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Tuesday, 13 January 2009 at 4:21 pm Posted by smp

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Largest study of US child health begins (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2009 03:56 PM CST

AP - Scientists begin recruiting mothers-to-be in North Carolina and New York this week for the largest study of U.S. children — aiming eventually to track 100,000 around the country from conception to age 21.

With economy sour, consumers sweet on herbal meds (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2009 04:15 PM CST

Kristen Kemp, left, has a cup of herbal tea with her three-year-old twin daughters, Annabelle, right, and Estelle at their home in Montclair, N.J., Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008. Kemp uses home remedies and herbal medicine for her kids' sore throats and colds instead of prescription medications to cut costs.(AP Photo/Mike Derer)AP - The choice between $75 prescription sleeping pills or a $5 herbal alternative is a no-brainer for Cathy and Bernard Birleffi, whose insurance costs have skyrocketed along with the nation's financial woes.

Sexually spread diseases up, better testing cited (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2009 04:35 PM CST

AP - Sexually spread diseases — for years on the decline — are on the rise, with reported chlamydia cases setting a record, government health officials said Tuesday.

Officials link salmonella to deaths in Va., Minn. (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2009 05:37 PM CST

In this undated photo provided by the Minnesota Department of Health, a container of King Nut peanut butter is seen. Lab tests found salmonella in the open 5-pound container of peanut butter from a Minnesota nursing home. The state Public Health Laboratory completed testing Monday that showed a genetic match with the bacterial strain tied to 30 illnesses in Minnesota and others across the country. (AP Photo/Minnesota Department of Health)AP - Three deaths associated with a national salmonella outbreak occurred in Virginia and Minnesota, health officials confirmed Tuesday.

FDA probe finds no link with asthma drugs, suicide (AP)

Posted: 13 Jan 2009 04:40 PM CST

AP - Federal health officials said Tuesday that asthma drugs, including Merck's Singulair, do not appear tied to suicide — though regulators continue to examine possible links to behavioral problems.

Obesity may raise risk of ovarian cancer (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jan 2009 04:15 PM CST

A woman walks along the boardwalk while leaving the U.S. Open tennis tournament in New York September 4, 2007. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)Reuters - Obese women may have a higher risk of developing ovarian cancer than their thinner counterparts, a large study of U.S. women suggests.

U.S. Chlamydia Infections Hit All-Time High (HealthDay)

Posted: 13 Jan 2009 06:02 PM CST

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) -- The number of Americans newly infected with the sexually transmitted diseases chlamydia and syphilis continues to rise, federal health officials reported Tuesday, with chlamydia infections hitting a record million-plus new cases annually.

Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 13, 2009 (HealthDay)

Posted: 13 Jan 2009 06:02 PM CST

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

Pediatric MS Tied to Higher Relapse Rates (HealthDay)

Posted: 13 Jan 2009 06:02 PM CST

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) -- People who develop multiple sclerosis before age 18 tend to suffer almost three times the symptom relapses than those who develop the disease in adulthood, a new study says.

Parkinson's disease puts bones, joints at risk (Reuters)

Posted: 13 Jan 2009 04:14 PM CST

Reuters - People with Parkinson's disease have an elevated risk of developing fragile bones and fractures over time -- a problem that deserves more attention, according to a new report.

Ovary Removal Lowers Odds of Cancer in High-Risk Women (HealthDay)

Posted: 13 Jan 2009 06:02 PM CST

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Removing the ovaries of women with a high risk of breast and ovarian cancer due to mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes does substantially reduce their risk of getting both cancers, a new study confirms.

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