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Air pollution may up risk of infant lung infections11/05/09 -Italy's waste woes taking toll on citizens' health11/05/09 -CORRECTION: Mom's antidepressants tied to child health risks10/29/09 -Diabetes can be delayed with diet, exercise10/28/09 -Diabetics with Alzheimer's have slower memory loss10/27/09 -Heart disease risk factors grow in Canada's teens11/06/09 -"Golden Girls" star McClanahan has heart surgery11/05/09 -CORRECTION: Mom's antidepressants tied to child health risks11/05/09 -Bypass surgery safer using heart-lung pump: study11/05/09 -Obesity causes 100,000 US cancer cases: report11/05/09 -Scientists halt brain disease with new gene therapy11/05/09 -Italy's waste woes taking toll on citizens' health11/05/09 -Breast feeding may not alter older kids' health10/23/09 -Stubborn asthma may signal poor use of meds10/22/09 -Neurotic? It could lead to asthma11/06/09 -What kids drink at 5 could affect weight at 1511/06/09 -Passive work means less activity off the job, too11/05/09 -Obesity causes 100,000 US cancer cases: report |
Top News By Health TopicMost Recent NewsWHO says pandemic flu on rise in China, Japan
Fri, November 6, 2009
H1N1 swine flu is on the rise in China and Japan after triggering an unusually early start to the winter influenza season in Europe, Central Asia and North America, the World Health Organization said on Friday. According to the U.N.
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Some countries "ambushed" by H1N1
Fri, November 6, 2009
Some countries have been "ambushed" by sudden severe outbreaks of disease and death from the H1N1 flu pandemic, and have gone over the top in their response, a European flu specialist said on Friday. Angus Nicoll, influenza coordinator...
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Chantix helps people with emphysema stop smoking
Fri, November 6, 2009
Varenicline - marketed by Pfizer as Chantix -- is a safe, well-tolerated and effective way for people with emphysema - also known as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, or COPD - to stop smoking, according to study findings presented this week at the CHEST 2009 meeting in San Diego, California.
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What kids drink at 5 could affect weight at 15
Fri, November 6, 2009
Parents may be setting their daughters up for weight problems simply by allowing them to drink two or more sweetened drinks daily while young, study findings hint. Higher sweetened beverage intake, such as sodas and fruit and sport drinks, at age 5 years was linked to more body fat during the following 10 years, Dr.
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Air pollution may up risk of infant lung infections
Fri, November 6, 2009
Living close to highways and other sources of air pollution is linked to higher rates of a lung infection called bronchiolitis, the number one reason for infant hospitalizations in North America. Bronchiolitis -- an infection in the small airways of the lungs -- accounts for 100,000 hospital admissions per year, mostly children less than 6 months old.
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Passive work means less activity off the job, too
Fri, November 6, 2009
Do you have an unchallenging job with little control over what you do? You may be more likely to be a couch potato in your leisure time, a new study shows. "These characteristics of the job spill over into their non-working life," says Dr.
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"Golden Girls" star McClanahan has heart surgery
Fri, November 6, 2009
"Golden Girls" star Rue McClanahan is recovering in a hospital after having heart bypass surgery this week, her manager said on Thursday. McClanahan on Monday went to her doctor, who an irregularity and asked her to check into a New York hospital, said the actress' manager, Barbara Lawrence.
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Animals need to be closely watched for flu
Fri, November 6, 2009
Some pigs, turkeys and household pets have become infected with the H1N1 flu, but the pandemic virus does not yet appear to be spreading quickly among animals, the World Health Organization said on Friday. WHO spokesman Gregory Hartl said it was not clear how the isolated animals had contracted the flu virus that is spreading quickly among humans in the northern hemisphere, particularly in Eastern Europe.
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China adopts "malaria diplomacy" as part of Africa push
Fri, November 6, 2009
House Democrats scramble for healthcare votes
Fri, November 6, 2009
Are doctors what ails U.S. healthcare?
Fri, November 6, 2009
Health reform gets boost before vote
Fri, November 6, 2009
FDA says companies violating flavored cigarette ban
Fri, November 6, 2009
Study explains how smells conjure strong memories
Fri, November 6, 2009
Company sequences whole human genome for $1,700
Fri, November 6, 2009
U.S. hospitals weathering flu pandemic so far
Thu, November 5, 2009
Sudan violence masks huge health needs: WHO
Thu, November 5, 2009
Obesity causes 100,000 US cancer cases: report
Thu, November 5, 2009
Flu shots for Wall Street stirs ire in New York
Thu, November 5, 2009
Dutch pull Pfizer vaccine batch after infants die
Thu, November 5, 2009
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