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Seniors having more sex than ever Print E-mail
By Alan Mozes, HealthDay Reporter   

Adults, 70 and older, regard sexual activity as a natural part of life, and they're more satisfied than ever with their sexual relationships. l HealthDay News

 
Gene activity may explain deadlier breat cancers among younger women Print E-mail
By Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter   
Study helps to explain why younger women have more aggressive breast cancers. l HealthDay News
 
White House delays Medicare fee cuts Print E-mail
By HealthDay News   
10.6 percent fee cut for about 600,000 doctors who treat Medicare patients is being delayed by the Bush administration, the Associated Press reported. l HealthDay News
 
Trans fat labeling gets tricky Print E-mail
By E.J. Mundell HealthDay Reporter   
Last Updated ( Monday, 30 June 2008 )

Nutrition labeling on packaged food can be confusing, and even misleading. l Healthday News

 
Vitamin D may promote colon cancer survival Print E-mail
By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Reporter   
While previous studies have found vitamin D may reduce the risk of colon cancer, this is the first study to look at its effect on survival of the illness. l HealthDay
 
Tainted tomato cases jump to 383 people in 30 states, D.C. Print E-mail
By Amanda Gardner, HealthDay Reporter   
Last Updated ( Thursday, 10 July 2008 )
The jump in case numbers is primarily due to increased surveillance and improved reporting. HealthDay
 
Less intensive treatment given diabetic women with heart disease Print E-mail
By HealthDay News   
Last Updated ( Monday, 16 June 2008 )
In a study comparing treatment of men and women with diabetes and heart disease, women have poorer control of risk factors and they are less likely to get cholesterol-lowering medications. l HealthDay News
 
Don't let injury spoil outdoor summer fun Print E-mail
By Steven ReinbergHealthDay Reporter   
Last Updated ( Monday, 16 June 2008 )
Outdoor activities go hand in hand with summer fun, but so do accidents and injuries. l HealthDay News
 
Teens sleep longer with delayed school starts Print E-mail
By HealthDay News   
Most teens report less daytime sleepiness when opening bell is pushed back, study concludes.  This is significant because teens who don't get enough sleep are less motivated, get lower grades, and have a higher incidence of emotional and behavioral problems.
 
Vaccine skin patch prevents travelers' diarrhea Print E-mail
By Steven Reinberg, HealthDay Reporter   
Last Updated ( Thursday, 12 June 2008 )
Researchers report that patch was 84% effective for most severe cases in study.
 
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  • Health and Science
    • Genital surgery for women increasing: More women opt for plastic surgery below the belt, sparking outrage among those who oppose the "medicalization of sex." l Time

    • Inside a flu vaccine factory: What it's like to go viral -- a first person account from a former worker who has doubts about whether flu shots work all that well. l Newsweek

    • Keep forgetting where you left the keys? It's not necessarly Alzheimer's. Sort out the symptoms and learn how to protect against memory loss with this package of stories. l Los Angeles Times

    • Families go waaaaay back: A stone-age grave site discovered in central Germany suggests the nuclear family is at least 4,600 years old. The grave contains the remains of a man, woman and their two children
      "Their unity in death suggests unity in life," researchers said in Tuesday's edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.lAssociated Press

 

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    soa100puppet.jpgPosted 5 p.m. Mon. Nov. 17 - This weekend, nearly a hundred St. Louisans, many of them high school students, will travel to Fort Benning, GA to protest the School of the Americas. Among its graduates are some of Latin America's most notorious dictators, guilty of some of the continent's most savage human rights violations. Rachel Heidenry, who participated in the protest while a student at Nerinx Hall and Bard College, describes the experience and took the photographs that accompany the story and are in a slideshow at the end of the article.

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    Posted, 1:20 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 13 - Not often do the justices of the U.S. Supreme Court admit to such bafflement as they did on Wednesday when trying to decide if Pleasant Grove City, Utah has to add the 7 Aphorisms to the 10 Commandments in its city park.

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