Popular drugs made in China are targeted in a new system for inspecting and certifying manufacturers.

Itching is poorly understood, but scientists are recognizing that this sensation may be more different from pain than previously thought.

All adults who are overweight and have additional risk factors for type 2 diabetes are candidates for prediabetes testing, say the new recommendations.

Title: Statins for All Adults With Diabetes?
Category: Health News
Created: 1/14/2008
Last Editorial Review: 1/14/2008

Title: International Teen Sex Survey
Category: Health News
Created: 1/14/2008
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Title: Stomach Full? Brain May Not Know
Category: Health News
Created: 1/14/2008
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Title: Heartier Benefits Seen From Oatmeal
Category: Health News
Created: 1/14/2008
Last Editorial Review: 1/14/2008

Title: Seven New Cholesterol Genes Discovered
Category: Health News
Created: 1/14/2008 2:00:00 AM
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Title: Biotechnology Builds a New Heart
Category: Health News
Created: 1/14/2008 2:00:00 AM
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Title: 5 Problems With Feet That Men Shouldn’t Walk Away From
Category: Health News
Created: 1/14/2008 2:00:00 AM
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Title: Health Highlights: Jan. 13, 2008
Category: Health News
Created: 1/14/2008 2:00:00 AM
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Title: Helmets Save Lives in Winter Sports
Category: Health News
Created: 1/13/2008 2:00:00 AM
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Title: Schedules Revised for Flu, Meningitis Vaccines
Category: Health News
Created: 1/13/2008 2:00:00 AM
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Title: Vaccines for Ovarian and Breast Cancer in Early Trials
Category: Health News
Created: 1/13/2008 2:00:00 AM
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Title: High-Tech Device Cuts Errors in Mixing Meds
Category: Health News
Created: 1/12/2008 2:00:00 AM
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Title: Science Could Erase Stigma of Anorexia
Category: Health News
Created: 1/12/2008 2:00:00 AM
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Title: 14 New Blood-Typing Tests Approved
Category: Health News
Created: 1/12/2008 2:00:00 AM
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Title: Strength Training Eases Chronic Neck Pain
Category: Health News
Created: 1/12/2008 2:00:00 AM
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Title: Fungus Sheds Light on Development of Human Genders
Category: Health News
Created: 1/12/2008 2:00:00 AM
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Title: Dual Treatment Helps Wean Patients From Ventilators
Category: Health News
Created: 1/12/2008 2:00:00 AM
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Title: Industrial Solvent May Increase Risk for Parkinsonism
Category: Health News
Created: 1/12/2008 2:00:00 AM
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Title: Health Tip: What’s Involved in a Sneeze
Category: Health News
Created: 1/12/2008 2:00:00 AM
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Title: Sun Savvy Sadly Lacking Among Americans
Category: Health News
Created: 1/12/2008 2:00:00 AM
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Title: Health Tip: Working and Breast-feeding
Category: Health News
Created: 1/12/2008 2:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 1/14/2008

Reuters – In a smart blue tunic and red
ribbons in her hair, 12-year-old Komal’s laughing eyes hide a
fear of death that stalks every student in her village school.

AP – The sign on the gate in front of the pretty blue house announced the good news to a neighborhood that has had little since Hurricane Katrina: “There’s a doctor in the house. Make your appointment NOW!”

AP – Britain’s prime minister called Sunday for overhauling the country’s organ donation system to make it easier for doctors to remove body parts from deceased patients without prior consent.

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) — Therapeutic vaccines to fight
ovarian and breast cancer are in the first stage of clinical trials to
determine their safety and effectiveness, researchers report.

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) — Expanded use of the FluMist
vaccine for children and revised meningococcal vaccination guidelines for
teens are part of new immunization recommendations released Friday.

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of Thomson CenterWatch:

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to a common
industrial solvent known as trichloroethylene may raise the risk for
developing parkinsonism, a group of nervous system disorders with symptoms
similar to Parkinson’s disease, new research suggests.

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) — Therapeutic vaccines to fight
ovarian and breast cancer are in the first stage of clinical trials to
determine their safety and effectiveness, researchers report.

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Jan. 11 (HealthDay News) — Expanded use of the FluMist
vaccine for children and revised meningococcal vaccination guidelines for
teens are part of new immunization recommendations released Friday.

AP – He’s the poster boy for the state’s new anti-smoking campaign. But 48-year-old Skip Legault is still smoking — despite an amputated leg, two heart attacks and a stroke. The state Department of Health confirmed Friday that they chose a smoker for the ads, saying it helps underscore the risks associated with nicotine addiction.

AP – Founded in the mid-19th century, the Young Men’s Christian Association has expanded far beyond its name in the United States. It welcomes all faiths, half the 20.2 million people it serves are female, and more than half are adults.

AP – Meat and milk from cloned animals is probably safe for humans, the European Union’s food safety agency said in a preliminary report released Friday. The report, by the European Food Safety Authority, seems likely to fuel new debate over whether the EU should allow cloned animals to enter the food chain.

Reuters – Removal of the ovaries
(oophorectomy) plus tamoxifen, as adjuvant, or “add-on”
therapy, significantly improves survival in premenopausal women
with operable breast cancer, a study indicates.

Title: Sticking to Diet Lies in Details
Category: Health News
Created: 1/11/2008
Last Editorial Review: 1/11/2008

Title: Average Dementia Survival: 4.5 Years
Category: Health News
Created: 1/11/2008
Last Editorial Review: 1/11/2008

Title: Report: Cold Drugs Used to Get High
Category: Health News
Created: 1/11/2008
Last Editorial Review: 1/11/2008