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AP – Hundreds of people have been sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to eggs in four states and possibly more, health officials said Wednesday as a company dramatically expanded a recall to 380 million eggs.
Read More: Egg recall tied to salmonella grows to 380 million
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Reuters – Cancer patients, particularly in developing regions, are in dire need of painkillers and affordable drugs, experts said.
Read More: More painkillers needed for cancer patients: experts
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HealthDay – FRIDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) — Older people who have a fear of
falling are at increased risk for future falls, regardless of their actual
risk of tumbling, a new study finds.
Read More: In Seniors, 'Fear of Falling' Risky in Itself
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HealthDay – FRIDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) — For people with the metabolic
syndrome — a cluster of risk factors such as obesity, high blood
pressure, high levels of blood fats or triglycerides and high blood
sugar — adding a little fish oil to a diet low in saturated fats and high
in complex carbohydrates might be just the ticket, a new study
suggests.
Read More: Adding Fish Oil to Low-Fat/High-Carb Diet May Improve
Cholesterol
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HealthDay – FRIDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) — Like so many people, Debra
Greene spent much of her childhood out in the sunshine.
Read More: How Sun Time as a Kid Led to Eye Surgery
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Reuters – While the extent of obesity among kids overall seems to have peaked, it’s still climbing among African American and Native American girls, new research from California shows.
Read More: Study IDs 'alarming disparities' in child obesity
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HealthDay – SATURDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) — Experts used to advise
parents to simply sever ties when their children left home to start
college, but they now recommend letting go in phases and stages.
Read More: Parenting 101: How to Let Go as Your Child Heads Off to
College
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AP – More than a half-billion eggs have been recalled in the nationwide investigation of a salmonella outbreak that Friday expanded to include a second Iowa farm. The outbreak has already sickened more than 1,000 people and the toll of illnesses is expected to increase.
Read More: Recall expands to more than half a billion eggs
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AP – A group of federal health experts narrowly voted to expand approval of a best-selling antidepressant on Thursday, though panelists disagreed over which types of pain the pill effectively treats.
Read More: FDA panel mixed on approving Cymbalta for pain
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AP – There’s a lot less smoking in the movies these days, a new report shows.
Read More: Study: Smoking scenes on the decline in top movies
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HealthDay – FRIDAY, Aug. 20 (HealthDay News) — A new analysis of existing
research suggests that eating more green, leafy vegetables can
significantly reduce the risk of developing type 2 diabetes, but more
study is needed.
Read More: Green, Leafy Vegetables Linked to Lower Type 2 Diabetes
Risk
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Reuters – A pair of studies suggests that the common painkiller acetaminophen — better known as Tylenol in the U.S. — may be fueling a worldwide increase in asthma.
Read More: Acetaminophen tied to childhood wheezing and allergies
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HealthDay – THURSDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) — HIV-1 in semen is different
than HIV-1 in blood, possibly due to changes it undergoes in the genital
tract, scientists have found.
Read More: HIV in Blood Different Than in Semen, Scientists Say
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AP – There’s good news for parents who worry that their teenagers’ sex lives are affecting their school performance: A provocative new study has found that teens in committed relationships do no better or worse in school than those who don’t have sex.
Read More: Teen sex not always bad for school performance
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Reuters – Even if you’re past your prime and have a hard time getting an erection, you might still need to worry about unprotected sex, according to U.S. doctors.
Read More: Viagra-popping seniors lead the pack for STDs
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HealthDay – TUESDAY, July 6 (HealthDay News) — High concentrations of a
blood plasma protein called clusterin may influence the development,
severity and progression of Alzheimer’s disease, English researchers
report.
Read More: New Alzheimer's Clues Identified
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The Christian Science Monitor – Liu Pifeng is a wealthy man. The founder of a prosperous corporate law firm in this provincial capital, he drives the sort of black Chrysler sedan that proclaims personal success in China.
Read More: A prosperous lawyer aids China's migrant workers
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HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com:
Read More: Clinical Trials Update: July 6, 2010
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AP – The first stage of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul is expected to provide coverage to about 1 million uninsured Americans by next year, according to government estimates.
Read More: First health overhaul provisions start to kick in
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AP – The European Union has approved a new chewable form of cholesterol blockbuster Lipitor for children 10 and up with high levels of bad cholesterol and triglycerides, a type of blood fat, Pfizer said Tuesday.
Read More: Pfizer gets EU approval for kids' cholesterol drug
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