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Good evening Srini, THU 09 Oct 2008 

today's headlines

Red wine may ward off lung cancer: study
Quarter of adolescent U.S. girls received HPV vaccine
Ginkgo extract offers promise to cut stroke damage
Microscope shows first hours of developing embryo
Habitual dieters gain more weight while pregnant
CEO says listeria in Toronto meat plant no surprise
Germ linked to dairy kills three in outbreak: CDC
Obesity tied to early heart attack
Rap music gets kids to spot stroke and call 911
Low testosterone a problem in young diabetic men
 

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Red wine may ward off lung cancer: study
October 09, 2008 03:07 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drinking red wine, but not white wine, may reduce lung cancer risk, especially among current and ex-smokers, new research indicates.

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Quarter of adolescent U.S. girls received HPV vaccine
October 09, 2008 03:30 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A quarter of girls aged 13-17 in the United States received Merck & Co's Gardasil vaccine last year to protect against the human papillomavirus, which causes cervical cancer, the U.S. government said on Thursday.

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Ginkgo extract offers promise to cut stroke damage
October 09, 2008 04:30 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Extract from the leaves of the ginkgo tree offers promise to minimize brain damage caused by a stroke, scientists said on Thursday.

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Microscope shows first hours of developing embryo
October 09, 2008 02:45 PM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - A new high-powered microscope has allowed scientists to watch a zebrafish develop from a single cell into an embryo with a beating heart, the first time this has been possible in vertebrates, researchers said on Thursday.

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Habitual dieters gain more weight while pregnant
October 09, 2008 03:31 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who tend to keep a tight rein on their eating gain more weight during pregnancy than their peers who are more relaxed about eating, new research confirms.

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CEO says listeria in Toronto meat plant no surprise
October 09, 2008 04:44 PM ET
WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Maple Leaf Foods Inc Chief Executive Michael McCain said on Thursday it was not surprising to find listeria bacteria lingering in a Maple Leaf meat plant in Toronto whose products have been linked to at least 20 deaths in a food-poisoning outbreak.

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Germ linked to dairy kills three in outbreak: CDC
October 09, 2008 10:36 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An outbreak of Listeria food poisoning from a Massachusetts dairy killed three elderly men, caused the stillbirth of a baby and the premature birth of a second baby, U.S. health officials reported on Thursday.

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Obesity tied to early heart attack
October 09, 2008 03:33 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Heart attacks occur earlier in people who are overweight or obese, compared with normal-weight people, new research indicates.

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Rap music gets kids to spot stroke and call 911
October 09, 2008 03:32 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A novel stroke education program that uses hip-hop music to teach 9- to 11-year-olds living in a high-risk community to recognize when a person is having a stroke and summon help quickly can work, researchers have found.

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Low testosterone a problem in young diabetic men
October 09, 2008 10:23 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - About one third of young adult men with type 2 diabetes have low testosterone levels, research shows.

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