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    Bipolar Teens at Greater Risk of Substance Abuse (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - THURSDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- Teens with bipolar disorder are at greater risk of smoking and substance abuse, says a Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) study that supports previous research. -- read full article
    Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:01:44 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    South African health minister says HIV rates declining (AP)

    A young South African woman holds a poster for the AIDS Legal Network in 2006. The number of HIV-infected pregnant women in South Africa appears to have dropped further last year, signalling a possible overall decrease in cases of the virus, the health minister said Thursday.(AFP/File/Rodger Bosch)AP - South Africa's health minister said Thursday that HIV infection rates among pregnant women declined for the second straight year and claimed it was proof of the success of government policies.


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    Thu, 05 Jun 2008 18:09:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    FDA Starts Safety Review of Autoimmune Disorder Drugs (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials have started a safety review of a class of drugs known as tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blockers, which are widely prescribed to treat autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease. -- read full article
    Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:47:25 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Bladder and dementia therapy may be incompatible (Reuters)
    Reuters - In a study of elderly nursing home patients, those who took medications for dementia called cholinesterase inhibitors and medications for incontinence called anticholinergics at the same time had a 50 percent faster decline in function than those who were being treated only for dementia. -- read full article
    Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:27:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Cooling May Not Help Injured Brains in Children (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) -- Cooling the brain after a traumatic brain injury may not help improve neurological outcomes and might even increase mortality. -- read full article
    Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:47:19 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Clinical Trials Update: June 4, 2008 (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: -- read full article
    Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:47:29 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Eating Habits Not Sole Cause of Thinness or Obesity (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) -- Your nerves, rather than your eating habits, may have a more direct role in whether you are fat or thin, according to new research. -- read full article
    Thu, 05 Jun 2008 03:47:24 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Court limits Merck monitoring in Vioxx case (AP)
    AP - Drugmaker Merck & Co. is not liable for the medical monitoring of Vioxx users not claiming injury, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Wednesday. -- read full article
    Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:32:31 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    FDA reviewing arthritis drugs for cancer link (AP)
    AP - Federal regulators are investigating whether a group of best-selling arthritis drugs made by Abbott Laboratories, Schering-Plough Corp. and other companies heighten the risk of cancer in youngsters. -- read full article
    Wed, 04 Jun 2008 20:32:05 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Hispanic teens use drugs, attempt suicide at higher rates (AP)
    AP - Hispanic high school students use drugs and attempt suicide at higher rates than their black and white classmates, according to a new federal survey that shows a continuation of a disturbing trend. -- read full article
    Wed, 04 Jun 2008 21:43:46 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    GE, Pittsburgh hospital establish imaging business (AP)
    AP - General Electric Co., the international conglomerate with a stake in everything from jet engines to network television, is investing $20 million in technology that will allow doctors to share and transmit images of microscopic human tissue. -- read full article
    Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:44:03 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Communities to get $300 million to tackle health (AP)
    AP - In Memphis, black Medicare beneficiaries are nearly six times as likely as whites to have a leg amputated, a complication stemming from vascular disease and diabetes. -- read full article
    Thu, 05 Jun 2008 04:14:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    FDA Starts Safety Review of Autoimmune Disorder Drugs (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, June 4 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health officials have started a safety review of a class of drugs known as tumor necrosis factor (TNF) blockers, which are widely prescribed to treat autoimmune disorders such as rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn's disease. -- read full article
    Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:03:44 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Early smoke exposure ups serious infection risk (Reuters)
    Reuters - Children who are exposed to secondhand tobacco smoke early in life are at greater risk of being hospitalized for infections than those brought up in a smoke-free environment, researchers from Hong Kong report. -- read full article
    Wed, 04 Jun 2008 17:24:54 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Clinical Trials Update: June 4, 2008 (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: -- read full article
    Wed, 04 Jun 2008 18:03:48 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
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