Friday, December 3, 2010

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Outbreaks Signal Another Flu Season, CDC Says
U.S. News & World Report
By Steven Reinberg FRIDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Although winter hasn't even arrived, the first signs of flu season have, US health officials said Friday. In fact, Georgia is seeing a sharp increase in influenza cases, mostly among school-aged ...
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Counts in Haiti of Cholera Cases and Victims Could Be Doubled
New York Times
By AP United Nations teams in Haiti believe that the cholera epidemic's official numbers of 1800 deaths and nearly 81000 people infected could be double that because of difficulties in reporting, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon told the General Assembly ...
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Annual mammograms may reduce risk of mastectomies for women in their 40s
Los Angeles Times
By Mary Forgione, Los Angeles Times Annual mammograms: Have you had yours lately? For women in their 40s, a new study suggests that annual mammograms may reduce the risk of having a mastectomy. Preliminary findings of a British study of 971 women ...
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High-Dose HRT Still Prevalent
MedPage Today
By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today Explain that despite a major study showing that hormone replacement therapy carried serious health risks for postmenopausal women, doctors continue to write prescriptions for it by the millions. ...
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Orexigen's New Obesity-Fighting Pill Has Risks, Unclear Benefits, FDA Says
Bloomberg
By Catherine Larkin - Fri Dec 03 21:10:20 GMT 2010 Orexigen Therapeutics Inc.'s new diet pill, Contrave, has safety risks and unclear benefits, according to US regulators deciding whether to approve the nation's first new prescription drug for obesity ...
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Doctors fear health reform
Worcester Telegram
By Lisa Eckelbecker TELEGRAM & GAZETTE STAFF This story has been amended from its original version. The following comment was made by Dr. Joseph Bergen: "Our fundamental principle is that patients must be protected by some consideration for emergency ...
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Invisible braces maker Invisalign gets warning letter from FDA
Los Angeles Times
By Mary Forgione, For the Los Angeles Times Invisible braces sound perfect, especially if you're an adult trying to look and act your age. But the FDA says Invisalign, which makes one type of invisible braces, failed to report information on ...
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Infidelity Might Be in the Genes
BusinessWeek
FRIDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Genetics might help explain why some people are more prone to infidelity and promiscuity, says a new study. Researchers analyzed the DNA of 181 young adults who provided a complete history of their sexual activity and ...
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