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Today's Health News: Dems win approval of health bill in committee Disability benefit claims surge during recession Britain to outlaw most private organ transplants Journal retracts claim of sperm made of stem cells Americans spend $34B for alternative medicine RU-486 abortion drug to be allowed in Italy More Kids Becoming Severely Obese China seeks to reduce its abortion toll Psych Drugs Gaining Widespread Acceptance Health Tip: If Your Diabetic Child Gets Sick ER Visits Mostly by Medicare, Medicaid Recipients Immune Systems of AIDS Patients More Prone to HPV Cancers Jury's still out on green tea for preventing cancer Even 9-Year-Olds Can Learn CPR AIDS Funding Axed in California Onglyza Sanctioned for Type 2 Diabetes Allergy drugs may fight diabetes, obesity Obesity surgery death rates are low, study finds Dems win approval of health bill in committee Fri, 31 Jul 2009 09:16 pm PDT AP - In a triumph for President Barack Obama, Democrats narrowly pushed sweeping health care legislation through a key congressional committee Friday night and cleared the way for a September showdown in the House. Full Story Top Disability benefit claims surge during recession Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:21 am PDT AP - Social Security officials say they expect an even larger spike in new disability claims than they had predicted, as aging, injured baby boomers tumble out of the work force and need income. Full Story Top Britain to outlaw most private organ transplants Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:09 am PDT AP - The British government said Friday that it plans to ban private organ transplants from dead donors to allay fears that prospective recipients can buy their way to the front of the line. Full Story Top Journal retracts claim of sperm made of stem cells Fri, 31 Jul 2009 07:25 am PDT AP - A scientific journal has retracted a controversial paper claiming to have created the first human sperm from embryonic stem cells. Full Story Top Americans spend $34B for alternative medicine Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:29 pm PDT AP - Americans spend more than a 10th of their out-of-pocket health care dollars on alternative medicine, according to the first national estimate of such spending in more than a decade. Full Story Top RU-486 abortion drug to be allowed in Italy Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:58 am PDT AP - Italy has approved the use of the abortion drug RU-486, capping years of debate and defying opposition from the Vatican, which warned of immediate excommunication for doctors prescribing the pill and for women who use it. Full Story Top More Kids Becoming Severely Obese Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) -- In the last 25 years, rates of severe childhood obesity in the United States have tripled, putting increasing numbers of children at risk for diabetes and heart disease, says a new study. Full Story Top China seeks to reduce its abortion toll Thu, 30 Jul 2009 03:23 am PDT AFP - With more than 13 million abortions at registered clinics every year, China needs to step up sex education to better inform youth on contraception, state press said Thursday. Full Story Top Psych Drugs Gaining Widespread Acceptance Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) -- A growing number of Americans now have a positive opinion on psychiatric medications, a new study contends. Full Story Top Health Tip: If Your Diabetic Child Gets Sick Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Managing your child's diabetes is challenging enough, but it's compounded when the youngster becomes sick from something else. Full Story Top ER Visits Mostly by Medicare, Medicaid Recipients Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) -- An estimated 50 million, or 42 percent, of the 120 million visits made in 2006 to U.S. hospital emergency departments were billed to the Medicaid and Medicare programs, according to a U.S. government report released Thursday. Full Story Top Immune Systems of AIDS Patients More Prone to HPV Cancers Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) -- As their immune system weakens, people with AIDS are at increased risk for human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancers, a new study has found. Full Story Top Jury's still out on green tea for preventing cancer Fri, 31 Jul 2009 02:43 pm PDT Reuters - Green tea is safe and may taste delicious, but if you're counting on it to prevent cancer, you may want to reconsider: A new review of studies including more than 1.6 million people has found "limited" evidence that green tea might help prevent some types of cancer. Full Story Top Even 9-Year-Olds Can Learn CPR Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) -- Children as young as 9 years old can and should learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), Austrian researchers say. Full Story Top AIDS Funding Axed in California Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:45 am PDT The Advocate - In a revised state budget that calls for an additional $489 million in cuts, California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger struck a devastating blow to HIV/AIDS service groups by slashing funding for prevention and care management programs. Full Story Top Onglyza Sanctioned for Type 2 Diabetes Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) -- Onglyza (saxagliptin) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat type 2 diabetes in adults, the agency said Friday. Full Story Top Allergy drugs may fight diabetes, obesity Sun, 26 Jul 2009 10:20 am PDT Reuters - Over-the-counter allergy and asthma drugs helped obese, diabetic mice lose weight and control their blood sugar, researchers reported on Monday. Full Story Top Obesity surgery death rates are low, study finds Wed, 29 Jul 2009 03:19 pm PDT AP - Obese, but worried that surgery for it might kill you? The risk of that has dropped dramatically, and now is no greater than for having a gall bladder out, a hip replaced or most other major operations, new research shows. Full Story Top

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