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Smallpox-related disease thriving

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:27:47 +0000

Anne Rimoin of the University of California, Los Angeles, School of
Public Health and colleagues report that 30 years after the smallpox
vaccination ceased, rates of monkeypox have increased dramatically in
the rural Democratic Republic of Congo, with sporadic outbreaks in other
African nations and even the United States.

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Veggie variety may lessen lung risk

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:27:47 +0000

Dr. H. Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita of The National Institute for Public Health
and the Environment in the Netherlands says smokers in particular may
lower their risks of squamous cell lung cancer by adding a variety of
fruits and vegetables to their diets.

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HIV test a routine part of NYC healthcare

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:27:47 +0000

An amendment of the New York state Public Health Law requires healthcare
providers, beginning Sept. 1, to offer all patients ages 13-64 a
voluntary test for human immunodeficiency virus while receiving
treatment for a non-life-threatening condition in a hospital, a hospital
emergency room, a doctor’s office or outpatient clinic.

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Men who don’t sleep may die sooner

Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:27:46 +0000

Principal investigator Dr. Alexandros Vgontzas at Pennsylvania State
College of Medicine and Hershey Medical Center in Hershey, Pa., and
colleagues had 1,000 women with a mean age of 47 years, and 741 men with
an average age of 50, provide a comprehensive sleep histories in which
insomnia was defined as a complaint lasting at least one year. Each
participant also received a physical exam and had sleep evaluated in a
sleep laboratory where sleep duration was measured objectively by
polysomnography.

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Chronic pain sufferers helped by marijuana

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:44:03 +0000

Dr. Mark Ware of the McGill University Health Center and McGill
University in Montreal says marijuana may offer relief to patients
suffering from chronic neuropathic pain.

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Most disadvantaged, African-American men

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:44:03 +0000

Waldo E. Johnson Jr., an associate professor at the University of
Chicago’s School of Social Service Administration, says black men suffer
in a variety of ways, including being stereotyped as reckless and having
little regard for their children.

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How the hearts of triathletes adapt

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:44:03 +0000

Triathletes compete in multisport events consisting of swimming, cycling
and running.

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Moderate drinking may be key to long life

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 20:44:03 +0000

The study, published in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research,
suggests the health benefits of drinking among older adults are
intrinsically linked to moderation.

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Other butters may replace peanut butter

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:50:05 +0000

Joyce Barnett, a registered clinical dietitian at the University of
Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas says parents don’t
necessarily need to reach for the cold cuts as a source of protein if
their child’s school has banned peanut butter because it can cause an
allergic reaction in some children.

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Smoking may increase depression in teens

Wed, 01 Sep 2010 11:50:05 +0000

Lead author Michael Chaiton of the Ontario Tobacco Research Unit of the
University of Toronto and co-author Jennifer O’Loughlin of the
University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre say the study involved
662 high-school teenagers who completed as many as 20 questionnaires
from grades 7-11 about their use of cigarettes to affect mood.

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