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Report: Tainted liquor kills 15 in Nepal (AP)
2007-09-01
AP - Tainted liquor has killed at least 15 people and sickened several others in a town in southern Nepal, state-run Radio Nepal said Saturday. more

U.N.: Malnutrition on the rise in Darfur (AP)
2007-09-01

AP - Malnutrition is increasing in Sudan's violence-wracked Darfur region along with lawlessness and the number of people fleeing their homes, a senior U.N. official said Friday.

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Computer-Related Eye Strain Not Just for Adults (HealthDay)
2007-08-31
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Parents have two more items to add to their back-to-school checklist: an eye check for their children and a review of their computer workstation for possible causes of eye strain. more

Seniors Need a Safety Plan in Face of Disasters (HealthDay)
2007-08-31
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Hurricane season is here, and the American Geriatrics Society offers advice to seniors to help them prepare for any potential natural disaster. more

Feds try to scale back Medicaid payments (AP)
2007-08-31
AP - The Bush administration issued proposed rules Friday to trim Medicaid payments to schools. more

Gene mutation may explain postoperative delirium (Reuters)
2007-08-31
Reuters - Elderly patients who carry the apolipoprotein E (APOE) e4 allele, a gene mutation implicated in Alzheimer's disease, are at increased risk for experiencing early delirium after surgery, investigators report. more

High blood pressure linked with fertility treatment (Reuters)
2007-08-31
Reuters - The risk of developing high blood pressure during pregnancy (gestational hypertension) is higher in pregnancies resulting from infertility treatments compared with those resulting from spontaneous conceptions. more

Doctors aim to loosen anemia drug limits (AP)
2007-08-31
AP - Cancer doctors seek to loosen federal restrictions on anemia drugs that carry potentially deadly side effects, saying the tight payment guidelines for treatments made by Amgen and Johnson and Johnson are ultimately bad for patients. more

FDA: New Merck HIV-fighting drug is safe (AP)
2007-08-31
AP - A new HIV-fighting drug from Merck & Co. appears superior to options for patients who have stopped responding to available drugs, federal regulators said Friday. more

Veggies may lower aggressive prostate cancer risk (Reuters)
2007-08-31
Reuters - Men may be able to halve their risk of aggressive prostate cancer by adding large amounts of broccoli and cauliflower to their menu. However, the overall risk of prostate cancer was not changed. more

Ohio woman gives birth to second set of triplets (AFP)
2007-08-31

AFP - With her first set of triplets just recently potty trained, an Ohio woman and her husband are about to be swimming in diapers again after she gave birth to her second set of triplets.

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Red wine could fend off prostate cancer (AFP)
2007-08-31

AFP - Drinking a glass or two of red wine could help reduce the risk of men developing prostate cancer, a study published in the United States showed Friday.

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More may be offered lung cancer surgery (AP)
2007-08-31
AP - Thousands more lung cancer patients each year could be offered surgery or other aggressive therapy under a new system that classifies many tumors as more treatable than in the past. more

Computer-Related Eye Strain Not Just for Adults (HealthDay)
2007-08-31
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Parents have two more items to add to their back-to-school checklist: an eye check for their children and a review of their computer workstation for possible causes of eye strain. more

Clinical Trials Update: Aug. 31, 2007 (HealthDay)
2007-08-31
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch: more