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  Food makers to trim 1.5 trillion calories

  Posted: May 17th, 2010, 2:55pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  Several of the nation's largest food companies say they will take 1.5 trillion calories out of their products by 2015 in an effort to reduce childhood obesity.
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  Doctors see more cases of 'Google-itis'

  Posted: May 17th, 2010, 2:49pm CDT by Michael Sautter

  Patients surf their symptoms, self diagnosing. . . . More patients every day - at their office, on their lunch breaks, late at night - are searching the Internet to diagnose every oddity and symptom they find.
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  Latest attempt to block HIV: Stronger vaginal gels

  Posted: May 17th, 2010, 2:49pm CDT by Lauran Neergaard, AP Medical Writer

  Try after try to make vaginal creams that could repel the AIDS virus have failed. Now researchers are testing if a drug used to treat HIV infection finally might give women a tool to prevent it — by infusing the medicine into vaginal gels and contraceptive-style rings.
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  Study: ADHD linked to pesticide exposure

  Posted: May 17th, 2010, 2:43pm CDT by Michael Sautter

  Children exposed to higher levels of a type of pesticide found in trace amounts on commercially grown fruit and vegetables are more likely to have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder than children with less exposure, a nationwide study suggests.
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  Perceptions: Hookahs Safer Than Cigarettes? Wrong

  Posted: May 17th, 2010, 2:35pm CDT by henry1966

  At least in Canada, many young people seem to believe that hookahs and other water pipes are safer than cigarettes, researchers say.
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  Dramatic surge seen in kids hospitalized with MRSA

  Posted: May 17th, 2010, 2:10pm CDT by lulabell-1534307

  Community based MRSA on the rise
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  Toy dart guns recalled after 2 boys die

  Posted: May 17th, 2010, 2:05pm CDT by msnbc.com health

  Nearly 2 million toy dart sets have been recalled after two boys chewed on the soft-plastic darts and then choked to death.
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  Homeopathy is healing with nothing - why not pay if it works?

  Posted: May 17th, 2010, 1:49pm CDT by Josh Rosenroth

  Samuel Hahnemann is the founder of homeopathy. Diluting some ingredients until nothing is detectable obviously raises the suspicion of witchcraft. Making D100 means 1 concentrated prime stuff will be diluted - i.e.
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  Higher Oxygen Levels Improve Preterm Survival, Increase Risk for Eye Condition Early CPAP as Effective For Preemies as Ventilator, With Fewer Complications

  Posted: May 17th, 2010, 1:20pm CDT by Par4TheCourse

  Two findings from an NIH research network study provide new information on how much oxygen very preterm infants should receive starting on the first day of life and the most effective means to deliver it to them.
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  Sharing The Virus: The WHO assembles to discuss and disseminate pandemic influenza

  Posted: May 17th, 2010, 1:05pm CDT by GOZO-unlimited

  The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday opened its annual assembly which is dedicated to the A/H1N1 pandemic influenza, including the sharing of influenza virus samples and access to vaccines.
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  Binge Drinking PSAs Make College Kids Binge Drink More

  Posted: May 17th, 2010, 12:29pm CDT by Josh of Arc

  A new study throws every single PSA that relies on shame into jeopardy, because when youth see images of humiliated people covered in their own vomit, they don't see warnings. They see inspiration.
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  Alexa Ray Joel , Daughter of Billy Joel, attempted suicide by trying to overdose on homeopathic pills (12/2009)

  Posted: May 17th, 2010, 12:06pm CDT by jedipunk

  Alexa Ray Joel, 23, was rushed to the hospital after taking several pills. Law enforcement sources said they were sleeping pills, but a source close to Joel said it was Traumeel, a medication used to treat minor aches and pains associated with repetitive sports injuries.
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  Cheese Boosts Immunity

  Posted: May 17th, 2010, 12:00pm CDT by TestAnxiety

  Scientists at the University of Turku in Finland discovered that probiotic cheese can tackle the age-related deterioration of the immune system known as immunosenescene
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  Driving Soldiers Crazy with psychiatric medications

  Posted: May 17th, 2010, 11:58am CDT by take2la

  The cost of psychiatric care in the military has escalated, including a skyrocketing number of psychiatric admissions, according to a recent USA Today front-page story. These statistics unfortunately reflect a great deal of human suffering on the part of our military.
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  Pharmas Jocky for Developing Countries "land grab"

  Posted: May 17th, 2010, 11:49am CDT by take2la

  GlaxoSmithKline Plc plans to double revenue from India and China by 2015 as the drugmaker cuts prices to catch up to Pfizer Inc., Sanofi-Aventis SA and Novartis AG in emerging markets.
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  WHO: We got lucky with swine flu pandemic

  Posted: May 17th, 2010, 11:48am CDT by msnbc.com health

  The U.N.'s global health chief says the world was lucky that the swine flu pandemic was relatively mild.
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  "Cougars" Die Young

  Posted: May 17th, 2010, 11:46am CDT by TestAnxiety

  Having a boy toy husband increases a woman's chances of an early death, according to a German study reported Thursday by the Daily Mail.
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  Europe bristles at paying for Greek retirement

  Posted: May 17th, 2010, 11:15am CDT by msnbc.com health

  In Greece, trombone players and pastry chefs get to retire as early as 50 on grounds their work causes them late career breathing problems. Hairdressers enjoy the same perk thanks to the dyes and other chemicals they rub into people's scalps.
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  Now independent thinkers are considered diseased by psychiatry

  Posted: May 17th, 2010, 11:00am CDT by GOZO-unlimited

  Each new revision of DSM has included controversial new additions, and this newest version is no exception. In fact, the manual has increased considerably in size over the years.
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  ADHD in kids tied to organophosphate pesticides |

  Posted: May 17th, 2010, 9:32am CDT by Blearc

  Organophosphates were originally developed for chemical warfare, and they are known to be toxic to the nervous system. There are about 40 organophosphate pesticides such as malathion registered in the U.S., the researchers wrote in the journal Pediatrics.
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  Sex-Related Injuries More Common Than You Think

  Posted: May 17th, 2010, 8:52am CDT by Rob Ballew

  Love is a battlefield -- complete with head wounds, broken bones, and the occasional penile fracture.
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  Universal Health buys Psychiatric Solutions

  Posted: May 17th, 2010, 5:39am CDT by Associated Press

  Universal Health Services says it will buy Psychiatric Solutions for about $2 billion in cash to help strengthen its behavioral services unit and grow its overall business.
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  New tax break for health care gets mixed review

  Posted: May 17th, 2010, 4:00am CDT by Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar, Associated Press Writer

  The Obama administration Monday unveiled a tax cut for small companies that provide health insurance, but business groups gave it a mixed review.
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  Pesticides in kids linked to ADHD, study finds

  Posted: May 17th, 2010, 12:13am CDT by JoNel Aleccia, health writer, msnbc.com

  Exposure to pesticides used on common kid-friendly foods — including frozen blueberries, fresh strawberries and celery — appears to boost the chances that children will be diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or ADHD, new research shows.