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Few depressed Americans treated appropriately: study
January 8, 2010 at 5:18 pm

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most Americans with major depression go untreated or under treated using a benchmark of American Psychiatric Association guidelines, according to a national study released this week.

If you smoke, watch out for low back pain
January 8, 2010 at 4:49 pm

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you needed another reason to cut the cigarette habit: Smokers, especially younger smokers, are more likely to report low back pain than people who have never smoked, according to a new analysis.

Tea may prevent endometrial cancer, but needs study
January 8, 2010 at 4:40 pm

TORONTO (Reuters Health) - Tea may protect against endometrial cancer, but more research is needed before it's clear if the antioxidant-rich beverage offers a real benefit, a recent analysis found.

Calcium, not smoking may limit birth-control bone loss
January 8, 2010 at 2:24 pm

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Injectable birth control is known to lower bone density, but women may be able to limit the loss by not smoking and getting even moderate amounts of calcium, a new study hints.

Acupuncture eases tamoxifen-related hot flashes
January 8, 2010 at 2:17 pm

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study provides more evidence that acupuncture can help ease hot flashes in women with breast cancer who are being treated with the "anti-estrogen" drug tamoxifen. Acupuncture, researchers found, is free of side effects and has a side benefit for some women: an increased sex drive.

Child's cancer does not raise divorce risk: study
January 8, 2010 at 11:18 am

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite some concerns to the contrary, new research suggests that dealing with a child's cancer does not generally raise parents' risk of divorce.

Easing H1N1 pandemic may let in new flu viruses
January 8, 2010 at 8:22 am

LONDON (Reuters) - The declining wave of pandemic H1N1 flu is likely to be followed by new, unknown strains of seasonal flu which health authorities must watch carefully to devise protection measures, European flu experts said on Friday.

No U.S. decision on H1N1 vaccine orders:official
January 7, 2010 at 11:36 pm

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has made no decision on whether to cancel or sell any of its orders for the H1N1 vaccine, unlike some European countries with a vast oversupply of shots, a federal health official said on Thursday.

Medical beauty therapies on the mend: IMCAS
January 7, 2010 at 11:02 pm

PARIS (Reuters) - Medical beauty treatment sales will be on the mend again in the next years after a decline of about 15 percent in 2009, with more women looking for natural-looking touch-ups and pampering in increasingly popular medical spas.
 

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