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Many children 'hear voices'; most aren't bothered (Reuters)
Many children 'hear voices'; most aren't bothered
(Reuters) - Reuters - Nearly 1 in 10 seven- to eight-year-olds hears voices that aren't really there, according to a new study. [Yahoo! News: Health News]
News Hub: Even Thin People Face Health Risks
News Hub: Even Thin People Face Health Risks -
Even some thin people could be at risk for health issues typically associated with individuals who are fat, Ron Winslow reports. [Wall Street Journal - Health Videos]
Low-carb diet best for lowering blood pressure (Reuters)
Low-carb diet best for lowering blood pressure
(Reuters) - Reuters - People with high blood pressure who want to drop some pounds may want to choose a low-carb diet, a new study shows. [Yahoo! News: Health News]
Victoza Sanctioned for Type 2 Diabetes (HealthDay)
Victoza Sanctioned for Type 2 Diabetes
(HealthDay) - HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 26 (HealthDay News) -- Victoza (liraglutide) has been approved to treat type 2 diabetes in some adults, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said in a news release. [Yahoo! News: Health News]
Mixed-handedness tied to learning problems, ADHD (Reuters)
Mixed-handedness tied to learning problems, ADHD
(Reuters) - Reuters - Children who don't show a hand preference are more likely than their righty or lefty peers to perform poorly in school, a new study in the journal Pediatrics shows. [Yahoo! News: Health News]
Seniors Have Rewarding Sex Lives (LiveScience.com)
Seniors Have Rewarding Sex Lives
(LiveScience.com) - LiveScience.com - Senior citizens often have rewarding sex lives, according to newresearch aimed at revealing the nuances of sexuality in the elderly. [Yahoo! News: Health News]
Study finds drop in age-related hearing problems (AP)
Study finds drop in age-related hearing problems
(AP) - AP - Sweet news for baby boomers: Despite all those warnings that loud rock music would damage their ears, their generation appears to have better hearing than their parents did. In fact, a new study suggests that the rate of hearing problems at ages ranging from 45 to 75 has been dropping for years, at least among white Americans. [Yahoo! News: Health News]
Health Care Reform Upended by Scott Brown
Health Care Reform Upended by Scott Brown -
Despite midnight deadlines and wrangling, the momentum for health care reform has stalled as a result of Scott Brown's election, Doug Luzader reports. Video courtesy of Fox News. [Wall Street Journal - Health Videos]
Poor women less likely to get epidurals (Reuters)
Poor women less likely to get epidurals
(Reuters) - Reuters - Even under Canada's system of universal healthcare, low-income women are less likely than their wealthier counterparts to receive epidural pain relief during childbirth, a new study finds. [Yahoo! News: Health News]
What Would Bill Clinton Do?
What Would Bill Clinton Do? -
In wake of the Massachusetts defeat, President Obama may already be stealing a couple of lines from the Clinton script as the 2010 election approaches, says WSJ's Jerry Seib. [Wall Street Journal - Health Videos]


