahoo.com

Britain eyes Swedish law on sex workers (The Christian Science Monitor)
The Christian Science Monitor - Britain is seriously considering adopting a controversial approach to prostitution pioneered in Sweden that targets the customer instead of the sex worker, making it a crime to buy ? but not to sell ? sex.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Ex-reps say Amgen used patient records (AP)
AP - Two former sales representatives for Amgen Inc. are suing the biotech company, alleging it pushed its sales force to search doctor's confidential medical records for potential patients to boost sales of a drug used to treat psoriasis.
Source: news.yahoo.com

H5N1 bird flu virus reassuringly stable: animal health chief (AFP)

AFP - The H5N1 virus that causes deadly avian flu has proven remarkably stable and action to curb outbreaks of the disease are highly effective, the head of the world's paramount agency for animal health said here Thursday.

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Benin priests battle bird flu with Voodoo (Reuters)

Reuters - Sacrificing chickens in a spray of blood, Benin's traditional priests celebrated Voodoo Day on Thursday and declared their ancient religion would protect them from risk of infection by the deadly H5N1 bird flu virus.

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China parents to sue over "tainted" umbilical blood (Reuters)
Reuters - Scores of Shanghai parents are to sue a biotech firm suspected of concealing the fact that their children's umbilical cord blood, believed to be a likely cure for future blood diseases, was tainted, state media said on Thursday.
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Ex-reps say Amgen used patient records (AP)
AP - Two former sales representatives for Amgen Inc. are suing the biotech company, alleging it pushed its sales force to search doctor's confidential medical records for potential patients to boost sales of a drug used to treat psoriasis.
Source: news.yahoo.com

China parents to sue over "tainted" umbilical blood (Reuters)
Reuters - Scores of Shanghai parents are to sue a biotech firm suspected of concealing the fact that their children's umbilical cord blood, believed to be a likely cure for future blood diseases, was tainted, state media said on Thursday.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Ex-reps say Amgen used patient records (AP)
AP - Two former sales representatives for Amgen Inc. are suing the biotech company, alleging it pushed its sales force to search doctor's confidential medical records for potential patients to boost sales of a drug used to treat psoriasis.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Polish bird flu under control (Reuters)
Reuters - Poland has managed to contain its recent outbreaks of bird flu and improved its general animal disease situation, the European Commission said on Wednesday.
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Nepal radio breaks taboos to fight HIV/AIDS (Reuters)
Reuters - Ignoring social taboos in this conservative nation, a Nepali radio program on safe sex is spreading awareness against HIV/AIDS and offers life-saving advice to young people who are vulnerable to the disease.
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FDA cracks down on custom-made hormones (AP)
AP - Government health officials on Wednesday began cracking down on Internet sales of custom-mixed hormones for menopausal women, a market born when doctors deemed prescription estrogen therapy too risky for many.
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Tiny RNA Molecules Control Breast Cancer's Spread (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have zeroed in on a handful of tiny ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecules that seem to control whether or not breast cancer travels to the lung and bone.
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Nepal radio breaks taboos to fight HIV/AIDS (Reuters)
Reuters - Ignoring social taboos in this conservative nation, a Nepali radio program on safe sex is spreading awareness against HIV/AIDS and offers life-saving advice to young people who are vulnerable to the disease.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Dairy linked to 3 deaths, miscarriage (AP)

AP - At Whittier Farms dairy, the fifth-generation owners brag of the quality of their Holstein cows and still deliver milk right to your door, in glass bottles. Customers like the products because they are a hormone-free taste of old New England.

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Nepal radio breaks taboos to fight HIV/AIDS (Reuters)
Reuters - Ignoring social taboos in this conservative nation, a Nepali radio program on safe sex is spreading awareness against HIV/AIDS and offers life-saving advice to young people who are vulnerable to the disease.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Nepal radio breaks taboos to fight HIV/AIDS (Reuters)
Reuters - Ignoring social taboos in this conservative nation, a Nepali radio program on safe sex is spreading awareness against HIV/AIDS and offers life-saving advice to young people who are vulnerable to the disease.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Dairy linked to 3 deaths, miscarriage (AP)

AP - At Whittier Farms dairy, the fifth-generation owners brag of the quality of their Holstein cows and still deliver milk right to your door, in glass bottles. Customers like the products because they are a hormone-free taste of old New England.

Source: news.yahoo.com

Indian farmers poison 50 rare jackals (AP)
AP - At least 50 rare jackals were poisoned to death in northern India by farmers angry over alleged attacks on children and damage to crops blamed on the animals, a forest official said Tuesday.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Medicare Drug Plan Fuels Health-Care Spending (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) -- The new Medicare prescription drug plan was largely responsible for an 18.7 percent increase in Medicare spending in 2006, which was double the increase in spending from the year before, U.S. health officials report.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Dairy linked to 3 deaths, miscarriage (AP)

AP - At Whittier Farms dairy, the fifth-generation owners brag of the quality of their Holstein cows and still deliver milk right to your door, in glass bottles. Customers like the products because they are a hormone-free taste of old New England.

Source: news.yahoo.com

Malawi pays to improve nutrition of HIV-positive workers (AFP)

AFP - Malawi, one of Africa's poorest countries, is to give civil servants carrying the HIV virus an extra 35 dollars a month to help them improve their nutrition, a top health official said Tuesday.

Source: news.yahoo.com

Girls who feel unpopular may gain weight (AP)
AP - Where a teenage girl sees herself on her school's social ladder may sway her future weight, a study of more than 4,000 girls finds. Those who believed they were unpopular gained more weight over a two-year period than girls who viewed themselves as more popular. Researchers said the study showed how a girl's view of her social status has broader health consequences.
Source: news.yahoo.com

WHO urges less qualified AIDS workers for poorer countries (AFP)

AFP - Less qualified health workers should be used in HIV/AIDS care in developing countries facing severe shortages of doctors and nurses, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Tuesday.

Source: news.yahoo.com

Indian farmers poison 50 rare jackals (AP)
AP - At least 50 rare jackals were poisoned to death in northern India by farmers angry over alleged attacks on children and damage to crops blamed on the animals, a forest official said Tuesday.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Building boom drives rapid AIDS spread in Indonesia: ADB (AFP)

AFP - Indonesia's construction boom is driving an "exponential" rise in HIV-AIDS infections as migrant workers are more likely to engage in high-risk sex, the Asian Development Bank warned Tuesday.

Source: news.yahoo.com

WHO urges less qualified AIDS workers for poorer countries (AFP)

AFP - Less qualified health workers should be used in HIV/AIDS care in developing countries facing severe shortages of doctors and nurses, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Tuesday.

Source: news.yahoo.com

Study: Anxiety may be bad for your heart (AP)
AP - Those Type A go-getters aren't the only ones stressing their hearts. Nervous Nelsons seem to be, too. Researchers reported Monday that chronic anxiety can significantly increase the risk of a heart attack, at least in men. The findings add another trait to a growing list of psychological profiles linked to heart disease, including anger or hostility, Type A behavior, and depression.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Medicare Drug Plan Fuels Health-Care Spending (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) -- The new Medicare prescription drug plan was largely responsible for an 18.7 percent increase in Medicare spending in 2006, which was double the increase in spending from the year before, U.S. health officials report.
Source: news.yahoo.com

WHO urges less qualified AIDS workers for poorer countries (AFP)

AFP - Less qualified health workers should be used in HIV/AIDS care in developing countries facing severe shortages of doctors and nurses, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Tuesday.

Source: news.yahoo.com

Building boom drives rapid AIDS spread in Indonesia: ADB (AFP)

AFP - Indonesia's construction boom is driving an "exponential" rise in HIV-AIDS infections as migrant workers are more likely to engage in high-risk sex, the Asian Development Bank warned Tuesday.

Source: news.yahoo.com

Malawi pays to improve nutrition of HIV-positive workers (AFP)

AFP - Malawi, one of Africa's poorest countries, is to give civil servants carrying the HIV virus an extra 35 dollars a month to help them improve their nutrition, a top health official said Tuesday.

Source: news.yahoo.com

Medicare Drug Plan Fuels Health-Care Spending (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) -- The new Medicare prescription drug plan was largely responsible for an 18.7 percent increase in Medicare spending in 2006, which was double the increase in spending from the year before, U.S. health officials report.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Study: Anxiety may be bad for your heart (AP)
AP - Those Type A go-getters aren't the only ones stressing their hearts. Nervous Nelsons seem to be, too. Researchers reported Monday that chronic anxiety can significantly increase the risk of a heart attack, at least in men. The findings add another trait to a growing list of psychological profiles linked to heart disease, including anger or hostility, Type A behavior, and depression.
Source: news.yahoo.com

China experts identify drug addiction genes (Reuters)
Reuters - Scientists in China have identified about 400 genes that appear to make some people more easily addicted to drugs, opening the way for more effective therapies and addiction control.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Building boom drives rapid AIDS spread in Indonesia: ADB (AFP)

AFP - Indonesia's construction boom is driving an "exponential" rise in HIV-AIDS infections as migrant workers are more likely to engage in high-risk sex, the Asian Development Bank warned Tuesday.

Source: news.yahoo.com

Study: Anxiety may be bad for your heart (AP)
AP - Those Type A go-getters aren't the only ones stressing their hearts. Nervous Nelsons seem to be, too. Researchers reported Monday that chronic anxiety can significantly increase the risk of a heart attack, at least in men. The findings add another trait to a growing list of psychological profiles linked to heart disease, including anger or hostility, Type A behavior, and depression.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Health Tip: Stay Safe on the Stairs (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) - It's relatively easy for seniors to slip on stairs and hurt themselves, so it's important to take precautions to prevent falls.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Regular physical activity helps teens avoid obesity (Reuters)
Reuters - Participating in physical activities in and out of school more than two times a week protects adolescents from becoming overweight young adults, according to new research.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Health Tip: Help Ease Growing Pains (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) - Growing pains are common pains that occur in children between the ages of 3 and 5, and 8 and 12. They occur most often in the legs, and may be most frequent after strenuous play or exercise.
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Fatherhood Tied to Higher Prostate Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Men who father children may be at higher risk of prostate cancer compared to those who forego the life experience, a Danish study suggests.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Snoring? It could be sleep apnea (AP)

AP - Loud snoring doesn't just annoy your spouse. It could signal dangerous sleep apnea, yet millions go undiagnosed.

Source: news.yahoo.com

Study links 9/11 stress to heart disease (AP)

AP - Americans who said they became anxious and stressed after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks � some just from watching the collapse of the twin towers on television � reported higher rates of heart disease up to three years later, researchers said.

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Girls who feel unpopular may gain weight (AP)
AP - Where a teenage girl sees herself on her school's social ladder may sway her future weight, a study of more than 4,000 girls finds. Those who believed they were unpopular gained more weight over a two-year period than girls who viewed themselves as more popular. Researchers said the study showed how a girl's view of her social status has broader health consequences.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Regular physical activity helps teens avoid obesity (Reuters)
Reuters - Participating in physical activities in and out of school more than two times a week protects adolescents from becoming overweight young adults, according to new research.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Study: Anxiety may be bad for your heart (AP)
AP - Those Type A go-getters aren't the only ones stressing their hearts. Nervous Nelsons seem to be, too. Researchers reported Monday that chronic anxiety can significantly increase the risk of a heart attack, at least in men. The findings add another trait to a growing list of psychological profiles linked to heart disease, including anger or hostility, Type A behavior, and depression.
Source: news.yahoo.com

France seizes 224,000 fake anti-impotence pills (Reuters)
Reuters - French customs officials have intercepted a shipment of 224,000 fake Viagra and Cialis anti-impotence pills worth 2.4 million euros ($3.5 million), the Budget Ministry said on Monday.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Health Tip: Help Ease Growing Pains (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) - Growing pains are common pains that occur in children between the ages of 3 and 5, and 8 and 12. They occur most often in the legs, and may be most frequent after strenuous play or exercise.
Source: news.yahoo.com

California autism cases continue to grow (AP)
AP - Autism cases in California continued to climb even after a mercury-rich vaccine preservative that some people blame for the neurological disorder was removed from routine childhood shots, a new study found.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Girls who feel unpopular may gain weight (AP)
AP - Where a teenage girl sees herself on her school's social ladder may sway her future weight, a study of more than 4,000 girls finds. Those who believed they were unpopular gained more weight over a two-year period than girls who viewed themselves as more popular. Researchers said the study showed how a girl's view of her social status has broader health consequences.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Health Tip: Stay Safe on the Stairs (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) - It's relatively easy for seniors to slip on stairs and hurt themselves, so it's important to take precautions to prevent falls.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Regular physical activity helps teens avoid obesity (Reuters)
Reuters - Participating in physical activities in and out of school more than two times a week protects adolescents from becoming overweight young adults, according to new research.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Experts change advice on kids' allergies (AP)
AP - Breast-feeding helps prevent babies' allergies, but there's no good evidence for avoiding certain foods during pregnancy, using soy formula or delaying introduction of solid foods beyond six months. That's the word from the American Academy of Pediatrics, which is updating earlier suggestions that may have made some parents feel like they weren't doing enough to prevent food allergies, asthma and allergic rashes.
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Health Tip: Stay Safe on the Stairs (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) - It's relatively easy for seniors to slip on stairs and hurt themselves, so it's important to take precautions to prevent falls.
Source: news.yahoo.com

California autism cases continue to grow (AP)
AP - Autism cases in California continued to climb even after a mercury-rich vaccine preservative that some people blame for the neurological disorder was removed from routine childhood shots, a new study found.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Fatherhood Tied to Higher Prostate Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Men who father children may be at higher risk of prostate cancer compared to those who forego the life experience, a Danish study suggests.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Snoring? It could be sleep apnea (AP)
AP - Loud snoring doesn't just annoy your spouse. It could signal dangerous sleep apnea, yet millions go undiagnosed.
Source: news.yahoo.com

France seizes 224,000 fake anti-impotence pills (Reuters)
Reuters - French customs officials have intercepted a shipment of 224,000 fake Viagra and Cialis anti-impotence pills worth 2.4 million euros ($3.5 million), the Budget Ministry said on Monday.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Health Tip: Stay Safe on the Stairs (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) - It's relatively easy for seniors to slip on stairs and hurt themselves, so it's important to take precautions to prevent falls.
Source: news.yahoo.com

Scientists discover new key to flu transmission (Reuters)
Reuters - Flu viruses must be able to pick a very specific type of lock before entering human respiratory cells, U.S. researchers said on Sunday, offering a new understanding of how flu viruses work.
Source: news.yahoo.com

How deadly bird flu virus jumps to humans: study (AFP)

AFP - Scientists on Sunday said they had figured out how influenza viruses carried by birds latch on to humans, a discovery that may open the way to a vaccine against not just deadly avian flu but against all flu types.

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How deadly bird flu virus jumps to humans: study (AFP)

AFP - Scientists on Sunday said they had figured out how influenza viruses carried by birds latch on to humans, a discovery that may open the way to a vaccine against not just deadly avian flu but against all flu types.

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Scientists discover new key to flu transmission (Reuters)
Reuters - Flu viruses must be able to pick a very specific type of lock before entering human respiratory cells, U.S. researchers said on Sunday, offering a new understanding of how flu viruses work.
Source: news.yahoo.com