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    China says company knew of tainted milk for weeks (AP)

    In this photo released by China's Xihua News Agency, two babies with kidney stones receive medical treatment under the care of their fathers at a military hospital in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008. So far this year, Gansu Provincial Health Department has seen 59 kidney stone cases in infants, and at least one baby died as a result of kidney stones. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Zhu Guoliang)AP - China's health minister blamed a dairy Saturday for the delay in warning the public about tainted milk powder linked to kidney stones in infants and at least one death, as authorities increased the number of known sick babies to 432.


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    Sun, 14 Sep 2008 07:33:04 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Few safeguards for Mexican produce heading north (AP)

    Ruben Cisneros, 36, walks past jalapeno seedlings in a nursery in Hidalgo, Mexico, where the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and Mexican authorities have checked for salmonella, Friday, Aug. 8, 2008.  The tests from the nursery were clean, according to Mexican officials. The recent outbreak was the United States' largest case of foodborne illness in a decade, infecting at least 1,440 people with a rare form of salmonella.  (AP Photo/ Monica Rueda).AP - At the end of a dirt road in northern Mexico, the conveyer belts processing hundreds of tons of vegetables a year for U.S. and Mexican markets are open to the elements, protected only by a corrugated metal roof.


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    Sun, 14 Sep 2008 07:42:56 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Changes in Seniors' Sleep Patterns Need Attention (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - SATURDAY, Sept. 13 (HealthDay News) -- While it's normal for older people to have occasional sleep problems, seniors who experience sleep pattern changes that last for longer than two weeks should see a doctor, says Dr. Charles Cefalu, a member of the American Geriatrics Society. -- read full article
    Sat, 13 Sep 2008 18:01:16 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Chinese dairy knew milk fault weeks before recall (AP)

    In this photo released by China's Xihua News Agency, two babies with kidney stones receive medical treatment under the care of their fathers at a military hospital in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008. So far this year, Gansu Provincial Health Department has seen 59 kidney stone cases in infants, and at least one baby died as a result of kidney stones. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Zhu Guoliang)AP - A Chinese dairy that sold milk powder linked to kidney stones in infants knew it contained a banned chemical weeks before ordering a recall, the health minister said Saturday.


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    Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:33:28 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Broad Screening of Blood Clots May Find Cancers Earlier (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Doing more thorough screening of people with unexplained blood clots -- particularly in the legs, arms and lungs -- could increase the rate of cancer detection among these people by 21 percent, according to a new research analysis. -- read full article
    Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:46:06 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Mediterranean Diet Cuts Death From Chronic Diseases (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 12 (HealthDay News) -- People who eat a strict Mediterranean diet are at less risk of developing heart disease, cancer, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, Italian researchers report. -- read full article
    Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:46:12 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Health Tip: Preparing for Pregnancy (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- At least three months before you try to get pregnant, you should start making sure that your body has the nutrients it needs to conceive a healthy baby. -- read full article
    Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:46:19 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 12, 2008 (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: -- read full article
    Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:46:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Sleep Apnea May Cause Erectile Dysfunction (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Men with sleep apnea may suffer from a treatable form of erectile dysfunction caused by regular deprivation of oxygen experienced during these episodes of obstructed breathing, a new report says. -- read full article
    Sat, 13 Sep 2008 03:46:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Chinese dairy knew of milk contamination (AP)

    In this photo released by China's Xihua News Agency, two babies with kidney stones receive medical treatment under the care of their fathers at a military hospital in Lanzhou, capital of northwest China's Gansu Province Thursday, Sept. 11, 2008. So far this year, Gansu Provincial Health Department has seen 59 kidney stone cases in infants, and at least one baby died as a result of kidney stones. (AP Photo/Xinhua, Zhu Guoliang)AP - A dairy that sold milk powder linked to kidney stones in infants and one death knew in August it was tainted with a banned chemical, weeks before it ordered a recall, the Health Ministry said Saturday.


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    Sat, 13 Sep 2008 08:00:25 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    UNICEF: child mortality down 27 percent since 1990 (AP)
    AP - The U.N. Children's Fund said Friday the number of children who die before the age of five has declined by 27 percent over the last two decades, and the rate is expected to continue falling. -- read full article
    Fri, 12 Sep 2008 23:26:21 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    FDA expands use of cervical cancer vaccine (AP)
    AP - The cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil also works to prevent cancers of the vagina and vulva, federal health officials said Friday, as they approved expanding its use to protect against those diseases as well. -- read full article
    Fri, 12 Sep 2008 22:27:07 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Mediterranean Diet Cuts Death From Chronic Diseases (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 12 (HealthDay News) -- People who eat a strict Mediterranean diet are at less risk of developing heart disease, cancer, Parkinson's and Alzheimer's disease, Italian researchers report. -- read full article
    Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:01:34 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Health Tip: Preparing for Pregnancy (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- At least three months before you try to get pregnant, you should start making sure that your body has the nutrients it needs to conceive a healthy baby. -- read full article
    Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:01:41 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 12, 2008 (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: -- read full article
    Fri, 12 Sep 2008 18:01:37 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
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