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New genetic fetus test reduces miscarriage risk: study (AFP)

06-10-2008 20:35

Farah, a 10 year old child with Down's Syndrome in Baghdad. A new prenatal test to detect genetic disorders such as Down's could render current riskier procedures AFP - A new prenatal test to detect genetic disorders such as Down's Syndrome could render current riskier procedures "obsolete," according to new research published Monday.

Latest warning highlights dangers of microwaving (AP)

06-10-2008 17:17

HyVee employee Kevin Kruger stocks the freezers, in Omaha, Neb., Thursday, Aug. 28, 2008.   Zapping frozen meals in the microwave may be fast and easy, but it also can make you sick if not done properly.    (AP Photo/Nati Harnik)AP - Zapping frozen meals in the microwave may be fast and easy, but it also can make you sick if it's not done properly.

Task force: Colon cancer screenings can stop at 75 (AP)

06-10-2008 17:01

AP - Most people over 75 should stop getting routine colon cancer tests, according to a government health task force that also rejected the latest X-ray screening technology.

ADHD drugs cut risk of drug abuse, smoking: study (Reuters)

06-10-2008 16:08

Reuters - Girls who take stimulants to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are less likely than others with the condition to start smoking or to abuse alcohol or drugs, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

Fan use linked to lower risk of sudden baby death (AP)

06-10-2008 16:02

AP - Using a fan to circulate air seemed to lower the risk of sudden infant death syndrome in a study of nearly 500 babies, researchers reported Monday.

Unclear how much pounding new hips, knees can take (AP)

06-10-2008 15:43

AP - One in 75 patients who gets a knee or hip replaced must get it replaced again within three years, new research finds, although the studies underscore a question: Just how much pounding can a new joint take if you want it to last?

Exotic animals, domestic pets pose risk for children: study (AFP)

06-10-2008 14:34

A woman in a specialist medical facility holds a bearded dragon, in 2005, in New York. Exotic pets such lizards and more common animals like hamsters and hedgehogs pose a health risk to children and the elderly, a new study found Monday.(AFP/File/Stan Honda)AFP - Exotic pets such lizards and more common animals like hamsters and hedgehogs pose a health risk to children and the elderly, a new study found Monday.

Free Prescription Drug Samples Pose Risk to Kids (HealthDay)

06-10-2008 09:03

HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Free prescription drug samples distributed to pediatric patients may be unsafe, research suggests.

For Some Animals, There's No Place at Home (HealthDay)

06-10-2008 09:03

HealthDay - MONDAY, Oct. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Exposing your children to the joys of pet ownership may, in some cases, also mean exposing them to infections and injuries.

3 share Nobel prize for work on AIDS and cancer (AP)

06-10-2008 08:55

In this Sept. 26, 2007 file photo  Luc Montagnier, one of the doctors who helped first isolate the HIV virus, poses with a golden crown of laurels awarded to him in Sofia, Bulgaria . Germany's Harald zur Hausen and French researchers Francoise Barre-Sinoussi and Luc Montagnier have shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine. Montagnier and Barre-Sinoussi were honored for discovering HIV, the AIDS virus (AP Photo)AP - Three European scientists shared the 2008 Nobel Prize in medicine on Monday for separate discoveries of viruses that cause AIDS and cervical cancer, breakthroughs that helped doctors fight the deadly diseases.

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