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Yahoo! Health News http://health.yahoo.net/feeds/news?type=news Yahoo! Health News en-us Copyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. en-us Copyright (c) 2012 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. Monsanto says to appeal French poisoning verdict http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/monsanto-says-to-appeal-french-poisoning-verdict PARIS (Reuters) - U.S. agri-business giant Monsanto said on Tuesday it will appeal a French court ruling that found it responsible for the poisoning of a farmer who inhaled a weedkiller in what is the first such case to reach court in France. A co... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 10:08:14 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/monsanto-says-to-appeal-french-poisoning-verdict 2012-02-14T10:08:14Z Health Tip: Is Your Child Anxious? http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/health-tip-is-your-child-anxious (HealthDay News) -- Children who don't get enough time to play and relax -- or who are pushed beyond their comfort zone -- may become anxious, experts say. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:02:09 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/health-tip-is-your-child-anxious 2012-02-14T12:02:09Z Avon reports loss as sales slide http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/avon-reports-loss-as-sales-slide (Reuters) - Avon Products Inc's reported a fourth-quarter net loss as sales slid in North America and Brazil and the cosmetics direct seller lost sales representatives. The cosmetics direct-seller reported a net loss of $400,000 on sales of $3... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 12:34:47 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/avon-reports-loss-as-sales-slide 2012-02-14T12:34:47Z Stem Cell Treatment Might Reverse Heart Attack Damage http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/stem-cell-treatment-might-reverse-heart-attack-damage MONDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Stem cell therapy's promise for healing damaged tissues may have gotten a bit closer to reality. In a small, early study, heart damage was reversed in heart-attack patients treated with their own cardiac ste... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:02:06 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/stem-cell-treatment-might-reverse-heart-attack-damage By Mary Brophy Marcus HealthDay Reporter 2012-02-14T14:02:06Z Biogen to acquire developer of fibrosis treatment http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/biogen-to-acquire-developer-of-fibrosis-treatment (Reuters) - Biogen Idec Inc said on Tuesday it has agreed to acquire Stromedix Inc, a privately held company developing treatments for fibrosis and organ failure, for $75 million in cash -- and potential additional payments of up to $487.5 million... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:49:26 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/biogen-to-acquire-developer-of-fibrosis-treatment 2012-02-14T13:49:26Z Could your Valentine's kiss give you lead poisoning? http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/could-your-valentine-s-kiss-give-you-lead-poisoning (Reuters) - If you're going to be on either end of a kiss this Valentine's Day, you might want to consider smooching bare-lipped. Most lipstick contains lead. Lead has been banned in paint since 1978 because of its toxicity at low levels, ... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:43:29 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/could-your-valentine-s-kiss-give-you-lead-poisoning Mitch Lipka 2012-02-14T14:43:29Z Pfizer says its drug is best hope vs. Alzheimer's http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/pfizer-says-its-drug-is-best-hope-vs-alzheimer-s (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc research chief Mikael Dolsten said the company's experimental treatment for Alzheimer's disease is the drug industry's "best chance" to change the course of the memory-robbing illness. Dolsten, speaking... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 14:49:45 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/pfizer-says-its-drug-is-best-hope-vs-alzheimer-s 2012-02-14T14:49:45Z Republican senator sees short-term Medicare "doc fix" http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/republican-senator-sees-short-term-medicare-doc-fix WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. lawmakers are close to a deal that would stave off steep cuts in Medicare reimbursements for physicians for the next 10 to 24 months, a top Republican senator said on Tuesday. "We've got the next two or three d... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:31:00 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/republican-senator-sees-short-term-medicare-doc-fix David Morgan 2012-02-14T16:31:00Z U.S. seniors missing out on $20 billion of benefits http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/u-s-seniors-missing-out-on-20-billion-of-benefits NEW YORK (Reuters) - Millions of seniors in the United States are missing out on more than $20 billion in aid that could help pay for food, medicine and heating, simply because they don't know it's there, according to a report released on ... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:50:01 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/u-s-seniors-missing-out-on-20-billion-of-benefits Bernadette Baum 2012-02-14T16:50:01Z Cause of deaths unclear in Actelion drug trial http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/cause-of-deaths-unclear-in-actelion-drug-trial ZURICH (Reuters) - Swiss biotech group Actelion Ltd said it does not yet know what caused the deaths of 120 people on a late-stage trial for heart and lung drug macitentan, a candidate to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension. "PAH is a deadl... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:34:35 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/cause-of-deaths-unclear-in-actelion-drug-trial 2012-02-14T15:34:35Z L'Oreal generation game poses ownership question http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/l-oreal-generation-game-poses-ownership-question PARIS (Reuters) - L'Oreal's decision to accept company heiress Liliane Bettencourt's grandson as her successor on the board kept alive speculation that the family could eventually sell its stake in the world's largest cosmetics com... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:31:21 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/l-oreal-generation-game-poses-ownership-question James Regan and Pascale Denis 2012-02-14T17:31:21Z Back Problems May Cut Into Retirement Savings http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/back-problems-may-cut-into-retirement-savings TUESDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Most people forced to retire early because of back problems face ongoing financial struggles, a new study finds. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:02:06 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/back-problems-may-cut-into-retirement-savings 2012-02-14T19:02:06Z FDA Thinks Shortage of Cancer Drug for Kids Can Be Averted http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/fda-thinks-shortage-of-cancer-drug-for-kids-can-be-averted TUESDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday that it was cautiously optimistic that a feared shortage of a life-saving drug used to treat a form of childhood leukemia will be averted. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:02:07 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/fda-thinks-shortage-of-cancer-drug-for-kids-can-be-averted By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter 2012-02-14T19:02:07Z Trudeau son Justin mulls possible separate Quebec http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/trudeau-son-justin-mulls-possible-separate-quebec OTTAWA (Reuters) - The son of one of the greatest defenders of Canadian unity, former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, has stirred up a hornets' nest by speculating about backing Quebec separatism if the country moves too far right Trudeau's... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:21:14 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/trudeau-son-justin-mulls-possible-separate-quebec 2012-02-14T19:21:14Z Decision time for researchers of deadly bird flu http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/decision-time-for-researchers-of-deadly-bird-flu LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) - When 22 bird flu experts meet at the World Health Organization this week, they will be tasked with deciding just how far scientists should go in creating lethal mutant viruses in the name of research. The hurriedly assemb... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:44:35 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/decision-time-for-researchers-of-deadly-bird-flu Kate Kelland and Stephanie Nebehay 2012-02-14T19:44:35Z Drug shortage bill may ride highway legislation http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/drug-shortage-bill-may-ride-highway-legislation WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The recent shortage of a critical medicine for childhood cancer has prompted Senator Amy Klobuchar to attach her bill on drug shortages to transportation legislation under discussion in the Senate, the lawmaker said on Tuesd... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:44:23 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/drug-shortage-bill-may-ride-highway-legislation Anna Yukhananov 2012-02-14T19:44:23Z Vitamin B and fish oil fail to prevent cancer http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/vitamin-b-and-fish-oil-fail-to-prevent-cancer NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among more than 2,500 people in France with a history of heart disease, taking B vitamins or omega-3 fatty acid supplements did not reduce the risk of developing cancer in a new study. In fact, for a small group of wome... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 20:38:20 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/vitamin-b-and-fish-oil-fail-to-prevent-cancer Kerry Grens 2012-02-14T20:38:20Z Air pollution tied to higher heart attack risk http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/air-pollution-tied-to-higher-heart-attack-risk NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -- Breathing in dirty air may be linked to a higher chance of suffering a heart attack in the next few days, suggests a fresh look at past studies undertaken by French researchers. While it's well established that peo... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:34:06 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/air-pollution-tied-to-higher-heart-attack-risk Genevra Pittman 2012-02-14T21:34:06Z Many teens not getting driver's ed http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/many-teens-not-getting-driver-s-ed NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - More than one in five U.S. teens never received driver's education before getting their licenses, according to a new report. Among states that don't require formal driver training, the rate of teens who have not... Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:32:46 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/nm/many-teens-not-getting-driver-s-ed Kerry Grens 2012-02-14T21:32:46Z Lost Love Often the Biggest Source of Regret, Study Shows http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/lost-love-often-the-biggest-source-of-regret-study-shows TUESDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) --Valentine's Day is the holiday that celebrates love, so be sure to show it because a new study suggests love that's lost causes the greatest regret of all. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:04:07 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/lost-love-often-the-biggest-source-of-regret-study-shows 2012-02-14T21:04:07Z Brain Scans May One Day Be Used to Predict Dementia http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/brain-scans-may-one-day-be-used-to-predict-dementia TUESDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Using brain scans, researchers were able to monitor mental decline over a two-year period in people without dementia and even predict the disorder before it happened, according to a new report. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:04:11 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/brain-scans-may-one-day-be-used-to-predict-dementia 2012-02-14T22:04:11Z Lead, Cadmium Levels in Blood Linked to Reduced Fertility http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/lead-cadmium-levels-in-blood-linked-to-reduced-fertility TUESDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- High blood levels of cadmium in women and high levels of lead in males can make it difficult for couples to conceive, new research suggests. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:04:11 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/lead-cadmium-levels-in-blood-linked-to-reduced-fertility 2012-02-14T22:04:11Z Any Exercise Benefits Kids' Heart Health: Study http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/any-exercise-benefits-kids-heart-health-study TUESDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- Even if kids spend the rest of their time sitting around, an hour of any physical activity a day will benefit their heart health, English researchers report. Tue, 14 Feb 2012 22:04:11 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/any-exercise-benefits-kids-heart-health-study By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter 2012-02-14T22:04:11Z Bullying a Strong Risk Factor for Suicide in Gay Youth: Study http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/bullying-a-strong-risk-factor-for-suicide-in-gay-youth-study TUESDAY, Feb. 14 (HealthDay News) -- New research confirms the trend of disturbing headlines that have appeared in media reports in the past two years: Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:04:07 GMT http://health.yahoo.net/news/s/hsn/bullying-a-strong-risk-factor-for-suicide-in-gay-youth-study By Randy Dotinga HealthDay Reporter 2012-02-14T21:04:07Z