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Today's Health News: Getting enough sleep? They aren't in West Virginia Health experts: Kids should get seasonal flu shot Obama girls' vaccine: Favoritism or good example? Tracking how flu evolves — it has sticky tricks CDC: Up to 6 million swine flu cases in few months Study: Cholesterol drugs may improve flu survival New York study says menu labeling affects behavior Guidelines Urge Use of Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 29, 2009 17,000 Child Deaths Linked to Lack of Insurance Tai Chi May Help Ward Off Knee Pain in Seniors NSAIDs tied to reduced death after colon cancer Adding Chemo Helps Head, Neck Cancer Patients When moms get flu shot, babies benefit too: study Russia policies slammed at HIV conference Diet, Exercise Thwart Diabetes: Study Neurotic? It could lead to asthma Obese women often gain too many pregnancy pounds Getting enough sleep? They aren't in West Virginia Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:36 pm PDT AP - Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness. West Virginians' lack of sleep was about double the national rate, perhaps a side effect of health problems such as obesity, experts said. Full Story Top Health experts: Kids should get seasonal flu shot Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:02 pm PDT AP - Dutch scientists made a controversial suggestion Friday that children might be better off skipping the seasonal flu vaccine this year — a proposal flatly rejected by other health experts. Full Story Top Obama girls' vaccine: Favoritism or good example? Thu, 29 Oct 2009 04:11 pm PDT AP - With Dad a world leader and Nobel Prize winner, Malia and Sasha Obama surely could have been first in line when vaccinations began for swine flu. They weren't, the White House says. But that hasn't stopped complaints that President Barack Obama's daughters got preferential treatment. Full Story Top Tracking how flu evolves — it has sticky tricks Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:00 am PDT AP - Vaccinating more children might help slow the evolution of the constantly changing flu virus, government scientists reported Thursday. Full Story Top CDC: Up to 6 million swine flu cases in few months Thu, 29 Oct 2009 07:42 pm PDT AP - As many as 5.7 million Americans were infected with swine flu during the first few months of the pandemic, according to estimates from federal health officials. Full Story Top Study: Cholesterol drugs may improve flu survival Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:11 pm PDT AP - A new treatment for swine flu may already be on pharmacy shelves — cholesterol-lowering statin drugs like Lipitor and Zocor. Full Story Top New York study says menu labeling affects behavior Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:57 pm PDT Reuters - New York's mandate that fast-food restaurants post calorie information on their menus has changed consumer habits, the city said on Monday, contradicting a recent independent study showing no effect. Full Story Top Guidelines Urge Use of Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Thu, 22 Oct 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors should prescribe oral phosphodiesterase type 5 (PDE-5) inhibitor drugs, such as Viagra, Cialis and Levitra, for men with erectile dysfunction, unless the patient is on nitrate therapy, according to a clinical practice guideline issued by the American College of Physicians. Full Story Top Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 29, 2009 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Full Story Top 17,000 Child Deaths Linked to Lack of Insurance Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- An estimated 17,000 children in the United States might have died unnecessarily over nearly two decades because they didn't have health insurance, according to a report from researchers at Johns Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore. Full Story Top Tai Chi May Help Ward Off Knee Pain in Seniors Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Want to improve that osteoarthritis in your knee? New research suggests that regular Tai Chi exercise can reduce pain and help your knee function better. Full Story Top NSAIDs tied to reduced death after colon cancer Thu, 29 Oct 2009 09:44 am PDT Reuters - Women who regularly use nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have better survival after a colorectal cancer diagnosis, research indicates. Full Story Top Adding Chemo Helps Head, Neck Cancer Patients Wed, 28 Oct 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - TUESDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Combining chemotherapy with radiation treatment for patients with advanced head and neck cancer increases their event-free survival to 2.2 years from just one year with radiotherapy alone, finds a new study. Full Story Top When moms get flu shot, babies benefit too: study Thu, 29 Oct 2009 02:51 pm PDT Reuters - When pregnant women get vaccinated against flu, their babies are bigger, healthier and less likely to be premature, researchers reported on Thursday. Full Story Top Russia policies slammed at HIV conference Wed, 28 Oct 2009 09:56 am PDT AFP - Russia came under fire from international AIDS campaigners on Wednesday for refusing to provide drug users with drug substitution therapy to stem a spreading HIV epidemic. Full Story Top Diet, Exercise Thwart Diabetes: Study Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Diet and exercise can keep diabetes at bay for a decade, cutting the risk for the disease by more than a third in the most susceptible people, a new study finds. Full Story Top Neurotic? It could lead to asthma Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:20 pm PDT Reuters - People who are neurotic -- they tend to worry a lot and to have emotional ups and downs -- seem to be at increased risk of developing asthma, a new study hints. Those who suffer through a divorce or other relationship conflict are also at risk for asthma, according to the study. Full Story Top Obese women often gain too many pregnancy pounds Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:45 pm PDT Reuters - Most obese women gain more weight than is recommended during pregnancy, and may find those pounds tough to shed in the long run, a new study suggests. Full Story Top

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