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Today's Health News: Study: New flu inefficient in attacking people Advocates are back with real health care stories Federal probe finds problems with chelation study Scrub tech may have exposed thousands to hepatitis World health officials tackle swine flu challenges Fawcett's death spotlights a rare cancer Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Often Overweight Women's Sexual Health Issues Hit Home Health Tip: Controlling Asthma C-Section Stress Could Alter Baby's Immune Cells Living Alone Increases Odds of Developing Dementia Cancer Endangers Some Wildlife Species Birth weight appears associated with leukemia Australia urges calm after child flu death WHO paper: TB vaccine could kill babies with HIV FDA Tells Patients to Stick With Diabetes Drug Linked to Cancer No benefit seen with special infant formula Obesity Rates Continue to Climb in U.S. Study: New flu inefficient in attacking people Thu, 2 Jul 2009 02:03 pm PDT AP - With swine flu continuing to spread around the world, researchers say they have found the reason it is — so far — more a series of local blazes than a wide-raging wildfire. The new virus, H1N1, has a protein on its surface that is not very efficient at binding with receptors in people's respiratory tracts, researchers at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology report in Friday's edition of the journal Science. Full Story Top Advocates are back with real health care stories Thu, 2 Jul 2009 05:12 pm PDT AP - When carpenter Greg Douglas crashed his pickup truck, his toolbox hit him and smashed his ribs and collarbone. After a month in the hospital, the medical bills hit him even harder, totaling $165,000. Full Story Top Federal probe finds problems with chelation study Thu, 2 Jul 2009 02:33 pm PDT AP - A federal investigation has found that heart attack survivors enrolled in a study of a controversial alternative medicine treatment were not told enough about potential dangers from the drug being tested, including death. Full Story Top Scrub tech may have exposed thousands to hepatitis Thu, 2 Jul 2009 09:40 pm PDT AP - A former surgery technician may have exposed thousands of Colorado patients to hepatitis C when she swapped her own dirty syringes for ones filled with a powerful narcotic, federal authorities said Thursday. Full Story Top World health officials tackle swine flu challenges Thu, 2 Jul 2009 01:44 pm PDT AP - Swine flu is running wild in the Southern Hemisphere and is spreading rapidly through Europe, with Britain projected to reach 100,000 daily cases by the end of August. The virus is even showing signs of rebounding in Mexico. Full Story Top Fawcett's death spotlights a rare cancer Wed, 1 Jul 2009 05:07 pm PDT AP - In a perverse twist of medical fate, Farrah Fawcett has become the poster girl for anal cancer, a rare disease often linked to a sexually transmitted virus. Full Story Top Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Often Overweight Thu, 2 Jul 2009 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Children with type 1 diabetes are more likely to be overweight than those without the disease, increasing their risk of serious health complications, researchers say. Full Story Top Women's Sexual Health Issues Hit Home Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 25 (HealthDay News) -- A new survey finds that 70 percent of American women have experienced a sexual health issue, and 22 percent felt very or extremely concerned about it. Full Story Top Health Tip: Controlling Asthma Thu, 2 Jul 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Medication used to control asthma may be used every day, without the fear of becoming addicted, the American Academy of Family Physicians says. Full Story Top C-Section Stress Could Alter Baby's Immune Cells Thu, 2 Jul 2009 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Babies delivered by cesarean section experience changes to the DNA of white blood cells, which might explain why they're at increased risk for immunological diseases such as diabetes and asthma later in life, Swedish researchers say. Full Story Top Living Alone Increases Odds of Developing Dementia Thu, 2 Jul 2009 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Middle-aged adults who live alone are twice as likely to develop dementia or Alzheimer's disease later in life compared to those who are married or live with a partner. And the risk is three times higher among those who are divorced or widowed, according to a new study by Swedish and Finnish researchers. Full Story Top Cancer Endangers Some Wildlife Species Thu, 2 Jul 2009 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer is a major threat to certain species of wildlife, which need to be protected through health monitoring, researchers say. Full Story Top Birth weight appears associated with leukemia Thu, 2 Jul 2009 03:43 pm PDT Reuters - There may be an association between high birth weight and an increased risk of overall leukemia and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). The increased risk of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) appears to be associated with the high and low extremes of birth weight. Full Story Top Australia urges calm after child flu death Thu, 2 Jul 2009 01:51 am PDT AFP - Australian authorities told parents not to panic Thursday after the country announced its first child death linked to swine flu. Full Story Top WHO paper: TB vaccine could kill babies with HIV Wed, 1 Jul 2009 02:43 am PDT AP - The World Health Organization says a study has shown that babies with HIV could die if given a standard tuberculosis vaccine. Full Story Top FDA Tells Patients to Stick With Diabetes Drug Linked to Cancer Wed, 1 Jul 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- Despite recent studies suggesting that the injected diabetes drug Lantus (insulin glargine) might boost cancer risk, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday urged patients who are on the medication to continue using it. Full Story Top No benefit seen with special infant formula Tue, 23 Jun 2009 10:14 am PDT Reuters - A new study finds that healthy infants seem to have a similar tolerance for standard and hypoallergenic formulas -- suggesting that most parents need not make the expensive anti-allergy formulas their first choice. Full Story Top Obesity Rates Continue to Climb in U.S. Wed, 1 Jul 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- The rates of adult obesity in the United States increased in 23 states during the past year and did not decrease in any state. Full Story Top

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