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Today's Health News: New group helps US monitor swine flu shot safety UN: $39 billion needed for pneumonia House calls as cost-saver in health care reform? Govt says swine flu vaccine catching up to demand Med, nursing schools teaching alternative remedies Flex spending accounts face hit in health overhaul Takeda, Amylin to co-develop obesity drugs Guidelines Urge Use of Erectile Dysfunction Drugs Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 29, 2009 UN launches plan to fight pneumonia among children Surgery, Illness Not Linked to Mental Decline in Seniors Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment Doesn't Promote Cancer NSAIDs tied to reduced death after colon cancer U.N. says $39 billion would stem child pneumonia deaths 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 New York study says menu labeling affects behavior New group helps US monitor swine flu shot safety Sun, 1 Nov 2009 09:41 pm PST AP - Independent health advisers begin monitoring safety of the swine flu vaccine on Monday, an extra step the government promised in this year's unprecedented program to watch for possible side effects. Full Story Top UN: $39 billion needed for pneumonia Sun, 1 Nov 2009 04:01 pm PST AP - To fight pneumonia, the world's top killer of children, United Nations officials say they need $39 billion (euro26.35 billion) over the next six years. Full Story Top 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 Govt says swine flu vaccine catching up to demand Sun, 1 Nov 2009 08:33 am PST AP - A senior adviser to President Barack Obama says the government will catch up to the demand for swine flu vaccine within a week. Full Story Top Med, nursing schools teaching alternative remedies Sun, 1 Nov 2009 09:00 pm PST AP - EDITOR'S NOTE: Ten years and $2.5 billion in research have found no cures from alternative medicine. Yet these mostly unproven treatments are now mainstream and used by more than a third of all Americans. This is one in an occasional Associated Press series on their use and potential risks. Full Story Top Flex spending accounts face hit in health overhaul Sun, 1 Nov 2009 09:00 pm PST AP - Those tax-free spending accounts that you and your co-workers use to help pay for dental work, insurance copayments or over-the-counter drugs face a hit under the health overhaul bills in Congress — unless a coalition that includes a powerful union, insurers and others can stop it. Full Story Top Takeda, Amylin to co-develop obesity drugs Sun, 1 Nov 2009 04:53 pm PST Reuters - Japan's Takeda Pharmaceutical and U.S. Amylin Pharmaceuticals said on Monday they will co-develop and commercialize drugs to treat obesity, including two Amylin drugs in mid-stage trials. 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 UN launches plan to fight pneumonia among children Sun, 1 Nov 2009 07:23 pm PST AFP - The World Health Organisation and UN child agency launched a global action plan to fight pneumonia, which kills some 1.8 million children under five every year. 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 U.N. says $39 billion would stem child pneumonia deaths Sun, 1 Nov 2009 05:12 pm PST Reuters - Pneumonia kills more young children than any other disease, but an investment of $39 billion, or just $12.9 per child, could save 5.3 million lives in developing countries by 2015, the U.N. said Monday. 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 Sun, 1 Nov 2009 08:47 pm PST 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 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

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