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Today's Health News: Blood test to spot cancer gets big boost from J&J Haiti suffers year of crisis with nobody in charge Tea off: India's farmers say climate changing brew China critic and Hong Kong democrat dies at 79 7 Major Advances Predicted for Health & Medicine in 2011 Ohio child cancers confound parents, investigators In U.S., Obesity Afflicts Even Some of the Tiniest Tots Walmart and Target $9 Generic Prescription Drugs Levitra, Fosamax, Sprintec, Tamoxifen, Clomid Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 30, 2010 Judo deaths alarm Japanese parents Health Tip: Healthy Habits Can Help Parkinson's Symptoms Interactions cause seniors to drop antidepressants Cancer ends 50-year streak for Elvis performer No pardon for Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid South Korea: Should Foreign Teachers Be Tested for HIV? Type of Infant Formula Affects Weight Gain and Health Have an Allergy-Free Holiday and a Happier New Year Lethal bird flu confirmed in S.Korea wild duck Blood test to spot cancer gets big boost from J&J Sun, 2 Jan 2011 09:24 pm PST AP - A blood test so sensitive that it can spot a single cancer cell lurking among a billion healthy ones is moving one step closer to being available at your doctor's office. Full Story Top Haiti suffers year of crisis with nobody in charge Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:31 pm PST AP - The silhouetted bodies moved in waves through the night, climbing out of crumbled homes and across mounds of rubble. Hundreds of thousands of people made their way to the center of the shattered city by the thin light of a waning crescent moon. There was hardly a sound. Full Story Top Tea off: India's farmers say climate changing brew Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:29 pm PST AP - In this humid, lush region where an important part of the world's breakfast is born, the evidence of climate change is — literally — a weak tea. Full Story Top China critic and Hong Kong democrat dies at 79 Sun, 2 Jan 2011 06:19 pm PST Reuters - Hong Kong democracy activist Szeto Wah, a long-time thorn in the side of Beijing's Communist leaders, died on Sunday aged 79 from lung cancer. Full Story Top 7 Major Advances Predicted for Health & Medicine in 2011 Fri, 31 Dec 2010 07:25 am PST LiveScience.com - In terms of advancement in the fields of science and medicine, 2010 was a stellar year. German doctors appeared to have cured a man of HIV. Doctors watched a drug called PLX4032 melt away the tumors of melanoma patients who otherwise were out of treatment options. And scientists created the first "synthetic life." Full Story Top Ohio child cancers confound parents, investigators Thu, 30 Dec 2010 06:33 pm PST AP - Every time his kids cough, Dave Hisey's mind starts to race. Is it cancer? Is it coming back? His oldest daughter, diagnosed with leukemia nearly five years ago when she was 13, is in remission. His 12-year-old son has another year of chemotherapy for a different type of leukemia. And his 9-year-old daughter is scared she'll be next. Full Story Top In U.S., Obesity Afflicts Even Some of the Tiniest Tots Sun, 2 Jan 2011 08:46 pm PST HealthDay - FRIDAY, Dec. 31 (HealthDay News) -- American kids are becoming obese, or nearly so, at an increasingly young age, with about one-third of them falling into that category by the time they're 9 months old, researchers have found. 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. 30, 2010 Thu, 30 Dec 2010 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Full Story Top Judo deaths alarm Japanese parents Sun, 2 Jan 2011 02:07 pm PST AFP - Research showing that an average of four children die each year during judo lessons in Japan has alarmed some parents as the country prepares to introduce martial arts as a compulsory school sport. Full Story Top Health Tip: Healthy Habits Can Help Parkinson's Symptoms Fri, 31 Dec 2010 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Though there is no cure for Parkinson's disease, making certain lifestyle changes can help you manage symptoms. Full Story Top Interactions cause seniors to drop antidepressants Fri, 17 Dec 2010 02:39 pm PST Reuters - More than half of older Americans taking an antidepressant for the first time were already taking another drug that could interact with it and cause side effects, researchers reported on Friday. Full Story Top Cancer ends 50-year streak for Elvis performer Thu, 30 Dec 2010 02:39 am PST AP - This New Year's Eve, for the first time he can remember, Ted Prior won't be gyrating on a stage somewhere, warning someone not to step on his blue suede shoes. Full Story Top No pardon for Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid Fri, 31 Dec 2010 12:18 pm PST AFP - New Mexico Governor Bill Richardson Friday refused to pardon Wild West outlaw Billy the Kid, saying there was not enough evidence to forgive the infamous gunslinger, killed in 1881. Full Story Top South Korea: Should Foreign Teachers Be Tested for HIV? Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:00 pm PST Time.com - Demand for English training brings upwards of 20,000 foreigners to Korea each year. For the most part, they are well received, but every few years, a fresh wave of anti-foreign teacher sentiment shines a light on the nation's lingering xenophobia Full Story Top Type of Infant Formula Affects Weight Gain and Health Wed, 29 Dec 2010 06:20 am PST LiveScience.com - The type of formula fed to infants influences how quickly they gain weight, according to a new study. This is important, the researchers say, because rapid weight gain during the first year increases the baby's risk later in life of becoming obese or developing diabetes and other diseases. Full Story Top Have an Allergy-Free Holiday and a Happier New Year Sun, 26 Dec 2010 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - SATURDAY, Dec. 25 (HealthDay News) -- For allergy sufferers at holiday time, the best gift of all may be relief from respiratory symptoms, an expert suggests. Full Story Top Lethal bird flu confirmed in S.Korea wild duck Sat, 1 Jan 2011 06:46 am PST AFP - One of five wild ducks found dead in South Korea this week was confirmed Saturday to have been infected with a lethal strain of the bird flu virus as the country battles its first outbreak in over two years. Full Story Top

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