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    Senate triples funding in global fight against AIDS (AP)

    File photo shows a member of an HIV positive support group in Gabane, Botswana. The US Senate has given a major boost to a program to combat AIDS and malaria around the world(AFP/File/Gianluigi Guercia)AP - The Senate voted Wednesday to triple spending for a much-acclaimed program that has treated and protected millions in Africa and elsewhere from the scourges of AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis.


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    Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:25:46 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Study: Low-carb diet best for weight, cholesterol (AP)
    AP - The Atkins diet may have proved itself after all: A low-carb diet and a Mediterranean-style regimen helped people lose more weight than a traditional low-fat diet in one of the longest and largest studies to compare the dueling weight-loss techniques. -- read full article
    Thu, 17 Jul 2008 05:27:54 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Researchers Find Link Between Organ Transplants, Cancer (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 16 (HealthDay News) -- Anti-rejection drugs given after organ transplants may be the reason why 15 percent to 20 percent of individuals who receive such transplants have a higher risk of developing cancer within the next decade. -- read full article
    Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:01:35 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Scientists find key brain circuits for attention (Reuters)
    Reuters - Scientists have identified the brain circuits that play a key role in helping us pay attention, a finding that may help explain why things go wrong in diseases such as Alzheimer's and attention deficit disorders. -- read full article
    Wed, 16 Jul 2008 16:12:43 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Clinical Trials Update: July 16, 2008 (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: -- read full article
    Wed, 16 Jul 2008 18:01:34 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Study: When kids become teens, they get sluggish (AP)

    Mary Lee is shown chatting with friends online, Monday, July 14, 2008, in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. Among a nationwide group of about 1,000 American children followed for several years, 90 percent were physically active for at least two hours each weekday at age nine. But by age 15, that plummeted to less that 3 percent of kids. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)AP - One of the largest studies of its kind shows just how sluggish American children become once they hit the teen years: While 90 percent of 9-year-olds get a couple of hours of exercise most days, fewer than 3 percent of 15-year-olds do.


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    Wed, 16 Jul 2008 11:39:38 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Brain Cancer Vaccine's Immune Response Key to Outcomes (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) -- An in-trial dendritic cell vaccine that fights malignant brain tumors called glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) may help boost a patient's immunity response and improve the outcome, a new report says. -- read full article
    Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:46:45 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Third of Elderly Patients Take Companion to See Doctor (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 15 (HealthDay News) -- More than one-third of elderly patients on Medicare take a companion with them for routine medical visits. -- read full article
    Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:46:39 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    As they get older, kids do less exercise: study (Reuters)
    Reuters - Children turn away from exercise in droves in their early teen years after getting much more exercise when they are younger, according to a study spotlighting a factor in the rise of youth obesity. -- read full article
    Wed, 16 Jul 2008 08:18:28 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Clinical Trials Update: July 15, 2008 (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: -- read full article
    Wed, 16 Jul 2008 03:46:41 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Regular chlamydia tests urged for young people (Reuters)
    Reuters - Young sexually active people should get themselves tested annually for the infection chlamydia and again every time they change partner, the Health Protection Agency said on Tuesday. -- read full article
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:39:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Obesity ups a woman's pancreatic cancer risk: study (Reuters)
    Reuters - Obese women who carry most of their extra weight around the stomach are 70 percent more likely to develop pancreatic cancer, an international team of researchers reported on Tuesday. -- read full article
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:06:34 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Teachers become nurses as schools get squeezed (AP)

    Brandon Merrell, 8, holds his insulin needle at his home Friday, July 11, 2008, in Gilbert, Ariz. The thought of someone without a medical background managing Brandon's diabetes makes his mother, Amy Merrell, very uncomfortable.  (AP Photo/Matt York)AP - During the past two school years, teacher Julia Keyse had to enforce an unusual rule in her kindergarten and first-grade classroom: No interrupting while she pricked Caylee's finger to check her blood sugar and adjusted her insulin pump.


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    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:39:07 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    E. coli linked to beef now reported in 5 states (AP)
    AP - An E. coli outbreak traced to recalled beef in Michigan and Ohio has spawned cases in three other states, U.S. health officials said Tuesday. -- read full article
    Tue, 15 Jul 2008 22:58:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Study: When kids become teens, they get sluggish (AP)

    Mary Lee is shown chatting with friends online, Monday, July 14, 2008, in Mayfield Heights, Ohio. Among a nationwide group of about 1,000 American children followed for several years, 90 percent were physically active for at least two hours each weekday at age nine. But by age 15, that plummeted to less that 3 percent of kids. (AP Photo/Tony Dejak)AP - One of the largest studies of its kind shows just how sluggish American children become once they hit the teen years: While 90 percent of 9-year-olds get a couple of hours of exercise most days, fewer than 3 percent of 15-year-olds do.


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    Wed, 16 Jul 2008 05:08:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
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