Topic: General Health

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Menses May Affect Voice Surgery for Some Singers

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 01:50 AM

	A small proportion of female singers experience changes in their voices during the days before menstruating, according to French experts. When vocal chord surgery is undertaken, they advise, doctors should time the procedure around those changes. Read full article: 'Menses May Affect Voice Surgery for Some Singers'

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Articles: Pollution May Affect Fetus

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 01:46 AM

	Soot and other types of air pollution can not only affect animals and people, but developing fetuses too, researchers reported on Thursday. Read full article: 'Pollution May Affect Fetus'

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Articles: Blood Test Shows When Fetus Is in Womb

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 01:45 AM

	Swiss researchers have developed a test that can tell when a fetus is developing in the womb, as it should be, or elsewhere, according to a new report. The test relies on three blood "markers" associated with pregnancy. Read full article: 'Blood Test Shows When Fetus Is in Womb'

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Articles: Eating Fish During Pregnancy May Up Fetal Growth

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 01:43 AM

	Women who regularly eat fish during the late stages of pregnancy appear to be less likely to have a low-birth weight infant, according to new study findings published on Thursday. Read full article: 'Eating Fish During Pregnancy May Up Fetal Growth'

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Articles: Chemicals 'affect child brains'

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 01:26 AM

	Man-made chemicals are affecting the development of children's brains, a report has suggested. Read full article: 'Chemicals 'affect child brains''

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Articles: Glaxo sued for 'drug claim fraud'

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 01:13 AM

	UK drugs group Glaxosmithkline (GSK) has been sued in the US for allegedly lying about the effectiveness and safety of its antidepressant Paxil. Read full article: 'Glaxo sued for 'drug claim fraud''

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Articles: Hoarding not a usual compulsion

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 01:11 AM

	Excessive hoarding may be a distinct type of obsessive-compulsive disorder not treatable in the standard way, research suggests. Read full article: 'Hoarding not a usual compulsion'

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Articles: Baby food contains harmful bugs

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 01:08 AM

	A survey has found disease-causing microbes in dried baby food products. Read full article: 'Baby food contains harmful bugs'

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Articles: Formerly conjoined Egyptian twins turn three

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 12:44 AM

	When Mohamed and Ahmed Ibrahim celebrated their birthday a year ago, the twins born joined at the tops of their heads were facing a risky separation surgery. Read full article: 'Formerly conjoined Egyptian twins turn three'

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Articles: Junk about one-third of U.S. diet

Posted by admin on Thursday, June 03, 2004 - 12:39 AM

	Junk foods such as sugary sodas and chips make up nearly one-third of calories in the U.S. diet, researchers said. Read full article: 'Junk about one-third of U.S. diet'

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