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Monday, May 30, 2011 12:06 AM PDT

Today's Health News: Man celebrates 85 years of living with diabetes E. coli cucumbers may be in Austria, Hungary UNICEF discloses vaccine prices for 1st time Teenage diving champ Daley's father dies of cancer Doctors say Gary Carter's brain tumor looks malignant New breast cancer guidelines "unsafe": women More Sleep May Cut Kids' Risk of Obesity APNewsBreak: Calif could require condoms in porn Lists of Prescription Meds' Side Effects Keep Growing: Study Uganda: from child cattle raider to overgrown schoolboy McConnell says Medicare to be part of deficit deal Drugging the Vulnerable: Atypical Antipsychotics in Children and the Elderly Prostate Cancer Studies Find Benefit in Daily Acetaminophen and Brisk Walks ISAF apologises for Afghan civilian deaths Scientists tout momentum in race to solve AIDS Gestational Diabetes Predictable Before Pregnancy, Experts Say Asthma often elicits unneeded antibiotics for kids Man celebrates 85 years of living with diabetes Sun, 29 May 2011 05:50 pm PDT AP - When Bob Krause turned 90 last week, it was by virtue of an unflagging determination and a mentality of precision that kept his body humming after being diagnosed with diabetes as a boy. Full Story Top E. coli cucumbers may be in Austria, Hungary Sun, 29 May 2011 10:20 am PDT AP - Spanish vegetables suspected of contamination with a potentially deadly bacteria are being recalled from stores in Austria and the Czech Republic to prevent the spread of a deadly outbreak, officials said Sunday. Full Story Top UNICEF discloses vaccine prices for 1st time Sat, 28 May 2011 02:18 pm PDT AP - UNICEF is for the first time publicizing what drugmakers charge it for vaccines, as the world's biggest buyer of lifesaving immunizations aims to spark price competition in the face of rising costs. Full Story Top Teenage diving champ Daley's father dies of cancer Sat, 28 May 2011 06:03 am PDT AFP - The father of British teenage world champion diver Tom Daley has died from cancer, it was announced on Saturday. Full Story Top Doctors say Gary Carter's brain tumor looks malignant Fri, 27 May 2011 07:33 pm PDT Reuters - Hall of Fame catcher Gary Carter has a brain tumor that "appears to be malignant", doctors at Duke University Medical Center said on Friday. Full Story Top New breast cancer guidelines "unsafe": women Fri, 27 May 2011 02:21 pm PDT Reuters - More than eight out of 10 women say new guidelines recommending against routine breast cancer screening of women under 50 are "unsafe," according to a small survey. Full Story Top More Sleep May Cut Kids' Risk of Obesity Fri, 27 May 2011 08:47 pm PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) -- Youngsters who do not get enough sleep on a regular basis are more likely to be overweight, a new study has found. Full Story Top APNewsBreak: Calif could require condoms in porn Fri, 27 May 2011 04:30 pm PDT AP - California workplace safety officials have drafted rules to require porn performers to use condoms and other barriers in sex scenes to prevent being infected with sexually transmitted diseases. Full Story Top Lists of Prescription Meds' Side Effects Keep Growing: Study Thu, 26 May 2011 08:47 pm PDT HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 26 (HealthDay News)-- Lists of the side effects for prescription medications on drug labels, packaging and advertisements have mushroomed up to an average of 70 per medication, a new study reports. Full Story Top Uganda: from child cattle raider to overgrown schoolboy Sun, 29 May 2011 10:48 pm PDT AFP - Simon Peter Lotia is not only more than twice the age and double the height of his fellow pupils at Rengen primary school in northeast Uganda, but he towers over most of his teachers as well. Full Story Top McConnell says Medicare to be part of deficit deal Fri, 27 May 2011 09:14 am PDT Reuters - Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said on Friday that the Medicare healthcare program will be part of any bipartisan agreement to reduce the U.S. deficit and increase the debt limit. Full Story Top Drugging the Vulnerable: Atypical Antipsychotics in Children and the Elderly Thu, 26 May 2011 01:20 am PDT Time.com - Pharmaceutical companies have recently paid out the largest legal settlements in U.S. history for illegally marketing antipsychotic drugs Full Story Top Prostate Cancer Studies Find Benefit in Daily Acetaminophen and Brisk Walks Thu, 26 May 2011 08:00 am PDT Time.com - Pop a Tylenol and take a brisk walk for protection against prostate cancer? That's what the findings of two new studies published this week suggest Full Story Top ISAF apologises for Afghan civilian deaths Sun, 29 May 2011 10:42 pm PDT AFP - Foreign forces in Afghanistan apologised Monday for the deaths of nine Afghan civilians after President Hamid Karzai criticised an air strike which he and officials said killed 14, including children. Full Story Top Scientists tout momentum in race to solve AIDS Sun, 29 May 2011 01:06 pm PDT AFP - The race to end AIDS has picked up momentum in the past two years as scientific advances offer new hope of halting the spread of the disease nearly three decades after the epidemic surfaced. Full Story Top Gestational Diabetes Predictable Before Pregnancy, Experts Say Fri, 27 May 2011 08:47 pm PDT HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 27 (HealthDay News) -- Whether or not a woman will develop diabetes during pregnancy can be predicted up to seven years before she even conceives, new research suggests. Full Story Top Asthma often elicits unneeded antibiotics for kids Tue, 24 May 2011 09:40 am PDT Reuters - One out of six kids with asthma receives an antibiotic they don't need, according to new study findings. Full Story Top

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