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Today's Health News: Gene therapy raises hope for a future AIDS cure Better think positive: Pessimism can block therapy AP IMPACT: Past medical testing on humans revealed Fish Oil Seems to Help Cancer Patients Preserve Muscle Drop in Breast Cancer Among White Women May Have Stalled Half of men may have HPV infections: study Michelle Obama gets a Republican boost on obesity U.S. may pay for sex disease tests for elderly Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 28, 2011 Pediatricians' Group Backs Ban on Tanning Booth Use by Minors Lawmakers question Medicare payment contractors Oregon congressman tells paper he took painkiller Chef's memoir tells of fight against tongue cancer Treat kids' discomfort, not fevers: Pediatricians AIDS gel shown to protect anal tissue from HIV Health Tip: Diabetes May Contribute to Hearing Loss Climate Change Extending Ragweed Season in Colder Climes: Study Gene therapy raises hope for a future AIDS cure Mon, 28 Feb 2011 06:39 pm PST AP - In a bold new approach ultimately aimed at trying to cure AIDS, scientists used genetic engineering in six patients to develop blood cells that are resistant to HIV, the virus that causes the disease. Full Story Top Better think positive: Pessimism can block therapy Mon, 28 Feb 2011 01:01 pm PST AP - Spine surgeon Anders Cohen puts a lot of stock in patients' expectations of pain relief. He prefers to operate only on those who "grab you by the collar and say, `I can't take it anymore.'" Full Story Top AP IMPACT: Past medical testing on humans revealed Sun, 27 Feb 2011 06:15 pm PST AP - Shocking as it may seem, U.S. government doctors once thought it was fine to experiment on disabled people and prison inmates. Such experiments included giving hepatitis to mental patients in Connecticut, squirting a pandemic flu virus up the noses of prisoners in Maryland, and injecting cancer cells into chronically ill people at a New York hospital. Full Story Top Fish Oil Seems to Help Cancer Patients Preserve Muscle Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy may be able to avoid the accompanying muscle loss and malnutrition by taking fish oil supplements that contain omega-3 fatty acids, new research suggests. Full Story Top Drop in Breast Cancer Among White Women May Have Stalled Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Many American women abandoned hormone replacement therapy after a 2002 study found the treatment was tied to higher breast cancer risk. A sharp drop in breast cancer incidence among whites was observed soon after. Full Story Top Half of men may have HPV infections: study Mon, 28 Feb 2011 04:55 pm PST Reuters - Half of men in the general population may be infected with human papillomavirus or HPV, the human wart virus that causes cervical and other cancers, strengthening the case for vaccinating boys against HPV, U.S. researchers said on Monday. Full Story Top Michelle Obama gets a Republican boost on obesity Sun, 27 Feb 2011 05:12 pm PST AFP - Two prominent Republicans came to the defense of First Lady Michelle Obama, breaking ranks with some of their party's top stars who have taken jabs at her campaign against obesity. 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. 28, 2011 Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Full Story Top Pediatricians' Group Backs Ban on Tanning Booth Use by Minors Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) -- In a new policy statement issued Monday, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) said it supports legislation that would bar children from using tanning beds or other artificial tanning devices. Full Story Top Lawmakers question Medicare payment contractors Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:13 pm PST Reuters - Democratic senators on Tuesday expressed concern that companies hired to help pay and oversee medical claims under the Medicare health insurance program may have costly conflicts of interest. Full Story Top Oregon congressman tells paper he took painkiller Wed, 23 Feb 2011 05:14 pm PST AP - An Oregon congressman says that he accepted prescription drugs from a campaign contributor last October, around the time when members of his staff complained of his erratic behavior. Full Story Top Chef's memoir tells of fight against tongue cancer Mon, 28 Feb 2011 05:42 am PST AP - "Life, on the Line: A Chef's Story of Chasing Greatness, Facing Death, and Redefining the Way We Eat" (Gotham Books, $27.50), by Grant Achatz and Nick Kokonas: Full Story Top Treat kids' discomfort, not fevers: Pediatricians Mon, 28 Feb 2011 11:21 am PST Reuters - Don't immediately reach for the medicine cabinet when your little one's forehead feels warm, according to a new report from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) that says fevers alone are not a cause for intervention. Full Story Top AIDS gel shown to protect anal tissue from HIV Mon, 28 Feb 2011 09:30 am PST Reuters - An experimental gel containing a prescription HIV drug has been shown for the first time to protect rectal tissue against the virus that causes AIDS, according to new research. Full Story Top Health Tip: Diabetes May Contribute to Hearing Loss Mon, 28 Feb 2011 08:47 pm PST HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Diabetics are twice as likely as non-diabetics to have hearing loss, according to the American Diabetes Association. It's thought that diabetes damages the small blood vessels and nerves in the inner-ear, the ADA says. 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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