Health News
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Health vote likely Sunday; Obama delays trip
Democrats plowed fresh billions into insurance subsidies for consumers on Thursday and added a $250 rebate for seniors facing high prescription drugs, last-minute sweeteners to sweeping $940 billion legislation headed for a climactic weekend vote.
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Why we trust people we don’t even know
Pro-social behavior results from a change in social norms that allowed us to trust strangers, a new study suggests.
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U.S. kids even fatter than believed, study shows
Extreme obesity among American children is much worse than previously believed, putting them at greater risk of serious health problems as they age, U.S. researchers said on Thursday.
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FDA panel backs device for mild heart failure
Federal health advisers say an electronic heart implant should be approved for millions of new heart-disease patients who currently aren't eligible for the device.
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Condoms may be required for porn actors
Condoms might be the only thing porn actors are required to wear if the state's workplace safety board approves a petition mandating their use.
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NASA, cruise line got hard-to-find flu shots
In some cases, financial institutions and other recipients got doses before some county health departments and doctors’ offices.
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Kids help mother deliver their baby brother
A Northern California woman unexpectedly went into labor at her home in Fremont and was forced to turn to Jabari, 9, and Faith, 11, after giving birth while standing in her bathroom.
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FDA restricts tobacco marketing to kids
U.S. health officials on Thursday sought to clamp down on the marketing of cigarettes to children and teenagers after a failed attempt more than a decade ago.
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Newsweek: More med students opt for primary care
Today is Match Day, when graduating medical students nationwide are finding out where they'll be doing their residencies. And it's an encouraging day for family medicine, because 1,169 of this year’s American graduates have chosen to go into that field, a 9 percent rise from last year.
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Drug-resistant TB killed 150,000 in 2008
Multiple drug-resistant tuberculosis killed 150,000 people in 2008 and infects between 400,000 and 500,000 people globally, according to World Health Organization estimates.
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Helpful dad can hurt mom's self-esteem
Dads are helping out with childrearing more and more these days. The result can be both a boon and a letdown for super-moms, whose self-competence can take a hit when paired with husbands who are savvy caregivers, new research finds.
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Gene tests don't predict breast cancer better
Studying genes linked to breast cancer may someday lead to better treatments, but they do little to improve a doctor's ability to predict who is likely to develop a tumor, researchers reported.
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Eczema drugs may need tougher warning
Novartis AG and Astellas Pharma eczema drugs may need their warning labels expanded after dozens of new reported cases of cancer and infection in children, U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff said in documents released on Thursday.
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Over 1 million high chairs recalled
The government announced a recall of some 1.2 million high chairs, saying they posed a fall hazard to children.
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Sneezing already? Allergy season starts earlier
If you feel like you're sneezing more this allergy season, you're probably right. Thanks to global warming, this could be your stuffiest year yet — and it's getting worse.
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