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AP - San Francisco’s landmark universal health care program can continue to operate, after an appeals court ruled Tuesday that it does not violate federal law.

AFP - The discovery of a genetic link between obesity and colon cancer may pave the way for more effective screening tests for the disease, according to a study published Tuesday.

Reuters - A gene related to a hormone secreted by the body’s fat cells may lower the risk of colon cancer, a discovery that could reassure people with a family history of the disease, researchers said on Tuesday.

Reuters - Acupressure helps calm anxious children right before they get anesthesia for surgery, without the nausea and other side-effects caused by sedatives, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.

AP - Could voting for president be hazardous to your health? An analysis of Election Day traffic deaths dating back to Jimmy Carter’s 1976 win suggests yes, but the authors say that’s no reason not to go to the polls.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) — Researchers have uncovered
a genetic link between obesity and the risk for colon cancer. The
discovery could lead to greater accuracy in predicting who is at risk for
the disease, experts say.

Reuters - An increased risk of severe hemorrhage during or following childbirth is seen with older age, emergency and elective cesarean delivery, southeast Asian ethnicity, and several other factors, researchers in Norway report.

AFP - China police have arrested 27 people as the probe intensifies into those responsible for the baby milk scandal that has sickened 53,000 children and spread around the world, state media said Tuesday.

AP - The government has approved a new genetic test for the flu virus that will allow labs across the country to identify flu strains within a few hours.

Reuters - A Chinese herbal remedy called horny goat weed is a promising alternative to Viagra for impotent men, Italian researchers said on Monday.

Reuters - People 75 years of age and older with cancer that has spread to the brain respond about as well as younger patients to stereotactic radiosurgery, according to a recent report.

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

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) — Drugs used to treat obesity
may be effective against a wide range of viral infections such as the flu,
hepatitis, and even HIV, say researchers from the University of Rochester
Medical Center and Princeton University.

AP - Voters in this crucial swing state began casting absentee ballots Tuesday, a day after state and federal courts upheld a disputed early voting law.

AP - Making tests and treatment for malaria free dramatically increases the number of people who seek treatment for the disease that kills 1 million people a year, an international medical aid group said Tuesday.