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Good evening Srini, THU 30 Oct 2008 

today's headlines

New diabetes rate up 90 percent in past decade
Intense care for premature babies risky: studies
Researchers find more Alzheimer's genes
Program for parents improves kids' lifestyle
China AIDS patients dying because of "tragic stigma"
ADHD tied to more severe nicotine dependence
Rheumatoid arthritis on the rise in women: study
Liver risk, death seen with Glaxo's Avandia: group
Many hospitals fail to please: survey
Hot flushes may predict breast cancer drug success
 

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New diabetes rate up 90 percent in past decade
October 30, 2008 03:31 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The rate of new cases of diabetes soared by about 90 percent in the United States in the past decade, fueled by growing obesity and sedentary lifestyles, U.S. health officials said on Thursday.



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Intense care for premature babies risky: studies
October 30, 2008 12:05 PM ET
BOSTON (Reuters) - Some of the intense care given to the smallest premature infants may be a little too intense, suggested two studies published Wednesday.



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Researchers find more Alzheimer's genes
October 30, 2008 03:47 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers combing the human gene map have found four more areas that affect the risk of Alzheimer's disease and believe the studies are starting to point to new and better treatments.



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Program for parents improves kids' lifestyle
October 30, 2008 01:25 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Educating parents on healthy lifestyle may help get their overweight children off the couch and moving more, a small study suggests.



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China AIDS patients dying because of "tragic stigma"
October 30, 2008 05:07 AM ET
BEIJING (Reuters) - Chinese AIDS victims are dying needlessly because a "tragic stigma" prevents them seeking help in a country where one fifth of people think the disease can be passed on by sharing a toilet, a top activist said on Thursday.



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ADHD tied to more severe nicotine dependence
October 30, 2008 12:15 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Young people with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may be particularly vulnerable to serious nicotine addiction if they start smoking, a new study suggests.



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Rheumatoid arthritis on the rise in women: study
October 30, 2008 12:07 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - After 40 years of decline, the incidence of rheumatoid arthritis appears to be on the rise among women, according to research conducted at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota.



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Liver risk, death seen with Glaxo's Avandia: group
October 30, 2008 12:06 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More than one dozen cases of liver failure and death were reported in patients taking GlaxoSmithKline Plc's Avandia, advocacy group Public Citizen said on Thursday in a petition calling for a ban of the diabetes drug.



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Many hospitals fail to please: survey
October 29, 2008 06:05 PM ET
CHICAGO (Reuters) - New survey data ranking patients' experiences in U.S. hospitals find many institutions fall short, particularly when it comes to managing pain, researchers said on Wednesday.



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Hot flushes may predict breast cancer drug success
October 29, 2008 10:00 PM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Hot flushes, night sweats or painful joints may be good news for women taking hormone-based drugs for breast cancer -- it may mean their tumors are less likely to return, researchers said on Thursday.



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