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Today's Health News: Blood test to spot cancer gets big boost from J&J New Year's resolutions? Brain can sabotage success Average child may get 7 radiation scans by age 18 Scientists Aim for Test That Could Spot Single Cancer Cell in Blood Blood test for cancer gets US boost China critic and Hong Kong democrat dies at 79 In U.S., Obesity Afflicts Even Some of the Tiniest Tots Anthony wants sex questions prohibited at trial Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 3, 2011 Deadly Bacterial Infections Rising Among Hospitalized Kids Medicare Makes Way for Baby Boomers Team-Based Treatment Helps Those With Cluster of Chronic Illnesses Family history not the sole risk for breast cancer Judo deaths alarm Japanese parents 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 Mon, 3 Jan 2011 06:31 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 New Year's resolutions? Brain can sabotage success Mon, 3 Jan 2011 11:15 am PST AP - Uh-oh, the new year's just begun and already you're finding it hard to keep those resolutions to junk the junk food, get off the couch or kick smoking. There's a biological reason a lot of our bad habits are so hard to break — they get wired into our brains. Full Story Top Average child may get 7 radiation scans by age 18 Mon, 3 Jan 2011 01:17 pm PST AP - The first large study to examine the use of X-rays, CT scans and other medical radiation in children estimates the average child will get more than seven radiation scans by age 18, a potentially worrisome trend. Full Story Top Scientists Aim for Test That Could Spot Single Cancer Cell in Blood Mon, 3 Jan 2011 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 3 (HealthDay News) -- A collaborative effort involving U.S. scientists and private companies is looking into a test that could find even one stray cancer cell among the billions of cells that circulate in the human bloodstream. Full Story Top Blood test for cancer gets US boost Mon, 3 Jan 2011 06:57 pm PST AFP - Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson said it is partnering with US doctors to improve a blood test that could replace biopsies and transform the field of cancer treatment. 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 In U.S., Obesity Afflicts Even Some of the Tiniest Tots Mon, 3 Jan 2011 08:48 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 Anthony wants sex questions prohibited at trial Mon, 3 Jan 2011 12:47 am PST AP - Attorneys for a Florida mother accused of killing her daughter want a judge to prohibit testimony about her sex life with a witness during her trial. Full Story Top Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 3, 2011 Mon, 3 Jan 2011 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Full Story Top Deadly Bacterial Infections Rising Among Hospitalized Kids Mon, 3 Jan 2011 04:35 pm PST LiveScience.com - An increasing number of hospitalized children are becoming infected with a type of bacteria known as Clostridium difficile, which can cause severe diarrhea and even death, according to a new study. Full Story Top Medicare Makes Way for Baby Boomers Mon, 3 Jan 2011 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 3 (HealthDay News) -- It's been a long, strange trip from Woodstock to the nursing home, but baby boomers are getting there -- and soon. Full Story Top Team-Based Treatment Helps Those With Cluster of Chronic Illnesses Wed, 29 Dec 2010 08:49 pm PST HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 29 (HealthDay News) -- A treatment team headed by an experienced nurse improved the health of patients suffering from multiple chronic illnesses such as heart disease, diabetes and depression. Full Story Top Family history not the sole risk for breast cancer Thu, 30 Dec 2010 12:15 pm PST Reuters - A new study reconfirms something often forgotten by women and sometimes even by doctors: just because breast cancer has not struck a family before does not mean family members are safe from the disease. 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 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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