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Today's Health News: America wages new war in Vietnam - on AIDS Understanding the pros and cons of health overhaul Hajj devil stoning ritual biggest swine flu risk Food stamps estimate raises debate over 'poverty' WHO says Tamiflu still works against swine flu CDC: Swine flu vaccine safe; no big problems seen Kids should get moving to avoid obesity NY couple charged with forcing woman into sex work Many pregnant women take drugs harmful to baby Bipolar Disorder May Be Tied to Body Clock Seniors May Need Help Overcoming Holiday Blues Cetuximab Helps Treat Colorectal Cancer Implantable Cancer Vaccine Shows Promise Somali health sector underfunded: WHO Timely and continuous HIV care extends survival Number of US diabetics to double in 25 years: study Batch of swine flu vaccines studied in Canada Appalachia, Southeast Hit Hardest by Obesity and Diabetes America wages new war in Vietnam - on AIDS Sat, 28 Nov 2009 09:25 pm PST AP - When her husband fell ill with AIDS, doctors at the hospital turned him away, fearing they would catch the virus. Full Story Top Understanding the pros and cons of health overhaul Sat, 28 Nov 2009 12:22 pm PST AP - Maybe you've been reading the health care bill in your spare time. Then perhaps you can answer this question: Full Story Top Hajj devil stoning ritual biggest swine flu risk Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:17 am PST AP - Millions of Muslim pilgrims, many wearing surgical masks, jostled together shoulder-to-shoulder furiously casting pebbles at stone walls representing the devil Saturday — the hajj ritual of highest concern to world health authorities watching for an outbreak of swine flu. Full Story Top Food stamps estimate raises debate over 'poverty' Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:09 am PST AP - The estimate was startling, and made headlines around the country: Almost half of all U.S. kids will be on food stamps at some time during childhood. Full Story Top WHO says Tamiflu still works against swine flu Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:48 am PST AP - The World Health Organization says isolated cases of drug-resistant swine flu in Britain and the United States have not changed the agency's assessment of the disease. Full Story Top 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 Kids should get moving to avoid obesity Fri, 27 Nov 2009 11:04 am PST Reuters - Vigorous exercise may be an especially good way to keep kids lean, but sitting around, in and of itself, doesn't appear to have a major role in making them fat, new research shows. 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 Many pregnant women take drugs harmful to baby Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:20 am PST Reuters - With the help of their doctors, women planning to become pregnant should take an inventory of the medications they take, researchers from Canada advise. Full Story Top Bipolar Disorder May Be Tied to Body Clock Fri, 27 Nov 2009 08:49 pm PST HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 27 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that an internal body clock that goes on the fritz could be a factor in the development of bipolar disorder in children. Full Story Top Seniors May Need Help Overcoming Holiday Blues Sat, 28 Nov 2009 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - SATURDAY, Nov. 28 (HealthDay News) -- For many seniors, the holiday season can trigger melancholy as they think about lost loved ones, struggle with health issues or worry about money problems, according to the American Geriatrics Society. Full Story Top Cetuximab Helps Treat Colorectal Cancer Wed, 25 Nov 2009 08:49 pm PST HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Adding the drug cetuximab to neoadjuvant chemotherapy can shrink tumors and boost the odds of successful surgery in colorectal cancer patients with inoperable metastatic liver lesions, new research suggests. 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 Somali health sector underfunded: WHO Fri, 27 Nov 2009 09:25 am PST AFP - A senior WHO official warned Friday that the health sector in Somalia was not receiving the funding needed, even though almost one in four Somali children under five is suffering from acute malnutrition. Full Story Top Timely and continuous HIV care extends survival Thu, 26 Nov 2009 09:18 am PST Reuters - In people infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the virus that causes AIDS, high-risk behavior, HIV infection itself, as well as late initiation and early discontinuation of anti-HIV therapy all contribute to substantial decreases in life expectancy, United States researchers report. Full Story Top Number of US diabetics to double in 25 years: study Sat, 28 Nov 2009 01:17 pm PST AFP - The number of Americans with diabetes will nearly double over the next 25 years, rising from 23.7 million in 2009 to 44.1 million in 2034, according to a study by the University of Chicago. Full Story Top Batch of swine flu vaccines studied in Canada Tue, 24 Nov 2009 09:22 am PST AP - Canadian doctors have been advised not to use a batch of 170,000 doses of swine flu vaccine while authorities investigate reports of allergic reactions among recipients, drug maker GlaxoSmithKline PLC 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

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