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Monday, 20 October 2008 at 4:19 pm Posted by smp

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Magnet device aims to treat depression patients (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 05:13 PM CDT

Graphic shows how magnetic stimulation is used to treat depression;AP - The government has approved the first noninvasive brain stimulator to treat depression — a device that beams magnetic pulses through the skull. If it sounds like science-fiction, well, those woodpecker-like pulses trigger small electrical charges that spark brain cells to fire. Yet it doesn't cause the risks of surgically implanted electrodes or the treatment of last resort, shock therapy.

Parents press states for autism insurance laws (AP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 05:28 AM CDT

Sean and Michele Trivedi laugh as they play with their 11-year-old daughter Ellie, outside their home in Carmel, Ind., Thursday, Oct. 2, 2008. Ellie, who has autism, receives behavior therapy that is covered under the family's health insurance. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy)AP - In Washington state, Reza and Arzu Forough pay more than $1,000 a week for behavior therapy for their 12-year-old autistic son.

Child virus kills 3, sickens 110 in east China (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 09:31 PM CDT

A child, who is infected with hand, foot and mouth disease, receives medical treatment at a hospital in Fuyang, Anhui province, May 9, 2008. (Stringer/Reuters)AP - Hand, foot and mouth disease has killed three children and sickened about 110 others in eastern China, state media reported.

Australia recalls products in tainted milk scandal (AP)

Posted: 19 Oct 2008 10:31 PM CDT

Graphic on the melamine scandal in China one month after it came to light. Bangladeshi authorities said Monday they would retest milk powder brands found to contain melamine after three dairy giants challenged results that found traces of the toxic chemical in their products.(AFP/Graphic/Martin Megino/Js)AP - Australian officials ordered the recall of a milk drink and cake brand after tests showed they were contaminated with melamine, bringing to six the number of Chinese-made products withdrawn in Australia following China's tainted milk scandal.

Gastric bypass cuts heart risks (Reuters)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 09:16 AM CDT

Reuters - The risk faced by obese people of having a heart attack or other cardiovascular "events" is reduced substantially after they undergo gastric bypass surgery to lose weight, according to a recent study.

Scouts to get advice on safe sex (AFP)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 06:24 AM CDT

Scouts make the Scout Promise during a special ceremony on Brownsea Island, Poole, last year as a part of the Centenary of the Scout movement. The Scouts, the youth movement best known for its focus on bracing outdoor activities such as camping, hiking and fishing, is to arm its teenage members with practical advice about sex.(AFP/File/Leon Neal)AFP - The Scouts, the youth movement best known for its focus on bracing outdoor activities such as camping, hiking and fishing, is to arm its teenage members with practical advice about sex.

Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 20, 2008 (HealthDay)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 06:03 PM CDT

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:

Health Tip: Quit Smoking During Pregnancy (HealthDay)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 06:03 PM CDT

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- If you smoke and you're pregnant or planning to become pregnant, it's especially important to kick the habit now. The toxic chemicals inhaled when you smoke are easily passed to the unborn baby.

ALS, Alzheimer's Insights Could Improve Treatment (HealthDay)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 06:03 PM CDT

A nurse helps a patient suffering from Alzheimer's disease. Best-selling author Terry Pratchett, who has Alzheimer's disease, has warned the nation faces a HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 20 (HealthDay News) -- New discoveries in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also called Lou Gehrig's disease, and Alzheimer's disease could bring new hope to patients, scientists say.

Acrylamide Doesn't Raise Gastrointestinal Cancer Risk (HealthDay)

Posted: 20 Oct 2008 06:03 PM CDT

HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 20 (HealthDay News) -- A large Dutch study finds no link between acrylamide and the risk of developing gastrointestinal cancer.

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