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Tuesday, November 9, 2010

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Good Morning Pan, TUE 09 Nov 2010 
 
Look out, your medicine is watching you
Mother-baby HIV box targets transmission
Arena drug helps diabetics lose weight in trial
Lung infections kill 4.25 million a year: report
U.S. doctors still too cozy with drug industry: survey
Women prefer silicone to saline after mastectomy
Fast-food restaurants target U.S. kids, study shows
Chocolate eaters may have healthier hearts: study
Cancer patients pick antidepressant for hot flashes
Doctors urge Congress to halt Medicare pay cuts

Look out, your medicine is watching you
November 09, 2010 08:18 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Novartis AG plans to seek regulatory approval within 18 months for a pioneering tablet containing an embedded microchip, bringing the concept of "smart-pill" technology a step closer.

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Mother-baby HIV box targets transmission
November 09, 2010 09:50 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - It's no great medical breakthrough, just a simple Color-coded box packed with HIV drugs and pictures, but its backers UNICEF hope it may help finally end transmission of the often deadly virus to babies.

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Arena drug helps diabetics lose weight in trial
November 09, 2010 03:05 AM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A new clinical trial of Arena Pharmaceuticals Inc's diet pill, which was turned down last month by U.S. regulators, found that it helped diabetics lose weight, the company said on Tuesday.

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Lung infections kill 4.25 million a year: report
November 09, 2010 12:15 AM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Respiratory infections such as influenza and other causes of pneumonia kill 4.25 million people every year, many of them young children, according to a report released on Tuesday.

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U.S. doctors still too cozy with drug industry: survey
November 08, 2010 06:54 PM ET
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Doctors in the United States are still too cozy with drug companies, although they have managed to break some of those ties, U.S. researchers said on Monday.

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Women prefer silicone to saline after mastectomy
November 08, 2010 02:19 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who have breast reconstruction after cancer surgery tend to be happier with the cosmetic results of silicone implants than with saline-filled ones, a study published Monday suggests.

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Fast-food restaurants target U.S. kids, study shows
November 08, 2010 04:24 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fast-food restaurants are stepping up efforts to market themselves and unhealthy food products to children and toddlers with television ads, websites and even their own menus, researchers said on Monday.

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Chocolate eaters may have healthier hearts: study
November 08, 2010 04:16 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older women who eat more chocolate are less likely to develop heart problems over a nearly 10-year-period, new study findings report.

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Cancer patients pick antidepressant for hot flashes
November 08, 2010 05:17 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Breast cancer survivors who struggle with hot flashes may find respite in an antidepressant, according to a new study that suggests the medication should be the go-to drug when the overheating is severe.

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Doctors urge Congress to halt Medicare pay cuts
November 08, 2010 03:39 PM ET
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - The American Medical Association unleashed its latest salvo on Monday in its campaign against cuts in Medicare payments to doctors with a survey that finds overwhelming concern among Americans.

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