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April 21, 2006

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Combination treatment may reverse diabetes Monsters and Critics.com - 53 minutes ago California researchers have developed a two-drug regimen that could free type 1 diabetes sufferers from from dependence on insulin and dietary restrictions. Drug-Vaccine Combo Reverses Type 1 Diabetes in Mice Forbes Diabetes treatment works on mice San Diego Union Tribune Independent - MedPage Today - New Scientist (subscription) - WebMD - all 25 related

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Contraception focus of dispute The Olympian - Apr 20, 2006 Supporters of reproductive rights told state regulators Wednesday they should require pharmacists to fill all legal prescriptions and not allow moral objectors to withhold contraceptives or other medicines from patients. Pharmacists' personal beliefs have no place behind the counter Seattle Post Intelligencer State board recommends new rule governing pharmacists' rights to ... Seattle Times Yakima Herald-Republic - KOMO - Yakima Herald-Republic - International News Service - all 8 related

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Killer nurse 'came alive as patients stopped breathing' Belfast Telegraph - Apr 19, 2006 A nurse who craved the excitement of medical emergency has been found guilty of murdering two patients by deliberately injecting them with lethal doses of drugs. Killer nurse to face life in jail Australian MP urges nurse murder probe Guardian Unlimited BBC News - New Zealand Herald - ic Birmingham.co.uk - Electric New Paper - all 44 related

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HIV-positive men can father healthy kids Times of India - 34 minutes ago NEW DELHI: HIV-positive men in India could soon father children without infecting their wives or children. Indian scientists will soon visit the Centre for Disease Control in Atlanta to learn the latest sperm ... Travel insurance Guardian Unlimited Central African Republic ministers approve progressive AIDS bill TODAYonline all 4 related

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Medical Marijuana's Catch-22 Scientific American - 10 hours ago Yesterday the Food and Drug Administration issued a statement reaffirming its opposition to the medical use of marijuana, declaring that "no sound scientific studies supported medical use of marijuana for treatment in the United States, and no animal or ... FDA rejects medicinal use of marijuana Seattle Post Intelligencer FDA speaks out against marijuana legalization Reuters International Herald Tribune - Forbes - Monsters and Critics.com - Guardian Unlimited - all 291 related

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Rise in lawnmower injuries Irish Health - Apr 20, 2006 With the gardening season now back in full swing, a new study has warned of the dangers of injuries from lawnmowers. A US study has found that around 80,000 Americans need hospital treatment for injuries caused by power lawnmowers each year. Lawn Mower Injuries on the Rise Forbes Senior Citizens Lead Nation in Growing Lawn Mowing Injuries SeniorJournal.com London Free Press - Baltimore Sun - LiveScience.com - Innovations-Report - all 34 related

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Third of children are too fat Telegraph.co.uk - 1 hour ago More than a third of all children are either overweight or obese, Government figures showed yesterday. A quarter of 11 to 15 year olds are classified as obese - double the proportion 10 years ago. Number of obese kids doubles ITV.com Massive increase in obesity means one-third of children are ... Independent BBC News - United Press International - CBBC newsround (audio) - Which? - all 21 related

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Breast implants 'not cancer risk' BBC News - 1 hour ago Cosmetic breast implants do not increase the overall risk of getting cancer, a long-term study suggests. US researchers found women with implants had a lower breast cancer risk but a higher chance of lung cancer. Breast implants don't affect cancer risk Sydney Morning Herald Osteoporosis drug 'prevents breast cancer' Daily Mail - UK Buffalo News - News-Medical.net - ABC Online - Newindpress (subscription) - all 121 related

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Oregon man survives 12 nails to the head KTRE - 1 hour ago PORTLAND, Ore. Doctors say a-dozen nails in the head caused no serious lasting effects for an Oregon man. A report in the current issue of the Journal of Neurosurgery says the man was suicidal and high on ... OSHU doctors save man with nails in his head kgw.com (subscription) Man's self-inflicted nail-gun attack becomes a case for medical ... OregonLive.com Forbes - all 119 related

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Angolan gov't urged to improve health situation People's Daily Online - 1 hour ago The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged the Angolan government to take measures to improve health situation in the country, according to a WHO press release sent to Xinhua on Friday. WHO Calls On Prime Minister for More Assistance AllAfrica.com Angola: WHO Calls On Prime Minister For More Assistance African News Dimension AllAfrica.com - all 8 related

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US agency finds no benefit in pot International Herald Tribune - 9 hours ago WASHINGTON The US Food and Drug Administration has concluded that "no sound scientific studies" support the medical use of marijuana, contradicting a 1999 review by a panel of highly regarded scientists. FDA rules out medical marijuana Monsters and Critics.com FDA Opposition to Medical Marijuana Fuels Controversy Forbes Scientific American - Seattle Post Intelligencer - Reuters - Medical News Today - all 285 related

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Alberta backtracks on 'third way' plan National Post - 20 hours ago Premier Ralph Klein makes an emotional address to more than Tory delegates prior a leadership review vote that gave him only 55.4 per cent support. Alberta backs off private medicare blueprint Globe and Mail Alta. backtracks on part of Third Way health plan CTV.ca Edmonton Journal (subscription) - Fort McMurray Today - Edmonton Sun - CBC British Columbia - all 87 related

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Scotsman

Huge jump in premature births may be linked to older mothers Times Online - Apr 20, 2006 AN ALARMING rise in the number of women giving birth prematurely risks overloading the NHS and may be linked to increases in obese and older mothers, according to doctors. Fear over 'premature babies rise' BBC News Fears over rise in premature births Daily Mail - UK Irish Health - Independent - Guardian Unlimited - Scotsman - all 18 related

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Child obesity has doubled in a decade Guardian Unlimited - 1 hour ago More than a quarter of children in English secondary schools are clinically obese, almost double the proportion a decade ago, and an official survey released yesterday also showed that girls were suffering more than boys from a crisp and chocolate-fuelled ... Teenagers getting fatter in spite of health drive Times Online Child obesity 'doubles in decade' BBC News Independent - Manchester Evening News - ITV.com - Daily Mail - UK - all 19 related

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Oregon man survives 12 nails to the head Seattle Post Intelligencer - 2 hours ago An Oregon man who went to a hospital complaining of a headache was found to have 12 nails embedded in his skull from a suicide attempt with a nail gun, doctors say. Oregon man survives 12 nails to the head Seattle Times OSHU doctors save man with nails in his head kgw.com (subscription) OregonLive.com - CBS News - all 67 related

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Oregon man survives 12 nails to the head Seattle Times - 40 minutes ago A 33-year-old Oregon man on methamphetamine and suffering from mental health problems fired 12 nails from a nail gun into his head and survived. Oregon man survives 12 nails to the head Seattle Post Intelligencer OSHU doctors save man with nails in his head kgw.com (subscription) OregonLive.com - all 43 related

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Boom in premature births puts extra burden on NHS Independent - 23 hours ago The number of babies born prematurely is soaring and has worrying implications for society, doctors warn. Premature births have increased by more than a fifth in the past ... Early births could prompt IVF restrictions Guardian Unlimited Concern over premature birth rise Irish Health Scotsman - Daily Mail - UK - Times Online - Monsters and Critics.com - all 18 related

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One-Two Punch Cures Diabetes in Mice MedPage Today - 8 hours ago A combination of two not-so-promising approaches to reversing recent-onset type I diabetes appears to work better than either -- at least in mice. Cocktail of drugs reverses diabetes, scientists discover Independent Drug-Vaccine Combo Reverses Type 1 Diabetes in Mice Forbes San Diego Union Tribune - WebMD - New Scientist (subscription) - Times Online - all 18 related

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Teenagers getting fatter in spite of health drive Times Online - 50 minutes ago NEARLY half of teenage girls and more than a third of teenage boys in England are overweight or obese, figures show. The inexorable upward trend continued in 2004, despite a ... Child obesity has 'doubled in 10 years' Daily Mail - UK Child obesity almost doubles in 10 years Guardian Unlimited Manchester Evening News - ITV.com - BBC News - United Press International - all 17 related

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Washington Post

Mumps makes a comeback in the Midwest Newsweek - 1 hour ago A few weeks ago Ashley Ramirez was visiting a couple of close friends in Omaha who were hospitalized following a car accident when she started running a fever and noticed a small lump on her neck. Case of mumps is confirmed in SD Seattle Post Intelligencer Iowa to offer mumps vaccine to young adults Chicago Tribune All Headline News - WLNS - StarPhoenix - Honolulu Advertiser - all 324 related

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Muslim Women Want Single-Sex Workouts Houston Chronicle - 7 hours ago LINCOLN PARK, Mich. - About 200 Muslim women who have memberships to the Fitness USA chain of athletic clubs have signed a petition asking the gyms to honor what they say was a promise to provide separate exercise times for women and men. Muslim women fight to exercise away from men Detroit Free Press US: Muslim women ask gym to keep single-sex pledge Jerusalem Post WOOD-TV - WLUC-TV - all 101 related

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CDC: Life expectancy rose to 77.9 years in 2004, deaths dropped MarketWatch - 6 hours ago SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Shore up those retirement-account contributions. Americans are living longer than ever before, according to preliminary data the government released this week. Alzheimer's up on 2004 list of US death causes Reuters.uk Sharp drop in US death rate surprises experts MSNBC Bloomberg - Houston Chronicle - CBS News - SeniorJournal.com - all 379 related

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More children overweight Manchester Evening News - 9 hours ago THE number of obese children aged 11 to 15 has almost doubled in 10 years, according to Government figures out today. New statistics from the annual Health Survey for England 2004 show that levels of obesity ... Child obesity almost doubles in 10 years Guardian Unlimited Child obesity 'doubles in decade' BBC News Daily Mail - UK - United Press International - 4RFV - PhysOrg.com - all 16 related

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Mercury in tooth fillings found safe for children? Food Consumer - Apr 19, 2006 Two newly released studies, which claim that the mercury in tooth fillings does not cause neurological impairment such as lowering IQ in children, are all set to ... Tooth Fillings With Mercury Are Held Safe New York Times 2 studies vindicate mercury fillings Seattle Post Intelligencer Los Angeles Times - Health24.com - Medical News Today - Xinhua - all 87 related

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome May Be Genetically Related Medical News Today - 4 hours ago According to researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), USA, your genes may be an important contributory factor to the development of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). Genetics and Stress Are Found Linked to Fatigue Disorder New York Times Genetic Basis Found for Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Los Angeles Times Voice of America - Washington Post - Xinhua - Nature.com (subscription) - all 270 related

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FDA Opposition to Medical Marijuana Fuels Controversy Forbes - 40 minutes ago FRIDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) -- The announcement by US Food and Drug Administration officials late Thursday that the agency does not support the medicinal use of marijuana quickly re-ignited controversy from both sides of the debate. Medical Marijuana's Catch-22 Scientific American Marijuana For Medical Use Turned Down By FDA Medical News Today International Herald Tribune - Seattle Post Intelligencer - Monsters and Critics.com - Guardian Unlimited - all 280 related

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Child obesity 'doubles in decade' BBC News - 9 hours ago One in four children are obese, the Health and Social Care Information Centre survey of 2,000 children found. From 1995 to 2004, obesity among boys rose from 14% to 24% and girls from 15% to 26%. Child obesity almost doubles in 10 years Guardian Unlimited Child obesity has 'doubled in 10 years' Daily Mail - UK Manchester Evening News - United Press International - 4RFV - all 15 related

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Sally Field Brings Osteoporosis to Center Stage Forbes - 37 minutes ago FRIDAY, April 21 (HealthDay News) -- After a lifetime on the big and small screen, Sally Field is taking on a new starring role: front woman for the effort to raise awareness about the perils of osteoporosis. Actress Sally Field helps launch health campaign Reuters Baby Boom Icon Sally Field Takes on Health Advocate Role KTBS Sify - all 17 related

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Poll Shows Fear of Bird Flu Widespread ABC News - 1 hour ago — Their expectations shaken by Katrina, Americans are divided over whether the government is likely to do a good job handling the bird flu if it reaches the US, a poll finds. Survey: US Government Unprepared for Bird Flu All Headline News Poll: Shaky confidence in government's ability to deal with bird ... WAVY-TV San Diego Union Tribune - CBS News - WIS - WSOCtv.com - all 489 related

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How long can Tamiflu hold out against bird flu? Swissinfo - 57 minutes ago A Swiss study predicts that the deadly bird flu virus will develop resistance to new anti-viral drugs, if a pandemic breaks out. The mathematical model used by researchers at Zurich's Federal Institute of ... Studies warn flu drug may lose efficacy in pandemic Boston Globe Flu drugs use could promote virus resistance; Study finds Kazinform Business Day - Bloomberg - Consumer Affairs - Reuters AlertNet - all 33 related

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Diet change may improve ovary disease outcomes Reuters - Apr 20, 2006 The fertility problems and hormone irregularities that plague women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) may improve on a low-carbohydrate diet, according to a new study. Testing a theory on weight loss, diet Advertiser Adelaide all 13 related

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ITN

Child obesity almost doubles in 10 years Guardian Unlimited - 8 hours ago The number of obese 11 to 15-year-olds in England has almost doubled in a decade, according to government figures published today. Child obesity has 'doubled in 10 years' Daily Mail - UK Child obesity 'doubles in decade' BBC News Manchester Evening News - 4RFV - DailyIndia.com - all 15 related

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Marijuana For Medical Use Turned Down By FDA Medical News Today - 1 hour ago According to an FDA statement, marijuana is listed in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act (CSA) - this is the most restrictive schedule. FDA speaks out against marijuana legalization Reuters FDA rejects medicinal use of marijuana Seattle Post Intelligencer Forbes - Monsters and Critics.com - Guardian Unlimited - Best Syndication - all 279 related

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