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WHO paper: TB vaccine could kill babies with HIV
GENEVA – The World Health Organization says a study has shown that babies with HIV could die if given a standard tuberculosis vaccine. WHO says a three-year study in South Africa found babies born with HIV had a higher risk of contracting a deadly... READ MORE
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Birth weight appears associated with leukemia
3 Jul 2009, 0205 hrs IST
NEW YORK – There may be an association between high birth weight and an increased risk of overall le... READ MORE

Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Often Overweight
3 Jul 2009, 0202 hrs IST
Children with type 1 diabetes are more likely to be overweight than those without the disease, incre... READ MORE

Study: New flu inefficient in attacking people
3 Jul 2009, 0201 hrs IST
WASHINGTON – With swine flu continuing to spread around the world, researchers say they have found t... READ MORE

Obesity rates rising, Mississippi's still fattest
2 Jul 2009, 0123 hrs IST
WASHINGTON – Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medica... READ MORE

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No benefit seen with special infant formula
2 Jul 2009, 0121 hrs IST
NEW YORK – A new study finds that healthy infants seem to have a similar tolerance for standard and... READ MORE

Study charts swine flu's spread through air travel
30 Jun 2009, 0141 hrs IST
ATLANTA – In a startling measure of just how widely a new disease can spread, researchers accurately... READ MORE

Platypus gives clues into causes of ovarian cancer
29 Jun 2009, 0517 hrs IST
Researchers believe that our oldest mammalian relative such as the platypus may help provide clues i... READ MORE

Researchers track how alcohol alters brain cells
29 Jun 2009, 0517 hrs IST
Alcohol's intoxicating effects are universally known, but its impact on brain activity remains shrou... READ MORE

Surprising number of teens think they'll die young
29 Jun 2009, 0055 hrs IST
CHICAGO – A surprising number of teenagers — nearly 15 percent — think they're going to die young, l... READ MORE

Heavy youngsters at risk for asthma symptoms
28 Jun 2009, 0842 hrs IST
NEW YORK – Children who are overweight at age 6 to 7 years are at increased risk for having symptom... READ MORE

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Superfood soy cuts smoker's lung damage risk
27 Jun 2009, 0555 hrs IST
Smokers who eat large amounts of soy products are less likely to develop the smoking-associated lung... READ MORE

Study links more gene mutations to autism risk
27 Jun 2009, 0554 hrs IST
A collaborative team of geneticists from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the University of ... READ MORE

Chemotherapy, radiation may help preserve voice box even with largest cancers
27 Jun 2009, 0553 hrs IST
Some patients with large tumours on their larynx may preserve their speech by choosing Chemotherapy ... READ MORE

Swine flu shot campaign could involve 600M doses
27 Jun 2009, 0339 hrs IST
ATLANTA – A potential fall swine flu immunization campaign may involve an unprecedented 600 million ... READ MORE

Total knee replacement surgery can boost mobility in elderly
26 Jun 2009, 0929 hrs IST
Total knee replacement surgery can significantly improve physical functioning and motor skills of ol... READ MORE

Study links more gene mutations to autism risk
26 Jun 2009, 0928 hrs IST
A collaborative team of geneticists from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, the University of ... READ MORE

Women 'happiest at 28'
26 Jun 2009, 0550 hrs IST
LONDON: Women who want to have the time of their lives should make the most of being 28, for a study... READ MORE

Few sexually active teens in US get HIV test: CDC
26 Jun 2009, 0423 hrs IST
CHICAGO – Nearly half the HIV-positive U.S. adolescents and young adults are unaware of their infec... READ MORE

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US swine flu cases may have hit 1 million
26 Jun 2009, 0422 hrs IST
ATLANTA – Swine flu has infected as many as 1 million Americans, U.S. health officials said Thursday... READ MORE

Radiation not needed in common childhood cancer
25 Jun 2009, 0141 hrs IST
BOSTON – Children can be treated for a common form of childhood leukemia without bombarding the bra... READ MORE

Sinus infections may cause toxic shock in children
25 Jun 2009, 0139 hrs IST
CHICAGO – Sinus infections may cause more than 20 percent of all cases of toxic shock syndrome in c... READ MORE

Study: Women look away more from abnormal babies
25 Jun 2009, 0138 hrs IST
WASHINGTON – Puzzling new research suggests women have a harder time than men looking at babies with... READ MORE

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Flu strain proves resistant to medication: report
2 Mar 2009, 2254 hrs IST
WASHINGTON – A virulent strain of influenza sowing misery across the United States is proving resis... READ MORE

Call for autopsy to unravel tragedy of stillbirth
2 Mar 2009, 2253 hrs IST
WASHINGTON – Adding to the devastation of her daughter Clare being stillborn is the fact that Erin F... READ MORE

Researchers find safer way to make stem cells
1 Mar 2009, 2355 hrs IST
LONDON – Researchers said on Sunday they had found a safer way to transform ordinary skin cells into... READ MORE

Fewer kids have high lead levels than 20 years ago
1 Mar 2009, 2353 hrs IST
CHICAGO – In a stunning improvement in children's health, far fewer kids have high lead levels than ... READ MORE

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