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Health Tip: Discussing Death With Children 8 May 08, 23:47 ET HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Death may be difficult to comprehend at any age, but it can be particularly confusing and scary to young children. more Fairness Is a Hard-Wired Emotion 8 May 08, 23:47 ET HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- The belief that things should be divided fairly among members of a group isn't just a matter of culture or reason -- it's an emotion that's built into the human brain. more Free AIDS drugs slash death rate in Malawi study 8 May 08, 19:19 ET Reuters - Providing free AIDS drugs to people in northern Malawi has slashed adult mortality rates, vindicating a recent ramp-up in treatment in poor parts of rural Africa, researchers said on Friday. more Cool kids can help others avoid smoking: study 8 May 08, 19:17 ET Reuters - Getting the cool kids to talk to their peers about the dangers of smoking cut the number of young people who started using cigarettes in one study by nearly 25 percent, British researchers said on Friday. more Breast Cancer Tends to Grow Faster in Younger Women 8 May 08, 19:02 ET HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- While the rate at which breast cancer tumors grow varies among patients, that growth tends to be faster among younger women, Norwegian researchers report. more Computer Program Helps Drug Abusers Stay Clean 8 May 08, 19:02 ET HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- The use of a computer-assisted training program, in addition to traditional counseling, helped drug abusers stay abstinent longer than counseling alone, a Yale University School of Medicine study found. more Too much, too little sleep tied to ill health in CDC study 8 May 08, 16:57 ET AP - People who sleep fewer than six hours a night - or more than nine - are more likely to be obese, according to a new government study that is one of the largest to show a link between irregular sleep and big bellies. more More than half of US diabetics have arthritis 8 May 08, 16:39 ET AP - More than half of U.S. adults with diabetes also have arthritis, raising a serious obstacle for diabetic patients urged to exercise, according to a government study. more Medical know-how raises suicide risk for doctors 8 May 08, 16:31 ET AP - There's a grim, rarely talked-about twist to all that medical know-how doctors learn to save lives: It makes them especially good at ending their own. An estimated 300 to 400 U.S. doctors kill themselves each year - a suicide rate thought to be higher than in the general population, although exact figures are hard to come by. more Mental Illness Costs U.S. Billions in Lost Earnings 8 May 08, 16:02 ET HealthDay - THURSDAY, May 8 (HealthDay News) -- Serious mental illness costs Americans at least $193 billion a year in lost earnings alone, a new report shows. more China virus death toll hits 30 as number of infections soars 8 May 08, 14:04 ET AFP - The number of children confirmed to have died as a result of a highly contagious virus in China rose to 30 on Thursday as the number of infections soared by the thousands, state media said. more New rule would limit insurers contact with elderly, disabled 8 May 08, 13:49 ET AP - Agents selling private health insurance plans to the elderly and disabled would be barred from cold-calling, door-to-door solicitations and pitching their products outside hospital waiting rooms or pharmacies, under a federal rule proposed Thursday. more Half of diabetics in U.S. have arthritis, CDC says 8 May 08, 13:09 ET Reuters - People with diabetes are twice as likely to have arthritis, putting them in a double bind as the pain in their joints keeps them from getting the exercise they need to keep both diseases at bay, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Thursday. more Group wants FDA to pull J&J birth control patch 8 May 08, 13:03 ET Reuters - A U.S. advocacy group is urging the Food and Drug Administration to pull Johnson & Johnson's birth control patch from the market after studies found an increased risk of dangerous blood clots. more Group asks government to end use of birth-control patch 8 May 08, 12:45 ET AP - A consumer advocacy group petitioned the government Thursday to pull the birth-control patch off the market, calling it far riskier than the pill. more Firefighters show higher risks of certain cancers 8 May 08, 12:17 ET Reuters - A new study suggests that firefighters face higher-than-average risks of several types of cancer, adding to evidence that the job carries hazards beyond the fires themselves. more Pelvic floor maladies can impact women's sex life 8 May 08, 12:15 ET Reuters - Incontinence and other disorders of the pelvic organs can take a toll on a woman's sex life, a new study suggests. more Health Tip: Treating an Ulcer 8 May 08, 12:01 ET HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Ulcers are sores that occur in the lining of the digestive tract. They can be triggered by factors such as bacteria, medication or excess production of stomach acid. more Death toll from child viral disease up to 30 in China 8 May 08, 07:09 ET AP - The death toll from a viral illness that is striking children across China has risen by two to 30, health officials said Thursday, as the number of reported cases jumped to nearly 20,000. more

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