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Good evening Srini, MON 12 Jan 2009 

today's headlines

Sleepless nights equal more colds in U.S. study
Peanut butter linked to Salmonella outbreak
Stressed men more likely to suffer stroke: study
Size matters for financial trading success: study
Young U.S. adults may underestimate heart risk: study
Primary-care doctors do colonoscopies well: study
Hormone therapy linked to brain shrinkage
FDA lets drugmakers advise doctors on unapproved uses
Warfarin underused in some patients: study
Nicotine gum may help smokers quit gradually
 

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Sleepless nights equal more colds in U.S. study
January 12, 2009 04:13 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People who sleep less than seven hours a night are three times as likely to catch a cold as their more well-rested friends and neighbors, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.

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Peanut butter linked to Salmonella outbreak
January 12, 2009 04:32 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Tests confirm that recalled batches of contaminated peanut butter match the strain of Salmonella food poisoning that has sickened 399 people, Minnesota health officials said on Monday.

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Stressed men more likely to suffer stroke: study
January 12, 2009 04:15 PM ET
HONG KONG (Reuters) - A Japanese study conducted over 11 years has found that job stress can significantly increase the risk of stroke in men.

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Size matters for financial trading success: study
January 12, 2009 05:07 PM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - In the testosterone-fueled world of financial trading, it appears that hormones do rule and size really does matter, British researchers said on Monday.

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Young U.S. adults may underestimate heart risk: study
January 12, 2009 04:17 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Young American adults who learn they have a low immediate risk of heart disease may be making a mistake if they sigh with relief and relax -- their lifetime risk could be high, doctors cautioned on Monday.

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Primary-care doctors do colonoscopies well: study
January 12, 2009 05:10 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Primary-care doctors perform colonoscopies just as well as specialists, a finding that could help meet the rising need for this important colorectal cancer screening test, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

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Hormone therapy linked to brain shrinkage
January 12, 2009 04:33 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The use of commonly prescribed forms of postmenopausal hormone therapy may slightly accelerate the loss of brain tissue in women aged 65 and older beyond what normally occurs with age, new research suggests.

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FDA lets drugmakers advise doctors on unapproved uses
January 12, 2009 02:52 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials finalized controversial guidelines that will allow pharmaceutical companies and medical device makers to tell doctors about unapproved uses of their products.

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Warfarin underused in some patients: study
January 12, 2009 04:34 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with atrial fibrillation -- the most common type of heart arrhythmia -- who suffer a stroke and are candidates for potentially life-saving anti-clotting therapy with warfarin are not prescribed the drug or are not prescribed enough of it, a study suggests.

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Nicotine gum may help smokers quit gradually
January 12, 2009 02:50 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Smokers who want to wean themselves from cigarettes rather than quit all at once may benefit from using nicotine gum, a new study suggests.

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