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Wednesday, 3 December 2008 at 4:20 pm Posted by smp

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Study raps Web sites touting stem cell therapies (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 02:10 PM CST

A cell cluster cultured from embryonic stem cells is seen in this undated handout photo. (National Science Foundation/Handout/Reuters)AP - Consumers should be wary of Web sites from clinics that offer stem cell treatments, says a study that found a lack of firm medical evidence to back up their claims. The Web sites in the study generally portrayed their therapies as safe, effective and ready for routine use, but published research doesn't support that "overoptimistic" picture, the study authors said.

British conjoined twin dies after surgery (AP)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 09:35 AM CST

A handout picture from the Saudi Press Agency shows a team of doctors operating on two Iraqi conjoined twins in 2006. A one-week-old conjoined twin died following high-risk emergency surgery to separate her from her sister, a London hospital said.(AFP/HO/File)AP - Faith was breathing for Hope. So when the newborn conjoined Williams twins were separated, it turned out that Hope couldn't live without her sister.

Exercise Eases Obesity and Anger in Kids (HealthDay)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 06:02 PM CST

A group of young men exercise during training in Pokhara November 30, 2008. More than 20 thousand young Nepalis compete every year to be selected for the British Gurkha regiment where only 300 will be recruited. The training includes rigorous fitness exercises such as carrying heavy loads up and down a road. Picture taken November 30, 2008. REUTERS/Gopal Chitrakar (NEPAL)HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Overweight kids may be able to work out their anger with exercise, a new report finds.

School-Based Program Can Change Kids' Lives (HealthDay)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 06:02 PM CST

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3 HealthDay News) -- Urban kids who took part in a social development program in elementary school had improved mental health, sexual health, and educational and economic success as young adults, a new study finds.

Clinical Trials Update: Dec. 3, 2008 (HealthDay)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 06:02 PM CST

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

C-Section Might Boost Baby's Asthma Risk (HealthDay)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 06:02 PM CST

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Children born by Caesarean section are at increased risk of asthma, according to Swiss researchers, who conducted long-term monitoring of the respiratory health of nearly 3,000 infants.

Study sheds light on breast cancer drug failure (Reuters)

Posted: 03 Dec 2008 06:06 PM CST

Vasiliki Kostoula, a Greek breast cancer patient, is framed through a breast x-ray after a radiological medical examination in an Athens hospital, October 29, 2008. (Yannis Behrakis/Reuters)Reuters - The most commonly used breast cancer drug may cause tumors to spread in a small number of women with low levels of a protein which makes cells stick together, British researchers said on Thursday.

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