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  1. Belgian patient Rom Houben, seen here using a specially-adapted computer to type messages at the Weyerke institute near Liege. Houben, who was wrongly diagnosed as being in a coma for 23 years, has revived the debate on care for those considered in a vegetative state, with the astonishing case far from unique according to a recent study.(AFP/Stringer)
    Comatose for 23 years, Belgian feels reborn AP - Wed Nov 25, 4:29 AM ETSent 1,953 times

    BRUSSELS - Helped by a therapist, Rom Houben's outstretched finger tapped with surprising speed on a computer touchscreen, spelling out how he felt "alone, lonely, frustrated" in the 23 years he was trapped inside a paralyzed body.

  2. Q&A: Dennis Sewell on Charles Darwin's Dark Legacy Time.com - Tue Nov 24, 11:50 AM ETSent 1,030 times

    On the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species, political journalist Dennis Sewell talks to TIME about how the naturalist's big idea has been harnessed for sinister ends

  3. City workers walk through London's Canary Wharf. Men who bottle up frustrations about unfair treatment at work are twice as likely to have a heart attack, a study suggests.(AFP/File/Shaun Curry)
    Stifled Anger at Work Doubles Men's Risk for Heart Attack HealthDay - Tue Nov 24, 11:48 PM ETSent 717 times

    MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Men who bottle up their anger over unfair treatment at work could be hurting their hearts, a new Swedish study indicates.

  4. One in Four Teen Girls Have STDs HealthDay - Mon Nov 23, 11:48 PM ETSent 257 times

    MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- As many as one in four U.S. teenage girls have had a sexually transmitted disease (STD), many infected soon after their first sexual encounter, a new government report shows.

  5. GlaxoSmithKline pulls swine flu vaccines in Canada AP - Tue Nov 24, 10:16 AM ETSent 148 times

    LONDON - Canadian doctors have been advised not to use a batch of 170,000 swine flu vaccines after six reports of serious allergic reactions among recipients, but there are no similar reports from other countries, pharmaceuticals company GlaxoSmithKline PLC said Tuesday.

  6. A traveler wheels luggage past one of many hand sanitizer dispensers hung on walls at Logan International Airport in Boston Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009. Thanksgiving is typically followed by at least a modest bump in early seasonal flu cases, according to reports from the past few years. But this, of course, is not a typical year. Swine flu is a new virus that accounts for nearly all flu cases right now. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
    CDC warns: Holiday could bring more swine flu AP - Tue Nov 24, 9:14 PM ETSent 131 times

    ATLANTA - Let us give thanks — and pass the Purell.

  7. MRSA (Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus) bacteria strain is seen in a petri dish containing agar jelly for bacterial culture in a microbiological laboratory in Berlin March 1, 2008. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch
    Drug-resistant bacteria on increase in U.S.: study Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 12:41 AM ETSent 118 times

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Cases of a drug-resistant bacterial infection known as MRSA have risen by 90 percent since 1999, and they are increasingly being acquired outside hospitals, researchers reported on Tuesday.

  8. An ampulla containing the flu vaccine Pandemrix at a chemist in Berlin. A leading association of clinicians has accused an "anti-vaccination movement" of breeding suspicion about the (A)H1N1 swine flu vaccine in Europe and declared public health and lives were at risk.(DDP/AFP/Philipp Guelland)
    Trying last-ditch lung bypass for worst swine flu AP - Tue Nov 24, 8:57 AM ETSent 80 times

    WASHINGTON - A technology originally developed for premature babies may be helping to save some of the sickest swine flu patients by rerouting their blood so their lungs can rest.

  9. Teacher Kinzi Blair poses in her classroom at an elementary school in San Jose, Calif., Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)
    Health reform: Is tax on 'Cadillac' plans fair? AP - Mon Nov 23, 4:17 PM ETSent 77 times

    Schoolteacher Kinzi Blair makes only $46,000 a year, but she has what many would consider a "Cadillac" health plan, now targeted for a big tax increase by health reformers.

  10. Spray May Delay Ejaculation HealthDay - Mon Nov 23, 1:39 AM ETSent 25 times

    THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A spray touted as the first potential treatment for premature ejaculation has proved effective in a second study, according to the company that developed it.

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  1. Q&A: Dennis Sewell on Charles Darwin's Dark Legacy Time.com - Tue Nov 24, 11:50 AM ET

    On the 150th anniversary of the publication of On the Origin of Species, political journalist Dennis Sewell talks to TIME about how the naturalist's big idea has been harnessed for sinister ends

  2. Josephine Nicolaas-Houben, mother of Rom Houben, giving him something to drink. Houben, a Belgian man thought to have been in a coma for 23 years has told of his "second birth" after doctors realised he was in fact conscious. The story revives the debate on care for those considered in a vegetative state, with the astonishing case far from unique according to a recent study.(AFP/Belga/File/Michel Krakowski)
    Comatose for 23 years, Belgian feels reborn AP - Wed Nov 25, 4:29 AM ET

    BRUSSELS - Helped by a therapist, Rom Houben's outstretched finger tapped with surprising speed on a computer touchscreen, spelling out how he felt "alone, lonely, frustrated" in the 23 years he was trapped inside a paralyzed body.

  3. Stifled Anger at Work Doubles Men's Risk for Heart Attack HealthDay - Tue Nov 24, 11:48 PM ET

    MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Men who bottle up their anger over unfair treatment at work could be hurting their hearts, a new Swedish study indicates.

  4. UNAIDS: Sex main cause for HIV spreading in China AP - Wed Nov 25, 1:06 AM ET

    SHANGHAI - The virus that causes AIDS is now spreading fastest in China through heterosexual sex, a trend demanding new strategies to stave off a rebound in the epidemic after years of progress in containing it, a United Nations report said.

  5. One in Four Teen Girls Have STDs HealthDay - Mon Nov 23, 11:48 PM ET

    MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- As many as one in four U.S. teenage girls have had a sexually transmitted disease (STD), many infected soon after their first sexual encounter, a new government report shows.

  6. Interactive graphic on the hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca, in which two million faithful retrace the journey through the Mina valley made by the Prophet Mohammed more than 1,400 years ago.(AFP iactiv)
    CDC warns: Holiday could bring more swine flu AP - Tue Nov 24, 9:14 PM ET

    ATLANTA - Let us give thanks — and pass the Purell.

  7. Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 24, 2009 HealthDay - Tue Nov 24, 11:48 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:

  8. GlaxoSmithKline pulls swine flu vaccines in Canada AP - Tue Nov 24, 10:16 AM ET

    LONDON - Canadian doctors have been advised not to use a batch of 170,000 swine flu vaccines after six reports of serious allergic reactions among recipients, but there are no similar reports from other countries, pharmaceuticals company GlaxoSmithKline PLC said Tuesday.

  9. Goodbye jobs, hello mom and dad, say young adults AP - Tue Nov 24, 10:10 AM ET

    WASHINGTON - Faced with limited job options, many young adults are turning to an old standby to weather the recession: moving back in with mom and dad.

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  1. UNAIDS: Sex main cause for HIV spreading in China AP - Wed Nov 25, 1:06 AM ET

    SHANGHAI - The virus that causes AIDS is now spreading fastest in China through heterosexual sex, a trend demanding new strategies to stave off a rebound in the epidemic after years of progress in containing it, a United Nations report said.

  2. Consumer ads pump up prescription drug costs Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 12:22 PM ET

    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Medicaid pharmacy costs for the blood-thinning drug Plavix jumped at around the same time the drug's maker started advertising it to consumers -- even though the number of people prescribed the drug didn't change, new research shows.

  3. GlaxoSmithKline pulls swine flu vaccines in Canada AP - Tue Nov 24, 10:16 AM ET

    LONDON - Canadian doctors have been advised not to use a batch of 170,000 swine flu vaccines after six reports of serious allergic reactions among recipients, but there are no similar reports from other countries, pharmaceuticals company GlaxoSmithKline PLC said Tuesday.

  4. VIDEO: The Islamic hajj pilgrimage this year peaks from November 25-29, coinciding with the height of a global alert over swine flu. Of the 6,000 Muslim faithful in Jordan preparing their journey, few have been vaccinated against the strain. Duration: 1:40(AFPTV/A. Hybels, D. Belaid)
    CDC warns: Holiday could bring more swine flu AP - Tue Nov 24, 9:14 PM ET

    ATLANTA - Let us give thanks — and pass the Purell.

  5. A boy crosses a flowing stream of raw sewage in front of his home in the Mbare neighbourhood of Zimbabwe's capital Harare, June 1, 2009. REUTERS/Philimon Bulawayo
    Zimbabwe child mortality up 20 percent, U.N. says Reuters - Tue Nov 24, 12:21 PM ET

    HARARE (Reuters) - Zimbabwe's infant mortality rate has risen by 20 percent over the past two decades as children under five succumb to the HIV/AIDS pandemic and pneumonia, a joint government and United Nations survey showed on Tuesday.

  6. Childbirth May Slow Progression of Multiple Sclerosis HealthDay - Tue Nov 24, 11:48 PM ET

    TUESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Having children may slow the progression of multiple sclerosis, new research suggests.

  7. Family Financial Status Affects Child-Care Injury Rates HealthDay - Tue Nov 24, 11:48 PM ET

    TUESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Although children from poorer families who have child care may suffer from a higher rate of accidental injuries, child care could actually protect kids from affluent families, new research suggests.

  8. Walking and Talking on Phone Dangerous For Seniors LiveScience.com - Tue Nov 24, 9:05 AM ET

    For older people, gabbing on a cell phone while walking across the street may increase the chances of being run over, according to a new study, although earlier research did not find the same connection among younger people.

  9. Traffic, Dust Linked to Asthma in Kids HealthDay - Tue Nov 24, 11:48 PM ET

    TUESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Infants exposed to outdoor traffic pollution and indoor endotoxin are at increased risk for asthma, researchers say.

  10. Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 24, 2009 HealthDay - Tue Nov 24, 11:48 PM ET

    (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:

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