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Today's Health News: Experiments test if implant can block sleep apnea Clarification: Drug war story Jimmy Carter vs. guinea worm: Sudan is last battle Prostate cancer treatment may be tied to cataracts GSK offers UK rebate if Pfizer cancer drug better Do all contraceptives lower ovarian cancer risk? Fish oil won't accelerate weight loss Walmart and Target $9 Generic Prescription Drugs Levitra, Fosamax, Sprintec, Tamoxifen, Clomid Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 27, 2010 Injectable, Oral Birth Control Don't Threaten Glucose, Insulin Levels: Study 6 Kinds of Students Shouldn't Apply to College Early 7 Health Woes Brought on by Winter Recurrence of Oral Cancer Found to Signal Poor Outcome Exercise may help limit pregnancy weight gain New kind of HIV drug stalls infection in trial Type of Formula May Influence Infant Weight Gain Severe allergies linked to suicide risk Swine flu kills 56 in Egypt since October Experiments test if implant can block sleep apnea Mon, 27 Dec 2010 06:32 pm PST AP - Loud snoring may do more than irritate your spouse: It can signal sleep apnea, depriving you of enough zzzz's to trigger a car crash, even a heart attack. Full Story Top Clarification: Drug war story Mon, 27 Dec 2010 02:30 pm PST AP - In a Dec. 26 story, The Associated Press reported that the United States is studying drug reforms in Portugal, and that White House drug czar Gil Kerlikowske visited Portugal to learn about its experience with decriminalizing drugs. The story should have made clear that Kerlikowske does not think Portugal's approach is right for the United States. Full Story Top Jimmy Carter vs. guinea worm: Sudan is last battle Sat, 25 Dec 2010 09:01 pm PST AP - Lily pads and purple flowers dot one corner of the watering hole. Bright green algae covers another. Two women collect water in plastic jugs while a cattle herder bathes nearby. Full Story Top Prostate cancer treatment may be tied to cataracts Mon, 27 Dec 2010 10:44 am PST Reuters - Older men who opt for hormone-blocking therapy to treat prostate cancer might be slightly raising their risk of developing cataracts, hints new research. Full Story Top GSK offers UK rebate if Pfizer cancer drug better Thu, 23 Dec 2010 04:02 pm PST Reuters - Britain's state-run health service will get a partial rebate from GlaxoSmithKline if the company's new kidney cancer drug Votrient does not match up to a rival medicine in a head-to-head clinical trial. Full Story Top Do all contraceptives lower ovarian cancer risk? Thu, 23 Dec 2010 02:20 pm PST Reuters - Birth control pills have long been known to reduce the risk of ovarian cancer, but a new study suggests any type of contraceptive - even, surprisingly, vasectomy - may also be protective. Full Story Top Fish oil won't accelerate weight loss Fri, 24 Dec 2010 11:12 am PST Reuters - Fish oil capsules won't help boost weight loss if you're already dieting and exercising, new research in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows. Full Story Top Walmart and Target $9 Generic Prescription Drugs Levitra, Fosamax, Sprintec, Tamoxifen, Clomid Mon, 27 Dec 2010 12:01 pm PST ContributorNetwork - You may know about Walmart and Target pharmacies' $4 (30-day) and $10 (three-month) generic prescription drugs. Both stores carry $9/$24 Levitra, ReliOn Ventolin, Fosamax, Clomid, Proscar, Tamoxifen, Sprintec and other generic drugs. The $4 for 30-day, $10 three-month and the $9/$24 prescription lists are regularly updated to include new medications as they are approved also. Full Story Top Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 27, 2010 Mon, 27 Dec 2010 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Full Story Top Injectable, Oral Birth Control Don't Threaten Glucose, Insulin Levels: Study Mon, 27 Dec 2010 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Injectable and oral birth control do not significantly affect a woman's fasting glucose and insulin levels, according to a new research. Full Story Top 6 Kinds of Students Shouldn't Apply to College Early Mon, 27 Dec 2010 12:03 pm PST U.S. News & World Report - To all you high school seniors mentally kicking yourselves because you didn't apply early to college and now have to endure months of nail biting, here's some good news: Full Story Top 7 Health Woes Brought on by Winter Thu, 16 Dec 2010 07:20 am PST LiveScience.com - For some people, winter doesn't just bring cold and snow - it also brings a host of health problems, including depression and heart attack. Full Story Top Recurrence of Oral Cancer Found to Signal Poor Outcome Wed, 22 Dec 2010 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 22 (HealthDay News) -- How people fare when oral cancer recurs depends on where and when the cancer returns, a new study has found. Full Story Top Exercise may help limit pregnancy weight gain Mon, 27 Dec 2010 10:43 am PST Reuters - Being physically active while pregnant may help women gain a little bit less weight, according to a new review of recent research. Full Story Top New kind of HIV drug stalls infection in trial Wed, 22 Dec 2010 11:01 am PST Reuters - A new kind of experimental HIV medicine can halt one of the earliest stages of HIV infection and may lead in future to a novel class of drugs to fight other dangerous viruses, German scientists said on Wednesday. Full Story Top Type of Formula May Influence Infant Weight Gain Mon, 27 Dec 2010 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 27 (HealthDay News) -- The kind of formula babies drink has a major impact on weight gain and could affect their future risk of developing obesity, diabetes and other diseases, new research suggests. Full Story Top Severe allergies linked to suicide risk Thu, 23 Dec 2010 01:16 pm PST Reuters - People with severe nasal or skin allergies may have a higher suicide risk than the allergy-free, a new study suggests -- although the reasons are not yet clear. Full Story Top Swine flu kills 56 in Egypt since October Mon, 27 Dec 2010 12:27 pm PST Reuters - A resurgent H1N1 swine flu virus has infected 1,172 people in Egypt and killed 56 since October 8, a Ministry of Health official said on Monday. Full Story Top

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