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Infant swimming tied to lung infection, asthma (Reuters)
Infant swimming tied to lung infection, asthma
(Reuters) - Reuters - Children who start swimming before the age of 2 may be at increased risk of a common infant lung infection, and possibly asthma and respiratory allergies later in life, a new study suggests. [Yahoo! News: Health News]
US teen pregnancy rate up for first time since 1990: study (AFP)
AFP - The US teen pregnancy rate rose in 2006 for the first time in 16 years, an report showed Tuesday, as experts speculated that the increase was due to abstinence-only sex education in schools.
[Yahoo! News: Health News]
News Hub: Will Health-Care Reform Survive?
News Hub: Will Health-Care Reform Survive? -
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D., Calif.) tells reporters the House is unlikely to pass Senate health-care legislation without changes. WSJ's Jerry Seib tells Simon Constable on the News Hub health-care reform is on a "great pause." Plus, WSJ's Brett Arends and Barron's Bob O'Brien discuss how this will affect investors. [Wall Street Journal - Health Videos]
News Hub: Time to Sell Health-Care Stocks?
News Hub: Time to Sell Health-Care Stocks? -
While pundits were surprised by Republican Scott Brown's Massachusetts victory, Mr. Market wasn't. After a big rally in the health-care sector, Barron's Mike Santoli tells Simon Constable on the News Hub it may be time to look elsewhere. [Wall Street Journal - Health Videos]
1 in 5 U.S. Kids Has High Cholesterol (HealthDay)
1 in 5 U.S. Kids Has High Cholesterol
(HealthDay) - HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Twenty percent of U.S. children and teens have abnormal lipid levels, an indication of too much bad cholesterol, too little good cholesterol or high triglycerides, federal health officials report. [Yahoo! News: Health News]
PM Report: Obamacare Up in the Air
PM Report: Obamacare Up in the Air -
President Obama pledges to work with Republicans to reach a deal on health care, including waiting for Scott Brown to be confirmed as the nation's newest senator. Plus, while pundits were surprised by Mr. Brown's victory, Mr. Market wasn't; and according to WSJ's Reed Albergotti, the NFL blitz is dead. [Wall Street Journal - Health Videos]
Baby Boomers Still Doing Drugs as Seniors (HealthDay)
Baby Boomers Still Doing Drugs as Seniors
(HealthDay) - HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Almost 5 percent of aging Baby Boomers in the United States are abusing drugs, a new government report shows. [Yahoo! News: Health News]
Blood Pressure Drugs Might Fight Diabetic Retinopathy (HealthDay)
Blood Pressure Drugs Might Fight Diabetic Retinopathy
(HealthDay) - HealthDay - FRIDAY, Jan. 8 (HealthDay News) -- New research in mice suggests that some drugs used to treat high blood pressure might help prevent and treat a disorder that causes people with diabetes to lose their vision. [Yahoo! News: Health News]
CDC: Swine flu now widespread only in 1 state (AP)
AP - Swine flu infections continue to drop and only one state — Alabama — was reporting widespread cases last week.
[Yahoo! News: Health News]
Drug benefit expanded to 1 million more seniors (AP)
AP - In case the prospect of nearly $4,000 in prescription assistance isn't enough to perk up low-income seniors, the government is using '60s singer Chubby Checker to publicize "the twist" in the Medicare drug program.
[Yahoo! News: Health News]


