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TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (AP) - A military experiment is under way to try to predict who&#8217;s most at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - New medical guidelines are calling for fewer Pap smears for most women in their 20s.           ]]></description>
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LONDON (AP) - Health experts say evidence from countries which have tried, shows even the strictest containment efforts aren&#8217;t stopping swine flu.           ]]></description>
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Lawmakers are looking for answers about the H1N1 vaccine shortage.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius says federal policy on who should get breast cancer screening has not changed.
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          <title>Study: CT scans rule out heart attacks faster</title>
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A new study suggests that a type of &#8220;super X-ray&#8221; can give a faster, cheaper way to tell whether a chest pain sufferer is really having a heart attack.
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MARIETTA, Pa. (AP) - Vaccines, once relegated to back burner status at pharmaceutical companies, are starting to become big business for ailing drugmakers.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Doctors say low risk of contracting H1N1 from infected blood</title>
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Fears continue to mount over H1N1, fears over whether or not its spreading to the nation&#8217;s blood supply.           ]]></description>
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DENVER (AP) - Colorado Gov. Bill Ritter plans to direct medical marijuana dispensaries to start paying sales tax.           ]]></description>
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Doctors say that a new type of heart pump greatly improves survival of people with severe heart failure.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Keeping track of Alzheimer&#8217;s patients is going high-tech.           ]]></description>
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ATLANTA (AP) - Health officials say sexually spread diseases continue to rise, with reported chlamydia cases setting yet another record in 2008.
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ATLANTA (AP) - Health officials say sexually spread diseases continue to rise, with reported chlamydia cases setting yet another record in 2008.           ]]></description>
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ATLANTA (AP) - Health officials say sexually spread diseases continue to rise, with reported chlamydia cases setting yet another record in 2008.
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          <title>Study raises new questions about Merck pill Zetia</title>
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ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Two cholesterol drugs still taken by millions of Americans are the subject of concern for a second time, according to a new study.           ]]></description>
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          <title>HEALTH REPORT: More Americans smoking, regulating online health and fitness ads</title>
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For the first time in nearly 15 years, more Americans are lighting up.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration is challenging makers of alcohol-infused energy drinks to prove their beverages are safe, citing complaints that the products can cause dangerous behavior and injury.           ]]></description>
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          <title>WHO: Give at&#45;risk groups anti&#45;flu drugs early</title>
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GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization says doctors shouldn&#8217;t wait for lab confirmation before giving anti-viral drugs to pregnant women and other at-risk groups with suspected swine flu.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Drug industry presses FDA to allow more online ads</title>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Drug companies are looking to move more of their advertising online, as they try to capitalize on the popularity of sites like Twitter and Facebook.           ]]></description>
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Skepticism is growing over the H1N1 vaccine, this time from some doctors.           ]]></description>
          <pubDate>Wed, 11 Nov 2009 17:12:45 EST</pubDate>
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          <title>Common allergy could prevent H1N1 vaccination</title>
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Doctors say vaccines are the best way to protect yourself from illnesses.           ]]></description>
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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) - Ignorance can kill.
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          <title>Premature births worsen US infant death rate</title>
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ATLANTA (AP) - A government report says the United States ranks 30th in the world in infant mortality, mainly because of premature births.
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          <title>Low cholesterol may prevent some prostate cancers</title>
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A new study suggests that men may be able to lower their risk of getting the most aggressive form of prostate cancer by keeping their cholesterol in a healthy range.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - A leading government health figure says tests on millions of people who have received the H1N1 flu vaccine show that it&#8217;s safe and effective.           ]]></description>
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          <title>New study bringing relief to expectant mothers</title>
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A new study is bringing some relief to expectant mothers this flu season.           ]]></description>
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          <title>Getting enough sleep? They aren&#8217;t in West Virginia</title>
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ATLANTA (AP) - If you got a good night&#8217;s sleep last night, chances are you don&#8217;t live in West Virginia.           ]]></description>
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          <title>HEALTH REPORT: Smoking just one cigarette increases artery stiffness by 25 percent</title>
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According to a new report, smoking can hurt your health even with the very first puffs.           ]]></description>
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Results of tens of thousands of flu tests show what many already believed.&nbsp;            ]]></description>
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20 million asthma sufferers fall into the high risk group for the H1N1 virus.           ]]></description>
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          <title>New recommendations made on making school breakfast, lunches more nutritious</title>
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Just weeks before Congress is set to take up the expired Child Nutrition Act, there are new recommendations on how the nation&#8217;s schools can make breakfast and lunch programs more nutritious.           ]]></description>
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ATLANTA (AP) - A federal vaccine advisory panel has voted to recommend a second vaccine against cervical cancer for girls and young women.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Global health officials are reporting a record 106 million infants were vaccinated last year against life-threatening diseases.           ]]></description>
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Most people think video games are for kids, but what about those who are kids at heart?           ]]></description>
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To vaccinate or not to vaccinate is a question that&#8217;s becoming all the more common.           ]]></description>
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It&#8217;s no secret that childhood obesity has become an epidemic in this country.           ]]></description>
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(AP) - A new study suggests that giving babies Tylenol to prevent fever when they get vaccinated may make the shots a little less effective.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two new federally funded studies reveal a surprising number of frail, elderly Americans in nursing homes receive futile care at the end of their lives.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - A new report is suggesting major health benefits to snuffing out public smoking.
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JOHANNESBURG (AP) - South Africa&#8217;s health department says it will draft regulations aimed at reducing the trans fats South Africans consume.           ]]></description>
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NEW YORK (AP) - Increased contraceptive use has led to fewer abortions worldwide. But unsafe abortions kill 70,000 women a year.           ]]></description>
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There&#8217;s new information that the H1N1 flu virus could be more potent than experts thought.           ]]></description>
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Three new studies on the H1N1 flu are giving doctors a new understanding of who the virus attacks.            ]]></description>
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A new kind of surgery may help people who&#8217;ve lost their hearing.            ]]></description>
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The first shipments of the shot version of the H1N1 vaccine are expected to arrive around the country this week.            ]]></description>
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It&#8217;s a cancer that affects millions of Americans every year, but now canadian researchers say they&#8217;ve made a breakthrough discovery in the fight against breast cancer.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is urging people to get their swine flu vaccine, calling it &#8220;safe and secure.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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LONDON (AP) - GlaxoSmithKline PLC says that orders for its swine flu vaccine have increased by 51 percent in two months, with total orders now standing at 440 million doses.           ]]></description>
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NEW YORK (AP) - A new study finds New York City&#8217;s law requiring restaurant chains to post calories on menus doesn&#8217;t change the eating habits of low-income people.           ]]></description>
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The number of American children with autism may be much higher than first thought.
Two new government studies show one in every one hundred children may have it.
But some experts are questioning the findings.
Alexis Christoforous reports.
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Indiana and Tennessee are among the first states that will vaccinate people against the swine flu.           ]]></description>
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CHICAGO (AP) - Federal health officials say greater awareness, broader definitions and spotting autism in younger children may explain some of the increase in the proportion of children with disorders.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - A March of Dimes official calls it the &#8220;13 million baby question.&#8220;           ]]></description>
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ATLANTA (AP) - Health officials say only 13 percent of U.S. high school students get at least three servings of vegetables a day and just 32 percent get two servings of fruit.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Swine flu vaccine starts arriving the first week of October, and there will be more of it than officials originally thought - between 6 and 7 million doses.           ]]></description>
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LONDON (AP) - European researchers have a warning for western women about cancer and weight.           ]]></description>
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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Two new studies are showing that adults with a common form of leukemia had a better chance of remission if they got a double dose of a long-used cancer drug.           ]]></description>
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PARIS (AP) - The first doses of a French company&#8217;s new swine flu vaccine will be delivered to the United States by mid-October.
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LONDON (AP) - Researchers say it&#8217;s possible aspirin could be helpful for people with a genetic susceptibility to colon cancer.
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The H1n1 vaccine will be distributed the first week of October and at first it&#8217;s going to be a nasal spray.           ]]></description>
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In this morning&#8217;s Healthwatch, we finish our healthy hearts series.            ]]></description>
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DERMATOLOGIST DR. JEANINE DOWNIE IS HERE WITH THE FACTS ON CHEMICAL PEELS.
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LONDON (AP) - Health authorities in the U.S. and Europe are bracing for a major spike in swine flu as schools open for the fall.           ]]></description>
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DALLAS (AP) - When it comes to getting their lumps of sugar, Americans are overdoing it, says the American Heart Association.           ]]></description>
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UNDATED (AP) - Two studies suggest a first-of-its-kind osteoporosis drug lowers the risk of bone fractures as well as or better than current medicines.           ]]></description>
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ATLANTA (AP) - This year&#8217;s flu season is shaping up to be very different from last year&#8217;s, and so are this year&#8217;s flu shots.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - If you&#8217;ve got an itch to scratch, then this may interest you: Scientists have pinpointed a key group of cells that sends &#8220;itch-alerts&#8221; to the brain.           ]]></description>
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CHICAGO (AP) - A movement encouraging more vigorous exercise in schools could be tempered by a new study that says injuries to American children during physical education classes have jumped.           ]]></description>
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CHICAGO (AP) - A new study says a chemical used in many plastic products may be raising the risk of liver problems in premature babies.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Consumer health advocates and a patent holder on a highly anticipated blood thinner from Eli Lilly want the Food and Drug Administration to halt its review of the drug, which they say may be unsafe at the suggested dose.           ]]></description>
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Eating for two? New guidelines are setting how much weight women should gain during pregnancy - not too much if women already are overweight or obese when they conceive.           ]]></description>
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CHICAGO (AP) - A new study suggests children not vaccinated for whooping cough are much more likely to get the disease than kids who are protected.           ]]></description>
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