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Illinois, 41 other states in salmonella outbreak (AP)
AP - A nationwide salmonella outbreak that has struck 42 states has put about one in five of its victims in the hospital, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.
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Will Americans put on "recession pounds"? (Reuters)
Reuters - Americans may reduce the amount they spend on food in response to a sour economy but some experts fear they may pick up weight in the process.
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Antipsychotics for Alzheimer's up death risk: study (Reuters)
Reuters - Antipsychotic drugs prescribed to treat aggression in older Alzheimer's patients appear to significantly raise their risk of dying prematurely, British researchers said Friday.
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Alzheimer's drugs double death risk in elderly (AP)
AP - Anti-psychotic drugs commonly used to treat Alzheimer's disease may double a patient's chance of dying within a few years, suggests a new study that adds to concerns already known about such medications.
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FDA scientists complain to Obama of 'corruption' (AP)
AP - In an unusually blunt letter, a group of federal scientists is complaining to the Obama transition team of widespread managerial misconduct in a division of the Food and Drug Administration.
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FDA backs Vytorin after finishing study review (AP)
AP - The Food and Drug Administration says patients should not stop taking Vytorin or other cholesterol-lowering drugs, based on its review of a controversial study.
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Mass. wants calorie counts at fast-food outlets (AP)
AP - Massachusetts health officials plan to follow the lead of New York City and California in requiring fast-food chains to post calorie counts for their products on boards behind the order counter.
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Daschle seeks aggressive health care overhaul (AP)
AP - Tom Daschle told former Senate colleagues on Thursday that as health secretary he would learn from Bill Clinton's failed attempt to overhaul health care, an effort criticized as too long, secretive and hard to understand.
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Hormone therapy may cut colorectal cancer risk (Reuters)
Reuters - The long-term use of hormone replacement therapy, which older women abandoned in droves following the news that it may increase the risk of breast cancer, may substantially cut the risk of colorectal cancer, research shows.
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New study supports statin's anti-dementia effects (Reuters)
Reuters - In the largest cohort study to date, treatment with a cholesterol-lowering statin drug was found to reduce new cases of Alzheimer's disease, regardless of the specific type of statin used or a person's genetic risk for the disease.
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Mosquitoes match wing beats before mating (AP)
AP - Researchers at Cornell University have discovered that Aedes aegypti mosquitoes ? the ones that spread diseases like yellow and dengue fever ? alter their wing vibrations in a mating signal.
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Health secretary pick seeks health care overhaul (AP)
AP - Tom Daschle promised former Senate colleagues on Thursday that as health secretary he would learn from Bill Clinton's failed attempt to overhaul health care, an effort criticized as too long, secretive and hard to understand.
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Ga., Minn. part of national salmonella outbreak (AP)
AP - Georgia, Ohio and Minnesota are among the states that are part of a national salmonella outbreak that has sent at least a dozen people to the hospital and sickened nearly 400 people, officials said Thursday.
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Pregnancy possible after fibroid treatment (Reuters)
Reuters - For young women with fibroids -- benign tumors inside the uterus that can lead to pain, abnormal bleeding and other symptoms -- a treatment called uterine artery embolization (UAE) does not harm fertility, according to results of a study conducted in Spain.
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Clinical Trials Update: Jan. 8, 2009 (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
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Ga., Ohio part of national salmonella outbreak (AP)
AP - Georgia and Ohio are among the states that are part of a national salmonella outbreak that has sent at least a dozen people to the hospital and sickened nearly 400 people, officials said Thursday.
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Longer sleep tied to worse cholesterol in seniors (Reuters)
Reuters - Older people who spend more time sleeping have higher cholesterol levels, and less "good" HDL cholesterol, Dutch researchers report.
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US to vaccinate Pacific girls against cervical cancer (AFP)
AFP - The US will pay for a mass vaccination campaign to prevent cervical cancer in the Micronesia region of the Pacific starting next month, a US official said.
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Health Tip: Dental Visits for Older Patients (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- For seniors, regular dental visits are as important as ever.
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Hormone Therapy May Cut Colorectal Cancer Risk (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Hormone therapy may lower a woman's risk of colorectal cancer, especially if she is no longer taking the hormones.
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