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    Faster genetic test for flu virus approved (AP)
    AP - The government approved a new genetic test for the flu virus Tuesday that will allow labs across the country to identify flu strains within four hours instead of four days. -- read full article
    Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:19:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Study links birth size and breast cancer (Reuters)
    Reuters - Women who were bigger and longer babies may be more likely to develop breast cancer, researchers reported on Tuesday. -- read full article
    Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:38:58 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Radiosurgery for brain cancer OK for elderly (Reuters)
    Reuters - People 75 years of age and older with cancer that has spread to the brain respond about as well as younger patients to stereotactic radiosurgery, according to a recent report. -- read full article
    Tue, 30 Sep 2008 16:42:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Link Between Vaccine and MS Unproven (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Children vaccinated against hepatitis B probably are not at an increased risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) unless they were inoculated with a particular brand of the vaccine, according to a new study. -- read full article
    Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:01:27 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 30, 2008 (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: -- read full article
    Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:01:25 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Horny Goat Weed may offer Viagra alternative: study (Reuters)

    A box of Viagra, typically used to treat erectile dysfunction, is seen in a pharmacy in Toronto January 31, 2008. (Mark Blinch/Reuters)Reuters - A Chinese herbal remedy called horny goat weed is a promising alternative to Viagra for impotent men, Italian researchers said on Monday.


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    Tue, 30 Sep 2008 17:50:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Anti-Obesity Drugs Could Fight Viral Infections (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Drugs used to treat obesity may be effective against a wide range of viral infections such as the flu, hepatitis, and even HIV, say researchers from the University of Rochester Medical Center and Princeton University. -- read full article
    Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:01:23 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Group calls for free malaria treatment in Africa (AP)

    In this Dec.21, 2005 file picture a mother gently places her son in a basket, as she takes him to a  Medecins Sans Frontieres clinic, in Lankien, Southern Sudan after he contracted malaria. An international medical aid group says free malaria treatment for Africa's poorest is key to combatting a disease that kills nearly 1 million people a year. (AP Photo/Karel Prinsloo, File)AP - Making tests and treatment for malaria free dramatically increases the number of people who seek treatment for the disease that kills 1 million people a year, an international medical aid group said Tuesday.


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    Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:22:41 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Faster genetic test for flu virus approved (AP)
    AP - The government has approved a new genetic test for the flu virus that will allow labs across the country to identify flu strains within a few hours. -- read full article
    Tue, 30 Sep 2008 18:21:25 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Study links birth size and breast cancer (Reuters)
    Reuters - Women who were bigger and longer babies may be more likely to develop breast cancer, researchers reported on Tuesday. -- read full article
    Tue, 30 Sep 2008 07:27:18 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Seniors in Poor Areas More Likely to Die After Surgery (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly Americans who live in low-income ZIP codes are more likely to die after surgery than those who live in higher-income ZIP codes, according to new research. -- read full article
    Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:46:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Return to breastfeeding urged amid China scandal (Reuters)
    Reuters - China's contaminated milk products scandal, which have landed thousands of children in hospital in China this month with kidney illnesses, has reignited calls from medical experts for a return to breastfeeding. -- read full article
    Tue, 30 Sep 2008 06:23:02 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 29, 2008 (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch: -- read full article
    Tue, 30 Sep 2008 03:46:13 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    UK-Odd Summary (Reuters)
    Reuters - A proposal to turn the lagoon city of Venice into a Disney-style theme park has won a prize from a famed Venetian academy, even though it rejected the idea. The venerable Istituto Veneto described the scheme by British economist John Kay as a thought-provoking critique of the Italian city's unwieldy tourist economy. -- read full article
    Mon, 29 Sep 2008 21:07:08 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    More foods getting labeled as US or foreign-grown (AP)

    A shopper holds up a bag of Cadbury chocolates in a Hong Kong supermarket. British sweet maker Cadbury has ordered a recall of China-made chocolates over safety fears in the latest fallout from the ever-widening scandal over tainted Chinese dairy products.(AFP/Mike Clarke)AP - No more wondering where your hamburger came from, or where your lettuce and tomatoes were grown: Starting this week, shoppers will see lots more foods labeled with the country of origin.


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    Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:50:34 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
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