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Today's Health News: Benefits seen for high-risk women in ovary removal FDA looks to curb abuse of cough medicine Time to get your flu shot, but just one this year Aging vets' costs concern Obama's deficit co-chair Scientists expect C-section rate to keep rising US grapples with bedbugs, misuse of pesticides Active Lifestyle May Help Counter Obesity Genes For Bonobo Males, Mom Is the Best Wingman Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 31, 2010 U.S. Pediatricians Decry Media's Portrayal of Sex Medicare expands coverage to help smokers quit Can Fruits, Veggies Help Ward Off Lung Cancer? Preventive Surgeries May Be Lifesaver for Women at High Cancer Risk Study on Forced Pregnancy: Help for Women Who Face Threat China court accepts first HIV discrimination suit Proposed diabetes test misses most cases: study 'Thirdhand Smoke' Especially Harmful For Asthma Sufferers Exercise cuts genetic obesity risk by 40 percent: study Benefits seen for high-risk women in ovary removal Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:48 pm PDT AP - Surgery to remove healthy ovaries gives a triple benefit to high-risk women: It lowers their threat of breast and ovarian cancer, and boosts their chances of living longer, new research suggests. Full Story Top FDA looks to curb abuse of cough medicine Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:35 pm PDT AP - Federal health regulators are weighing restrictions on Robitussin, NyQuil and other cough suppressants to curb cases of abuse that send thousands of people to the hospital each year. Full Story Top Time to get your flu shot, but just one this year Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:02 am PDT AP - It's flu-shot season already, and for the first time health authorities are urging nearly everyone to get vaccinated. There is even a new high-dose version for people 65 or older. Full Story Top Aging vets' costs concern Obama's deficit co-chair Tue, 31 Aug 2010 05:02 pm PDT AP - The system that automatically awards disability benefits to some veterans because of concerns about Agent Orange seems contrary to efforts to control federal spending, the Republican co-chairman of President Barack Obama's deficit commission said Tuesday. Full Story Top Scientists expect C-section rate to keep rising Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:18 pm PDT AP - More women will be giving birth by C-section for the foreseeable future, government scientists said Monday, releasing a study into the causes of a trend that troubles maternal health experts. Full Story Top US grapples with bedbugs, misuse of pesticides Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:40 pm PDT AP - A resurgence of bedbugs across the U.S. has homeowners and apartment dwellers taking desperate measures to eradicate the tenacious bloodsuckers, with some relying on dangerous outdoor pesticides and fly-by-night exterminators. Full Story Top Active Lifestyle May Help Counter Obesity Genes Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Exercise can reduce a person's genetic predisposition to obesity by 40 percent, finds a new English study. Full Story Top For Bonobo Males, Mom Is the Best Wingman Tue, 31 Aug 2010 04:21 pm PDT LiveScience.com - To most human males, the thought of your mother anywhere near your sex life is probably horrifying. Not so for the bonobo, one of our closest primate relatives. A new study confirms that hanging out with mom boosts male bonobos' chances of getting intimate with a fertile female. Full Story Top Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 31, 2010 Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Full Story Top U.S. Pediatricians Decry Media's Portrayal of Sex Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- The nation's leading group of pediatricians has issued a strong policy statement directed toward pediatricians, parents and the media on the danger of messages American teens and children are getting about sex from television, the Internet and other media outlets. Full Story Top 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 Can Fruits, Veggies Help Ward Off Lung Cancer? Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Eating a wide variety of fruits and vegetables may help protect some smokers from lung cancer, a new European study suggests. Full Story Top Preventive Surgeries May Be Lifesaver for Women at High Cancer Risk Tue, 31 Aug 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Women who carry genetic mutations that boost their odds of breast and ovarian cancer can live longer and reduce their cancer risk by having preventive surgery, a new study suggests. Full Story Top Study on Forced Pregnancy: Help for Women Who Face Threat Tue, 31 Aug 2010 03:05 pm PDT Time.com - A new study suggests that a few simple questions from health care providers can protect women whose partners want to force them to have children, known as reproductive coercion Full Story Top China court accepts first HIV discrimination suit Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:38 pm PDT AFP - A Chinese man has filed a lawsuit alleging he was denied a job because he is HIV-positive, in what state media on Tuesday called the nation's first such discrimination case. Full Story Top Proposed diabetes test misses most cases: study Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:14 pm PDT Reuters - A new proposed diabetes test could miss millions of cases of diabetes and pre-diabetes and also over-diagnose black Americans if it was used as a screening tool, suggests a new study. Full Story Top 'Thirdhand Smoke' Especially Harmful For Asthma Sufferers Tue, 17 Aug 2010 06:55 am PDT LiveScience.com - Components in cigarette smoke that linger long after the cigarette has been extinguished can pose their own health risks, especially for asthma sufferers, according to a new study. Full Story Top Exercise cuts genetic obesity risk by 40 percent: study Tue, 31 Aug 2010 06:44 pm PDT AFP - Physical exercise can reduce a genetic predisposition to obesity by an average of 40 percent, a new study showed. Full Story Top

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