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AP - Nearly three years into the Medicare drug benefit, federal officials have yet to ensure that private drug plans enacted programs to deter fraud and abuse, government investigators say.

Reuters - Use of cholesterol-lowering
statin drugs, especially long-term use, appears to raise the
risk of prostate cancer among obese men, according to findings
of a new study.

Reuters - Survival rates are higher for
Asian/Pacific Islanders with early gastric cancers compared
with patients of other racial or ethnic groups with
similar-stage stomach cancers, research shows.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of CenterWatch:

Reuters - High consumption of two types
of flavonoids — antioxidant chemicals found in plant foods —
may help protect women from ovarian cancer, research from Italy
suggests.

AFP - Older women who take hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have improved sexual function, less insomnia and fewer hot flushes, a study released Friday has found.

Reuters - Women from iodine-deficient
areas should use iodized salt for at least 2 years before
becoming pregnant to prevent thyroid problems during pregnancy
and to protect the fetus against the harmful effect of iodine
deficiency on brain development, Italian researchers report.

Reuters - Children who regularly exercise
and limit their time in front of the TV and computer are much
less likely to be overweight than their peers, a new study
suggests.

AFP - Thinking of buying a pet for junior? Consider this: children who grow up in the company of cats, dogs or other furry friends are more likely to become snoring adults, according to a new study.

AFP - Thinking of buying a pet for junior? Consider this: children who grow up in the company of cats, dogs or other furry friends are more likely to become snoring adults, according to a new study.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, Aug. 21 (HealthDay News) — U.S. drug regulators said
Thursday that they were investigating whether the cholesterol-lowering
drug Vytorin might be linked to cancer.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Having diabetes shouldn’t cause your child
to miss out on the fun of sleepovers and school field trips.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Aug. 22 (HealthDay News) — A new method of identifying
protein structures related to Alzheimer’s disease has been developed by
researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

(NauralNews) The use of acupuncture raises the odds of a successful in vitro fertilization by 65 percent, according to a study conducted by researchers from the University of Maryland Medical School and published in the British Medical Journal.
In vitro fertilization involves inserting a needle into a woman’s ovaries to retrieve her eggs, fertilizing them in […]

(NaturalNews) Chocolate lovers, take heart. Reports from recent studies have given you plenty of reasons to keep on eating chocolate without feeling guilty. In fact, the news from several studies released this spring shows that chocolate is quite effective against the number one killer of Americans, heart disease. Another serious threat to our health, environmental […]