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Please add updates@feedmyinbox.com to your address book to make sure you receive these messages in the future. Reuters: Health News Study says Europe's 12 million cocaine users risk lives January 12, 2010 at 10:57 PM LONDON (Reuters) - More than three percent of sudden deaths in Europe are related to cocaine use and many of them are brought on by a "lethal cocktail" of the drug, alcohol and cigarettes, scientists said on Wednesday.   Scientists link plastics chemical to health risks January 12, 2010 at 9:21 PM LONDON (Reuters) - Exposure to a chemical found in plastic containers is linked to heart disease, scientists said on Wednesday, confirming earlier findings and adding to pressure to ban its use in bottles and food packaging.   Some blood pressure drugs may cut risk of dementia January 12, 2010 at 7:35 PM LONDON (Reuters) - Medicines commonly used to treat high blood pressure and heart disease may cut the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease and dementia, U.S. scientists said on Wednesday.   U.S. medical research funding falls: analysis January 12, 2010 at 5:54 PM WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Public and private funding for U.S. biological and medical research has slowed and resources from one major federal source shrank when inflation is taken into account, researchers reported Tuesday.   Gene variant protects against Alzheimer's: study January 12, 2010 at 5:28 PM CHICAGO (Reuters) - People with a gene linked to long life and good health are also less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.   US FDA warnings target four drug companies January 12, 2010 at 5:22 PM WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has asked Bayer AG, Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Eli Lilly, and Cephalon to stop using "misleading" promotions for some drugs, according to letters released by the agency on Tuesday.   In women, exercise may keep high pulse in check January 12, 2010 at 5:14 PM NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A speedy ticker could increase your chances of suffering a fatal heart attack, according to a new study. But in women, regular workouts might help keep the risk low.   Heart treatment guidelines often not followed January 12, 2010 at 2:33 PM NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than a third of Americans with heart disease may not be getting "guideline-based" treatment for their disease.   Price rises are key to tackling alcohol abuse: WHO January 12, 2010 at 1:54 PM GENEVA (Reuters) - Binge drinking and other growing forms of harmful use of alcohol should be tackled through higher taxes on alcoholic drinks and tighter marketing regulations, the World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended.   Why those fat thighs may help you live longer January 12, 2010 at 1:53 PM WASHINGTON (Reuters) - People with fat in their thighs and backsides may live longer because the fat traps harmful fatty particles and actively secretes helpful compounds, according to a report published on Tuesday.   Drugs can help symptoms of borderline personality January 12, 2010 at 1:33 PM NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While there are no drugs that specifically treat borderline personality disorder, some medications can improve certain symptoms of the psychiatric condition, a new research review finds.   Longer breastfeeding good for kids' mental health January 12, 2010 at 1:30 PM NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who are breastfed for longer than six months could be at lower risk of mental health problems later in life, new research from Australia suggests.   High stroke rate seen in Iran January 12, 2010 at 12:16 PM NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People in Iran appear to suffer strokes more often and at younger ages than those in many Western countries, according to a new report.   "Extraordinary" increases in drug prices: report January 12, 2010 at 12:08 PM WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Prices for hundreds of brand-name drugs have soared since the beginning of the decade, especially those that treat depression, infections and heart disease, according to a U.S. government report on Monday.   U.S. makes progress in tobacco control, group says January 12, 2010 at 8:00 AM WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government took major steps toward curbing tobacco use in 2009 but still needs to do more to fight tobacco-related illnesses that kill hundreds of thousands of Americans every year, the American Lung Association said on Tuesday.   WHO to review its handling of H1N1 flu pandemic January 12, 2010 at 7:51 AM GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization is to examine its handling of the H1N1 pandemic, the group said on Tuesday, after accusations by some politicians that it exaggerated the dangers of the virus under pressure from drug companies.   This email was sent to createrofheaven.healthnewsupdates@blogger.com.  Create Your Account Don't want to receive this feed any longer? Unsubscribe here.