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Today's Health News: 1st US case of Marburg fever confirmed in Colo. Official: Sebelius near top for health post FDA: Plant knowingly sold salmonella-laced food Octuplet fertility doctor under investigation First US face transplant patient leaves hospital Obesity can complicate teen pregnancy Women's low sex drive tied to poor quality of life Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 6, 2009 Love Makes Kids Smarter Living near big power line may up Alzheimer's risk Halting Hormone Therapy Reduces Breast Cancer Risk Quickly 1st US case of Marburg fever confirmed in Colo. Sat, 7 Feb 2009 03:13 pm PST AP - The first U.S. case of Marburg hemorrhagic fever has been confirmed in Colorado, and authorities say the patient — who contracted the rare illness while traveling in Uganda — has since recovered. Full Story Top Official: Sebelius near top for health post Sat, 7 Feb 2009 11:18 pm PST AP - Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius was very near the top of President Barack Obama's list of candidates to head the Health and Human Services Department, a senior administration official said Saturday. Full Story Top FDA: Plant knowingly sold salmonella-laced food Sat, 7 Feb 2009 05:07 am PST AP - As far back as 2007, salmonella-laced products were shipped by a Georgia peanut company that knew the peanuts probably were tainted and sometimes after tests confirmed that contamination, inspection records show. Full Story Top Octuplet fertility doctor under investigation Sat, 7 Feb 2009 09:54 am PST AP - The spotlight on the mother of octuplets is turning to the fertility doctor who helped her give birth not once but 14 times by implanting Nadya Suleman with fertilized embryos. Full Story Top First US face transplant patient leaves hospital Fri, 6 Feb 2009 02:23 pm PST AP - She can eat pizza. And hamburgers. She can smell perfume, drink coffee from a cup, and purse her lips as if to blow a kiss. Except that one lip is hers, and the other is from a dead woman. She is the nation's first face transplant patient, and on Thursday night, she went home from a Cleveland hospital. "I'm happy about myself," she told her doctors. Full Story Top Obesity can complicate teen pregnancy Tue, 3 Feb 2009 10:25 am PST Reuters - Obesity has been linked to higher odds of several pregnancy complications, and a new study shows that the risks apply to teenagers as well as adults. Full Story Top Women's low sex drive tied to poor quality of life Wed, 4 Feb 2009 12:13 pm PST Reuters - Postmenopausal women who have hypoactive sexual desire disorder (HSDD) - a low level of sexual desire -- have a worse health-related quality of life than their counterparts who are happy with their sex lives, according to a new study. Full Story Top Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 6, 2009 Fri, 6 Feb 2009 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: Full Story Top Love Makes Kids Smarter Sat, 7 Feb 2009 07:00 am PST LiveScience.com - For some odd reason, it takes constant reminders that we primates need nurturing. In a recent study of 46 baby chimpanzee orphans, Kim Bard of the University of Portsmouth in England and her colleagues demonstrated that primate babies that have tight relationships with mother figures do much better on cognitive tests than babies who receive only the basics of food, shelter, and friendship with peers. But this is not breaking news. In fact, it's old news. ... Full Story Top Living near big power line may up Alzheimer's risk Thu, 5 Feb 2009 12:15 pm PST Reuters - Older people living within 50 meters of major power lines are at increased risk of dying from Alzheimer's disease or senile dementia, research from Switzerland shows. Full Story Top Halting Hormone Therapy Reduces Breast Cancer Risk Quickly Fri, 6 Feb 2009 09:15 pm PST Time.com - Going off hormone-replacement therapy reduces the elevated risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women. The question is, how fast? Full Story Top

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