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July 3, 2006

Anti-cancer hope for 'assassin' drug The Australian - 12 hours ago THE first of a new class of smart drugs that could one day lead to treatments for heart disease, skin cancer and blindness is under development by Australian scientists. Super drug is ‘secret agent’ Border Mail "Super Drug" Targets Disease-Causing Gene MedIndia News-Medical.net - The Age - all 28 related

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Heavy toys could help child fitness NEWS.com.au - Jul 2, 2006 ADDING weights to children's toys may help them improve their fitness during playtime, the results of a small study suggest. "This study provides one intervention to the current trend of declining fitness ... Weighted Toys Won't Help Childhood Obesity The Common Voice Weighted toys could be the answer to weight problems among kids Earthtimes.org Zee News - New York Times - Daily News Central - Pocket-lint.co.uk - all 13 related

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Study Finds Link Between Obesity And Mood Disorders All Headline News - 39 minutes ago (AHN) - A new study concludes that obese people are 25 percent more likely to suffer from a mood disorder. The results show they are also 25 percent less likely to abuse drugs or alcohol. Fat people aren't more jolly Orlando Sentinel Fat people not more jolly, study says USA Today ABC News - WIS - The Times and Democrat - all 141 related

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Mute 19 Years, He Helps Reveal Brain's Mysteries New York Times - 1 hour ago HARRIET, Ark., July 2 - Terry Wallis spends almost all of his waking hours in bed, listening to country-western music in a cramped, two-room bungalow down a gravel road off State Highway 263. After 19 Years 'Asleep,' Man's Brain Appears to Heal Itself ABC News 'Rewired brain' revives patient after 19 years New Scientist (subscription) Forbes - BBC News - CBS News - WIS - all 181 related

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Genentech blindness drug wins OK Boston Globe - Jul 1, 2006 The first drug shown to significantly improve the vision of patients threatened by a major cause of blindness in the elderly won federal approval yesterday. FDA approves Genentech blindness drug San Francisco Chronicle FDA Backs New Drug For Age-Related Macular Degeneration Food Consumer International News Service - Fort Wayne News Sentinel - Facts and Comparisons - Xagena.it - all 81 related

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The Grim Neurology of Teenage Drinking New York Times - 2 hours ago Teenagers have been drinking alcohol for centuries. In pre-Revolutionary America, young apprentices were handed buckets of ale. In the 1890's, at the age of 15, the writer Jack London regularly drank grown sailors under the table. Alcohol dependence linked to early drinking InTheNews.co.uk Early Drinking Linked To Higher Lifetime Alcoholism Risk eMaxHealth.com News-Medical.net - Scotsman - all 11 related

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Court: Wife entitled to husband's sexual history San Jose Mercury News - 1 hour ago The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that an HIV-positive woman is entitled to know her husband's sexual history to determine whether he should have known he had the virus when they were married. Calif. court expands liability for HIV infection Reuters State high court expands legal responsibility for HIV infection San Jose Mercury News Contra Costa Times - San Francisco Chronicle - all 21 related

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Vital Signs Testing: Linking Pomegranates to Prostate Health New York Times - 1 hour ago Findings from a small study suggest that pomegranate juice may one day prove an effective weapon against prostate cancer. Writing in Clinical Cancer Research, researchers said that when they ... Pomegranates fight prostate cancer Irish Health Pomegranates may slow prostate cancer Telegraph.co.uk United Press International - Ivanhoe - WLNS - Food Consumer - all 87 related

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Ministers 'sacrificing careers of foreign nurses' to solve ... Independent - 2 hours ago The Government has been accused of sacrificing the careers of foreign nurses to help solve the NHS financial crisis after a ban on international recruitment was announced. Government slammed over foreign nurse restriction Monsters and Critics.com Britain Will No Longer Hire International Nurses Dog Flu Diet and Diseases World Fitness - Times Online - India eNews.com - Telegraph.co.uk - all 32 related

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Doctors Say Man's Brain Rewired Itself Washington Post - 4 hours ago Doctors have their first proof that a man who was barely conscious for nearly 20 years regained speech and movement because his brain spontaneously rewired itself by growing tiny new ... Docs: Comatose man's brain rewired itself Kentucky.com Coma patient's brain 'repaired itself' Telegraph.co.uk all 157 related

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UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News July 3, 2006 Political Gateway - 2 hours ago South Korean scientists have reportedly discovered a gene linked to metatastic cancers of the breast, liver and intestine. Im Dong-soo and his colleagues at the Korea Research ... Scientists link gene to metastatic cancer Monsters and Critics.com Two Minn. residents reach North Pole on foot PhysOrg.com Chosun Ilbo - People's Daily Online - all 13 related

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Heatwave on the way ITV.com - Jul 2, 2006 The Government has issued a heatwave warning as temperatures a re forecast to reach 91 degrees in the south east on Tuesday. Monday is also expected to be hot and the Department of Health is advising people ... 'Keep your cool' warning as Britain gets hotter than Rio Times Online Elderly told to stay indoors as heatwave hits the 90s Daily Mail - UK Telegraph.co.uk - ic Wales - Haber Sağlık - UTV - all 75 related

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Man may have to disclose sexual past in HIV suit, state Supreme ... San Francisco Chronicle - 3 hours ago (07-03) 14:16 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- A man who is accused of infecting his wife or longtime sexual partner with the AIDS virus may have to disclose his past sexual activities to determine whether he should have known he was HIV-positive, the state Supreme ... Court: Partners Must Disclose Risky Sexual History CBS 5 Calif. court: Partners must disclose high-risk sexual history KESQ San Diego Union Tribune - San Jose Mercury News - Reuters.uk - all 19 related

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Surgeons declare the first face transplant a success Scotsman - 23 minutes ago FRENCH surgeons who carried out the first face transplant on a woman savaged by a dog have hailed the procedure a success. A report on the woman's condition four months after the operation said she had regained ... French Face Transplant Patient Improves CBS News French Face Transplant Patient Improves Washington Post all 100 related

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Fairfax Reports West Nile Dog Flu Diet and Diseases - 53 minutes ago Officials in Fairfax have stated that they have caught mosquitoes that have tested positive for the West Nile virus. This marks the first time this year that West Nile has been found in the ... Mosquito war being waged from yard to yard Virginian Pilot West Nile beginning its summertime assault Toledo Blade San Jose Mercury News - NBC 4.com - NBC 11.com - WAVY-TV - all 33 related

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Indonesian crisis? Channel 4 News - 41 minutes ago Dead chickens litter the streets, but has Bird Flu begun to spread between humans too? It's registered more deaths from bird flu than any other country this year - just today tests confirmed a five year old ... Indonesia struggling to cope as death toll from bird flu reaches ... News-Medical.net Bird flu kills 40th human in Indonesia Reuters.uk Medical News Today - Unison.ie - Food Consumer - Washington Post - all 129 related

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Foreign nurses face curb on UK jobs Telegraph.co.uk - 1 hour ago Thousands of nurses from abroad will face new hurdles in getting work in Britain following new rules announced by the Government yesterday. Ministers 'sacrificing careers of foreign nurses' to solve ... Independent UK moves to cut overseas nurse recruitment radiojamaica.com DailyIndia.com - Politics.co.uk - 4RFV - Workpermit.com - all 31 related

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Breastfeeding Moms Blast Victoria's Secret in Nationwide Protests Daily News Central - 22 hours ago Victoria's Secret got a lesson in what female breasts are for this weekend as moms across the US participated in mall 'nurse-ins. Victoria's Secret Is Home To Breast Feeding Demonstrations Dog Flu Diet and Diseases Got breast milk? New state law celebrated AL.com Cleveland Plain Dealer - Eyewitness News - Gary Post Tribune - KTVZ - all 114 related

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Coma patient's brain 'repaired itself' Telegraph.co.uk - 1 hour ago A car crash victim who awoke after 19 years in a "minimally conscious state" has helped neuroscientists discover that the brain retains some ability to repair itself. Studying a Brain Healing From 19 Lost Years New York Times Man speaks as brain 'rewires itself' after 20 years Scotsman World Fitness - ShortNews.com - Today's THV - Science Now - all 148 related

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Over 100 000 Angolan children await vaccination African News Dimension - 38 minutes ago The Angolan government has dedicated three weeks starting on Wednesday 5 July till 26 July for vaccinating children under the age of six. Angola: Malanje - Over 100,000 Children Await Vaccination AllAfrica.com Angola To Launch A Massive Health Protection Campaign For The ... MedIndia all 3 related

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Great basking weather - for sharks and sun lovers Telegraph.co.uk - 47 minutes ago The nation was split yesterday between those taking shelter from the sun and those taking shelter from storms. While many areas roasted - with temperatures ... 'Keep your cool' warning as Britain gets hotter than Rio Times Online Heatwave on the way ITV.com ic Wales - Haber Sağlık - CBBC newsround (audio) - all 75 related

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Medication may not provide relief for crying baby ABC7Chicago.com - 1 hour ago Over-the-counter medications such as Benadryl are used by many parents with the assumption the anti-allergy drug will help crying babies get a better night's sleep. Antihistamine Doesn't Help Babies Sleep Lex 18 Benadryl doesn't help babies sleep through the night CNN Reuters - MSNBC - all 16 related

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Surgeons Have Technology To Make Bionic Limbs All Headline News - 1 hour ago London, England (AHN)-Although it sounds more like science fiction than reality, scientists really have found a way to give amputees bionic limbs. 7/7 victims are bionic surgery pioneers Times Online Bomb survivors bionic op The Sun all 16 related

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US warns Sanofi over flu shot plant problems Reuters.uk - 7 hours ago The Food and Drug Administration sent a warning letter to a Sanofi-Aventis unit over manufacturing problems related to its FluZone flu vaccine, agency officials said on Monday. FDA Warns Sanofi-Aventis About Sterility Problems Wall Street Journal (subscription) Cephalon shares up on FDA notice Bizjournals.com Forbes - Reuters - all 154 related

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Face transplant patient continues progress Newsweek - 1 hour ago Seven months after receiving the world’s first partial face transplant, a French woman continues to improve, doctors said Monday in the first detailed account of her surgery. Face transplant deemed a success BBC News Surgeons say world's 1st face transplant a success Reuters WNBC - Forbes - all 46 related

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WHO lab confirms 40th Indonesian avian flu death CIDRAP - 1 hour ago Jul 3, 2006 (CIDRAP News) - A 5-year-old boy who died Jun 16 in East Java province has become Indonesia's 40th death from H5N1 avian influenza, according to test results from a World Health Organization (WHO)-accredited lab, as reported today by Reuters ... Bird flu kills younger people, copying 1918 pandemic, WHO says Budapest Business Journal Indonesia struggling to cope as death toll from bird flu reaches ... News-Medical.net Reuters.uk - Washington Post - Unison.ie - Food Consumer - all 142 related

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Doctors Probe 'Miracle' Rebirth of a Long-Dormant Mind Forbes - 2 hours ago MONDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- Almost 20 years after suffering a severe brain injury in a truck accident, Terry Wallis uttered an astounding word. Docs: Comatose Man's Brain Rewired Itself The Tribune-Democrat Researchers: Brain is capable of self-repair after severe injury WALB-TV Fort Worth Star Telegram - San Francisco Chronicle - New York Times - all 133 related

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Victoria Secret.. not breast friendly?? Tampa Bay's 10 - 10 hours ago Racine, WI - You'd figure Victoria's Secret is breast-friendly. Not so says nursing mom Rebecca Cook. She organized a breast-feeding protest over the weekend outside of a Victoria's Secret in Racine, Wisconsin. Victoria's Secret Is Home To Breast Feeding Demonstrations Dog Flu Diet and Diseases Got breast milk? New state law celebrated AL.com WTMJ-TV - NBC5.com - all 114 related

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Scientists link gene to metastatic cancer Monsters and Critics.com - 1 hour ago South Korean scientists have reportedly discovered a gene linked to metatastic cancers of the breast, liver and intestine. Im Dong-soo and his colleagues at the Korea Research Institute ... Korean Scientists Identify Cancer-Spreading Gene Chosun Ilbo S. Korean scientists find cancer-spreading gene People's Daily Online all 7 related

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Artificial Limbs Attached Directly To Human Skeleton Medical News Today - 2 hours ago Scientists from University College London have created a technology that allows artificial limbs to be connected directly into the human skeleton. Artificial limb that listens to brain Times of India Breakthrough brings bionic man into realms of reality Times Online The Australian - BBC News - Monsters and Critics.com - Dog Flu Diet and Diseases - all 14 related

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Studying a Brain Healing From 19 Lost Years New York Times - 50 minutes ago BIG FLAT, Ark., July 2 - Terry Wallis spends almost all of his waking hours in bed, listening to country and western music in a cramped, two-room bungalow down a gravel road off state highway 263. After 19 Years 'Asleep,' Man's Brain Appears to Heal Itself ABC News Doctors Probe 'Miracle' Rebirth of a Long-Dormant Mind Forbes New Scientist (subscription) - The Westfall Weekly News - Science Now - WBOC TV 16 - all 90 related

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NHS shuns nurses from overseas to solve crisis Times Online - 1 hour ago NURSES from outside the EU will require work permits to take up jobs in the NHS, in a move designed to give homegrown nursing graduates a better chance of getting a job. Government slammed over foreign nurse restriction Monsters and Critics.com UK Hospitals Barred From Taking On Foreign Nurses Medical News Today Reuters.uk - Independent - BBC News - News-Medical.net - all 24 related

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Breast-Feeding Moms Protest Victoria's Secret ABC News - 4 hours ago RACINE, Wis. -- A woman who said she was offended when Victoria's Secret staff asked her to nurse her baby in an employee restroom organized a nursing protest in front of the store as part of a national nurse-in. Breast Feeding Mothers Protest Outside Victoria's Secret Stores Medical News Today OK, well maybe not the hand Palm Beach Post World Fitness - Tampa Bay's 10 - CBS News - Daily News Central - all 113 related

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Korean Scientists Identify Cancer-Spreading Gene Chosun Ilbo - 9 hours ago Korean scientists have found a human gene that triggers the growth and spread of cancer cells. A team of researchers led by Im Dong-soo at the Korea Research Institute of Bioscience and Biotechnology hope ... Scientists link gene to metastatic cancer United Press International S. Korean scientists find cancer-spreading gene People's Daily Online all 6 related

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British scientists hail 'bionic limb' breakthrough Monsters and Critics.com - 3 hours ago London - British scientists have developed the technology that enables artificial limbs to be directly