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Today's Health News: Cancer question complicates 9/11 compensation deal Could Hong Kong teach China to quit smoking? Losing breast not always best for cancer patients Experts debate merits of breast cancer screening Study: Pregnancy safe for breast cancer survivors CDC: Breast-feeding varies by race, place After-school exercise helps overweight girls Infertile women may have more sexual problems Clinical Trials Update: March 26, 2010 Parenting: Do Nannies Turn Boys into Future Adulterers? Bigger hospitals may treat some conditions better Zyclara Approved to Treat Pre-Cancerous Skin Condition Long-Term Breast-Feeding Tied to More Aggressive Cancers 28% of U.S. Kids Drank Alcohol in Past Month Sony teams up for World Cup anti-AIDS campaign Accepting Help Improves Survival Among Diabetics Vitamin D helps fend off flu, asthma attacks: study Is There an Obesity Tipping Point in Infancy? Cancer question complicates 9/11 compensation deal Sat, 27 Mar 2010 09:21 am PDT AP - Of all the illnesses people fear might be caused by toxic dust from the World Trade Center, nothing scares people like cancer. Full Story Top Could Hong Kong teach China to quit smoking? Fri, 26 Mar 2010 04:06 am PDT AP - Nearly one in three smokers worldwide lights up in China, where cigarettes — commonly given as gifts — are so tightly woven into the culture, some believe it's an impossible habit to kick. But a new report suggests the keys to quitting lie in the country's own backyard. Full Story Top Losing breast not always best for cancer patients Fri, 26 Mar 2010 11:04 am PDT AP - New research suggests that women with gene mutations that predispose them to breast cancer might not pay a huge price in survival if they choose to preserve their breast instead of having it removed. Full Story Top Experts debate merits of breast cancer screening Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:35 pm PDT AP - Are doctors overtreating breast cancer? Full Story Top Study: Pregnancy safe for breast cancer survivors Thu, 25 Mar 2010 05:04 pm PDT AP - Women who survive breast cancer and have children afterwards don't appear to be at any higher risk of dying from cancer, a new study says. Full Story Top CDC: Breast-feeding varies by race, place Thu, 25 Mar 2010 01:50 pm PDT AP - A new study confirms that Hispanic women generally breast-feed more than white and black women do. But it finds surprising regional differences in U.S. breast-feeding rates. Full Story Top After-school exercise helps overweight girls Fri, 26 Mar 2010 02:34 pm PDT Reuters - Two-years of after-school physical activity helped lessen the number of overweight and obese fourth- and fifth-grade girls, but not boys, and led to declines in cholesterol levels in girls and boys, report researchers from Spain. Full Story Top Infertile women may have more sexual problems Wed, 24 Mar 2010 11:16 am PDT Reuters - Women undergoing treatment for infertility may be less satisfied with their sex lives and have a greater risk of sexual dysfunction than women with normal fertility, a small study suggests. Full Story Top Clinical Trials Update: March 26, 2010 Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Full Story Top Parenting: Do Nannies Turn Boys into Future Adulterers? Sat, 27 Mar 2010 10:15 am PDT Time.com - A British psychiatrist has kicked up a bit of a ruckus by arguing that mothers who hire nannies to raise their sons may inadvertently be creating future adulterers Full Story Top Bigger hospitals may treat some conditions better Wed, 24 Mar 2010 03:41 pm PDT AP - People hospitalized with a heart attack, heart failure or pneumonia fare better if they are admitted someplace that treats a lot of those problems, a large study of Medicare patients finds. Full Story Top Zyclara Approved to Treat Pre-Cancerous Skin Condition Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- Zyclara topical cream (imiquimod 3.75 percent) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat actinic keratoses (AKs), a precancerous condition that's commonly found on skin frequently exposed to the sun. Full Story Top Long-Term Breast-Feeding Tied to More Aggressive Cancers Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 26 (HealthDay News) -- Women who breast-feed for six months or more face a higher risk of developing the most aggressive types of breast cancer, but it's not clear whether there's a cause-and-effect relationship, a new study finds. Full Story Top 28% of U.S. Kids Drank Alcohol in Past Month Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) -- More than one-quarter (27.6 percent) of American youth aged 12 to 20 said that they drank alcohol in the past month, according to a study released Thursday by the federal government. Full Story Top Sony teams up for World Cup anti-AIDS campaign Wed, 24 Mar 2010 08:59 am PDT AFP - Thousands of football fans in Africa will see HIV/AIDS awareness messages on giant Sony screens during the World Cup under a collaboration announced Wednesday. Full Story Top Accepting Help Improves Survival Among Diabetics Thu, 25 Mar 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 25 (HealthDay News) -- People with diabetes do much better, in terms of survival, if they can turn to others for support in times of need, new research suggests. Full Story Top Vitamin D helps fend off flu, asthma attacks: study Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:20 am PDT Reuters - In a study of Japanese schoolchildren, vitamin D supplements taken during the winter and early spring helped prevent seasonal flu and asthma attacks. Full Story Top Is There an Obesity Tipping Point in Infancy? Fri, 26 Mar 2010 08:15 am PDT Time.com - Risk factors for obesity start in early infancy -- even before birth -- which is why many obesity researchers think prevention efforts must start earlier than school-age Full Story Top

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