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AFP - Cases of measles have risen sharply in parts of Europe, reflecting the mobility of people carrying the disease and the failure to complete vaccination strategies among key communities, The Lancet reported on Wednesday.
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Reuters - Too many children remain unvaccinated against measles for Europe to have any realistic hope of eliminating the disease by 2010, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Reuters - U.S. health officials proposed paying for wider use of PET scans to help doctors decide the initial course of treatment in some cancer patients, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said on Tuesday.
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Reuters - U.S. researchers may have found an obesity treatment that unlocks the fat-fighting promise of leptin, an appetite-suppressing hormone once hailed as the answer to the battle of the bulge.
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Reuters - Hepatitis A infections, usually transmitted via contaminated food, can cause debilitating illness, but protection afforded by the hepatitis A vaccine last more than a decade, a new study shows.
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Reuters - Because of long waits, some children who are brought to an emergency room never get treated before they and their caretakers have to leave.
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Reuters - Urinary infections caused by improper use and placement of catheters are the top cause of infections among hospital patients, but simple measures can prevent them, the U.S. government said on Tuesday.
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HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by editors of HealthDay:
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of CenterWatch:
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 6 -- (HealthDay News) -- Smokers with a family
history of brain aneurism are at extreme risk of suffering a stroke from a
ruptured aneurysm themselves, a new study shows.
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers are reporting in
two new studies that they seem to be moving closer to the holy grail of
new treatments for obesity.
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Reuters - A program that offers home visits to low- income pregnant women may lower their risk of delivering an underweight baby, according to a study published Tuesday.
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Reuters - New research indicates that drinking coffee lowers the risk of developing cancer of the oral cavity or throat, at least in the general population of Japan.
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Reuters - Many people who opt for homeopathic therapy for their chronic ills report lasting improvements in their health, a new study finds.
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Reuters - Cigarette sales in France dropped to a record low in 2008, research by British American Tobacco (BAT) shows, challenging old cliches of Parisians hooked to their Gitanes in smoke-filled cafes.
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HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of teens who use the
social networking site MySpace have posted information about sexual
behavior, substance abuse or violence, new research shows.
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Encouraging your workers to work
out works, a new study says.
13 hours 13 min ago
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- If you have a long-term illness, improving
your appearance can help you feel better, the American Cancer Society
says.
13 hours 13 min ago
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- If you develop trouble chewing, it's
important to make sure you are still getting each day's worth of vital
nutrients.
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Due to slower spending on
prescription drugs, health-care spending in the United States grew at the
lowest rate in a decade in 2007, a new federal report found.
