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    Family history tied to violence in schizophrenics (Reuters)

    A multiple exposure of a woman's face is seen in a handout photo. REUTERS/NewscomReuters - Among people with schizophrenia, those whose parents have a history of violence may be more likely to commit violent acts themselves, a new study suggests.


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    Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:21:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Circumcision Can Reduce AIDS Risk, Study Shows (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - MONDAY, April 27 (HealthDay News) -- Circumcision does not decrease a man's sexual pleasure or function, but it does help reduce his risk of contracting the AIDS virus and suffering a penile injury, according to two new studies. -- read full article
    Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:03:47 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Meds Help Kids With ADHD in Classroom (HealthDay)
    HealthDay - MONDAY, April 27 (HealthDay News) -- Children who take medication to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) do better in elementary school than those who don't, a new study has found. -- read full article
    Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:03:55 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Statins Guard Against Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)

    Doctors inspect scans of a cancer patient in Baltimore, Maryland. According to a study scientists have linked a common genetic variation to the development of prostate cancer.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win Mcnamee)HealthDay - SUNDAY, April 26 (HealthDay News) --Several new studies suggest statins help prevent prostate cancer and reduce the risk of erectile dysfunction.


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    Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:03:56 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Swine flu prompts EU warning on travel to US (AP)

    A South Korean disinfection truck sprays disinfectant against a possible swine flu outbreak at a port farm in Chuncheon, South Korea, Monday, April 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Yonhap, Lee Sang-hack)AP - The top EU health official urged Europeans on Monday to postpone nonessential travel to parts of the United States and Mexico because of the swine flu virus, and Spanish health officials confirmed the first case outside North America.


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    Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:37:36 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Mexico closes schools nationwide due to swine flu (AP)

    Residents wear surgical masks as they exit the subway in Mexico City, Monday, April 27, 2009. Mexico's government is trying to stem the spread of a deadly strain of swine flu as a new work week begins by urging people to stay home Monday if they have any symptoms of the virus believed to have killed more than 100 people. (AP Photo/Miguel Tovar)AP - Mexico canceled school nationwide Monday and warned the death toll from a swine flu epidemic believed to have killed 149 people would keep rising before it can be contained.


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    Mon, 27 Apr 2009 18:09:47 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Swine flu worry: US advises against Mexico trips (AP)

    President Barack Obama delivers remarks at the National Academy of Sciences in Washington, Monday, April 27, 2009. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)AP - U.S. officials advised Americans against most travel to Mexico on Monday as a swine flu virus that began there spread to the United States and beyond. With 40 cases now reported in the U.S., President Barack Obama urged calm, saying there was reason for concern but not yet "a cause for alarm."


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    Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:04:02 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Study: Drug lowers risk of getting prostate cancer (AP)

    An embryologist examines a dish with human embryos under a microscope at a fertilisation clinic. Spanish health authorities have authorised the genetic screening of pre-implantation embryos to ensure they do not carry genes that might cause breast and thyroid cancer.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Sandy Huffaker)AP - A drug already sold for other prostate problems significantly cut the chances of prostate cancer being found in men with an increased risk of the disease, doctors reported Monday.


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    Mon, 27 Apr 2009 19:03:26 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Swine flu fears close schools in NY, Texas, Calif. (AP)

    Brother Leonard Conway, Principal of St. Francis Preparatory School in Queens borough of New York, comments on Sunday April 26, 2009 about the closing of the school at the urging of Board of Health officials after tests confirmed that eight students at a private Catholic high school had contracted swine flu. Some of the school's students had visited Mexico on a spring break trip two weeks ago. (AP Photo/Rick Maim)AP - Esti Lamonaca's illness started with a high fever, a cough and achy bones, just a couple of days after she returned from a spring break trip on the beach in Cancun with friends. By the weekend, her voice was hoarse and she was wearing a surgical mask.


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    Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:04:51 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Countries race to contain swine flu (AP)

    Quarantine officers monitor travelers with a thermographic device at an arrival gate at Narita International Airport in Narita, east of Tokyo, Japan, Sunday, April 26, 2009. Asian health authorities were on alert Sunday, with some checking passengers and pork products from Mexico, as the World Health Organization declared the deadly swine flu outbreak a public health emergency of 'pandemic potential.' (AP Photo/Itsuo Inouye)AP - New Zealand reported suspected swine flu cases Monday in a second group of teenage students returning from Mexico, as Asian nations with potent memories of SARS and bird flu outbreaks screened travelers for fever with thermal scanners.


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    Mon, 27 Apr 2009 08:47:33 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Suspected swine flu deaths in Mexico top 100 (AP)

    A taxi driver and his costumer wear surgical masks in Mexico City, Sunday, April 26, 2009.  A fatal strain of swine flu has been detected in Mexico and experts fear it could become a global epidemic.(AP Photo/Enric Marti)AP - The Mexican government is trying to stem the spread of a deadly strain of swine flu as a new work week begins by urging people to stay home Monday if they have any symptoms of the virus believed to have killed more than 100 people.


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    Mon, 27 Apr 2009 07:25:11 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Children who get ADHD drugs score higher on tests (Reuters)
    Reuters - Children given stimulants to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder symptoms score higher on math and reading tests than children with the condition who do not get drugs, researchers said on Monday. -- read full article
    Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:15:23 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Administration declares health emergency in swine flu outbreak (McClatchy Newspapers)
    McClatchy Newspapers - WASHINGTON — Warning that the worst is yet to come, U.S. officials Sunday declared the rapid spread of swine flu to be a public health emergency and freed up 12.5 million doses of antiviral medication to help fight the disease, which has now infected 20 people in five states. -- read full article
    Sun, 26 Apr 2009 21:38:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Statins Guard Against Prostate Cancer (HealthDay)

    Doctors inspect scans of a cancer patient in Baltimore, Maryland. According to a study scientists have linked a common genetic variation to the development of prostate cancer.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Win Mcnamee)HealthDay - SUNDAY, April 26 (HealthDay News) --Several new studies suggest statins help prevent prostate cancer and reduce the risk of erectile dysfunction.


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    Mon, 27 Apr 2009 03:48:01 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
    Hospitals cutting services, staff amid recession (AP)
    AP - Ailing from the recession, many U.S. hospitals have had to begin making painful cuts to patient services and laying off staff, as previous cost-cutting hasn't been enough, an industry survey found. -- read full article
    Mon, 27 Apr 2009 04:06:08 GMT - Yahoo! News: Health News
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