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Today's Health News: House calls as cost-saver in health care reform? Study finds stroke risk from anemia drug Aranesp Side effects not always due to swine flu shot CDC: Swine flu kids' deaths jump to 114 Experts: HS football concussions merit more study Some who get vaccine not in high-risk groups New York study says menu labeling affects behavior Guidelines Urge Use of Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 29, 2009 Flu Shot in Pregnancy Protects Baby Surgery, Illness Not Linked to Mental Decline in Seniors Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Doesn't Promote Cancer NSAIDs tied to reduced death after colon cancer Veggies in Pregnancy Lowers Child's Diabetes Risk US to end travel ban on HIV-positive visitors: Obama Anemia Drug May Raise Stroke Risk in Kidney Patients Neurotic? It could lead to asthma Obese women often gain too many pregnancy pounds House calls as cost-saver in health care reform? Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:01 pm PDT AP - The doctor doesn't look like much of a crusader, bent over the frail frame of 90-year-old Alberta Scott. Full Story Top Study finds stroke risk from anemia drug Aranesp Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:40 pm PDT AP - A new study raises fresh safety concerns about widely used anemia medicines, finding that the drug Aranesp nearly doubled the risk of stroke in people with diabetes and chronic kidney problems who are not yet sick enough to need dialysis. Full Story Top Side effects not always due to swine flu shot Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:01 pm PDT AP - Hundreds of people on any given day will die, develop the paralyzing Guillain-Barre syndrome or have spontaneous abortions, and that doesn't necessarily mean that their swine flu vaccination shot was to blame, a new study says. Full Story Top CDC: Swine flu kids' deaths jump to 114 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 01:08 pm PDT AP - Swine flu has caused at least 19 more children's deaths — the largest one-week increase since the pandemic started in April, health officials said Friday. Full Story Top Experts: HS football concussions merit more study Fri, 30 Oct 2009 10:46 am PDT AP - While headlines focused this week on potential long-term risks of head injuries to pro football players, Jarek Dombrowski was just hoping to get through his school days without the headaches coming back. Full Story Top Some who get vaccine not in high-risk groups Fri, 30 Oct 2009 07:18 am PDT AP - It was bound to happen: Some people who aren't at high risk for swine flu complications got the much-in-demand vaccine. 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 Flu Shot in Pregnancy Protects Baby Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women head the list of people who should get H1N1 swine flu and seasonal flu shots, and four new studies highlight the benefits of vaccination for moms-to-be and their babies. Full Story Top Surgery, Illness Not Linked to Mental Decline in Seniors Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Illness and surgery don't contribute to long-term cognitive decline in seniors and don't accelerate progression of dementia, researchers say. Full Story Top Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Doesn't Promote Cancer Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Treatment with tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blockers doesn't increase rheumatoid arthritis patients' risk of cancer, new research has found. 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 Veggies in Pregnancy Lowers Child's Diabetes Risk Fri, 30 Oct 2009 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Children born to mothers who ate plenty of vegetables during pregnancy are less likely to have type 1 diabetes, Swedish researchers say. Full Story Top US to end travel ban on HIV-positive visitors: Obama Fri, 30 Oct 2009 03:24 pm PDT AFP - The United States is poised to lift a decades-old ban on HIV-positive visitors from abroad that was based on fear and ignorance of the facts, President Barack Obama said Friday. Full Story Top Anemia Drug May Raise Stroke Risk in Kidney Patients Sat, 31 Oct 2009 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - SATURDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) -- A drug designed to fight anemia appears to double the risk of stroke in patients with diabetes and kidney disease without substantially improving their quality of life, 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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