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Today's Health News: Medicare expands coverage to help smokers quit Recession may have pushed US birth rate to new low Austria reports 2 cases of superbug gene Doctors look for orange-size lump, find 56-pounder Appeals court rejects autism vaccine link Frozen fruit bars recalled after typhoid outbreak Weight loss cuts risk of pregnancy complication Young adults at risk as STIs rise Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 27, 2010 One More Way to Avoid Diabetes: Breastfeed Link Between Diabetes, Alzheimer's Disease Strengthened FDA releases latest list of safety issues Health Care Gap May Raise Rates of Colorectal Cancer Death in Blacks New Study: Young Children Surprisingly Perceptive Girl-band star escapes jail over HIV infection Older Diabetes Patients Still Sexually Active, Study Finds Oral alternative to allergy shots improves hay fever The chubby girl from Ipanema? Brazil puts on weight Medicare expands coverage to help smokers quit Sat, 28 Aug 2010 01:07 pm PDT AP - They've lived with the health warnings about smoking for much of their lives and doubtless seen the ill effects on friends, relatives and even themselves, yet about 4.5 million older people in the U.S. keep on lighting up. Medicare is finally catching up to most private insurers by providing counseling for anyone on the program who's trying to kick the habit. Full Story Top Recession may have pushed US birth rate to new low Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:42 pm PDT AP - Forget the Dow and the GDP. Here's the latest economic indicator: The U.S. birth rate has fallen to its lowest level in at least a century as many people apparently decided they couldn't afford more mouths to feed. Full Story Top Austria reports 2 cases of superbug gene Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:27 am PDT AP - Austria's health ministry is reporting two cases of a new gene that allows bacteria to become a superbug. Full Story Top Doctors look for orange-size lump, find 56-pounder Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:58 am PDT AP - Doctors were shocked when they looked into a woman's uterus searching for an orange-size tumor but found something that resembled a giant rock instead. Full Story Top Appeals court rejects autism vaccine link Fri, 27 Aug 2010 02:46 pm PDT AP - A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a ruling that vaccines are not to blame for autism. Full Story Top Frozen fruit bars recalled after typhoid outbreak Thu, 26 Aug 2010 08:03 pm PDT AP - Fruiti Pops, Inc. of Santa Fe Springs has recalled its mamey (mah-MAY') frozen fruit bars because of a possible link to a rare U.S. outbreak of typhoid fever. Full Story Top Weight loss cuts risk of pregnancy complication Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:35 am PDT Reuters - Losing the weight gained during pregnancy is a real struggle for many new mothers. But dropping just 10 pounds between pregnancies may help many women diagnosed with a dangerous complication during the first pregnancy to avoid a recurrence the second time around. Full Story Top Young adults at risk as STIs rise Wed, 25 Aug 2010 02:52 am PDT AFP - Almost half a million new cases of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were diagnosed in the UK last year, with young people the most affected, new figures released Wednesday show. Full Story Top Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 27, 2010 Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Full Story Top One More Way to Avoid Diabetes: Breastfeed Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:35 am PDT Time.com - New evidence suggests that breastfeeding may help keep mothers, as well as babies, healthier Full Story Top Link Between Diabetes, Alzheimer's Disease Strengthened Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Two of the most common and dreaded illnesses in America may share a connection, with new research suggesting that having insulin resistance or type 2 diabetes raises your risk of developing the brain plaques associated with Alzheimer's disease. Full Story Top FDA releases latest list of safety issues Fri, 27 Aug 2010 11:47 am PDT Reuters - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released its latest list of possible drug safety concerns, citing Roche's breast cancer drug Herceptin and Sanofi Aventis' heart drug Multaq, among others. Full Story Top Health Care Gap May Raise Rates of Colorectal Cancer Death in Blacks Wed, 25 Aug 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Unequal health care may explain why black colorectal cancer patients have a much higher death rate than white patients, a new U.S. study suggests. Full Story Top New Study: Young Children Surprisingly Perceptive Sat, 28 Aug 2010 07:35 am PDT Time.com - A new study suggests that young children possess a skill many adults assume they lack: they are able to judge when a human behavior is statistically probable versus when it is unusual. Full Story Top Girl-band star escapes jail over HIV infection Thu, 26 Aug 2010 07:58 am PDT Reuters - A German pop singer who confessed to knowingly exposing two men to the risk of HIV after finding out she had the virus herself was convicted by a court on Thursday of grievous bodily harm. Full Story Top Older Diabetes Patients Still Sexually Active, Study Finds Fri, 27 Aug 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Most older adults with diabetes are sexually active but the disease does cause some problems with intimacy, a new study found. Full Story Top Oral alternative to allergy shots improves hay fever Mon, 16 Aug 2010 09:17 am PDT Reuters - A therapy that allows hay fever sufferers to get allergy shots in the form of a tablet or drops can help alleviate symptoms and cut people's reliance on allergy medication, a new research review confirms. Full Story Top The chubby girl from Ipanema? Brazil puts on weight Fri, 27 Aug 2010 10:09 am PDT Reuters - Brazilians' waistlines are bulging, belying the country's image as a place of buff sun worshipers and lithe soccer players. Full Story Top

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