HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) --
Tests in mouse hearts show that sildenafil, the key ingredient in Viagra,
may shield hearts from damage caused by high blood pressure, a new study
suggests.
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HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- More than half of teens who use the
social networking site MySpace have posted information about sexual
behavior, substance abuse or violence, new research shows.
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Children who are traumatized by
sexual, physical or psychological abuse are more likely to develop chronic
fatigue syndrome as adults, new research suggests.
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 6 (HealthDay News) -- The largest study of its kind
finds that deep brain stimulation improves both physical function and
quality of life after six months in patients with Parkinson's disease.
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- If you have a long-term illness, improving
your appearance can help you feel better, the American Cancer Society
says.
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 AP - Millions of children and adults have seizures in the United States, but dying from one is rare. That only adds to the confusion and mystery surrounding the life and death of Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston.
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 AP - Parkinson's sufferers who had electrodes implanted in their brains improved substantially more than those who took only medicine, according to the biggest test yet of deep brain stimulation. The study, which followed patients for six months, offers the most hopeful news to date for Parkinson's sufferers. The new technique reduced tremors, rigidity and flailing of the limbs and allowed people to move freely for nearly five extra hours a day.
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AP - Health care continued to take up a greater share of the economy in 2007, as spending on hospitals, doctors and other services increased 6.1 percent to $2.2 trillion.
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AP - Ever watched a teen skulk in the corner of a toddler-packed pediatrician's waiting room, obviously wishing to be anywhere else?
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AP - Many teenagers cleaned up their MySpace profiles, deleting mentions of sex and booze and boosting privacy settings, if they got a single cautionary e-mail from a busybody named "Dr. Meg." The e-mail was sent by Dr. Megan Moreno, lead researcher of a study of lower-income kids that she says shows how parents and other adults can encourage safer Internet use.
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 Reuters - U.S. researchers may have found an obesity treatment that unlocks the fat-fighting promise of leptin, an appetite-suppressing hormone once hailed as the answer to the battle of the bulge.
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Implementing smoke-free policies can lead to a fewer hospitalizations resulting from heart attacks, according to a new study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 
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Arriving at your uncle's holiday party in suitable dress and good cheer, you are greeted at the door by an old friend from school whose name, you suddenly realize, you cannot recall. 
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An executive of the Chinese dairy company Sanlu Group pleaded guilty Wednesday over her role in the contaminated milk scandal that sickened nearly 300,000 infants, state-run media reported. 
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As many as one in eight teens in the United States may take a virginity pledge at some point, vowing to wait until they're married before having sex. But do such pledges work? Are pledge takers more likely than other teens to delay sexual activity? 
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People with Parkinson's disease who have a pacemaker-like device implanted in the brain spend an extra four-plus hours a day free of tremors and involuntary movements than they do on medication, according to the largest study of the treatment, which is known as deep brain stimulation. 
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The Obama administration approached Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN's chief medical correspondent, about becoming U.S. surgeon general, according to sources inside the transition and at CNN. 
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Four years ago, when Oprah managed to get down to a trim and fit 160 pounds, she thought she'd hit on a foolproof formula for permanent weight loss. Then life --in the form of a thyroid problem and a killer schedule-- intervened. Last year she was back up to the 200-pound mark and knew something had to change. After a desperately needed time-out to reflect and recharge, here's what she's learned, what she's doing differently, and what's next. 
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Love's first blush fading? Lost that loving feeling? Love is not all around? 
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Hospitals in England should consider allowing more liberal use of mobile phones, the Department of Health has announced.
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Keen golfers are being warned by doctors that they could be risking their hearing for their sport.
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Cancer cells are able to escape death by reversing a process which triggers suicide in normal cells, scientists have shown.
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Young unemployed adults need more help to deal with mental health problems, the Prince's Trust charity warns.
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Scientists working towards pancreatic cell transplants as a cure for diabetes have taken the first step to getting around the problem of immune rejection
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The disease tends to affect older people - but can strike at any time.
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A week by week guide to pregnancy taking in how the baby develops, changes to the mother and key scan dates.
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A prenatal autism test could mean the loss of great minds
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How FBI technology is driving a medical advance
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Scientists need your brain for medical research
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Brave doctors try to revive Nigeria's health system
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A comprehensive guide to clinical conditions
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Living with seasonal affective disorder
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Christopher Sands says he's keeping his sense of humour despite not being able to stop hiccupping for nearly two years.
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Products that claim to help the body "detox" are often based on meaningless claims, scientists warn.
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India's state-run carrier Air India dismisses nine hostesses who had earlier been grounded for being overweight.
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Skin cancer patients have a higher chance of developing other forms of the disease, research suggests.
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Chinese officials investigate the death of a baby boy soon after he was fed baby milk powder.
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Many people are unaware that even smoking away from babies or pregnant women presents a risk, according to US research.
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Females are less physically active at both ends of life than their male counterparts, two studies suggest.
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More people need to donate their brains to medical research if cures for diseases like dementia are to be found, scientists say.
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All new homes should be fitted with measures to prevent the build-up of the potentially harmful gas radon, say researchers.
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Angola closes part of its border with the DR Congo to prevent the spread of the deadly virus Ebola.
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Low levels of the stress hormone cortisol in children linked to higher risk of chronic fatigue syndrome as adults.
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Playing the computer puzzle game Tetris might help reduce the effects of traumatic stress, say UK researchers.
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The UK is named as one of Europe's worst countries for measles, dashing global hopes of eradicating the disease by 2010.
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