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Today's Health News: Air travelers may have been exposed to measles Study: PSA rise not good prostate cancer predictor Study sees benefit to early menopause hot flashes Christian medical plans get pass from health law Newer Drug May Help Prevent Fracture in Men With Prostate Cancer Herceptin May Boost Long-Term Survival After Aggressive Breast Cancer Breast-Feeding May Cut Obesity Risk in Kids of Diabetic Moms U.S. may pay for sex disease tests for elderly Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 25, 2011 Health Tip: If Your Child Has Cystic Fibrosis Seeking Alzheimer's Answers Among Fruit Flies Anti-Psychotic Drugs Pose Pregnancy Risk of Newborn Withdrawal Symptoms Blocking of Enzyme Prevents Cancer Metastasis College Kids Often Feel Guilty About Texting in Class: Survey Bone-Anchored Hearing Aids May Benefit Kids Health Tip: Take Control of Your Health Climate Change Extending Ragweed Season in Colder Climes: Study Air travelers may have been exposed to measles Sat, 26 Feb 2011 10:06 pm PST AP - Public health officials are warning travelers and workers present at four U.S. airports on two recent days that they may have been exposed to measles from a traveler arriving from London. Full Story Top Study: PSA rise not good prostate cancer predictor Thu, 24 Feb 2011 03:09 pm PST AP - A rising PSA level isn't such a good predictor of prostate cancer after all and can lead to many unnecessary biopsies, says a large new study. Full Story Top Study sees benefit to early menopause hot flashes Thu, 24 Feb 2011 04:11 pm PST AP - Hot flashes that bedevil many women in menopause might actually be a good thing, depending on when they strike, according to new data from a long-running government study. Full Story Top Christian medical plans get pass from health law Sat, 26 Feb 2011 06:12 am PST AP - The brain tumor came back. An ugly mass growing in plain view threatened Karen Niles' remaining eye. She needed more surgery. Full Story Top Newer Drug May Help Prevent Fracture in Men With Prostate Cancer Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 23 (HealthDay News) -- A new drug called denosumab (Xgeva) performed somewhat better than the current standard treatment of zoledronic acid (Zometa) for preventing fractures and other bone problems in men with hormone-resistant prostate cancer, a new study suggests. Full Story Top Herceptin May Boost Long-Term Survival After Aggressive Breast Cancer Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- The cancer drug Herceptin produces significantly longer disease-free survival in women with an aggressive type of early-stage breast cancer who take the drug for a year after standard chemotherapy, a new study suggests. Full Story Top Breast-Feeding May Cut Obesity Risk in Kids of Diabetic Moms Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Infants whose mothers had diabetes during pregnancy are at increased risk for childhood obesity, but breast-feeding lowers that risk, a new study suggests. Full Story Top U.S. may pay for sex disease tests for elderly Fri, 25 Feb 2011 04:35 am PST Reuters - U.S. health officials are considering including tests for sexually transmitted diseases like syphilis and hepatitis B for the elderly and disabled covered under Medicare. Full Story Top Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 25, 2011 Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Full Story Top Health Tip: If Your Child Has Cystic Fibrosis Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Children with cystic fibrosis may have different dietary needs than other children. Full Story Top Seeking Alzheimer's Answers Among Fruit Flies Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Medical research often involves a great deal of creativity, finding unique ways to solve challenging problems. But scientists can face skepticism when using creative methods to research human diseases, particularly when those methods involve animals or insects. Full Story Top Anti-Psychotic Drugs Pose Pregnancy Risk of Newborn Withdrawal Symptoms Wed, 23 Feb 2011 03:41 pm PST ContributorNetwork - The FDA (Food and Drug Administration) issued a statement recently, advising health care professionals that it has updated product labels on Anti-psychotic drugs, warning of pregnancy dangers to newborns including EPS and withdrawal symptoms. Full Story Top Blocking of Enzyme Prevents Cancer Metastasis Fri, 25 Feb 2011 09:15 am PST ContributorNetwork - Scientists have been conducting experiments and studies on the LOXL2 enzyme. Their studies, which have been on mice so far, show that blocking this enzyme prevents cancer from spreading. Researchers are now looking at this as a potential drug target and hope to get it into a clinical setting soon. Full Story Top College Kids Often Feel Guilty About Texting in Class: Survey Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Guilt might be a common side effect of texting while you're in class, but that doesn't stop students from doing it, researchers have found. Full Story Top Bone-Anchored Hearing Aids May Benefit Kids Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Children with hearing loss in one or both ears benefit from bone-anchored hearing aids, according to a new study. Full Story Top Health Tip: Take Control of Your Health Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:48 pm PST HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- If you have a chronic illness -- such as diabetes, arthritis or heart disease -- you can take an active role in managing your health. Full Story Top Climate Change Extending Ragweed Season in Colder Climes: Study Mon, 21 Feb 2011 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) -- People with ragweed allergies who live in northern climates aren't imaging that their misery is lasting longer and longer each year. Full Story Top

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