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Lower Risk of Surgery Than Thought for Kids With Crohn's(HealthDay) (Yahoo Health 2010-09-03 23:08:18)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- The risk of bowel surgery forchildren with Crohn's disease is much lower than reported in previousstudies, according to new findings.
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Mouse Study May Help Explain Fish Oil's Benefits(HealthDay) (Yahoo Health 2010-09-03 21:03:10)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Feeding obese mice omega-3fatty acids reduced inflammation that can lead to diabetes, a new studyfinds.
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Program Tracks Preschoolers with Electronic Tags(LiveScience.com) (Yahoo Health 2010-09-03 19:20:50)
LiveScience.com - Officials in Contra Costa County, California are using RFID (radiofrequency identification) technology to track some 240 preschoolers aspart of a new Head Start program to keep the children safe and to makebetter use of its teachers.But the plan is not going over well with some privacy groups.
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Sickle Cell Kids at Greater Risk of 'Swine Flu'Complications(HealthDay) (Yahoo Health 2010-09-03 18:03:07)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Children with sickle celldisease experience more life-threatening complications from the H1N1 swineflu than from seasonal flu, a new study has found.
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Protein test ups diabetes diagnoses in some races(Reuters) (Yahoo Health 2010-09-03 16:23:17)
Reuters - Efforts to adopt a more accurate test for diagnosing diabetes may have hit a snag. Comparing the age-old oral glucose tolerance test to the newer hemoglobin A1c test confirms earlier evidence that race may influence test results, Danish researchers report.
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Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 3, 2010(HealthDay) (Yahoo Health 2010-09-03 13:02:39)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesyof ClinicalConnection.com:
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U.S. medical programs missing millions of kids: report(Reuters) (Yahoo Health 2010-09-03 07:01:50)
Reuters - An estimated five million uninsured children in the United States were eligible for Medicaid or the Childrens Health Insurance Program (CHIP) but were not enrolled in either plan, according to a new report.
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Bone drugs may raise risk of throat cancer(AP) (Yahoo Health 2010-09-02 23:01:19)
AP - People who take bone-strengthening drugs for several years may have a slightly higher risk of esophageal cancer, a new study suggests.
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Timer may help kids' bladder control problems(Reuters) (Yahoo Health 2010-09-02 20:18:24)
Reuters - Wearing a programmable wristwatch could help children manage their daytime bladder control problems, a new study suggests.
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Safety groups find no Pampers link to rash cases(Reuters) (Yahoo Health 2010-09-02 20:17:02)
Reuters - Two agencies investigating claims that Procter & Gamble Co's Pampers Dry Max gave children severe diaper rash reported Thursday that they have found no specific cause linking the diapers to rashes.
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Women, children most vulnerable in Pakistan crisis(Reuters) (Yahoo Health 2010-09-02 19:38:17)
Reuters - Pakistan's displaced flood victims say a lack of clean water and high temperatures are causing illnesses sweeping through relief camps with children most at risk.
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Text messages little help in remembering the Pill(Reuters) (Yahoo Health 2010-09-02 19:33:16)
Reuters - A cell phone text message -- and the buzz or beep that signals its arrival -- may not help a woman remember to pop her birth control pill, a new study suggests.
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Abbott diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban(Reuters) (Yahoo Health 2010-09-02 19:30:53)
Reuters - A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market.
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Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 2, 2010(HealthDay) (Yahoo Health 2010-09-02 18:02:51)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesyof ClinicalConnection.com:
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Seniors Get Boost From Bad News About the Young(HealthDay) (Yahoo Health 2010-09-02 18:02:44)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Older people prefer to readnegative news stories about the young, possibly because it makes them feelbetter about themselves, a new study suggests.
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Can home cooking be hazardous to your health?(AP) (Yahoo Health 2010-09-02 17:54:30)
AP - Could your kitchen at home pass a restaurant inspection?
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Double hand transplant patient shows new hands(AP) (Yahoo Health 2010-09-02 17:16:54)
AP - The recipient of a rare double hand transplant says he feels "fantastic" and can wiggle fingers on both his new hands.
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Americans Blind to the Obesity Epidemic(HealthDay) (Yahoo Health 2010-09-02 13:03:23)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Many Americans have skewedperceptions when it comes to their weight, often believing they arelighter than they actually are, even when the scales are shoutingotherwise, a new poll finds.
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Abbott's diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban(Reuters) (Yahoo Health 2010-09-02 11:20:18)
Reuters - A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market.
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Mental "exercise" linked to faster dementia progression(Reuters) (Yahoo Health 2010-09-02 11:19:54)
Reuters - While staying mentally active in old age has been linked to a delayed onset of dementia, seniors who engage in such brain "exercise" may actually have a faster rate of decline once Alzheimer's is diagnosed, researchers reported Wednesday.