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News for: Mon Oct 12, 2009

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• Mother's Cancer Can Pass to Fetus Mon Oct 12, 2009, 16:00 Genetic analysis is first proof this rare phenomenon occurs, scientists say.

• With Hormone Therapy, Tender Breasts May Signal Cancer Risk Mon Oct 12, 2009, 16:00 Symptom might warrant a reassessment of treatment, experts suggest.

• Swine Flu Can Move Quickly to Severe Illness Mon Oct 12, 2009, 12:00 Canadian, Mexican studies suggest U.S. hospitals need to be ready for surge of cases.

• Gene Mutation May Speed Learning Mon Oct 12, 2009, 16:00 Finding might yield insights into diseases like Parkinson's, experts say.

• Drop in Certain Visual Skills May Precede Alzheimer's Mon Oct 12, 2009, 16:00 Decline in spatial understanding can occur 3 years before diagnosis, study finds.

News Roundup • Clinical Trials Update: Oct. 12, 2009 Mon Oct 12, 2009, 10:54 High Blood Pressure (Hypertension) Malaria Vaccine Anemia • Healthier Neighborhoods Help Keep Diabetes at Bay Mon Oct 12, 2009, 16:00 Quality of local food stores and parks influences risk, research shows. • Coach K: Osteoarthritis Can Be Beaten Mon Oct 12, 2009, 09:00 Duke men's basketball coach Mike Krzyzewski overcame potentially crippling foe. • Lab Study Makes Strides in Mending Hearts Mon Oct 12, 2009, 09:00 Mouse stem cells are being used to help develop a heart muscle patch. • A Little Cash Buys a Lot of Calories at the Corner Store Mon Oct 12, 2009, 09:00 Kids are purchasing cheap junk food on way to and from school, survey finds. • A Gene Tweak Could Keep Heart Young Mon Oct 12, 2009, 16:00 Suppressing it improved cardiac function in aging mice, scientists report. • Battered Women's Ills Go Beyond Bruises Mon Oct 12, 2009, 17:00 Victims of abuse may get headaches, chest pain, infections and other health woes, study finds. • Stop-Smoking Vaccine in the Works Mon Oct 12, 2009, 14:00 Researchers move closer to a shot for kicking nicotine addiction.

Health Highlights • Health Highlights: Oct. 12, 2009 Mon Oct 12, 2009, 10:01 FDA Considers New Insulin Inhaler Death Caused By Improper Relenza Use: Drug Maker Adult Stem Cells Used to Create Jaw Joint 100 Nations to Receive Donated Swine Flu Vaccine: WHO Juggling Benefits Brain: Study FDA • Berinert Approved for Rare Genetic Disease Mon Oct 12, 2009, 12:24 To treats symptoms of hereditary angiodema FYI • Health Tip: Cut Back Slowly on Caffeine Mon Oct 12, 2009, 09:00 Reduce your risk of withdrawal side effects • Health Tip: Why Don't You Exercise? Mon Oct 12, 2009, 09:00 Solutions to common excuses

Today's Top News Stories
•	Swine Flu Tied to Rise in Pneumonias Among Young - Nov 25, 2009, 16:00 On more positive note, CDC sees few signs of trouble with the H1N1 vaccine.
•	Your Skin Can Help Your Ears Listen - Nov 25, 2009, 14:00 Study found puffs of air on flesh that mimicked parts of speech colored perception of sounds.
•	Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 25, 2009 - Nov 25, 2009, 12:11 Stress Urinary Incontinence Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)
•	Stenting May Equal Bypass for Diabetic Heart Patients - Nov 25, 2009, 17:00 But study follow-up period was too short to draw definite conclusions, experts say.
•	Type 1 Diabetes May Have a New Foe - Nov 25, 2009, 17:00 Rituximab, already used to fight rheumatoid arthritis, could help newly diagnosed diabetics, study finds.