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Fertile forties pregnancy warning 
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Experts fear older women are ditching contraception in the mistaken belief that fertility inevitably wanes at a certain age.
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02/09/2010 01:03 AM
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'Third-hand smoke' risk warning
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Lingering residue from tobacco smoke that clings to upholstery, clothing and the skin releases cancer-causing agents, warn experts.
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02/09/2010 01:04 AM
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Backless hospital gown redesigned
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Backless hospital gowns get a Hollywood-style makeover to preserve patients' dignity.
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02/09/2010 12:15 PM
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Brain injury linked to gambling
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Californian scientists think they may have discovered the part of the brain which makes people fear losing money.
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02/09/2010 01:04 AM
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India defers first GM food crop
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India defers the cultivation of what would have been its first genetically modified vegetable crop because of safety concerns.
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02/09/2010 01:48 PM
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Exercise 'can cut gallstone risk'
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Doing lots of exercise drastically cuts the risk of developing painful gallstones, UK researchers have found.
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02/08/2010 10:47 AM
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Genes reveal 'biological ageing'
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Scientists say they have pinpointed gene variants that might show how fast people's bodies are ageing.
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02/08/2010 12:23 AM
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Premature birth gene clue found
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DNA differences which appear to affect the risk of giving birth early have been found by US scientists.
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02/05/2010 11:56 PM
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Artificial pancreas diabetes hope
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Scientists in Cambridge show that an "artificial pancreas" can be used to regulate blood sugar in children with Type 1 diabetes.
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02/05/2010 12:06 AM
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Transplant first in kidney sister
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A pioneering procedure has allowed a British woman to get a new kidney from her sister - even though the organ would normally be rejected.
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02/05/2010 12:03 PM
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Secret of sperm sprint uncovered
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A mechanism which starts sperm swimming near the egg could lead to new forms of male contraception, say scientists.
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02/05/2010 12:08 AM
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Patient 'killed unlawfully' by GP
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A coroner calls for a shake-up of out-of-hours medical care after ruling a patient was unlawfully killed by an overseas doctor.
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02/04/2010 11:58 AM
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Health News from Medical News Today
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Researchers Develop New Tool To Assess Emergency Department Patients
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A new assessment tool, reported recently by the Journal of Hospital Medicine, may help hospitals avoid under or over treating patients who are admitted through hospital emergency departments (EDs). Researchers at Wake Forest University School of Medicine have modified an early-warning tool that is commonly used to determine if hospitalized patients are getting sicker...
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02/09/2010 10:00 AM
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Research Warns Of Risks Of Low Potassium In Heart Failure Patients With CKD
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New research from the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) says low potassium levels produce an increased risk of death or hospitalization in patients with heart failure and chronic kidney disease (CKD). In findings reported in January in Circulation: Heart Failure, a journal of the American Heart Association, the researchers say that even a mild decrease in serum potassium level increased the risk of death in this patient group. "Hypokalemia, or low potassium, is common in heart-failure patients and is associated with poor outcomes, as is chronic kidney disease," said C...
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02/09/2010 10:00 AM
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Racial Disparities Persist In Diagnosis Of Advanced Breast, Colon Cancer
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The incidence of advanced breast cancer diagnosis among black women remained 30 percent to 90 percent higher compared to white women between 1992 and 2004, according to new findings by researchers at Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center. In addition, the disparity in the incidence of advance colorectal cancer actually widened over this time period as rates fell among whites but increased slightly among blacks. The findings are published online in the inaugural issue of Springer's journal Hormones and Cancer, a publication of the Endocrine Society...
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02/09/2010 10:00 AM
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Research Identifies Gene With Likely Role In Premenstrual Disorder
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Scientists have identified a gene they say is a strong candidate for involvement in premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) and other maladies associated with the natural flux in hormones during the menstrual cycle. In a paper to be published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Rockefeller University researchers detail experiments in mice showing that a common human variant of the gene increases anxiety, dampens curiosity and tweaks the effects of estrogen on the brain, impairing memory...
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02/09/2010 10:00 AM
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Parent Concerns Hinder National H1N1 Immunization Efforts
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Ask any health professional who cares for children and they will tell you: When H1N1 flu hits, it can be very severe. In the last four months of 2009, nearly 240 children died in the United States from H1N1 flu more than three times as many child deaths as in a typical non-H1N1 flu season. Meanwhile, the H1N1 vaccine given to more than 60 million individuals since October, has had a track record of safety in children comparable to the widely used and similarly manufactured seasonal flu vaccine. But many parents' views of H1N1 illness and vaccine safety may not match these national data...
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02/09/2010 10:00 AM
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Incidence Of Cerebral Palsy On Rise In United States
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Cerebral palsy (CP) has increased in infants born prematurely in the United States, according to data presented by researchers from Loyola University Health System (LUHS). These findings were reported at the 30th Annual Meeting of the Society for Maternal-Fetal Medicine in Chicago. They also were published in the latest issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology. Researchers reported that CP is associated with inflammation of the connective tissue in the umbilical cord...
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02/09/2010 10:00 AM
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Blueberries Counteract Intestinal Diseases
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It is already known that blueberries are rich in antioxidants and vitamins. New research from the Lund University Faculty of Engineering in Sweden shows that blueberry fibre are important and can alleviate and protect against intestinal inflammations, such as ulcerative colitis. The protective effect is even better if the blueberries are eaten together with probiotics...
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02/09/2010 10:00 AM
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Can Memory Be Improved? A Meta-Analysis Suggests It Does
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A meta-analysis published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics by Swiss investigators B. Metternich and associates indicates the effectiveness of non pharmacological interventions on memory complaints. Subjective memory complaints (SMC) in the absence of psychiatric or neurological disorders are common among older adults. Although increasing numbers of individuals are suffering from SMC, research into interventions alleviating SMC is sparse...
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02/09/2010 10:00 AM
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A Study Reveals How Respiratory Tubes And Capillaries Form
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These tubes or capillaries, formed by a single cell, connect the main tubes of the respiratory system with organs and tissues, thereby providing oxygen. The study has been published in the journal Current Biology, part of the Cell group. Jordi Casanova, professor at CSIC who heads a developmental biology group at IRB Barcelona, addresses the gene expression that leads to the formation of different parts of an organism...
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02/09/2010 10:00 AM
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Drug Shows Promise For Huntington's Disease
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An early stage clinical trial of the experimental drug dimebon (latrepirdine) in people with Huntington's disease appears to be safe and may improve cognition. That is the conclusion of a study published in the Archives of Neurology. "This is the first clinical trial that has focused on what is perhaps the most disabling aspect of the disease," said University of Rochester Medical Center neurologist Karl Kieburtz, M.D., the lead author of the study...
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02/09/2010 10:00 AM
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New Details On The Dangers Of Third-Hand Smoke Revealed By Study
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Nicotine in third-hand smoke, the residue from tobacco smoke that clings to virtually all surfaces long after a cigarette has been extinguished, reacts with the common indoor air pollutant nitrous acid to produce dangerous carcinogens. This new potential health hazard was revealed in a multi-institutional study led by researchers with the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab). "The burning of tobacco releases nicotine in the form of a vapor that adsorbs strongly onto indoor surfaces, such as walls, floors, carpeting, drapes and furniture...
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02/09/2010 10:00 AM
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Autism Risk Higher When Mother Is Older, Study
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Researchers who studied records of all births occurring in California in the 1990s found that the risk of having a child with autism was significantly higher when the mother was older, regardless of the father's age, except when the mother was younger, the risk was also higher if the father were older. The study was the work of researchers from the University of California (UC), Davis, and you can read about in a report published in the 8 February Early View issue of the journal Autism Research...
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02/09/2010 10:00 AM
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Third-hand smoke also bad for you: study (AFP)
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AFP - You know smoking is bad for you. You know inhaling someone else's smoke is bad for you. Now a US study says third-hand smoke -- tobacco residue clinging to surfaces -- is also bad for you.
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02/09/2010 10:20 AM
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Third-hand smoke also bad for you: study (AFP)
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AFP - You know smoking is bad for you. You know inhaling someone else's smoke is bad for you. Now a US study says third-hand smoke -- tobacco residue clinging to surfaces -- is also bad for you.
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02/09/2010 06:16 AM
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Scientists Spot Genes Tied to Aging (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - SUNDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have discovered genetic
variants that are associated with biological aging, a finding that could
explain why some people seem to age faster than others.
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02/09/2010 04:49 AM
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Drug Cures Osteoporosis in Mice (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- An experimental drug that inhibits
serotonin in the gut cured osteoporosis in lab mice and rats, a new study
has found.
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02/09/2010 04:49 AM
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Health Tip: What's Behind Nasal Congestion (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Nasal congestion, commonly called a stuffy
nose, occurs when the tissues that line the inside of the nose become
swollen.
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02/09/2010 04:49 AM
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Health Tip: Spot Unsafe Playgrounds (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Some parents may falsely assume that all
playground equipment is safe.
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02/09/2010 04:49 AM
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Cleaning Agent Tied to Parkinson's in Study (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- The industrial cleaner
trichloroethylene (TCE) has been linked to an increased risk of
Parkinson's disease, U.S. researchers say.
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02/09/2010 04:49 AM
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3 Home Habits Help Youngsters Stay Slim (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Something as simple as sitting
down to dinner together as a family can go a long way in helping a child
fend off obesity.
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02/09/2010 04:49 AM
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Soft Drinks Could Boost Pancreatic Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- People who down two or more soft
drinks a week may have double the risk of developing deadly pancreatic
cancer, compared to non-soda drinkers, new research suggests.
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02/09/2010 04:49 AM
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Health Highlights: Feb. 8, 2010 (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
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02/09/2010 04:49 AM
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"Inner Medicine"
