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    Physical fitness may slow Alzheimer brain atrophy (AP)
    AP - Getting a lot of exercise may help slow brain shrinkage in people with early Alzheimer's disease, a preliminary study suggests. Analysis found that participants who were more physically fit had less brain shrinkage than less-fit participants. However, they didn't do significantly better on tests for mental performance. -- read full article
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 01:06:49 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Drug prevents bone loss in prostate cancer: Amgen (Reuters)
    Reuters - In a study, Amgen Inc's experimental drug denosumab reduced the risk of osteoporosis and fracture in men being treated with prostate cancer medicines that can cause bone loss, the company said on Monday. -- read full article
    Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:36:33 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    New genetic mutation tied to Alzheimer's disease (Reuters)
    Reuters - Scientists have found evidence that a mutation in a gene called CALHM1 that results in abnormal calcium signaling influences the risk of Alzheimer's disease, a devastating neurodegenerative disease that affects nearly 18 million people in the world. -- read full article
    Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:33:33 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Bassinets and bedsharing: both have risks (Reuters)
    Reuters - From 1990 to 2004, 53 babies died suddenly and unexpectedly in bassinets, according to a review of data from the Consumer Product Safety Commission. And according to Drs. Jodi Pike and Rachel Y. Moon of Children's National Medical Center in Washington, D.C., the cause of death in 85 percent of the cases was lack of oxygen. -- read full article
    Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:45:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Clinical Trials Update: July 14, 2008 (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: -- read full article
    Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:02:37 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Doctors hopeful easier blood thinners are nearing (AP)
    AP - A trio of experimental drugs has doctors hopeful that for the first time in decades, millions of people at risk of lethal blood clots may soon get easier treatment. -- read full article
    Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:22:51 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Don't Take a Vacation From Healthy Eating (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - SUNDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- Even though it's summertime, children shouldn't be allowed to take a vacation from healthy eating habits, advises Dr. Sarah Armstrong, a pediatrician at Duke University Medical Center. -- read full article
    Mon, 14 Jul 2008 03:46:48 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Don't Take a Vacation From Healthy Eating (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - SUNDAY, July 13 (HealthDay News) -- Even though it's summertime, children shouldn't be allowed to take a vacation from healthy eating habits, advises Dr. Sarah Armstrong, a pediatrician at Duke University Medical Center. -- read full article
    Sun, 13 Jul 2008 18:01:27 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Pioneering heart doctor Michael DeBakey dead at 99 (AP)

    In this Oct. 6, 1977 file photo Dr. Michael DeBakey, 69, Houston famed heart surgeon, poses with his wife Katrin, 34, for the first public photograph of their two month old daughter Olga Katrina, born on July, 29, 1977 in Houston. DeBakey, the world-famous cardiovascular surgeon who pioneered such now-common procedures as bypass surgery and invented a host of devices to help heart patients, died Friday night July 11, 2008 at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, officials announced. He was 99. (AP Photo, FILE)AP - When Dr. Michael E. DeBakey pushed forward with his groundbreaking research and maverick approach to medicine a half century ago, heart surgery was a medical marvel.


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    Sat, 12 Jul 2008 23:26:44 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Former Bush spokesman Tony Snow dies at 53 (AFP)

    Former White House spokesman Tony Snow, seen here in 2007, has died following a long battle with cancer. The 53-year-old was a veteran radio and television journalist.(AFP/File/Saul Loeb)AFP - Tony Snow, a former White House spokesman and veteran radio and television journalist, has died following a long battle with colon cancer, his former employers said Saturday. He was 53.


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    Sat, 12 Jul 2008 19:41:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Former White House press secretary Snow dies (Reuters)

    U.S. President George W. Bush (L) and White House Press Secretary Tony Snow walk arm-in-arm on the south lawn of the White House in Washington in this September 14, 2007 file photo, as they return from an event at the Quantico Marine Base. Snow, who battled colon cancer, has died, FOX News reported on July 12, 2008. Snow, 53, who had been a conservative commentator on FOX, resigned in August 2007 as President George W. Bush's spokesman after a recurrence of cancer. Picture taken September 14, 2007. (Jonathan Ernst/Files/Reuters)Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush's former press secretary Tony Snow has died of cancer, the White House said on Saturday.


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    Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:11:32 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Workshop Helps Parents, Kids Talk About Sex (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) -- Teach parents how to talk about sex with their teen, and they will tackle this tough subject more readily and often, a new study says. -- read full article
    Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:43:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Clinical Trials Update: July 11, 2008 (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: -- read full article
    Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:43:17 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Pioneering heart doctor Michael DeBakey dead at 99 (AP)

    In this Oct. 6, 1977 file photo Dr. Michael DeBakey, 69, Houston famed heart surgeon, poses with his wife Katrin, 34, for the first public photograph of their two month old daughter Olga Katrina, born on July, 29, 1977 in Houston. DeBakey, the world-famous cardiovascular surgeon who pioneered such now-common procedures as bypass surgery and invented a host of devices to help heart patients, died Friday night July 11, 2008 at The Methodist Hospital in Houston, officials announced. He was 99. (AP Photo, FILE)AP - Dr. Michael DeBakey, the world-famous cardiovascular surgeon who pioneered such now-common procedures as bypass surgery and invented a host of devices to help heart patients, has died. He was 99.


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    Sat, 12 Jul 2008 15:02:52 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Melanoma Drug Boosts Recurrence-Free Survival (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 11 (HealthDay News) -- A chemically modified form of interferon improves the chances that melanoma patients will survive and have no recurrence of the skin cancer, according to a new report. -- read full article
    Sat, 12 Jul 2008 03:46:35 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
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