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09/07/2010 01:36 AM
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Japan confirms its first case of new superbug gene
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Japan has confirmed the nation's first case of a new gene in bacteria that allows the microorganisms to become drug-resistant superbugs, detected in a man who had medical treatment in India, a health ministry official said Tuesday.
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09/07/2010 12:04 AM
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Picking right blood pressure medicine challenging
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It's hard to predict which pills will best lower which patient's high blood pressure, but researchers are hunting ways to better personalize therapy — perhaps even using a blood test.
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09/06/2010 02:46 AM
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'Record births' after New Zealand quake
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A record number of babies were born in the aftermath of the powerful 7.0 earthquake that rocked New Zealand this weekend, hospital officials said on Monday.
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09/06/2010 03:12 AM
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WHO wants faster, more flu vaccine production
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The vaccine used to contain the recent swine flu pandemic was effective, but health authorities will need to ramp up the speed and volume of production during the next global outbreak, a World Health Organization official said Monday.
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09/06/2010 03:34 AM
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Cholera outbreak in Cameroon 'worst in 20 years'
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UNICEF says more than 300 people have died in the West African nation of Cameroon from the country's worst cholera outbreak in 20 years.
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09/06/2010 08:11 AM
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Malian officials probed over Global Fund corruption
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Several Malian health ministry officials have been arrested in connection with a probe into embezzlement from the Global Fund against AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, a top prosecutor said Monday.
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09/06/2010 01:00 PM
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Japan detects its first case of NDM-1 superbug
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Japan on Monday said it has detected its first case of an antibiotic-resistant "superbug" that surfaced in South Asia and has triggered a global health alert.
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09/06/2010 10:44 AM
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Health: Super bug vs. superbug
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One of the hardiest insects around, the cockroach, may hold the key to next-generation antibiotics, British scientists hope.
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09/06/2010 09:47 AM
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FDA relents from midodrine withdrawal plan
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Federal regulators have backed off a plan to remove a Shire PLC low blood-pressure treatment from the market after warning in August that the drug has not been proven effective.
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09/06/2010 01:03 PM
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Magic mushrooms may ease anxiety of cancer: study
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The hallucinogen psilocybin -- known by the street name magic mushrooms -- may help ease the anxiety that often accompanies late-stage cancer, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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09/06/2010 01:10 PM
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Study links cholesterol and nonstick coating chemical
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Chemicals used to make non-stick coatings on cookware and to waterproof fabrics may raise levels of cholesterol in children, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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09/06/2010 01:11 PM
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Mental illness alone not linked to violence
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Mental illnesses like schizophrenia or bipolar disorder alone do not make people more violent, but the tendency of people with psychiatric problems to abuse drugs or alcohol does, scientists said on Monday.
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09/06/2010 03:14 PM
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Young kids who sleep less at risk of obesity: study
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Children under the age of five who don't get enough sleep at night are more likely than kids who do get their 40 winks to become obese at a young age, a study published Monday showed.
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09/06/2010 02:10 PM
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UK regulators want Avandia diabetes pill pulled
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GlaxoSmithKline's controversial diabetes pill Avandia should be pulled from the U.K. market because of concerns that the drug can increase the risk of heart attacks, British drug regulators said Monday.
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09/06/2010 03:27 PM
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Most US kids see fewer food ads on television: study
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Most US kids saw fewer TV food ads between 2003 and 2007, but black kids were bombarded with more calorie-rich advertising than whites, a study showed Monday.
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