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Good evening Srini, FRI 19 Dec 2008 

today's headlines

Second-hand smoke tied to fertility problems
Video games may do the aging brain good
Some cough medicine overdoses deliberate: report
Indonesia's "tree man" faces new operations
U.S. flu shows resistance to flu drug
Safety probe of plastics chemicals urged
Metformin can prevent postpartum diabetes
Biogen says Tysabri PML patient dies in U.S.
Benefits of graphic anti-meth ads questioned
Gut bacteria primarily past from mother to child
 

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Second-hand smoke tied to fertility problems
December 19, 2008 04:45 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who have ever been around smokers regularly may have more difficulty getting pregnant than those who have not, a new study suggests. The findings, researchers say, offer one more reason for women to kick the smoking habit.

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Video games may do the aging brain good
December 19, 2008 04:50 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults might want to take an interest in their grandchildren's' video games, if early research on the brain benefits of gaming is correct.

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Some cough medicine overdoses deliberate: report
December 18, 2008 08:08 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Some children showing up in emergency rooms with overdoses of cough or cold syrup may have been intentionally medicated to keep them quiet, doctors cautioned on Thursday.

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Indonesia's "tree man" faces new operations
December 19, 2008 04:54 PM ET
TANJUNG JAYA, Indonesia (Reuters) - An Indonesian man dubbed the "tree man" because of the gnarled warts all over his body said on Friday his condition had worsened again although he still hoped to recover and find a job.

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U.S. flu shows resistance to flu drug
December 19, 2008 03:01 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A common strain of influenza circulating in the United States this winter is resistant to Tamiflu, the most popular drug used to treat it, federal health officials said on Friday.

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Safety probe of plastics chemicals urged
December 19, 2008 10:42 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. regulators should examine whether a controversial class of chemicals found in many plastic products including children's toys can hurt people, a panel of experts said on Thursday.

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Metformin can prevent postpartum diabetes
December 19, 2008 02:53 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Following gestational diabetes, a type of diabetes that developments during pregnancy and usually goes away after pregnancy, treatment with metformin or intensive lifestyle interventions can prevent or delay diabetes from becoming permanent in the postpartum period, new research shows.

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Biogen says Tysabri PML patient dies in U.S.
December 19, 2008 04:52 PM ET
BOSTON (Reuters) - Biogen Idec Inc said on Friday that a multiple sclerosis patient who had been diagnosed with a rare brain infection while taking its drug Tysabri has died, sending the company's shares down nearly 3 percent.

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Benefits of graphic anti-meth ads questioned
December 19, 2008 03:26 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The Montana Meth Project's (MMP) anti-drug ads have been getting plenty of media attention and government funding. There's only one problem; they may not be reducing meth use among the state's teens, and could even be making the drug more acceptable, according to a researcher who has conducted an analysis of the project's own survey data and press releases.

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Gut bacteria primarily past from mother to child
December 19, 2008 02:53 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Mother-to-child transmission appears to be the most common route of Helicobacter pylori infection in Japan.

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