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Friday, 24 October 2008 at 4:36 pm Posted by smp

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400 reports of baby rashes prompt clothing warning (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 05:11 PM CDT

AP - The government is warning parents about Carter's Inc. baby garments with tag-less labels after about 400 babies who wore the clothing developed rashes on their backs.

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

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 10:58 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.

UN: Over 12,000 cholera cases in Guinea Bissau (AP)

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 06:36 AM CDT

A man, seen in 2005, gets his hands disinfected after bringing a patient to a medical center in Touba, Senegal, where 20 new cases of cholera are reported per day. A cholera epidemic in the western African country of Guinea-Bissau has killed 201 people since May and made more than 12,000 others seriously ill, United Nations aid agencies said Friday.(AFP/File/Seyllou)AP - The United Nations says over 12,220 people have been infected with cholera in Guinea-Bissau and 201 have died from the disease.

HIV scare puts Mo. school in uncertain territory (AP)

Posted: 23 Oct 2008 10:57 PM CDT

Normandy High School in seen, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008 in St. Louis. At least 50 students at the school may have been exposed to the HIV virus. The St. Louis County Health Department said someone had tested positive for HIV, raising concerns that students at Normandy High School may have been exposed.(AP Photo/Tom Gannam)AP - Students at a suburban St. Louis high school headed to the gymnasium for HIV testing this week after an infected person told health officials as many as 50 teenagers might have been exposed to the virus that causes AIDS.

White adults who see discrimination often overweight (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 06:14 PM CDT

Pedestrians wait to walk across a street near Times Square in New York August 28, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)Reuters - Certain white adults who say they've been discriminated against in their daily lives are more likely to be obese than their peers who haven't perceived personal discrimination, a new study finds.

New MS Therapies Show Promise (HealthDay)

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 06:04 PM CDT

Illustration showing how multiple sclerosis attacks the human body.(AFP Graphic)HealthDay - THURSDAY, Oct. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Two medications may prove to be advances in the treatment of multiple sclerosis, researchers say.

Health Tip: Trick-or-Treating Safely (HealthDay)

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 06:04 PM CDT

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Halloween can be great fun for children and parents alike. But parents still need to enforce some rules to help ensure a safe night of trick-or-treating.

Pill camera works well in elderly (Reuters)

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 01:18 PM CDT

Reuters - The video camera-in-a-capsule has revolutionized bowel examinations, and now doctors in Greece have shown that advancing age does not compromise the success of the procedure.

Colon Cancer Drug Won't Help Those With Certain Gene Mutation (HealthDay)

Posted: 24 Oct 2008 06:03 PM CDT

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Oct. 22 (HealthDay News) -- A new study suggests that people with advanced colon cancer who have a particular gene mutation won't benefit from the medication cetuximab (Erbitux).

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