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Today's Health News: Cholera cases climb to 111 in Venezuela Human meds trigger calls to pet poison hotlines Political crisis leads to disease in Ivory Coast Starting HRT early raises breast cancer risk: study Study Ties Hot Flashes to Lower Breast Cancer Risk Discovery May Explain Why Brain Cancer Is So Hard to Treat Study: Resistant Starch Carbs Help Weight Loss More Screenings May Explain Higher Chlamydia Rates Among Minorities Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 28, 2011 Running-Related Injuries on the Rise in U.S. Kids: Study Health Tip: Skin Disorders Affecting the Elderly Health Tip: Symptoms That May Indicate Bipolar Disorder FDA Says Breast Implants Linked to Rare Cancer "Artificial pancreas" shows promise in pregnancy Only some men should use AIDS drug for prevention 105 Million in U.S. Have Diabetes or Prediabetes, CDC Says Health Tip: Protect Against Peanut Reactions Flu epidemic shuts all Moscow schools Cholera cases climb to 111 in Venezuela Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:55 pm PST AP - The number of cholera cases has jumped to 111 in Venezuela as more people tested positive after attending a wedding with contaminated food in the Dominican Republic, the country's health minister said Friday. Full Story Top Human meds trigger calls to pet poison hotlines Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:13 pm PST AP - Human medications including dropped pills sickened more pets in the United States last year than any other toxin. Full Story Top Political crisis leads to disease in Ivory Coast Fri, 28 Jan 2011 09:23 am PST AP - The piles of garbage are chest high outside a marketplace where an ongoing political crisis has halted trash collection and led to a cholera outbreak that has already left seven people dead. Full Story Top Starting HRT early raises breast cancer risk: study Fri, 28 Jan 2011 02:07 pm PST Reuters - Women who start hormone replacement therapy (HRT) as they begin to go through menopause have a higher risk of breast cancer than women who start taking the drugs later, researchers reported on Friday. Full Story Top Study Ties Hot Flashes to Lower Breast Cancer Risk Thu, 27 Jan 2011 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Here's some good news for women ever bothered by hot flashes and other menopausal symptoms: Your risk for breast cancer may be reduced as much as 50 percent, researchers from the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in Seattle report. Full Story Top Discovery May Explain Why Brain Cancer Is So Hard to Treat Thu, 27 Jan 2011 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have found that brain cancer cells can turn themselves into blood vessel cells to counter drugs designed to cut off a tumor's blood supply and deprive it of oxygen and nutrients. Full Story Top Study: Resistant Starch Carbs Help Weight Loss Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:18 pm PST ContributorNetwork - A decade after "carb" became a four-letter word, scientists unveil a Catch-22 breakthrough for dieters: 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. 28, 2011 Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Full Story Top Running-Related Injuries on the Rise in U.S. Kids: Study Sun, 30 Jan 2011 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - SUNDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- The number of running-related injuries suffered by American youngsters aged 6 to 18 increased 34 percent between 1994 and 2007, according to a new study. Full Story Top Health Tip: Skin Disorders Affecting the Elderly Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Skin problems are common among the elderly. Some are considered a normal part of aging, while others may indicate an underlying health problem. Full Story Top Health Tip: Symptoms That May Indicate Bipolar Disorder Thu, 27 Jan 2011 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Bipolar disorder causes major mood swings, ranging from depression to manic (elevated) mood. 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 "Artificial pancreas" shows promise in pregnancy Sun, 30 Jan 2011 04:06 pm PST Reuters - Scientists have shown how an "artificial pancreas" can help pregnant women with type 1 diabetes and say their finding could significantly reduce cases of stillbirth and death among diabetic expectant mothers. Full Story Top Only some men should use AIDS drug for prevention Thu, 27 Jan 2011 11:54 am PST Reuters - Only high-risk gay and bisexual men should use Gilead's HIV drug Truvada to protect themselves from the AIDS virus, federal officials said on Thursday in the first official guidance on using the drug. 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 Health Tip: Protect Against Peanut Reactions Fri, 21 Jan 2011 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- If your child is allergic to peanuts or nuts, strict precautions can help prevent a life-threatening reaction. Full Story Top Flu epidemic shuts all Moscow schools Sat, 29 Jan 2011 08:13 am PST AFP - Moscow and two other cities shut their schools for a week Saturday and urged children not to play in groups in a bid to stamp out the worst flu outbreak to hit central Russia in more than a decade. Full Story Top

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