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AP - A hospital in Corpus Christi said Thursday that a mixing error that led to a blood thinner overdose in as many as 17 infants was caused by its pharmacy. Two of the babies involved have died.

AFP - Preventive malaria treatment in African schools dramatically reduces rates of infection and anaemia among children and may also boost learning potential, according to a study released on Friday.

AFP - Coaching parents at work on how to talk to their adolescent children about sex could be an effective way to reduce risky sexual behaviour among teens, according to a study in the United States released Friday.

It’s summertime and along with the warm weather there’s an issue with personal hygiene that  can tend to be embarassing.  That’s the embarassment of sweaty and smelly feet.  If you work on your feet all day long and have to wear closed shoes, it’s often unpleasant when you remove your shoes at the end of […]

Time.com - Research points to learning-related genes as a contributor to autism and suggests that early intervention in children can help fix genetic defects

Reuters - Pfizer Inc said its
epilepsy drugs do not increase the risk of suicidal behavior
and should be exempt from tougher warnings being sought for
similar medications, despite concerns from U.S. health
regulators.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 10 (HealthDay News) — Cases of melanoma, the
deadliest form of skin cancer, are increasing sharply among younger women
in the United States, but not among younger men, a new study says.

AP - Harvard researchers have discovered half a dozen new genes involved in autism that suggest the disorder strikes in a brain that can’t properly form new connections.

AP - Nearly half of nonsmoking Americans are still breathing in cigarette fumes, but the percentage has declined dramatically since the early 1990s, according to a government study.

Reuters - Pfizer Inc said its
epilepsy drugs do not increase the risk of suicidal behavior
and should be exempt from tougher warnings being sought for
similar medications.

Reuters - Hypoallergenic infant formulas
may help lower the long-term risk of allergies in children who
are genetically vulnerable to them, a new study suggests.

Reuters - Infants born with a birth
defect that restricts tongue movement may have persistent
difficulties with breastfeeding, researchers from Australia
report. In such cases, minor surgery usually resolves the
problem, leading to better milk intake and less nipple pain for
the mother.

AP - The American Medical Association on Thursday issued a formal apology for more than a century of discriminatory policies that excluded blacks from participating in a group long considered the voice of U.S. doctors.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 10 (HealthDay News) — In 2006, when he was 17,
Harrison Neal of Tulsa, Okla., died in his sleep after knowingly ingesting
prescription drugs meant for someone else.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Taking care of a newborn baby is demanding
and exhausting enough, but parenting twins is a double dose of work.