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Good evening Srini,

TUE 27 Jan 2009

today's headlines

Half of salmonella victims children, CDC says

Salmonella found at U.S. peanut plant, FDA says

Mammograms lagging in women after childhood cancer

California octuplets breathing on their own

Genetic inheritance plays role in child cancer: study

Studies find mercury in much U.S. corn syrup

Time spent sitting linked to sleep apnea severity

Menopause symptoms don't respond to herbal therapy

EU scientific body raises health alarm on MP3s

Prostate cancer may cause neglect of other illness

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Half of salmonella victims children, CDC says

January 27, 2009 03:51 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Children are half of the 500 people made sick in an outbreak of salmonella linked to peanut butter across the United States, federal health officials said on Tuesday.

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Salmonella found at U.S. peanut plant, FDA says

January 27, 2009 04:42 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Food and Drug Administration officials found salmonella contamination at a peanut plant in the state of Georgia linked to an outbreak of food poisoning that has sickened more than 500 people.

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Mammograms lagging in women after childhood cancer

January 27, 2009 04:12 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Women who underwent chest radiation as part of treatment for childhood cancer often are not getting recommended breast cancer screenings despite being at high risk for the disease, researchers said on Tuesday.

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California octuplets breathing on their own

January 27, 2009 05:17 PM ET

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - One day after a California woman gave birth to octuplets, doctors said on Tuesday that all eight babies were doing well and breathing on their own.

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Genetic inheritance plays role in child cancer: study

January 27, 2009 04:23 PM ET

CHICAGO (Reuters) - More than 100 small genetic variations affect a child's response to treatment for the most common type of childhood cancer, a finding that might lead to better treatments, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

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Studies find mercury in much U.S. corn syrup

January 27, 2009 01:15 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Many common foods made using commercial high fructose corn syrup contain mercury as well, researchers reported on Tuesday, while another study suggested the corn syrup itself is contaminated.

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Time spent sitting linked to sleep apnea severity

January 27, 2009 03:01 PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Canadian researchers have identified a new risk factor for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) in normal-weight men: too much sitting.

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Menopause symptoms don't respond to herbal therapy

January 27, 2009 01:16 PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A review of a number herbal remedies commonly used to control menopause symptoms reveals little evidence that they are effective. The researchers also found a lack of standardization or quality assurance for these preparations, according to a report in the Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin.

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EU scientific body raises health alarm on MP3s

January 27, 2009 02:02 PM ET

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Up to 10 million young Europeans are in danger of damaging their hearing by playing their MP3 personal music players too loud, a European Union body on health risks told a conference on Tuesday.

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Prostate cancer may cause neglect of other illness

January 27, 2009 01:15 PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The majority of men with early-stage. low- or moderate-grade prostate cancer die from causes other than prostate cancer, researchers report in the Journal of the American Geriatric Society. Therefore, prevention and management of other health conditions is important in these patients.