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Good evening Srini, TUE 21 Oct 2008 

today's headlines

Many uninsured kids have parents with insurance
Bird flu pushed back, pandemic threat remains: UN
Middle-aged women drive rise in U.S. suicides: study
Uninsured not main reason for ER crowding
Many biological medicines draw safety warnings
Health cutbacks in crisis would be mistake: WHO
Junk food causes a third of heart attacks
Monthly vitamin D supplement safe and effective
Socioeconomics play into lymphoma survival
Focus on appearance helps indoor tanners cut down
 

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Many uninsured kids have parents with insurance
October 21, 2008 01:36 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than 2 million children in the United States who have no health insurance of any kind have at least one parent who gets employer-provided medical coverage, researchers said on Tuesday.

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Bird flu pushed back, pandemic threat remains: UN
October 21, 2008 03:58 PM ET
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - International efforts have pushed back the spread of bird flu this year, but the risk of a global influenza pandemic killing millions is as great as ever, the United Nations and World Bank reported on Tuesday.

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Middle-aged women drive rise in U.S. suicides: study
October 21, 2008 10:16 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. suicide rates appear to be on the rise, driven mostly by middle-aged white women, researchers reported on Tuesday.

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Uninsured not main reason for ER crowding
October 21, 2008 03:03 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Contrary to what many believe, people without medical insurance are not the primary cause of the overcrowding that is typical in emergency rooms at US hospitals, new research indicates.

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Many biological medicines draw safety warnings
October 21, 2008 03:57 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About a quarter of biological medicines approved in the United States and Europe since 1995 have triggered safety warnings in the years after entering the market, Dutch researchers said on Tuesday.

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Health cutbacks in crisis would be mistake: WHO
October 21, 2008 10:57 AM ET
GENEVA (Reuters) - Governments should resist the temptation to cut their health budgets in response to a global financial crisis, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.

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Junk food causes a third of heart attacks
October 20, 2008 09:37 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Diets heavy in fried foods, salty snacks and meat account for about 35 percent of heart attacks globally, researchers reported on Monday.

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Monthly vitamin D supplement safe and effective
October 21, 2008 03:04 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A single high dose of vitamin D given every four weeks is as safe as smaller daily or weekly doses, and is as effective in achieving adequate circulating levels of the vitamin, according to a study conducted in Israel.

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Socioeconomics play into lymphoma survival
October 21, 2008 01:17 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with a type of cancer known as non-Hodgkin lymphoma, or NHL, are less likely to get appropriate treatment, and more likely to die of the disease, if they fall into a lower rather than higher socioeconomic level, a study in the journal Cancer shows.

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Focus on appearance helps indoor tanners cut down
October 21, 2008 11:26 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Giving young indoor tanning enthusiasts the ugly truth about how ultraviolet light can affect their skin's appearance, as well as offering alternatives to the bronzed look, can help them to reduce their tanning bed use, new research published in the journal Cancer shows.

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