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South Carolina woman struck by flesh-eating bacteria disease

CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) - A new mother of twins in Greenville, South Carolina, is the latest victim of a rare and potentially fatal flesh-eating bacterial infection, health officials said on Thursday. Lana Kuykendall was in critical b...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/south-carolina-woman-struck-by-flesh-eating-bacteria-disease

FCC chooses spectrum for wireless medical devices

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The telecommunications regulator on Thursday announced plans to set aside a chunk of spectrum for connecting wireless medical devices to allow for more convenient and cost-effective health monitoring. The allocation of spectru...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/fcc-chooses-spectrum-for-wireless-medical-devices

OSHA's Safety Tests Protect Workers at Little Cost: Study

THURSDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- Government's workplace safety inspections reduce on-the-job injuries and related costs without hurting company profits, a new U.S. study finds.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/osha-s-safety-tests-protect-workers-at-little-cost-study

Safety inspections don't hurt businesses-study

BOSTON (Reuters) - Random inspections of U.S. industrial workplaces lower the risk of workers being injured on the job and have no measurable negative effect on the companies inspected, according to a study in the journal Science. Companies chosen...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/safety-inspections-don-t-hurt-businesses-study

Fate of 'uninsurables' hinges on Supreme Court

Cancer patient Kathy Watson voted Republican in 2008 and believes the government has no right telling Americans to get health insurance. Nonetheless, she says she'd be dead if it weren't for President Barack Obama's health care law.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/fate-of-uninsurables-hinges-on-supreme-court

Drowning Is Leading Cause of Kids' Accidental Death: CDC

THURSDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- Drowning kills more American children 1 to 4 years old than any cause except birth defects, according to a new federal report.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/drowning-is-leading-cause-of-kids-accidental-death-cdc

Study unpicks gene changes behind breast cancer

LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have mapped the complete genetic codes of 21 breast cancers and created a catalogue of the mutations that accumulate in breast cells, raising hopes that the disease may be able to be spotted earlier and treated more e...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/study-unpicks-gene-changes-behind-breast-cancer

Fewer Young Americans Smoking, Survey Finds

THURSDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- Smoking rates among American teens and young adults fell between 2004 and 2010, but too many of them still light up, a new federal government report reveals.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/fewer-young-americans-smoking-survey-finds

Early Study Hints at Link Between Certain Sunscreens, Endometriosis

THURSDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- A preliminary study links chemicals found in certain sunscreens to a higher risk of endometriosis, but it's too soon to say whether there's any reason for women to change their habits.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/early-study-hints-at-link-between-certain-sunscreens-endom...

Boomers' love of pets could change as both age

Hazel the schnauzer and Wrigley the black lab mix mean everything to Harriet Buscombe. The dogs protect her on her pre-dawn runs around her Champaign, Ill., neighborhood, but mostly they make her feel great.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/boomers-love-of-pets-could-change-as-both-age

Fate of some patients hinges on Supreme Court

Cancer patient Kathy Watson voted Republican in 2008 and believes the government has no right telling Americans to get health insurance. Nonetheless, she says she'd be dead if it weren't for President Barack Obama's health care law.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/fate-of-some-patients-hinges-on-supreme-court

Minorities overtake whites in US births

For the first time ever, white births in the United States are no longer in the majority, according to US Census Bureau estimates Thursday that underscored the growth of the Hispanic population.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/afp/minorities-overtake-whites-in-us-births

Some patients' fate could hinge on Supreme Court

If the Supreme Court strikes down President Barack Obama's health care law, it wouldn't just be politicians dealing with the fallout.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/some-patients-fate-could-hinge-on-supreme-court

Many pregnant women may not get STD tests

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite recommendations that pregnant women have tests for certain sexually transmitted diseases, many may not be getting them, a new study suggests. Researchers found that of nearly 1.3 million U.S. women who had blood...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/many-pregnant-women-may-not-get-std-tests

Sex, age may affect athletes' concussion recovery

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Female and high school athletes may need more time to recover from a concussion than their male or college counterparts, a new study finds. Researchers found that of 222 young athletes who suffered a concussion, female ...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/sex-age-may-affect-athletes-concussion-recovery

Specialty drug costs a major employer worry: survey

(Reuters) - Employers want to step up programs to encourage healthier behavior among their workers and to control spending on expensive injected specialty medicines, according to a survey by pharmacy benefit manager Express Scripts Holding Co. Cos...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/specialty-drug-costs-a-major-employer-worry-survey

Patients should consult before stopping Pfizer drug-FDA

(Reuters) - U.S. health regulators said patients should not stop taking Pfizer Inc's Zithromax antibiotic without consulting a doctor, after a study showed a slightly higher rate of death among patients taking the drug compared to those on oth...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/patients-should-consult-before-stopping-pfizer-drug-fda

Bulgaria bans smoking in indoor public spaces

SOFIA (Reuters) - Bulgaria's parliament voted on Thursday to ban smoking in all indoor public spaces from June 1 in an attempt to persuade one of Europe's heaviest smoking nations to kick the habit. The European Union's poorest member ...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/bulgaria-bans-smoking-in-indoor-public-spaces

Athletes Really Do Play Through the Pain

THURSDAY, May 17 (HealthDay News) -- A new study confirms the widespread belief that athletes can tolerate more pain than other people, a finding that may hold clues for managing pain in the general population.

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/athletes-really-do-play-through-the-pain

Coffee buzz: Study finds java drinkers live longer

One of life's simple pleasures just got a little sweeter. After years of waffling research on coffee and health, even some fear that java might raise the risk of heart disease, a big study finds the opposite: Coffee drinkers are a little more ...

http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/ap/coffee-buzz-study-finds-java-drinkers-live-longer

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