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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)

US teen pregnancy rate up for first time since 1990: study (AFP) -

A young woman undergoing an exam at an OB/GYN's office in Florida. 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.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Joe Raedle)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.


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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)

CDC: Swine flu now widespread only in 1 state (AP) -

A nurse holds up a vial of H1N1 flu vaccine prior to an inoculation at the Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania October 28, 2009. REUTERS/Brad BowerAP - Swine flu infections continue to drop and only one state — Alabama — was reporting widespread cases last week.


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Drug benefit expanded to 1 million more seniors (AP)

Drug benefit expanded to 1 million more seniors (AP) -

A pharmacist looks through shelving to fill a prescription while working at a pharmacy in New York December 23, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonAP - 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.


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