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Yahoo! Daily News Digest: Health News for Thursday, November 08, 2007 12:00 AM PSTStudy: Anti-smoking shot holds promisehttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=541&e=1&u=/ap/20071108/ap_on_he_me/tobacco_vaccineAP - Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:20 pm PSTA shot that robs smokers of the nicotine buzz from cigarettes showed promise in midstage testing and may someday offer a radically new way to kick a dangerous habit. In a study, more than twice as many people given five of the shots stopped smoking than those given fewer or phony shots about 15 percent versus 6 percent after one year.Good hygiene can stop staph infectionshttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=541&e=2&u=/ap/20071108/ap_on_he_me/staph_infectionsAP - Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:09 pm PSTDrug-resistant staph infections that have made headlines in recent weeks come from what the nation's top doctor calls "the cockroach of bacteria" a bad germ that can lurk in lots of places, but not one that should trigger panic.AIDS vaccine doesn't guard against virushttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=541&e=3&u=/ap/20071108/ap_on_he_me/aids_vaccineAP - Wed, 07 Nov 2007 07:09 pm PSTNew data on an experimental AIDS vaccine that failed to work shows volunteers who got the shots were far more likely to get infected with the virus through sex or other risky behavior than those who got dummy shots.Delegates to discuss combatting TB, AIDShttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=541&e=4&u=/ap/20071108/ap_on_he_me/south_africa_tbAP - Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:15 pm PSTOld drugs, outdated tests, empty promises, new threats. Such is the bleak reality surrounding an international tuberculosis conference opening Thursday in a city scarred by a killer combination of TB and AIDS: an already nightmarish scenario worsened by the spread of virtually untreatable strains.Report: Abstinence programs don't workhttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&e=5&u=/ap/20071108/ap_on_re_us/teen_sexAP - Wed, 07 Nov 2007 05:09 pm PSTPrograms that focus exclusively on abstinence have not been shown to affect teenager sexual behavior, although they are eligible for tens of mil lions of dollars in federal grants, according to a study released by a nonpartisan group that seeks to reduce teen pregnancies.Put down that fork: Being fat is still unhealthyhttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=571&e=6&u=/nm/20071108/hl_nm/obesity_death_dcReuters - Wed, 07 Nov 2007 04:07 pm PSTBeing overweight may not kill you, but it could lead to obesity, U.S. health experts cautioned on Wednesday in response to research suggesting that being a bit heavy does not raise the risk of death.Women in Nepal mail condoms to husbandshttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=817&e=7&u=/ap/20071106/ap_on_fe_st/nepal_condoms_for_husbandsAP - Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:59 pm PSTWomen in a Nepal mountain village have been mailing condoms to their husbands working overseas to protect them from sexually transmitted diseases, a news report said Tuesday.Health Tip: Some Medications May Aggravate Asthmahttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=97&e=8&u=/hsn/20071108/hl_hsn/healthtipsomemedicationsmayaggravateasthmaHealthDay - Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:44 pm PST(HealthDay News) - People with asthma should be aware that some medications may actually worsen symptoms.Australia, US pulls 'date rape' drug toyhttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=541&e=9&u=/ap/20071107/ap_on_he_me/toys_date_rape_drugAP - Wed, 07 Nov 2007 03:04 pm PSTAustralian officials ordered a popular Chinese-made children's toy pulled from the shelves after scientists found it contained a chemical that converts into a powerful "date rape" drug when ingested.Blood Pressure, Heartbeat Problems Aggravate Alzheimer'shttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=97&e=10&u=/hsn/20071107/hl_hsn/bloodpressureheartbeatproblemsaggravatealzheimersHealthDay - Tue, 06 Nov 2007 08:45 pm PSTTUESDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Alzheimer's disease may progress faster in patients with high blood pressure or a type of irregular heartbeat called atrial fibrillation, a new study found.Health Tip: People With Cancer Can Exercisehttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=97&e=11&u=/hsn/20071108/hl_hsn/healthtippeoplewithcancercanexerciseHealthDay - Wed, 07 Nov 2007 08:44 pm PST(HealthDay News) - Not everyone recovering from cancer is physically or mentally able to exercise.You received this email because you subscribed to Yahoo! Alerts.

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