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Good evening Srini, FRI 17 Oct 2008 

today's headlines

Aspirin no heart protection for diabetics: study
Whooping cough affects adults too
Women need empowerment in fight against AIDS: U.N.
Blood protein tied to Alzheimer's disease risk
Mini-incision no-scalpel vasectomy reversal
Ethnic differences in arthritis due to obesity
Pfizer to settle Bextra, Celebrex lawsuits
Head injuries common in women's field hockey
Endometriosis may occur with bowel disease
Exercise may cut uterine cancer risk in heavy women
 

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Aspirin no heart protection for diabetics: study
October 17, 2008 10:50 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Doctors should not routinely give aspirin to people with diabetes to help guard against a heart attack or stroke, a British study found on Friday.

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Whooping cough affects adults too
October 17, 2008 03:07 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Whooping cough may be known as a childhood disease, but adults should be aware that they can contract the infection too, researchers say.

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Women need empowerment in fight against AIDS: U.N.
October 17, 2008 04:58 AM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - Women must be more involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS, a disease increasingly being spread through sex, and men must also be encouraged to respect women more, a senior U.N. official said Friday.

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Blood protein tied to Alzheimer's disease risk
October 17, 2008 03:54 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Low levels of cystatin C -- a blood protein commonly used as a measure of kidney function -- may be a risk factor for the development of Alzheimer's disease in elderly men, researchers report.

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Mini-incision no-scalpel vasectomy reversal
October 17, 2008 03:08 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who want to have a vasectomy reversed may soon be able to opt for a "mini-incision, no-scalpel" operation, according to a group of surgeons who have performed a number of successful vasectomy reversals using this approach.

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Ethnic differences in arthritis due to obesity
October 17, 2008 03:09 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older African-American, Native American and non-white Hispanic women are more likely to develop arthritis than their white counterparts, and the larger prevalence of obesity among these ethnic groups may help explain why, new research shows.

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Pfizer to settle Bextra, Celebrex lawsuits
October 17, 2008 11:45 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc said on Friday it plans to pay $894 million to settle lawsuits alleging that its withdrawn Bextra painkiller and widely used Celebrex arthritis drug harmed U.S. patients and defrauded consumers.

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Head injuries common in women's field hockey
October 17, 2008 03:08 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Injuries to the head and face are fairly common in women's field hockey, raising the question of whether players need more protective gear, according to researchers.

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Endometriosis may occur with bowel disease
October 17, 2008 02:53 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with endometriosis are at increased risk of also having irritable bowel syndrome or pelvic inflammatory disease, according to findings from a large study conducted in the UK.

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Exercise may cut uterine cancer risk in heavy women
October 17, 2008 02:54 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In overweight or obese women, physical activity, even at light or moderate intensities, lowers the risk of cancer of the lining of the uterus (endometrial cancer), according to findings from the American Cancer Society's prospective Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort study.

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