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Today's Reuters Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News: FDA investigates papaya in new salmonella outbreak What's the best exercise for heart health? Antibiotics beat cranberries to prevent UTIs: study Breast cancer more lethal in blacks, reason unknown Professor calls Prince Charles, others "snake-oil salesmen" Inquest opens into Amy Winehouse's death FDA investigates papaya in new salmonella outbreak Children abandoned on east Africa's "roads of death" If the athletic shoe fits Crossing streets, kids with ADHD may misjudge risk FDA investigates Texas papayas in salmonella outbreak China court gives tough sentences for tainted pork East Coast sees slight relief from dangerous heat wave Sharp drop in U.S. chickenpox deaths with vaccine Transparency rules a tangle at cancer journals FDA investigates papaya in new salmonella outbreak Mon,25 Jul 2011 06:16 PM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health regulators on Monday advised people not to eat papaya from Texas distributor Agromod Produce as they investigate a possible link to a salmonella outbreak in 23 U.S. states. Full Story Top What's the best exercise for heart health? Mon,25 Jul 2011 02:40 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A combination of weight training and aerobic exercise might be the best prescription for overweight people at risk for diabetes and heart disease, a new study suggests. Full Story Top Antibiotics beat cranberries to prevent UTIs: study Mon,25 Jul 2011 02:00 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Antibiotics were better than cranberry capsules at preventing urinary tract infections in a new study of women in the Netherlands who suffered from recurring infections. Full Story Top Breast cancer more lethal in blacks, reason unknown Mon,25 Jul 2011 01:59 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - It is still a mystery why black women are more likely to die from breast cancer than whites, according to a new study that shows the racial disparity can't be chalked up to obesity differences. Full Story Top Professor calls Prince Charles, others "snake-oil salesmen" Mon,25 Jul 2011 12:41 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - A leading professor of complementary medicine accused Britain's heir-to-the-throne Prince Charles and other backers of alternative therapies on Monday of being "snake-oil salesmen" who promote products with no scientific basis. Full Story Top Inquest opens into Amy Winehouse's death Mon,25 Jul 2011 12:39 PM PDT Reuters - LONDON (Reuters) - An inquest into the death of Amy Winehouse was opened and adjourned on Monday ahead of a post mortem examination which will try to determine the cause of the British singer's death that police have so far described as "unexplained." Full Story Top FDA investigates papaya in new salmonella outbreak Mon,25 Jul 2011 10:31 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. health regulators on Monday advised people not to eat papaya from Texas distributor Agromod Produce as they investigate a possible link to a salmonella outbreak in 23 U.S. states. Full Story Top Children abandoned on east Africa's "roads of death" Mon,25 Jul 2011 10:01 AM PDT Reuters - ROME (Reuters) - Desperate Somali mothers are abandoning their dying children by the roadside as they travel to overwhelmed emergency food centers in drought-hit eastern Africa, U.N. aid officials said Monday. Full Story Top If the athletic shoe fits Mon,25 Jul 2011 08:37 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Call them sneakers, trainers, athletic shoes or runners, sizing up the embarrassment of rubber-soled riches on offer these days can be a daunting task. Full Story Top Crossing streets, kids with ADHD may misjudge risk Mon,25 Jul 2011 08:35 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with ADHD are more likely than their peers to cross the street when cars are dangerously close, according to a study published Monday. Full Story Top FDA investigates Texas papayas in salmonella outbreak Mon,25 Jul 2011 08:15 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Health regulators on Monday advised people not to eat papaya from Texas distributor Agromod Produce as they investigate a possible link to a salmonella outbreak in 23 states. Full Story Top China court gives tough sentences for tainted pork Mon,25 Jul 2011 07:43 AM PDT Reuters - BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese court on Monday handed out long sentences, including a suspended death penalty, to five people involved in producing and selling pork tainted with a poisonous chemical, the official Xinhua news agency said. Full Story Top East Coast sees slight relief from dangerous heat wave Mon,25 Jul 2011 07:39 AM PDT Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The powerful heat and humidity that plagued the eastern half of the United States for days started to fade on Sunday, to the relief of many sweltering residents, forecasters said. Full Story Top Sharp drop in U.S. chickenpox deaths with vaccine Mon,25 Jul 2011 01:03 AM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Deaths from chickenpox, although rare, have dipped steeply after the U.S. began vaccinating against the virus in 1995, a new government report concludes. Full Story Top Transparency rules a tangle at cancer journals Fri,22 Jul 2011 02:52 PM PDT Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Economic ties that could bias drug trials and patient care might remain hidden due to tangled disclosure rules at medical journals, a new study reveals. Full Story Top

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