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1 in 5 young adults has personality disorder, researchers report (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 04:32 PM CST

AP - Almost one in five young American adults has a personality disorder that interferes with everyday life, and even more abuse alcohol or drugs, researchers reported Monday in the most extensive study of its kind.

Depression leads to internal fat in 70-somethings (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 03:10 PM CST

AP - Older people who are depressed are much more likely to develop a dangerous type of internal body fat — the kind that can lead to diabetes and heart disease — than people who are not depressed, a disturbing new study found.

Asthma inhalers to go 'green' on Dec. 31 (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 02:28 PM CST

A man holds an inhaler. One-third of Canadians with asthma have likely been wrongly diagnosed by their doctor, said a study Tuesday that blames an explosion of asthma cases in developed countries on lack of proper testing.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Spencer Platt)AP - Last warning: Asthma inhalers go "green" on Dec. 31, forcing patients still using the old-fashioned kind to make a pricey and even confusing switch. The medicine inside these rescue inhalers — the albuterol that quickly opens airways during an asthma attack — isn't changing. But the chemicals used to puff that drug into your lungs are.

Some doctors may give up vaccines because of cost (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 09:28 AM CST

File photo shows a nurse drawing blood from a patient for an HIV test at the Themba Lethu Clinic in Johannesburg. As World AIDS Day is marked on Monday, the fight against the disease remains stymied by the of adequate treatment in poor countries and setbacks in finding an effective vaccine, experts say.(AFP/File/Paballo Thekiso)AP - About one in 10 doctors who vaccinate privately insured children are considering dropping that service largely because they are losing money when they do it, according to a new survey.

Study shows families' financial strain from autism (AP)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 09:36 AM CST

AP - More than half a million U.S. children have autism with costly health care needs that often put an unprecedented financial strain on their families, national data show.

Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 1, 2008 (HealthDay)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 06:03 PM CST

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

Scans Show Sound-Processing Deficits in Autistic Kids (HealthDay)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 06:03 PM CST

HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Children with autism spectrum disorder process sounds a fraction of a second slower than other children, an abnormality that offers insight into listening and language issues linked to the condition, a new study says.

Radioactive 'Seed' Rx Helps Women With Implants Fight Breast Cancer (HealthDay)

Posted: 01 Dec 2008 06:03 PM CST

HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Women who have had their breasts augmented with implants and are later diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer may be treated successfully with a partial-breast radiation treatment known as brachytherapy, according to an Arizona physician and researcher.

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2 December 2008 at 01:18

Peppermint oil and bran are two effective treatments for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), researchers have found. They were both better than placebo when they were tested on groups of IBS patients, and researchers from McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, are urging the therapies to become part of the standard treatment for IBS offered by doctors.

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