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Today's Health News: Beet it: To exercise longer, try beetroot juice US apologizes for '40s syphilis study in Guatemala Kids With Allergies Shouldn't Skip Flu Shots, Experts Say Psychiatric experts assess parental alienation South Africa to research mood-lifting plant J&J, FDA leaders take heat for 'phantom' recall CDC chief picks 6 'winnable battles' in health Disney backs Michelle Obama's child obesity campaign Outrage in Guatemala over US study on sex diseases Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 1, 2010 UK govt to scrap 'no touch' rule for teachers Family, Friends Seem Best at Spotting Early Dementia Cancer Survivors May Be at Risk for Memory Problems Most Men Unaware of Breast Cancer Risk in Males: Survey Lack of Sleep During Pregnancy Ups Risk of High Blood Pressure China experts design gel to protect women from HIV Africa risks leap in diabetes: minister Quality of care up at US hospitals, report says Beet it: To exercise longer, try beetroot juice Sat, 2 Oct 2010 04:10 am PDT AP - When Chris Carver ran an ultra-marathon in Scotland last year, which challenges athletes to run as far as possible within 24 hours, he ran 140 miles (225 kilometers). Full Story Top US apologizes for '40s syphilis study in Guatemala Fri, 1 Oct 2010 10:51 pm PDT AP - American scientists deliberately infected prisoners and patients in a mental hospital in Guatemala with syphilis 60 years ago, a recently unearthed experiment that prompted U.S. officials to apologize Friday and declare outrage over "such reprehensible research." Full Story Top Kids With Allergies Shouldn't Skip Flu Shots, Experts Say Fri, 1 Oct 2010 08:47 pm PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 1 (HealthDay News) -- The flu vaccine is safe for children with food allergies, experts say, as long as precautions are taken. Full Story Top Psychiatric experts assess parental alienation Fri, 1 Oct 2010 08:38 pm PDT AP - The American Psychiatric Association has a hot potato on its hands as it updates its catalog of mental disorders — whether to include parental alienation, a disputed term conveying how a child's relationship with one estranged parent can be poisoned by the other. Full Story Top South Africa to research mood-lifting plant Fri, 1 Oct 2010 09:00 am PDT AP - For hundreds of years, indigenous South Africans have chewed a plant they say reduces stress, relieves hunger, sedates and elevates moods. Now they have a license to study and market it, and plan to sell it over-the-counter worldwide. Full Story Top J&J, FDA leaders take heat for 'phantom' recall Thu, 30 Sep 2010 02:58 pm PDT AP - Johnson & Johnson executives and the Food and Drug Administration both shouldered the blame Thursday for a secret recall in which hired contractors quietly bought up defective painkillers to clear them from store shelves. Full Story Top CDC chief picks 6 'winnable battles' in health Thu, 30 Sep 2010 01:21 pm PDT AP - Where would you start if you were charged with keeping the nation healthy? Dr. Thomas Frieden, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has chosen six priorities — winnable battles, he calls them. Full Story Top Disney backs Michelle Obama's child obesity campaign Thu, 30 Sep 2010 09:02 am PDT AFP - The Walt Disney Company on Thursday threw its weight behind a campaign championed by US First Lady Michelle Obama to push back child obesity. Full Story Top Outrage in Guatemala over US study on sex diseases Sat, 2 Oct 2010 02:16 pm PDT AFP - Guatemalans on Saturday slammed a US confession that it led a 1940s study in the Central American country in which hundreds of people were deliberately infected with sexually transmitted diseases. Full Story Top Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 1, 2010 Fri, 1 Oct 2010 08:47 pm PDT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Full Story Top UK govt to scrap 'no touch' rule for teachers Sat, 2 Oct 2010 04:54 am PDT AFP - British Education Secretary Michael Gove said he is to abolish the "no touch" rules that discourage teachers from restraining and comforting children are to be scrapped. Full Story Top Family, Friends Seem Best at Spotting Early Dementia Thu, 30 Sep 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to the onset of early Alzheimer's disease, a person's family and close friends are better able to spot the initial signs of trouble than traditional screening by doctors, new research suggests. Full Story Top Cancer Survivors May Be at Risk for Memory Problems Fri, 1 Oct 2010 08:47 pm PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Memory problems are common among people who have a history of cancer, new research reveals. Full Story Top Most Men Unaware of Breast Cancer Risk in Males: Survey Thu, 30 Sep 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Nearly 80 percent of men at higher risk for breast cancer aren't aware that males can develop the disease, a new study finds, and none of the men surveyed said their doctors had talked to them about breast cancer. Full Story Top Lack of Sleep During Pregnancy Ups Risk of High Blood Pressure Fri, 1 Oct 2010 08:47 pm PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A good night's sleep when you're pregnant may help keep your blood pressure levels normal, new research suggests. Full Story Top China experts design gel to protect women from HIV Thu, 30 Sep 2010 03:38 am PDT Reuters - Scientists in China and Hong Kong are designing a gel containing an experimental drug which they hope can reduce HIV infections in women. Full Story Top Africa risks leap in diabetes: minister Thu, 30 Sep 2010 08:35 am PDT AFP - Africa is set to be hit by a 24 percent increase in diseases such as diabetes within three years as the developing world faces a sharp rise in non-contagious illness, South Africa's health minister warned on Thursday. Full Story Top Quality of care up at US hospitals, report says Wed, 22 Sep 2010 02:55 pm PDT AP - A report says treatment has improved substantially at U.S. hospitals for several ailments including heart attacks, pneumonia and children's asthma. Full Story Top

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