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Good evening Srini, MON 03 Nov 2008 

today's headlines

Even a little caffeine may harm fetus, study finds
Kids mimic parents' diets from an early age
Wart virus caused 25,000 cancers a year: CDC
Brains of depressed people handle pain differently
Family may protect immigrants' mental health-study
Inhaled nitric oxide promising for preterm infants
Behavior problems seen in kids of U.S. combat troops
Pot-induced psychosis may signal schizophrenia
Blocking enzyme may help childhood leukemia: study
Mom's diabetes tied to kid's language deficits
 

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Even a little caffeine may harm fetus, study finds
November 03, 2008 08:33 AM ET

LONDON (Reuters) - Pregnant women who consume caffeine -- even about a cup of coffee daily -- are at higher risk of giving birth to an underweight baby, researchers said on Monday.



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Kids mimic parents' diets from an early age
November 03, 2008 04:56 PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Parents who want their preschoolers to eat their vegetables may need to take a hard look at their own eating habits, new research suggests.



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Wart virus caused 25,000 cancers a year: CDC
November 03, 2008 03:47 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The human wart virus HPV caused 25,000 cases of cancer a year in the United States between 1998 and 2003, including not only cervical cancer but also anal and mouth cancers, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Monday.



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Brains of depressed people handle pain differently
November 03, 2008 05:28 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have found clues in the brains of people with major depression that might help explain why so many depressed people also battle chronic pain, according to a U.S. study published on Monday.



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Family may protect immigrants' mental health-study
November 03, 2008 04:13 PM ET

LONDON (Reuters) - Immigrants to Britain are more likely to suffer serious mental health problems than the native population, but strong family and community ties may help to protect them, researchers said on Monday.



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Inhaled nitric oxide promising for preterm infants
November 03, 2008 04:58 PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Infants born prematurely at very low birth weights who are treated with inhaled nitric oxide in the neonatal intensive care unit are significantly less likely to need bronchodilators and other respiratory medications after discharge, a study shows.



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Behavior problems seen in kids of U.S. combat troops
November 03, 2008 04:14 PM ET

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been hard not only on U.S. troops sent to fight them but on the young children they have left behind, U.S. researchers said on Monday.



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Pot-induced psychosis may signal schizophrenia
November 03, 2008 04:59 PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who have long-lasting psychotic episodes after smoking marijuana may be exhibiting early signs of schizophrenia, researchers reported Monday in the Archives of General Psychiatry.



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Blocking enzyme may help childhood leukemia: study
November 03, 2008 04:05 PM ET

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A simple enzyme may hold the key to tackling a hard-to-treat type of leukemia in babies, U.S. researchers said on Monday.



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Mom's diabetes tied to kid's language deficits
November 03, 2008 03:33 PM ET

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children of mothers who developed diabetes while pregnant are prone to persistent delays in language, investigators in Canada report.



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