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Daschle Is Obama's Pick to Lead HHS By selecting former Senator Tom Daschle (D-SD) to head the Department of Health and Human Services, President-Elect Barack Obama has found a point person for sweeping health-care reform who also shares his bipartisan — read realistic — approach to politics.
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Fall Babies at Higher Risk for Asthma A new study shows that babies born four months before the peak of winter virus season are more likely to develop childhood asthma than babies born at any other time of year.
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Water Aerobics Reduces Pain in Childbirth Water aerobics may help reduce the pain of childbirth. A new study shows that women who take classes during pregnancy are significantly less likely to ask for pain medication during delivery.
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Hib Vaccine Shortage Extended The current U.S. shortage of childhood Hib vaccine, cut off in December 2007, will continue at least until mid-2009, the CDC warns.
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Happy People Get the Big Picture If you're in a bad mood, all you see is the task at hand. But in a good mood, you can see how the task fits into the grand scheme of things in your life.
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ADHD Drugs Don't Cause Genetic Damage Ritalin, Adderall, and Concerta do not appear to cause genetic damage in children who take them for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), a new government-funded study concludes.
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Genetic Screening May ID Diabetes Risk Genetic screening can help identify people at risk for type 2 diabetes, but it adds little to traditional methods for determining risk, two new studies show.
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Root Canal or Dental Implant? Root canals and dental implants are equally successful, but implants may need more follow-up maintenance, a new study shows.
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FDA Panel: Toughen Dermal Filler Warnings Dermal fillers injected to soften facial wrinkles should carry stronger and more specific warning labels about potential adverse effects, according to an FDA advisory panel.
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Ginkgo Biloba Doesn’t Prevent Dementia The largest and longest study ever to examine the use of ginkgo biloba for the prevention of Alzheimer’s and other dementias showed no evidence of effectiveness.
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Broccoli May Help Smokers' Lungs Smokers and former smokers who eat lots of broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables may be less likely than other smokers to develop lung cancer, new research shows.
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Lean Cuisine Chicken Meals Recalled Nestle Prepared Foods Company is recalling 879,565 pounds of frozen Lean Cuisine chicken meals that may contain small pieces of hard blue plastic.
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Indigo Ointment Relieves Psoriasis A study shows 74% of patients had clearance or near clearance of psoriasis after 12 weeks' treatment with indigo naturalis ointment, a Chinese herbal remedy.
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CDC: IVF May Boost Birth Defects Risk The CDC reports that certain birth defects -- including heart valve problems and cleft lip/palate -- may be two to four times more common among babies conceived with assisted reproductive technology than babies conceived naturally.
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Family History Raises Breast Cancer Risk Women with a strong family history of breast cancer who do not have genes associated with increased risk of the disease have a fourfold greater chance of developing it than the average woman, new research indicates.
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Peppermint Oil, Fiber Can Treat IBS Largely overlooked, older remedies like peppermint oil and fiber are effective treatments for irritable bowel syndrome (IBS), a review of the research shows.
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Smoking Rate Is Declining in U.S. The percentage of Americans who smoke cigarettes has fallen below 20% for the first time since at least the mid-1960s, according to a new report.
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Joyful Music Helps the Heart Listening to joyful music increases your blood flow by 26% -- as much as aerobic exercise, according to an American Heart Association report.
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Belly Fat Doubles Death Risk Belly fat has been linked to an increased risk for heart disease and diabetes. Now an important new study links belly fat to early death.
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New OCD Treatment Helpful but Risky Electrodes implanted deep in the brain reduce severe obsessive-compulsive disorder symptoms -- but it's a risky procedure, a French study shows.
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8 Top Educational Kids' TV Shows Listed A new report from the nonprofit group Children Now takes a dim view of most "educational/informational" TV programs for kids -- but it singles out eight programs that stand out from the pack.
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Fat Cravings May Start in Womb Eating a high-fat diet during pregnancy may foster fat cravings that start in the womb and last into adulthood, according to researchers from The Rockefeller University.
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Black Cohosh: Mixed Cancer Findings Black cohosh, a supplement taken to ease menopausal symptoms, may have a mixed relationship with breast cancer, according to a study published in Cancer Research.
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Crestor FAQ: New Benefits for Statins Questions and answers about a study that shows the cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor may cut heart risk even when cholesterol levels are already low.
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