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Fifty-nine-year-old Frenchwoman gives birth to triplets (AFP)

AFP - A 59-year-old Frenchwoman has given birth to triplets who are in good health, the Paris hospital treating her said on Monday. (read more)

Colon cancer patients not getting follow-up care (AP)

AP - Many colon cancer patients aren't getting the screenings recommended after surgery to make sure the disease hasn't returned, new research shows. (read more)

Pain relievers may complicate prostate screening (Reuters)

Reuters - Taking a popular class of pain relievers that includes aspirin and ibuprofen lowers the levels of a protein in a man's blood that doctors use to screen for prostate cancer, U.S. researchers said on Monday. (read more)

MRIs Don't Improve Breast Cancer Care, Outcome (HealthDay)

HealthDay - SATURDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Women who receive an MRI after a new diagnosis of breast cancer not only delay the start of treatment, but they are also more likely to have a mastectomy, as opposed to breast-conserving surgery. (read more)

Health Highlights: Sept. 7 2008 (HealthDay)

HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: (read more)

Hurricane Threats: Time to Batten Down the Hatches (HealthDay)

HealthDay - SUNDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- With Tropical Storm Hanna having bruised much of the U.S. East Coast, and the far more dangerous Hurricane Ike hot on her heels, federal officials are offering checklists of advice for people living in the paths of violent Atlantic storms. (read more)

Once-Weekly Diabetes Drug Boosts Blood Sugar Control (HealthDay)

HealthDay - SUNDAY, Sept. 7 (HealthDay News) -- A new once-a-week formulation of the injectable diabetes drug Byetta controls blood sugar even better than the older twice-a-day formulation, researchers report. (read more)

AP IMPACT: Liver disease plagues obese adolescents (AP)

AP - In a new and disturbing twist on the obesity epidemic, some overweight teenagers have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat, and a handful have needed liver transplants. (read more)

Cholera epidemic spreads in Guinea-Bissau, stable in Guinea: WHO (AFP)

AFP - A cholera epidemic which has claimed 90 lives to-date in Guinea Bissau, with more than 3,900 people suffering from the disease, is spreading but no new cases have been reported from neighbouring Guinea, the WHO said Sunday. (read more)

Bulgaria's road carnage drains blood banks, boosts illegal blood trade (AFP)

AFP - The high number of injuries from car accidents on Bulgarian roads this summer has drained the blood banks, boosting an already existing illegal blood trade, according to doctors. (read more)

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Health Tip: Controlling Asthma

Title: Health Tip: Controlling Asthma
Category: Health News
Created: 9/5/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/5/2008 (read more)

Health Tip: Avoid Yeast Infections

Title: Health Tip: Avoid Yeast Infections
Category: Health News
Created: 9/5/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/5/2008 (read more)

Scientists Discover How Osteoarthritis Destroys Cartilage

Title: Scientists Discover How Osteoarthritis Destroys Cartilage
Category: Health News
Created: 9/5/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/5/2008 (read more)

Health Highlights: Sept. 4, 2008

Title: Health Highlights: Sept. 4, 2008
Category: Health News
Created: 9/5/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/5/2008 (read more)

Scientists Spot New Twist in HIV Infection

Title: Scientists Spot New Twist in HIV Infection
Category: Health News
Created: 9/5/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/5/2008 (read more)

Research Unveils Earliest Cell Changes in Down Syndrome

Title: Research Unveils Earliest Cell Changes in Down Syndrome
Category: Health News
Created: 9/5/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/5/2008 (read more)

'Street' Drug Use Down, Rx Drug Abuse Rising: U.S. Report

Title: 'Street' Drug Use Down, Rx Drug Abuse Rising: U.S. Report
Category: Health News
Created: 9/5/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/5/2008 (read more)

Even Kids With Known Allergies Can Be Safely Vaccinated

Title: Even Kids With Known Allergies Can Be Safely Vaccinated
Category: Health News
Created: 9/5/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/5/2008 (read more)

Genetic Mutations Linked to Deadly Cancers

Title: Genetic Mutations Linked to Deadly Cancers
Category: Health News
Created: 9/5/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/5/2008 (read more)

Neighborhood Alcohol Outlets Tied to Kids' Injury Risk

Title: Neighborhood Alcohol Outlets Tied to Kids' Injury Risk
Category: Health News
Created: 9/5/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/5/2008 (read more)

Most U.S. Kids Getting Recommended Vaccinations

Title: Most U.S. Kids Getting Recommended Vaccinations
Category: Health News
Created: 9/5/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/5/2008 (read more)

Non-Hospital Baby Abductions on the Rise

Title: Non-Hospital Baby Abductions on the Rise
Category: Health News
Created: 9/5/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/5/2008 (read more)

Sleep Therapy Restores Brain Function in Insomniacs

Title: Sleep Therapy Restores Brain Function in Insomniacs
Category: Health News
Created: 9/5/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 9/5/2008 (read more)

Chemicals in Marijuana May Fight MRSA

Title: Chemicals in Marijuana May Fight MRSA
Category: Health News
Created: 9/5/2008
Last Editorial Review: 9/5/2008 (read more)

Tobacco-Tied Cancer Cases Top 2 Million

Title: Tobacco-Tied Cancer Cases Top 2 Million
Category: Health News
Created: 9/5/2008
Last Editorial Review: 9/5/2008 (read more)

Deaths Heighten Arthritis Drugs Warning

Title: Deaths Heighten Arthritis Drugs Warning
Category: Health News
Created: 9/5/2008
Last Editorial Review: 9/5/2008 (read more)

C-Section Affects Moms' Response to Baby

Title: C-Section Affects Moms' Response to Baby
Category: Health News
Created: 9/5/2008
Last Editorial Review: 9/5/2008 (read more)