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Today's Health News: Doctors: Rep. Giffords ready to start full rehab Study: No higher mental health risk after abortion About 26 million Americans have diabetes, up 9 pct Rise in Some Head and Neck Cancers Tied to Oral Sex: Study FDA Says Breast Implants Linked to Rare Cancer HIV+ Liver Cancer Patients Less Likely to Get Transplant Smoking, Obesity Slowing U.S. Life Expectancy Gains: Report More Screenings May Explain Higher Chlamydia Rates Among Minorities Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 26, 2011 Fear of Scary Things May Be Learned Survey Shows Fewer Hispanic Seniors Getting Flu Shots Ancient body clock keeps all life on time: studies FDA sees possible cancer risk with breast implants US mom, doctors eye chemicals for rise in child cancers Australia clean-needle program keeping HIV at bay 105 Million in U.S. Have Diabetes or Prediabetes, CDC Says Sesame and nut allergies may often strike together Bird flu spreads further in Japan Doctors: Rep. Giffords ready to start full rehab Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:48 pm PST AP - Rep. Gabrielle Giffords on Wednesday left intensive care for the first time since she was shot in the head in Arizona more than two weeks ago, the latest big step in the long road to recovery. Full Story Top Study: No higher mental health risk after abortion Wed, 26 Jan 2011 03:54 pm PST AP - Having an abortion does not increase the risk of mental health problems, but having a baby does, one of the largest studies to compare the aftermath of both decisions suggests. Full Story Top About 26 million Americans have diabetes, up 9 pct Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:23 am PST AP - U.S. health officials have raised their estimate of how many Americans have diabetes to nearly 26 million. Full Story Top Rise in Some Head and Neck Cancers Tied to Oral Sex: Study Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:49 pm PST HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- There's a worrisome uptick in the incidence of certain head and neck cancers among middle-aged and even younger Americans, and some experts link the trend to a rise in the popularity of oral sex over the past few decades. Full Story Top FDA Says Breast Implants Linked to Rare Cancer Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:49 pm PST HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Wednesday that breast implants may be linked to a heightened risk for a rare cancer, as evidenced in a small but growing number of cases that have been reported in recent years. Full Story Top HIV+ Liver Cancer Patients Less Likely to Get Transplant Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:49 pm PST HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- HIV-infected patients with liver cancer who are waiting for a liver transplant are more likely to drop off the transplant waiting list than other patients, a new study has found. Full Story Top Smoking, Obesity Slowing U.S. Life Expectancy Gains: Report Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Longevity isn't increasing as fast in the United States as it is in other developed countries, says a new report that points a finger at high rates of smoking and obesity. Full Story Top More Screenings May Explain Higher Chlamydia Rates Among Minorities Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:49 pm PST HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Screening rates for the sexually transmitted disease chlamydia are significantly higher in the United States among young black and Hispanic women than among young white women, which might explain why black and Hispanic women have higher reported rates of the disease, a new study suggests. Full Story Top Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 26, 2011 Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:49 pm PST HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Full Story Top Fear of Scary Things May Be Learned Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:49 pm PST HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Children are not born with a dread of snakes or spiders but learn these fears very quickly, a new study suggests. Full Story Top Survey Shows Fewer Hispanic Seniors Getting Flu Shots Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:49 pm PST HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Hispanic seniors in the United States are less likely than their white counterparts to be vaccinated against flu and pneumonia, a new study has found. Full Story Top Ancient body clock keeps all life on time: studies Wed, 26 Jan 2011 02:19 pm PST Reuters - Scientists have identified the mechanism that controls the internal 24-hour clock of all forms of life -- a finding they say should shed light on some shift work-related problems like diabetes, depression and cancer. Full Story Top FDA sees possible cancer risk with breast implants Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:27 pm PST AP - Federal health officials said Wednesday they are investigating a possible link between breast implants and a very rare form of cancer, raising new questions about the safety of devices which have been scrutinized for decades. Full Story Top US mom, doctors eye chemicals for rise in child cancers Wed, 26 Jan 2011 01:23 pm PST AFP - A mom whose four-year-old died after losing a battle to a brain tumor called Wednesday for tougher US regulation of chemicals suspected of being behind a rise in childhood cancers. Full Story Top Australia clean-needle program keeping HIV at bay Sun, 23 Jan 2011 06:25 pm PST Reuters - Australia's early and widespread use of clean-needle programs seems to have kept HIV rates among injection-drug users in check over the long term, according to a study. Full Story Top 105 Million in U.S. Have Diabetes or Prediabetes, CDC Says Wed, 26 Jan 2011 08:49 pm PST HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Diabetes now affects nearly 26 million Americans of all ages and 79 million people have what doctors call "prediabetes," according to 2011 estimates released Wednesday by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Full Story Top Sesame and nut allergies may often strike together Thu, 13 Jan 2011 12:38 pm PST Reuters - Compared to children without peanut or tree nut allergies, kids who have both these allergies may also be more likely to develop an allergy to sesame seeds, a small study suggests. Full Story Top Bird flu spreads further in Japan Wed, 26 Jan 2011 07:06 pm PST AFP - Japanese health authorities on Thursday said a fifth outbreak of bird flu since November had hit a poultry farm in the central region of Aichi, as local officials began a cull of 150,000 chickens there. Full Story Top

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