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Today's Health News: Calif. bill would expand pesticide safety program CDC: New England tops in swine flu vaccinations 2 million eager for health care on parents' plans Study: Small soda taxes don't dent obesity 1 in 4 elderly need care decisions made for them Study finds possible heart risk with prostate drug Turning Your Workday Into Weight Loss Women Would Welcome At-Home Test for STDs Clinical Trials Update: April 2, 2010 Sensory-Friendly Film Screenings for Kids with Autism Parkinson's Linked to Genetic Mutation Workplace Chemicals May Boost Breast Cancer Risk Study Suggests How Some Cancers Resist Treatment Health Tip: Talking to Your Child About Divorce Researchers solve puzzle of recurring viral infection Soy supplements show no diabetes benefit in study Vitamin D helps fend off flu, asthma attacks: study Small Tax on Soda Won't Curb Child Obesity Calif. bill would expand pesticide safety program Fri, 2 Apr 2010 12:35 am PDT AP - Josefina Miranda doesn't need scientific studies to tell her about the dangers of pesticide exposure. She knows them all too well. Full Story Top CDC: New England tops in swine flu vaccinations Thu, 1 Apr 2010 01:21 pm PDT AP - New England leads the nation in swine flu vaccinations, while the South has the lowest rates, U.S. health officials said Thursday in the first state-by-state report on turnout. Full Story Top 2 million eager for health care on parents' plans Thu, 1 Apr 2010 01:15 pm PDT AP - Congress voted to overhaul the health care system on a Sunday. On Monday, Patti Lawson e-mailed her employer's human resources office to ask how soon she could get her 22-year-old daughter back on her health insurance. Full Story Top Study: Small soda taxes don't dent obesity Thu, 1 Apr 2010 07:07 am PDT AP - Small taxes on soda do little to reduce soft drink consumption or prevent childhood obesity, but larger levies probably would, according to new research. Full Story Top 1 in 4 elderly need care decisions made for them Thu, 1 Apr 2010 06:14 am PDT AP - A significant number of the elderly — more than one in four — will eventually need someone to make end-of-life decisions about their medical care, a new study suggests. Full Story Top Study finds possible heart risk with prostate drug Thu, 1 Apr 2010 06:14 am PDT AP - Full results of a big study testing a drug for preventing prostate cancer show a higher risk of heart failure, a surprise finding that could dampen enthusiasm for expanding its use. Full Story Top Turning Your Workday Into Weight Loss Thu, 1 Apr 2010 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- For decades, the office has been seen as the sedentary, do-nothing enemy of fitness -- a place to sit eight hours a day and slowly pile on weight. Full Story Top Women Would Welcome At-Home Test for STDs Tue, 30 Mar 2010 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 30 (HealthDay News) -- Do-it-yourself tests for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) apparently would be a hit among women. Full Story Top Clinical Trials Update: April 2, 2010 Fri, 2 Apr 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Full Story Top Sensory-Friendly Film Screenings for Kids with Autism Sat, 3 Apr 2010 02:25 pm PDT Time.com - At special screenings, families of children with the disorder can finally feel comfortable Full Story Top Parkinson's Linked to Genetic Mutation Fri, 2 Apr 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- New details about how a mutation in a gene called LRRK2 may cause Parkinson's disease have been uncovered by U.S. researchers. Full Story Top Workplace Chemicals May Boost Breast Cancer Risk Thu, 1 Apr 2010 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- Work-related exposure to chemicals and pollutants before a woman is in her mid-30s may greatly increase her risk of breast cancer after menopause, a new study has found. Full Story Top Study Suggests How Some Cancers Resist Treatment Thu, 1 Apr 2010 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have identified a mechanism by which certain tumor cells that become resistant to cancer drugs can later lose that resistance. Full Story Top Health Tip: Talking to Your Child About Divorce Fri, 2 Apr 2010 08:48 pm PDT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Breaking the news to children that their parents are getting a divorce can be quite difficult. Full Story Top Researchers solve puzzle of recurring viral infection Thu, 1 Apr 2010 11:04 am PDT AFP - US researchers have uncovered the key to how a prolific virus is able to reinfect individuals despite a strong immune response, possibly opening the way for vaccines to deadly pathogens including HIV and malaria. Full Story Top Soy supplements show no diabetes benefit in study Thu, 1 Apr 2010 08:39 am PDT Reuters - Adding soy supplements to the diet may not improve blood sugar control in older women who are at high risk of or in the early stages of type 2 diabetes, a new study 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 Small Tax on Soda Won't Curb Child Obesity Thu, 1 Apr 2010 08:49 pm PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- Small sales taxes aren't enough to reduce children's soda consumption, a new study finds. Full Story Top

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