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Today's Health News: Health premiums could rise 17 pct for young adults CDC: Not too late to get swine flu vaccination Health overhaul likely to strain doctor shortage Cancer question complicates 9/11 compensation deal Could Hong Kong teach China to quit smoking? Losing breast not always best for cancer patients Junk food addiction may be clue to obesity: study Sex infection gonorrhea risks becoming "superbug" Clinical Trials Update: March 29, 2010 Minority Kids Lack Enough Vitamin D Women, Diabetics Fall Fast Into Medicare 'Doughnut Hole' Short-Term Drug Combo May Help Prevent Colon Cancer Diabetics Face Higher Death Risk After Cancer Surgery Obama administration has blunt message for insurers UNAIDS calls for lifting of HIV travel bans Accepting Help Improves Survival Among Diabetics Vitamin D helps fend off flu, asthma attacks: study After-school exercise helps overweight girls Health premiums could rise 17 pct for young adults Mon, 29 Mar 2010 05:47 pm PDT AP - Under the health care overhaul, young adults who buy their own insurance will carry a heavier burden of the medical costs of older Americans — a shift expected to raise insurance premiums for young people when the plan takes full effect. Full Story Top CDC: Not too late to get swine flu vaccination Mon, 29 Mar 2010 01:39 pm PDT AP - Health officials are renewing their push for Americans to get swine flu vaccinations following a recent uptick in hospital cases in Georgia. Full Story Top Health overhaul likely to strain doctor shortage Mon, 29 Mar 2010 12:18 am PDT AP - Better beat the crowd and find a doctor. Full Story Top Cancer question complicates 9/11 compensation deal Sat, 27 Mar 2010 09:21 am PDT AP - Of all the illnesses people fear might be caused by toxic dust from the World Trade Center, nothing scares people like cancer. Full Story Top Could Hong Kong teach China to quit smoking? Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:06 am PDT AP - Nearly one in three smokers worldwide lights up in China, where cigarettes — commonly given as gifts — are so tightly woven into the culture, some believe it's an impossible habit to kick. But a new report suggests the keys to quitting lie in the country's own backyard. Full Story Top Losing breast not always best for cancer patients Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:04 am PDT AP - New research suggests that women with gene mutations that predispose them to breast cancer might not pay a huge price in survival if they choose to preserve their breast instead of having it removed. Full Story Top Junk food addiction may be clue to obesity: study Sun, 28 Mar 2010 04:38 pm PDT Reuters - Bingeing on high-calorie foods may be as addictive as cocaine or nicotine, and could cause compulsive eating and obesity, according to a study published on Sunday. Full Story Top Sex infection gonorrhea risks becoming "superbug" Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:38 pm PDT Reuters - The sexually transmitted disease gonorrhea risks becoming a drug-resistant "superbug" if doctors do not devise new ways of treating it, a leading sexual health expert said. Full Story Top Clinical Trials Update: March 29, 2010 Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Full Story Top Minority Kids Lack Enough Vitamin D Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - MONDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) -- Vitamin D deficiency is a common health problem around the world, experts say, and the problem may be especially severe in the United States among poor black and Hispanic children, researchers report. Full Story Top Women, Diabetics Fall Fast Into Medicare 'Doughnut Hole' Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - MONDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) -- Among elderly Americans, women and those with diabetes and dementia are most likely to find themselves in the Medicare Part D drug plan "doughnut hole," the coverage gap that occurs after a beneficiary has reached the annual coverage limit but hasn't spent enough on drugs to qualify for catastrophic coverage. Full Story Top Short-Term Drug Combo May Help Prevent Colon Cancer Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - MONDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) -- A two-drug combination that kills precancerous colon polyps without harming normal tissue offers a potential new way to prevent colon cancer, researchers say. Full Story Top Diabetics Face Higher Death Risk After Cancer Surgery Mon, 29 Mar 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - MONDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) -- Type 2 diabetics newly diagnosed with cancer have an increased risk of dying in the month following their cancer surgery, compared to people who are battling cancer alone. Full Story Top Obama administration has blunt message for insurers Mon, 29 Mar 2010 04:54 pm PDT Reuters - The Obama administration on Monday had a blunt message for health insurers -- the new healthcare law requires that they not drop coverage for children with certain pre-existing conditions. Full Story Top UNAIDS calls for lifting of HIV travel bans Sun, 28 Mar 2010 11:26 am PDT AFP - UNAIDS, backed by hundreds of parliamentarians, called Sunday for the lifting of travel restrictions on HIV-positive people which are still by imposed by 52 countries. Full Story Top Accepting Help Improves Survival Among Diabetics Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) -- People with diabetes do much better, in terms of survival, if they can turn to others for support in times of need, new research suggests. Full Story Top Vitamin D helps fend off flu, asthma attacks: study Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:20 am PDT Reuters - In a study of Japanese schoolchildren, vitamin D supplements taken during the winter and early spring helped prevent seasonal flu and asthma attacks. Full Story Top After-school exercise helps overweight girls Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:34 pm PDT Reuters - Two-years of after-school physical activity helped lessen the number of overweight and obese fourth- and fifth-grade girls, but not boys, and led to declines in cholesterol levels in girls and boys, report researchers from Spain. Full Story Top

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