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Reuters - Britain has given the green light for an
oral antibiotic to be sold without prescription for the first
time, in a move that pushes back the barriers to
self-medication.

AP - New advice that men over 75 should not be screened for prostate cancer won’t quell the long-standing controversy over the usefulness of the blood test for the disease, cancer experts said Tuesday.

AFP - US experts no longer recommend routine prostate cancer screenings for men 75 and older, saying the risks outweigh the benefits for that age group, a report published Tuesday in the Annals of Internal Medicine said.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) — Light to moderate exercise —
just walking a few blocks or even dancing — can help prevent the abnormal
heart rhythm called atrial fibrillation in those most vulnerable to it —
older people, a new study finds.

Reuters - Playing a specially designed
video game can help adolescents and young adult cancer patients
adhere more closely to their prescribed treatment, according to
a report in the journal Pediatrics.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 5 (HealthDay News) — Positive parenting can help ease
aggression in adolescent girls who go through puberty early, says a study
by researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham.

Reuters - New research indicates that
problems associated with being overweight occur at a much
younger age than previously thought.

Reuters - Unexplained pain in the chest
or upper gastrointestinal tract may signal an increased risk of
death from alcohol-related causes, pneumonia or lung cancer,
Danish researchers report.

Reuters - Applying cocoa butter lotion
during pregnancy does not help prevent the stretch marks that
many women develop, according to a new study.

Reuters - In addition to conventional
treatments aimed at improving survival, most cancer patients
use “complementary methods” (CMs) to relieve symptoms and side
effects and increase overall wellness, according to findings
from a large study.

Reuters - Children who immigrate to the
U.S. seem to exercise less and participate in fewer sports than
their U.S.-born peers, according to a government study.

AFP - To combat the growing problem of child obesity, a French report Tuesday suggested imposing an anti-obesity tax on sweet and fatty foods, while British health officials want to avoid the label “obese” for very overweight children.

AP - Doctors should stop routine prostate cancer screening of men over age 75 because there is more evidence of harm than benefit, a federal task force advised on a hotly debated topic.

Reuters - Overweight and obese patients
with heart failure seem to have a lower risk of dying than
their normal-weight counterparts, according to a review of
published studies involving more than 28,000 heart failure
patients who were followed for an average of nearly three
years.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Drug reactions and interactions between
different medications are common, so it’s important to speak with your
doctor before you take any medication, especially one you’re never taken
before.