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                  as of Thu, 16 Feb 2006 08:35:56 GMT

    Study Shows Limited Benefits From Calcium (AP)

AP - The latest news about calcium and vitamin D may not look so
 encouraging, but most experts say the take-home message is the same:
 Keep taking your pills.

    Board: Teflon Chemical a Likely Carcinogen (AP)

AP - A group of scientific advisers to the Environmental Protection
 Agency voted unanimously Wednesday to approve a recommendation that a
 chemical used in the manufacture of Teflon and other nonstick and
 stain-resistant products should be considered a likely carcinogen.

    Study: Sick Spouse Bad for Your Health (AP)

AP - A husband or wife with a debilitating illness can hasten your own
 death, a study suggests. The researchers blame the stress and the loss
 of companionship, practical help, income and other support that can
 occur when a spouse gets sick.

    Biogen, Elan Given OK for Use of MS Drug (AP)

AP - The makers of a multiple sclerosis medication withdrawn from the
 market over safety concerns said Wednesday that federal regulators had
 agreed to let them resume clinical trials of the drug Tysabri.

    U.S. Military Says Goodbye to Last MASH (AP)

AP - The U.S. Army on Thursday donated to Pakistan its last "MASH" field
 hospital made famous by a television show about fictional doctors and
 nurses who found laughs as they treated casualties of the Korean War.

    Japan Battles Rising Obesity (AP)

AP - For those who think Japan is all fish and tofu, consider
 10-year-old Sayaka Oyama's former diet: spaghetti and meat sauce for
 lunch, chocolates and cookies for a snack, rice balls for dinner and
 sandwiches at nighttime classes. Late at night, she would slurp down
 some quick noodles before going to bed.

    Preemie Baby Reflux Meds Could Raise Death Risk (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Drugs called H2
 blockers, commonly given to premature infants to treat acid reflux, may
 increase their risk for a potentially fatal bowel infection called
 necrotizing enterocolitis, new research suggests.

    Diabetes Can Harm Young Children's Gums (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Diabetes' links to
 gum disease are well-known, but a new study shows it can trigger
 periodontal problems in children as young as 6.

    Alzheimer's Progresses More Quickly in the Highly Educated
     (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Research suggests
 that people with higher educational levels may be able to delay the
 onset of Alzheimer's disease.

    Younger Women With Hereditary Breast Cancer Risk Tumor in Other
     Breast (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Younger women with
 non-BRCA hereditary breast cancer are up to six times more likely to
 develop a new cancer in the other breast in the next 20 years, when
 compared with the general population, a new Swedish study finds.

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