12/19 Reuters: Health News

Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. Reuters: Health News Hangover impairs judgment in young adults December 18, 2009 at 4:40 pm NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - It's not enough to "sleep it off" after a night of drinking. P&G recalls DayQuil not in child-proof packaging December 18, 2009 at 3:31 pm CHICAGO (Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co said on Friday that it is recalling some Vicks DayQuil Cold & Flu medicine that did not come in a childproof package. Fake sugar may alter how the body handles real sugar December 18, 2009 at 1:40 pm NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Combining artificial sweeteners with the real thing boosts the stomach's secretion of a hormone that makes people feel full and helps control blood sugar, new research shows. Scientists discover natural flu-fighting proteins December 18, 2009 at 1:25 pm CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. researchers have discovered antiviral proteins in cells that naturally fight off influenza infections, a finding that may lead to better ways to make vaccines and protect people against the flu. Tape may ease pain in some cases of knee arthritis December 18, 2009 at 1:17 pm NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Simple athletic tape may bring some pain relief to older adults with a form of arthritis that affects the kneecap, a small study suggests. One in 110 U.S. 8-year-olds have autism: study December 18, 2009 at 12:55 pm WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Autism, a brain disorder that interferes with communication and social skills, affected an estimated one in 110 American 8-year-olds in 2006, according to a federal study released Friday. Feeling old and blue? Green tea may help December 18, 2009 at 11:22 am NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Elderly men and women who sip on several cups of green tea a day may be less likely to have the blues, hint findings of a study from Japan. Self-help on par with therapy for binge-eaters December 18, 2009 at 10:22 am NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - "Out of control" binge eaters who get help from a therapist do better in the short-term than people who use self-help techniques, new research shows. U.S. rolls back AIDS drug prevention trial in Botswana December 18, 2009 at 8:49 am WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. officials said on Thursday they will give up on a trial in Botswana that was trying to show whether it is possible to prevent HIV infections by taking a daily pill because too few people are being infected. Pandemic flu straining Afghan health clinics: WHO December 18, 2009 at 7:55 am * Afghanistan sees 60 percent jump in respiratory infections * Pandemic flu straining health care system * Country set to be among first to receive donated vaccine   This email was sent to createrofheaven.healthnewsupdates@blogger.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.