Topic: General Health

The new items published under this topic are as follows.

Articles: Blood pressure rise in U.S. kids, teens bodes ill

Posted by admin on Wednesday, May 05, 2004 - 08:17 AM

	May 05 (Reuters Health) - The average blood pressure for Americans ages 8 to 17 has increased over the past 10 years, meaning that more are putting themselves at risk of cardiovascular disease later in life, according to a report released Tuesday. Read full article: 'Blood pressure rise in U.S. kids, teens bodes ill'

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Articles: Drug Firms Withheld Negative Data -Study

Posted by admin on Friday, April 23, 2004 - 06:37 AM

	LONDON (Reuters) - Drug companies withheld information showing antidepressants were ineffective and could be harmful to children and should have issued warnings on their products, researchers said on Friday. Read full article: 'Drug Firms Withheld Negative Data -Study'

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Articles: Anti-soda plan appeared to cut obesity

Posted by admin on Friday, April 23, 2004 - 06:35 AM

	LONDON -- A school program discouraging carbonated drinks appeared to be effective in reducing obesity among children, a new study suggests -- the first research to document that such programs work. Read full article: 'Anti-soda plan appeared to cut obesity'

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Articles: China on SARS Alert After Virus Spreads from Lab

Posted by admin on Friday, April 23, 2004 - 06:33 AM

	BEIJING (Reuters) - A Chinese woman suspected to have SARS has died and two other people are confirmed to have contracted the virus in a chain of infection spread from a national research laboratory, the government said on Friday. Read full article: 'China on SARS Alert After Virus Spreads from Lab'

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Articles: Medicare expansion similar to Medigap

Posted by admin on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 02:22 AM

The first step in the expansion of Medicare to cover prescription drugs begins in less than two weeks with registration in May for drug discount cards that will be issued in June. In an information session for senior citizens here last week, Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite and Leslie Norwalk, acting deputy administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, explained how the system is expected to work. Most older residents also received a letter from Tommy G. Thompson, the secretary of Health and Human Services, giving the highlights of the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003.

Read full article: 'Medicare expansion similar to Medigap'

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Articles: Mild Iron Deficiency Affects Thinking, Study Shows

Posted by admin on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 02:18 AM

	WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Women with even a small deficiency of iron may have a little more trouble thinking and remembering than those with adequate iron levels, U.S. researchers reported on Monday. Read full article: 'Mild Iron Deficiency Affects Thinking, Study Shows'

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Articles: New study finds that low-calorie eaters are healthier, live longer

Posted by admin on Tuesday, April 20, 2004 - 02:16 AM

	A small group of people who are drastically restricting how much they eat in the hope of slowing the aging process have produced the strongest support yet for the tantalizing theory that very low-calorie diets can extend the human life span. Read full article: 'New study finds that low-calorie eaters are healthier, live longer'

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Articles: Menopausal women must set nutritional, exercise goals

Posted by admin on Monday, April 19, 2004 - 03:17 AM

After the Women's Health Initiative's disturbing findings, the latest of which were released last week, millions of menopausal women were taken off hormone replacement therapy. Thus, women who are more fit and active than any generation before them are left with sleeplessness, hot flashes, moodiness, headaches, vaginal dryness, difficulty reaching orgasm and-or low libido.

Read full article: 'Menopausal women must set nutritional, exercise goals'

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Articles: Pelosi, Medicare chief speak on senior issues

Posted by admin on Monday, April 19, 2004 - 03:14 AM

	About 1,000 social workers, clinicians and health care workers gathered to hear U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, and Mark McClellan, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, speak Saturday at a conference on senior citizens and aging. Read full article: 'Pelosi, Medicare chief speak on senior issues'

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Articles: AstraZeneca slips on Canadian asthma drug alert

Posted by admin on Monday, April 19, 2004 - 03:08 AM

	LONDON, April 19 (Reuters) - Shares in AstraZeneca Plc slipped on Monday after the Anglo-Swedish group sent a letter to doctors in Canada warning of potential liver problems associated with asthma drug Accolate. Read full article: 'AstraZeneca slips on Canadian asthma drug alert'

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