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    Benefit small from lung cancer screening method (Reuters)
    Reuters - A high-tech X-ray called a spiral CT scan may help reduce lung cancer deaths in smokers and former smokers, but only reduces their overall risk of premature death by 4 percent, researchers reported on Tuesday. -- read full article
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:28:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Medicare Costs for Cancer Treatment Soar (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - TUESDAY, June 10 (HealthDay News) -- Costs for treating Medicare patients with cancer increased substantially from 1991 to 2002, researchers report. -- read full article
    Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:47:19 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Health Tip: Delayed Speech in Children (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Children who are slow to talk as much as others the same age may be affected by a problem called speech delay. Some children simply grow out of this problem, while others may require treatment. -- read full article
    Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:47:31 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Diabetes Drug May Slow Eye Disease (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - MONDAY, June 9 (HealthDay News) -- The medication rosiglitazone may slow the progression of eye disease in diabetes patients, according to new research from the Jules Stein Eye Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles. -- read full article
    Wed, 11 Jun 2008 03:47:33 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    FDA official says baby bottles with bisphenol A safe (AP)
    AP - Plastic baby bottles and water bottles are safe, a federal health official said Tuesday, seeking to ease public concerns about the health hazards of a chemical used in the products. -- read full article
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 21:25:04 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Risk-of-death charts show smokers should beware (AP)
    AP - If you smoke, start thinking of yourself as a decade older than you really are. A 55-year-old man who smokes has almost the same chance of dying in the next 10 years as a 65-year-old who's never smoked — a stark example from newly published charts that aim to put some of Americans' biggest health risks into context. -- read full article
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 20:53:45 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Why did food sellers treat tomatoes like hot potatoes? (AP)

    Workers separate tomatoes at the sprawling Central de Abastos market in Mexico City, Tuesday, June 10, 2008. In response to the recent salmonella outbreak, major Mexican tomato growers have stopped shipments to the United States while U.S. authorities investigate the outbreak.  The tomatoes are being sent to Mexican markets, where they will be sold at a lower price.  (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)AP - It's the beginning of the summer, and it's tough to find fresh salsa for our chips and tomatoes for our burgers.


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    Wed, 11 Jun 2008 04:01:59 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    St. John's wort fails to help kids with ADHD (AP)
    AP - Children and teens with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder fared no better on St. John's wort than they did on dummy pills in a government study, another blow for herbal supplements. -- read full article
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 23:37:44 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    CDC: Snowboarding tops lists for outdoor injuries (AP)

    In this Dec. 19, 2007 file photo, snowboarders ride the slope at Belleayre Mountain Ski Center in Highmount, N.Y. More people are hurt snowboarding than any other outdoor activity, accounting for a quarter of emergency room visits, according to the first national study by researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to estimate recreational injuries.  (AP Photo/Mike Groll, File)AP - More people are hurt snowboarding than any other outdoor activity, accounting for a quarter of emergency room visits, according to the first national study to estimate recreational injuries.


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    Wed, 11 Jun 2008 01:12:57 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Chemical changes may help detect colon cancer early (Reuters)
    Reuters - British scientists said on Tuesday they had identified subtle chemical changes that allow abnormal cells to multiply out of control, a finding that could help detect colon cancer earlier. -- read full article
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:19:34 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Health Tip: Delayed Speech in Children (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Children who are slow to talk as much as others the same age may be affected by a problem called speech delay. Some children simply grow out of this problem, while others may require treatment. -- read full article
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:01:45 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Diabetes Drug May Slow Eye Disease (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - MONDAY, June 9 (HealthDay News) -- The medication rosiglitazone may slow the progression of eye disease in diabetes patients, according to new research from the Jules Stein Eye Institute at the University of California, Los Angeles. -- read full article
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 18:01:47 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Milan clinic probed for alleged needless surgery (AP)
    AP - Police have arrested 13 doctors from a clinic in Milan who investigators suspect performed needless and sometimes fatal operations to make more money. -- read full article
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 17:34:50 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Tomatoes pulled off shelves amid salmonella scare (AP)

    A sign on the door at McDonald's restaurant in downtown Chicago tells customers the fast food restaurant has stopped serving sliced tomatoes Monday, June 9, 2008. McDonald's says it has pulled tomatoes in its restaurants across the nation over concerns about Salmonella food poisoning linked to uncooked tomatoes. (AP Photo/Russel A. Daniels)AP - Federal officials hunted for the source of a 17-state salmonella outbreak linked to three types of raw tomatoes, while the list of supermarkets and restaurants yanking those varieties from shelves and menus grew.


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    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 13:01:56 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Blood Cancer Drug Shows Promise Against Lupus (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - SUNDAY, June 8 (HealthDay News) -- A drug used to treat multiple myeloma, a cancer of the white blood cells, may also be a treatment for the chronic autoimmune disease lupus, German researchers report. -- read full article
    Tue, 10 Jun 2008 03:47:43 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
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