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Survey: Half of US doctors use placebo treatments (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 06:04 PM CDT

HOLD FOR RELEASE UNTIL 7 P.M. EDT; graphic shows results of survey on attitudes and behaviors related to prescribing placebos to patients ; two sizes;AP - About half of American doctors in a new survey say they regularly give patients placebo treatments — usually drugs or vitamins that won't really help their condition. And many of these doctors are not honest with their patients about what they are doing, the survey found.

Scientists try to stop hunger with retooled foods (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 02:43 PM CDT

According to a new study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition from Penn State University, a serving of pistachios each day as part of a diet low in saturated fat and cholesterol may reduce the risk of heart disease. Results showed that consuming pistachios significantly lowered total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and non-HDL cholesterol levels. For full study and pistachio heart-healthy recipes, visit pistachiohealth.com. (PRNewsFoto/Paramount Farms; PistachioHealth.Com)AP - Want to lose weight? Try eating. That's one of the strategies being developed by scientists experimenting with foods that trick the body into feeling full.

Food allergies increasing in US kids, study says (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 12:10 AM CDT

Graphic shows reported percentage of children who have had a food allergy in the past year, according to a study; two sizes; 1c x 3 1/8 inches; 46.5 mm x 79.4 mm; 2c x 3 inches; 96.3 mm x 76.2 mmAP - Food allergies in American children seem to be on the rise, now affecting about 3 million kids, according to the first federal study of the problem.

Nev. agency links 114 hepatitis cases to 2 clinics (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 05:40 PM CDT

AP - Investigators think they've identified almost everyone who may have contracted the potentially deadly hepatitis C virus at two Las Vegas outpatient medical clinics, a top public health official said Thursday.

Panel calls for vaccine for adult smokers (AP)

Posted: 22 Oct 2008 08:01 PM CDT

A woman smokes a cigarette. The World Health Organisation and anti-smoking activists have unveiled a AP - For the first time, an influential government panel is recommending a vaccination specifically for smokers. The panel decided Wednesday that adult smokers under 65 should get pneumococcal vaccine. The shot — already recommended for anyone 65 or older — protects against bacteria that cause pneumonia, meningitis and other illnesses.

Sanofi-Aventis withdraws anti-obesity drug from sale in Europe (AFP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 02:18 PM CDT

Pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis' anti-obesity drug Acomplia. EU authorities suspended sales of Acomplia across the continent Thursday, the firm announced, adding that it had not ruled out a worldwide halt.(AFP/Eric Piermont)AFP - EU authorities suspended sales of pharmaceutical giant Sanofi-Aventis' anti-obesity drug Acomplia across the continent Thursday, the firm announced, adding that it had not ruled out a worldwide halt.

Mich. ad likens stem-cell work to Tuskegee study (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 01:36 PM CDT

An undated image showing mouse embryonic stem cells stained with a flourescent green marker. (National Science Foundation/Handout/Reuters)AP - A television ad created by opponents of a ballot measure that would allow embryonic stem-cell research in Michigan likens such work to the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study.

Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 23, 2008 (HealthDay)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 06:03 PM CDT

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

Depression During Pregnancy May Cause Premature Birth (HealthDay)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 06:03 PM CDT

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Women who are depressed early in their pregnancy run a higher risk of preterm delivery, the leading cause of infant mortality, a new study suggests.

Oral hygiene curbs pneumonia risk in elderly (Reuters)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 02:58 PM CDT

Reuters - Among nursing home residents, having a nursing aide help them maintain good oral hygiene lowers the odds of them dying from pneumonia, a study suggests.

Cervical Cancer Vaccine Called Safe (HealthDay)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 06:03 PM CDT

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay) -- Gardasil, the two-year-old vaccine that's designed to prevent cervical cancer, is safe, U.S. officials said Wednesday.

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