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Today's Health News: First lady: Army health initiative may be a model Bill Gates, Abu Dhabi prince pledge vaccine funds Study: No higher mental health risk after abortion 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 Flu epidemic shuts all Moscow schools Health Tip: Skin Disorders Affecting the Elderly Health Tip: Symptoms That May Indicate Bipolar Disorder FDA Says Breast Implants Linked to Rare Cancer In Arizona, a bid to block citizenship for illegal immigrants' 'anchor babies' Only some men should use AIDS drug for prevention 105 Million in U.S. Have Diabetes or Prediabetes, CDC Says Can You Really Be Allergic to Your Own Semen? Survey Shows Fewer Hispanic Seniors Getting Flu Shots First lady: Army health initiative may be a model Thu, 27 Jan 2011 01:38 pm PST AP - First lady Michelle Obama said Thursday that the military's push to turn recruits into health-conscious warriors could be a model for making people across the U.S. more focused on fitness and nutrition. Full Story Top Bill Gates, Abu Dhabi prince pledge vaccine funds Thu, 27 Jan 2011 04:37 am PST AP - Bill Gates' foundation and Abu Dhabi's crown prince are donating $50 million each to vaccinate children in Afghanistan and Pakistan against polio and other diseases. 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 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 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 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 In Arizona, a bid to block citizenship for illegal immigrants' 'anchor babies' Fri, 28 Jan 2011 06:29 am PST The Christian Science Monitor - Arizona – already tied up in federal court over its controversial immigration law – has launched another effort regarding illegal immigrants sure to be fought over on constitutional grounds. At issue are what immigration hard-liners call “anchor babies” – children born to illegal immigrants but who automatically are US citizens under the 14th Amendment to the US Constitution. 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 Can You Really Be Allergic to Your Own Semen? Thu, 20 Jan 2011 10:50 am PST Time.com - The bad news? If you exhibit flu-like symptoms immediately after ejaculation, it's possible you may be allergic to your own semen 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

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