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Men Seem More Susceptible to Memory Problems Than Women
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Yahoo News Health, Thu, 09 Sep 2010
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly men are more likely to
suffer memory problems than women, new research shows.
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Health Tip: Stay Safe Around the School Bus
(HealthDay)
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Yahoo News Health, Thu, 09 Sep 2010
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Teaching children to take precautions while
waiting for, entering and exiting a school bus can help keep them
safe.
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Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 8, 2010
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Yahoo News Health, Thu, 09 Sep 2010
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com:
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Immune System Genes Show Links to Type 1 Diabetes
(HealthDay)
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Yahoo News Health, Thu, 09 Sep 2010
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- The exact cause of type 1
diabetes is still unknown, but international researchers have found a link
between the blood sugar disorder and a network of immune system genes.
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Pediatricians' Group Urges Flu Shots for All Health-Care
Workers
(HealthDay)
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Yahoo News Health, Thu, 09 Sep 2010
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 8 (HealthDay News) -- A group representing
America's pediatricians is urging that flu shots be mandatory for all U.S.
health-care workers in order to protect patients.
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HIV spread "out of control" among French gay men
(Reuters)
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Yahoo News Health, Wed, 08 Sep 2010
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Reuters - Transmission of the AIDS virus seems to be "out of control" among gay men in France despite an overall fall in the number of new HIV cases in the country, according to a study published on Thursday.
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J&J giving 0 million for health of women, kids
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Yahoo News Health, Wed, 08 Sep 2010
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AP - Health giant Johnson & Johnson is donating about 0 million in cash and medicine to a sweeping United Nations program created to improve the health and lives of people in poor countries.
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Group backs mandatory flu shots for health workers
(AP)
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Yahoo News Health, Wed, 08 Sep 2010
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AP - Flu vaccination should be required for all doctors, nurses and other health workers, the nation's largest pediatricians' group says, calling it a long overdue step to protect patients.
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Two gene mutations mark deadly ovarian cancer
(Reuters)
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Yahoo News Health, Wed, 08 Sep 2010
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Reuters - Researchers have identified two new genetic mutations that cause a significant number of the hardest-to-treat kinds of ovarian cancer, and say they point to a new "on-off" switch for tumors.
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Report says obesity surgery can save health costs
(Reuters)
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Yahoo News Health, Wed, 08 Sep 2010
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Reuters - Providing surgical treatment for people who are morbidly obese could save British taxpayer-funded health services and the wider economy hundreds of millions of pounds a year, leading surgeons said on Wednesday.
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Long-term weight loss may be harmful to health
(Reuters)
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Yahoo News Health, Wed, 08 Sep 2010
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Reuters - Long-term weight loss may release into the blood industrial pollutants linked to illnesses like diabetes, hypertension and rheumatoid arthritis, researchers said on Tuesday.
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CVS Caremark to give away up to M in flu shots
(AP)
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Yahoo News Health, Wed, 08 Sep 2010
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AP - CVS Caremark Corp. said Wednesday it will give away up to million in seasonal flu vaccinations to people without health insurance.
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US smoking rate still stuck at 1 in 5 adults
(AP)
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Yahoo News Health, Tue, 07 Sep 2010
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AP - U.S. smoking rates continue to hold steady, at about one in five adults lighting up regularly, frustrated health officials reported Tuesday.
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FDA cites claims on 2 green tea beverages
(AP)
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Yahoo News Health, Tue, 07 Sep 2010
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AP - Federal health regulators have issued warnings to the makers of Canada Dry ginger ale and Lipton tea for making unsubstantiated nutritional claims about their green tea-flavored beverages.
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