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Today's Health News: CDC: Swine flu vaccine safe; no big problems seen UNAIDS: Sex main cause for HIV spreading in China Comatose for 23 years, Belgian feels reborn CDC warns: Holiday could bring more swine flu Docs say formerly conjoined twins recovering well UN: HIV outbreak peaked in 1996 Appalachia, Southeast Hit Hardest by Obesity and Diabetes NY couple charged with forcing woman into sex work Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 25, 2009 Mom's Depression May Worsen Child's Asthma ER Visits for Elderly Rise During Thanksgiving Implantable Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise Long-Term Problems Linked to Testicular Cancer Chemo Childbirth May Slow Progression of Multiple Sclerosis Zimbabwe child mortality up 20 percent, U.N. says One Step Closer to New Diabetes Treatment Severe reactions to swine flu vaccine in Canada Obesity in adolescence may increase girls' MS risk CDC: Swine flu vaccine safe; no big problems seen Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:32 pm PST AP - There's no evidence that the swine flu vaccine is causing any serious side effects, U.S. health officials said Wednesday, in their first report on the safety of the new vaccine. Full Story Top UNAIDS: Sex main cause for HIV spreading in China Tue, 24 Nov 2009 10:06 pm PST AP - The virus that causes AIDS is now spreading fastest in China through heterosexual sex, a trend demanding new strategies to stave off a rebound in the epidemic after years of progress in containing it, a United Nations report said. Full Story Top Comatose for 23 years, Belgian feels reborn Wed, 25 Nov 2009 01:29 am PST AP - Helped by a therapist, Rom Houben's outstretched finger tapped with surprising speed on a computer touchscreen, spelling out how he felt "alone, lonely, frustrated" in the 23 years he was trapped inside a paralyzed body. Full Story Top CDC warns: Holiday could bring more swine flu Wed, 25 Nov 2009 06:52 am PST AP - Let us give thanks — and pass the Purell. Full Story Top Docs say formerly conjoined twins recovering well Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:08 pm PST AP - Formerly conjoined twin sisters Trishna and Krishna are enjoying a favorite DVD and trying new foods as they continue their recovery from marathon separation surgery, doctors said. Full Story Top UN: HIV outbreak peaked in 1996 Tue, 24 Nov 2009 07:14 am PST AP - The number of people worldwide infected with the virus that causes AIDS — about 33 million — has remained virtually unchanged for the last two years, United Nations experts said Tuesday. Full Story Top Appalachia, Southeast Hit Hardest by Obesity and Diabetes Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:38 pm PST HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- While rates of obesity are climbing across America, they are especially high in sections of Appalachia and the Southeast, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports in its first county-by-county survey. Full Story Top NY couple charged with forcing woman into sex work Wed, 25 Nov 2009 04:21 pm PST AP - A young woman from Mexico was smuggled over the border and forced to work as a prostitute for years in Brooklyn, and the remains of an infant were found in concrete at the home where she was held prisoner, federal prosecutors said Wednesday. Full Story Top Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 25, 2009 Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:49 pm PST HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Full Story Top Mom's Depression May Worsen Child's Asthma Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:49 pm PST HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- A mother's depression can worsen her child's asthma, U.S. researchers have found. Full Story Top ER Visits for Elderly Rise During Thanksgiving Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:49 pm PST HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Thanksgiving is a time of eating turkey, gathering with family -- and sometimes taking your elderly loved one to the emergency room. Full Story Top Implantable Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:49 pm PST HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- A cancer vaccine delivered in a fingernail-size implant eliminated melanoma tumors in mice, a new study reports. Full Story Top Long-Term Problems Linked to Testicular Cancer Chemo Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:49 pm PST HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Neurological side effects are among the potential problems faced by long-term survivors of testicular cancer who were treated with cisplatin-based chemotherapy, a new study has found. Full Story Top Childbirth May Slow Progression of Multiple Sclerosis Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Having children may slow the progression of multiple sclerosis, new research suggests. Full Story Top Zimbabwe child mortality up 20 percent, U.N. says Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:21 am PST Reuters - Zimbabwe's infant mortality rate has risen by 20 percent over the past two decades as children under five succumb to the HIV/AIDS pandemic and pneumonia, a joint government and United Nations survey showed on Tuesday. Full Story Top One Step Closer to New Diabetes Treatment Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:49 pm PST HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Mitochondrial damage causes people with type 2 diabetes to lose insulin-producing cells, a finding that could lead to new treatments, U.S. researchers say. Full Story Top Severe reactions to swine flu vaccine in Canada Tue, 24 Nov 2009 08:41 am PST AFP - An unusual number of severe allergic reactions to swine flu vaccinations have been recorded in Canada, where a batch of the vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has been recalled, the WHO said on Tuesday. Full Story Top Obesity in adolescence may increase girls' MS risk Fri, 20 Nov 2009 08:15 am PST Reuters - A woman's risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) during her lifetime is doubled if she was obese at age 18, new research shows. Full Story Top

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