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Yahoo! News: Health News
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AP - Alexis McKenzie's mother had mild dementia, but things sounded OK when she phoned home: Dad was with her, finishing his wife's sentences as they talked about puttering through the day and a drive to the store.
AP - Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list.
 AP - When Dorothy Twinney first saw a Race for the Cure walk for breast cancer — "a sea of pink" traveling through her hometown of Plymouth, Mich. — she was so moved she sat in her car and wept.
AP - Scientists for the Food and Drug Administration say that an Amgen drug slowed the spread of cancer to the bone in men with hard-to-treat prostate cancer, though the drug did not extend life and carried significant side effects.
Reuters - There can only be one winner in Sunday's Super Bowl but for two opposing players, a bigger battle has already been won, victory over cancer.
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- People who consume a few
alcoholic drinks a day and have a family history of colorectal cancer are
at increased risk for developing colon cancer, new research suggests.
Reuters - Orexigen Therapeutics Inc said it reached an agreement with U.S. health regulators on the design of a heart-safety trial required for the approval of its experimental obesity drug.
ContributorNetwork - In cases of child sexual abuse, a second follow-up exam often finds injuries, trauma or sexually transmitted infections missed on the first evaluation, especially in teens, says a study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics. With 80,000 reports of child sexual abuse in the U.S. annually, doctors say children should be examined at least once more in cases of reported sexual assault. Here are details about child sex abuse and how further medical evaluation might help.
Reuters - Objections to Express Scripts' $29 billion plan to buy rival pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions are accumulating as U.S. antitrust regulators weigh whether they have enough evidence to stop the megamerger.
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Close to 4,600 kids in the
United States were hospitalized as a result of child abuse in one recent
year, and 300 of them died, a new study shows.
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Creating a home safety checklist can help
seniors prevent injuries and let them prepare if they happen to fall or
hurt themselves.
LiveScience.com - About 30 million Americans suffer from depression, and when a sudden wave of severe symptoms hits them, there's no instant fix. The most commonly prescribed drugs — Prozac, Celexa and Zoloft — take a few weeks to kick in, and in the meantime, depressed people are at an escalated risk of suicide. More than half the time, the prescribed drug doesn't end up working at all, and patients must start over with a different treatment.
Reuters - Director Zalman King, best known for erotic film "9 1/2 Weeks" and television series "Red Shoe Diaries," died on Friday in Santa Monica, Calif., after a long battle with cancer. He was 69.
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Adding more fuel to the
controversial topic of children and spanking, two Canadian child
development experts have published a new analysis that warns that physical
punishment poses serious risks to a child's long-term development.
HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Pregnant women with HIV can prevent
passing the AIDS-causing virus to their babies by taking antiretroviral
drugs, but there remains a possibility that some of these medications
might cause birth defects, such as cleft lip and palate, according to a
new study.
CNN.com - Health
CNN.com delivers up-to-the-minute news and information on the latest top stories, weather, entertainment, politics and more.
Passing laws is one thing; enforcing them is another. Enter New York City's idling rule, meant to improve the city's air quality by prohibiting drivers from running their engines when they're not moving.
    
Well-child visits have changed since you were a kid. Find out what pediatricians will be checking for.
 
In the New York town of LeRoy, more than a dozen people have suddenly developed uncontrollable twitching and verbal tics.
 
A community meeting Saturday at a school where over a dozen children have developed tic-like symptoms quickly became contentious, further dividing an already-polarized community.
 
Doctors studying to become dermatologists have, for years, shared exam questions by memorizing and writing them down after the test to become board certified, CNN has confirmed.
 
A nasty collision during a kickoff in 1997 left Kevin Turner seeing stars.
 
Senior executive producer Roni Selig's personal and professional problems led to her eventually start the Fit Nation program at CNN.
 
As Kenya's leading psychiatrist, Frank Njenga has been championing the cause of better mental health care for more than three decades.
 
The world's largest collection of athletes' brains is being used to understand exactly what hits on the field are doing to the brain.
 
The cold hard reality is that America does not need to reform health care, it needs to transform health care, Dr. Otis Brawley says.
 
TIME.com: Top Science and Health Stories
Top Science and Health Stories on TIME.com
At least three giant-telescope projects are now under way, and the biggest of them, the European Extremely Large Telescope, is finally breaking ground in Chile
In an improbable spot, scientists say they've discovered a world like our own where water and biology might exist
A new system provides all the clarity of stargazing from space and none of the challenges
Tariffs on Chinese imports is a feel-good solution that could do a lot of harm
Since 2004, the interplanetary car has been trundling across the Martian surface
The fact that the climate is already changing, and will continue to change, means we need to start adapting agriculture to a warmer world immediately
The potentially lethal Choking Game, which involves cutting off the blood supply to the brain, appears to be popular with some college students who think it's not as dangerous as using illicit drugs
The driving distance between Phoenix and Dallas is getting farther. It's a minuscule difference -- not even a millimeter a year -- but it's a tangible phenomenon, and you can blame on the middleman: New Mexico
Our galaxy ought to have a lot more company -- so where is it?
You may never have heard of gravitational lensing, but it's redrawing the very map of space
The darkest, least habitable spots on the lunar surface turn out to be the wettest too
If distant stars have their own worlds, why shouldn't distant worlds have their own moons?
The failure of a Russian space probe leads to charges of sabotage
As John Edwards petitions for yet another postponement of his campaign-finance trial, a look at why the human brain recoils at the former pretty boy of politics
What unusually mild temperatures do -- and don't -- tell us about climate change
Latest Health Headlines - CBS News
Read the latest Health headlines on CBS News, covering news stories, videos and pictures of world and US news, as well as news in politics, health, sports and business.
83-year-old Belgian woman suffered serious jaw infection, got new jaw made by 3D printer
     
Could green tea be secret to long, healthy life? Study suggests it may
  
STD rates have doubled among 50 to 90-year-olds over past 10 years, according to editorial
  
University of Missouri educator using web to share cancer experience, says he's not wasting his time fighting the cancer
  
A professor who spent decades teaching others how to care for dying patients is now terminally ill himself. CBS News national correspondent Lee Cowan reports on how he's still teaching lessons on life and death.
  
Prof. David Oliver talks to Charlie Rose and Erica Hill about his experience in dealing with a terminal illness after years of teaching others how to cope with death and dying.
  
Three days after the earthquake that struck Haiti, Shelove Julmiste was told her crushed leg would have to be amputated. She thought she would never walk again. Now two years later, Shelove is running Haiti's first rehab program and helping people get back on their feet. Whit Johnson reports.
  
Seen as factor in declining population there; Many say they can't be bothered with relationships and prefer video games
  
Study: Obese physicians less likely to discuss obesity with patients and to diagnose them as being obese
  
A new study shows obese physicians are less likely to discuss obesity with patients and to diagnose them as being obese. So, should you consider a doctor's looks when choosing a physician? Nancy Cordes and Jeff Glor asked Dr. Holly Philips and body image coach Emme.
  
Author Jane Velez-Mitchell on steps an alcoholic or drug addict must take to avoid relapsing
  
Working long hours linked to depression; Ultrasounds could be the key to male birth control; And, a special "What the Health" segment on babies, from CBSNews.com's Nick Dietz
  
American Heart Association spreads awareness for number one killer for women
  
People who work 11-plus hours a day are two-and-a-half times more likely to become depressed than those clock out after seven or eight; Also, ultrasounds could be the key to birth control for men; And, a special "What the Health" segment on babies.
  
Minnesota-based food company recalling more than one million hard-cooked eggs after positive tests for Listeria bacteria
  
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ABC News: Health
A review of a decade of research said online dating sites have no 'credence' to their claims.
 
The CDC says more than one in five kids and teens ride in cars as others smoke.
ABC News? David Meyers Reports: Since he was diagnosed with cirrhosis five years ago, Ed Mooney knew that if he didn?t get a liver transplant soon he?d be in serious danger. ?I probably had a million people ahead of me. My sister got denied as a...
Child abuse landed 4,569 American children in the hospital in 2006, 300 of whom died from their injuries, a new study found.
Along with painkillers, surgery and other medical treatments, integrative medicine specialists say there are a number of effective non-conventionall options for symptom relief that can help arthritis sufferers live full and productive lives.
By donating her husband?s skilled hands to an amputee so that he might once again play music and paint, a New Hampshire woman created a fitting legacy for a handy and generous man who never hesitated to help strangers. Jodi Lloyd stayed in the background...
Amid a firestorm of controversy, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation apologized for cutting off funding from Planned Parenthood and vowed to revise its policy that led to that decision. ?We want to apologize to the American public for recent decisions that cast...
All 11- and 12-year-old boys should be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus, according to a statement from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The announcement serves as the official recommendation of the conclusions of a CDC advisory panel vote in October that boys...
Texas Rangers? outfielder Josh Hamilton, the 2010 American League MVP who has battled alcohol and drug addictions for over a decade, has suffered a relapse with alcohol. ESPN reports that Hamilton, 30, drank alcohol at Sherlock?s Pub and Grill in Dallas on Monday. Teammate Ian...
Dr. Joshua Klapow explains why the popularity of online dating has grown.
The Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation reverses decision on funding.
Dr. Arlene Dent explains that more intervention is needed to combat malaria.
Dr. Jacques Moritz discusses new drug for uterine fibroids.
DEP seeks origin of antique kit containing capsules of radium.
Reuters: Health News
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VIENNA (Reuters) - A Vienna hospital is searching for long-retired staff who might hold clues to a man's claim that he was deliberately infected with malaria when he was a psychiatric patient nearly half a century ago.
  
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Objections to Express Scripts' $29 billion plan to buy rival pharmacy benefits manager Medco Health Solutions are accumulating as U.S. antitrust regulators weigh whether they have enough evidence to stop the megamerger.
 
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new government study reports that while fewer kids and teens are getting exposed to secondhand smoke while riding in the car, rates of exposure are still high enough to warrant concern.
 
(Reuters) - Agents from the Drug Enforcement Administration raided two CVS pharmacies in Florida as part of an effort to curb the abuse of prescription painkillers and other potentially addictive substances.
 
NEW YORK (Reuters) - For most people running one marathon is a daunting prospect but research scientist Leslie Miller belongs to group of runners who have completed 100 or more marathons, many of them just for the fun of it.
 
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nearly 4,600 U.S. children were hospitalized with broken bones, traumatic brain injury and other serious damage caused by physical abuse in 2006, according to a new report.
 
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Reviewers from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Monday that they were not sure whether Amgen Inc's Xgeva bone drug should be approved for a wider use of delaying the spread of cancer to the bone.
 
(Reuters) - Elderly adults who regularly drink green tea may stay more agile and independent than their peers over time, according to a Japanese study that covered thousands of people.
 
(Reuters) - Orexigen Therapeutics Inc said it reached an agreement with U.S. health regulators on the design of a heart-safety trial required for the approval of its experimental obesity drug.
 
INDIANAPOLIS (Reuters) - There can only be one winner in Sunday's Super Bowl but for two opposing players, a bigger battle has already been won, victory over cancer.
 
msnbc.com: Health
Msnbc.com is a leader in breaking news and original journalism.
 After years of studying, experts think they've figured out what was ailing Harry Potter all those years -- a nummular headache.
In the first national estimate of serious injuries due to child abuse, Yale University researchers say 4,600 U.S. children were hospitalized with broken bones, traumatic brain injury and other serious damage caused by abuse. Babies younger than one were the most common victims.
Texting while driving, speeding and back-seat hanky-panky aren't all that parents need to worry about when their kids are in cars: Add secondhand smoke to the list.
A review of 20 years of research finds that physically disciplining a child has long-term, harmful effects on their development.
 Dark chocolate, blue potatoes and lemon macaroons! Find out what other surprising foods can help feed your brain and improve mood.
Elderly adults who regularly drink green tea may stay more agile and independent than their peers over time, according to a Japanese study that covered thousands of people.
 Fierce controversy over a policy that cut -- then apparently restored -- funding for Planned Parenthood by the Susan G.
 Take a look at this - but not too hard. Researchers with a little time on their hands found that this black-and-white striped rug gives people symptoms of nausea and motion sickness.
 People who occasionally use hard drugs like cocaine, amphetamines and opiates in middle age are more common than anyone might suspect, an Alabama researcher finds.
When the nation?s pre-eminent breast cancer advocacy group, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure foundation, decided to stop most of its financing of Planned Parenthood in December, Komen?s leaders hoped to quietly distance the foundation from a politically controversial organization that they feared was costing them support and donations, a board member said.
A Minnesota company is recalling cooked eggs distributed in 34 states because of possible listeria contamination.
 If a forbidden doughnut is tempting you to break your diet, tell yourself you'll have a bite later ? just don't specify when.
In the case of nearly 20 teenagers with a twitching disorder in upstate New York, doctors say the symptoms may be spreading faster through the girls' own use of Facebook and other forms of social media.
 A 9-year-old Maine girl is home from a Boston hospital healthy, active and with high hopes ? and a new stomach, liver, spleen, small intestine, pancreas, and part of an esophagus to replace the ones that were being choked by a huge tumor.
Malaria may be killing around twice as many people as experts previously thought, and it could also be hitting older children and adults ? long considered the least susceptible ? a new study suggests.
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