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News for: Wed Aug 05, 2009

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• Social Stress Sends Body Fat to the Stomach Wed Aug 05, 2009, 17:00 In turn, that meant heart risks were raised, researcher says.

• Scientists Decode HIV Genome Wed Aug 05, 2009, 16:00 Breakthrough finding shows virus carries huge RNA genetic code.

• Sex Hormone Protein May Predict Type 2 Diabetes Wed Aug 05, 2009, 17:00 Whether it causes the disease or is simply a marker for obesity is unclear.

• Surgery, 'Sham' Equal in Treating Compression Fracture Pain Wed Aug 05, 2009, 17:00 Injecting cement into spine no better than placebo procedure, study finds.

• DEET in Bug Spray Tied to Neural Damage in Mice Wed Aug 05, 2009, 09:00 More research needed to see if compound has same effect in humans, experts say.

News Roundup • Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 5, 2009 Wed Aug 05, 2009, 10:39 Overactive Bladder Healthy Male Volunteers Pain After Shingles • Autism May Hinder Ability to Read Body Language Wed Aug 05, 2009, 16:00 Trouble seems to lie in visual processing, researchers say. • Genome of Leukemia Patient Reveals Common Mutations Wed Aug 05, 2009, 17:00 Findings could help scientists understand genetic basis of cancer. • Not-For-Profit Nursing Homes Fare Better in Studies Wed Aug 05, 2009, 09:00 Quality of care higher than in for-profit residences, review finds. • Gut Hormone Could be Key to Blood Sugar Wed Aug 05, 2009, 12:00 Lab study may point to new direction for diabetes treatment. • Scientists Learn How Cancer Drugs Cause Hypertension Wed Aug 05, 2009, 14:00 Finding points to ways to control blood pressure in the long-term, researchers say. • Less Aggressive Care for More Severe Heart Disease Wed Aug 05, 2009, 14:00 Paradox found in guidelines study. • Fish Oils May Prevent and Treat Heart Disease Wed Aug 05, 2009, 12:00 Review of studies involving 40,000 people points up benefits. • Certain Arthritis, Crohn's Drugs May Raise Kids' Cancer Risk: FDA Wed Aug 05, 2009, 06:42 Agency strengthens 'black box' warning on medicines such as Enbrel, Remicade.

Health Highlights • Health Highlights: Aug. 5, 2009 Wed Aug 05, 2009, 09:43 Novartis Starts Swine Flu Vaccine Test in Humans U.S. Gov't Boosts Funding of Suicide Crisis Centers Ghostwriters Produced Journal Articles Promoting Hormone Therapy FYI • Health Tip: Treating a Superficial Cut Wed Aug 05, 2009, 09:00 What to do if the wound isn't serious • Health Tip: Babies Can Have Reflux, Too Wed Aug 05, 2009, 09:00 Signs that stomach contents are backing up

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