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  • Autism risks detailed in children of older mothers

    AP – Mon Feb 8, 6:30 pm ET  Sent 227 times
    A boy with autism at a treament center. Women over 40 are nearly... AFP/File

    A woman's chance of having a child with autism increase substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million births found. Full Story »

  • Lawmaker's death a reminder of surgery risks

    AP – Tue Feb 9, 6:48 pm ET  Sent 114 times
    FILE - In this July 23, 2006 file photo, Rep. John Murtha, D-... AP

    WASHINGTON - Gallbladder surgery is usually a very safe operation, but a powerful congressman's death is a reminder of the known risks. Full Story »

  • Changes proposed in how psychiatrists diagnose

    AP – Wed Feb 10, 1:25 am ET  Sent 79 times

    WASHINGTON - Don't say "mental retardation" — the new term is "intellectual disability." No more diagnoses of Asperger's syndrome — call it a mild version of autism instead. And while "behavioral addictions" will be new to doctors' dictionaries, "Internet addiction" didn't make the cut. Full Story »

  • Being religious may not make you healthier after all

    Reuters – Mon Feb 8, 3:29 pm ET  Sent 63 times

    A number of studies over the past two decades have shown that religious people tend to be healthier. But a new study suggests that when it comes to heart disease and clogged arteries, attending religious services or having spiritual experiences may not protect against heart attacks and strokes. Full Story »

  • Bad malaria pills in Africa raise resistance fears

    AP – Mon Feb 8, 9:43 am ET  Sent 46 times

    High rates of the most effective type of malaria-fighting drugs sold in three African countries are poor quality — including nearly half the pills sampled in Senegal — raising fears of increased drug resistance that could wipe out the last weapon left to battle a disease that kills 1 million people each year, according to a U.S. report released Monday. Full Story »

  • Ethics debate over blood from newborn safety tests

    AP – Mon Feb 8, 4:08 pm ET  Sent 45 times
    A one-day-old baby boy's heel is pricked for blood during a phenylketonuria... AP

    WASHINGTON - A critical safety net for babies — that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn — is facing an ethics attack. Full Story »

  • Sugary soft drinks linked to pancreatic cancer: study

    AFP – Mon Feb 8, 10:36 pm ET  Sent 44 times
    A Cambodian scavenger (L) collects empty cans of soft drink and... AFP/File

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - People who drink at least two sugary sodas a week have an increased risk of developing cancer of the pancreas, and researchers suspect the culprit is sugar, a new study shows. Full Story »

  • Tests Show Top Tuna Brands Have High Mercury Levels

    HealthDay – Thu Feb 4, 11:49 pm ET  Sent 36 times

    THURSDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Tests on more than 300 samples of canned tuna from the top three brands in the United States revealed that more than half contained mercury levels above what's considered safe by the Environmental Protection Agency. Full Story »

  • Soft Drinks Could Boost Pancreatic Cancer Risk

    HealthDay – Mon Feb 8, 11:49 pm ET  Sent 35 times

    MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- People who down two or more soft drinks a week may have double the risk of developing deadly pancreatic cancer, compared to non-soda drinkers, new research suggests. Full Story »

  • Children Raised by Lesbians Do Just Fine, Studies Show

    LiveScience.com – Mon Feb 8, 3:29 pm ET  Sent 30 times

    Children raised by lesbian parents fare as well as they would in heterosexual households, new research suggests. Full Story »

  • Very Obese People May Be Missing Genes

    HealthDay – Wed Feb 3, 11:49 pm ET  Sent 22 times

    WEDNESDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Adding more evidence to theories linking DNA to weight, European scientists report that a genetic variation seems to virtually guarantee that a person will become obese. Full Story »

  • Even third-hand smoke carries carcinogens: study

    Reuters – Tue Feb 9, 10:00 am ET  Sent 20 times
    A man smokes a cigarette in central London, February 1, 2010.... Reuters

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Old tobacco smoke does more than simply make a room smell stale -- it can leave cancer-causing toxins behind, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. Full Story »

  • Cleaning Agent Tied to Parkinson's in Study

    HealthDay – Mon Feb 8, 11:49 pm ET  Sent 18 times

    MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- The industrial cleaner trichloroethylene (TCE) has been linked to an increased risk of Parkinson's disease, U.S. researchers say. Full Story »

  • Michelle Obama rallies US to push back child obesity

    AFP – Tue Feb 9, 9:54 pm ET  Sent 12 times
    US First Lady Michelle Obama, alongside members of the 2009 National... AFP

    WASHINGTON (AFP) - First Lady Michelle Obama teamed up with athletes, farmers, doctors, the food industry and media to take on the childhood obesity "epidemic" that affects a staggering one in three American youngsters. Full Story »

  • For obese, vaccine needle size matters

    Reuters – Mon Feb 8, 10:37 am ET  Sent 12 times

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Our ever-expanding waistlines may have outgrown the doctor's needle, researchers say, in what could be another casualty of the obesity epidemic. Full Story »

  • Study backs gastric surgery for obese teens

    AFP – 43 mins ago  Sent 10 times
    Lap-band surgery for severely overweight teenagers on Wednesday... AFP/File

    MELBOURNE (AFP) - Lap-band surgery for severely overweight teenagers on Wednesday won support from Australian researchers after a study found the procedure helped them lose 80 percent of their excess fat. Full Story »

  • High Blood Pressure May Predict Dementia in Some Seniors

    HealthDay – Mon Feb 8, 11:49 pm ET  Sent 9 times

    MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- High blood pressure may predict dementia in older adults with impaired executive function (difficulty organizing thoughts and making decisions), but not in those with memory problems, a new study has found. Full Story »

  • Stem Cell Research Makes Another Advance

    HealthDay – Mon Feb 8, 11:49 pm ET  Sent 9 times

    MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists say they've developed a new and easier way to create what's known as pluripotent stem cells -- cells that can develop into one of many cell types for use in regenerative medicine. Full Story »

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