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The AIDS
By Mary Rose
The AIDS-
AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. An HIV-positive person receives an AIDS diagnosis after developing one of the CDC-defined AIDS indicator illnesses. An HIV-positive person can also receive an AIDS diagnosis on the basis of certain blood tests (CD4 counts) and may not have experienced any serious illnesses. A positive test does not mean that a person has AIDS. A diagnosis of AIDS is made by a physician according to the CDC AIDS Case Definition.
AIDS is caused by a virus called HIV, the Human Immunodeficiency Virus. If you get infected with HIV, your body will try to fight the infection. It will make "antibodies" -- special molecules to fight HIV.
Hundreds of U.S. teens become infected with each year. can be transmitted from an infected person to another person through blood, semen (also known as "cum," the fluid released from the penis when a male ejaculates), vaginal fluids, and breast milk.
AIDS severely weakens the body's ability to fight infections and certain cancers. That is, people diagnosed with AIDS may have opportunistic infections, which are caused by microbes such as viruses or bacteria that usually do not make healthy people sick. The immune system of a person with AIDS is threatened to the point that medical intervention may be necessary to prevent or treat serious illness.
AIDS makes it possible for some people to feel justified in hating those who have been placed in "high-risk groups". Violence against the homeless, prostitutes, people who use drugs and gay men has somehow become acceptable - because they are portrayed as "spreaders of disease" by the media, clergy and politicians. Africa, long blamed for AIDS, now too is a target of scorn,
HDL, the good cholesterol, may not be so good after all
A new genetic study suggests that high-density lipoprotein, the so-called good cholesterol commonly known as HDL, may not actually be as good for us as physicians previously thought. A study of more than 100,000 people found that those with genes that promote production of higher-than-normal levels of HDL do not have a lower risk of having a heart attack, a finding that has surprised researchers immensely. The results could have major implications for pharmaceutical manufacturers, who have been attempting to develop drugs that will raise HDL in the hopes of preventing heart attacks in people at higher risk.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f7c480e/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=HDL%2C+the+good+cholesterol%2C+may+not+be+so+good+after+all&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-sci-sn-hdl-good-cholesterol-20120518%2C0%2C3105553.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=HDL%2C+the+good+cholesterol%2C+may+not+be+so+good+after+all&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-sci-sn-hdl-good-cholesterol-20120518%2C0%2C3105553.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204390613/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f7c480e/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204390613/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f7c480e/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204390613/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f7c480e/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Fructose makes rats dumber. What sugars should we avoid?
Rats fed fructose-laced drinking water for six weeks performed more slowly in a maze-navigating task, UCLA researchers have found. (Read this L.A. Times opinion article .) They think the effect is due to changes in the way the brain responds to insulin as a result of exposure to fructose.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f752eea/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Fructose+makes+rats+dumber.+What+sugars+should+we+avoid%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-fructose-makes-rats-stupid-brain-20120517%2C0%2C280660.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Fructose+makes+rats+dumber.+What+sugars+should+we+avoid%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-fructose-makes-rats-stupid-brain-20120517%2C0%2C280660.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204624474/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f752eea/kg/326-327/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204624474/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f752eea/kg/326-327/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204624474/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f752eea/kg/326-327/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Donna Summer: Lung cancer leading cause of cancer death
Disco legend Donna Summer, 63, died Wednesday night, reportedly of lung cancer. As of press time, her family hadn’t released details about her illness, so it was unknown what type of lung cancer she had, and how long she may have been ailing.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f7503ab/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Donna+Summer%3A+Lung+cancer+leading+cause+of+cancer+death&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-donna-summer-lung-cancer-20120517%2C0%2C455356.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Donna+Summer%3A+Lung+cancer+leading+cause+of+cancer+death&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-donna-summer-lung-cancer-20120517%2C0%2C455356.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204354402/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f7503ab/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204354402/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f7503ab/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204354402/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f7503ab/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Supermarket intervention prompted shoppers to buy more produce
We’re fat, in case you hadn’t heard. And as we learned last week, 42% of American adults will be obese by 2030, according to researchers at the Weight of the Nation conference sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f71fc37/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Supermarket+intervention+prompted+shoppers+to+buy+more+produce&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-supermarket-intervention-20120517%2C0%2C2349121.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Supermarket+intervention+prompted+shoppers+to+buy+more+produce&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-supermarket-intervention-20120517%2C0%2C2349121.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204582916/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f71fc37/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204582916/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f71fc37/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204582916/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f71fc37/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Chain restaurants don't meet U.S. nutrition guidelines, study says
Plenty of restaurants have been advertising their efforts to offer healthful choices, and it’s possible to eat carefully just about anywhere. But researchers say nearly all the entrees they reviewed at 245 U.S. chains fail to meet federal guidelines.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f6db1ce/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Chain+restaurants+don%27t+meet+U.S.+nutrition+guidelines%2C+study+says&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-chain-restaurants-20120516%2C0%2C6040896.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Chain+restaurants+don%27t+meet+U.S.+nutrition+guidelines%2C+study+says&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-chain-restaurants-20120516%2C0%2C6040896.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204558228/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6db1ce/kg/326-327/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204558228/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6db1ce/kg/326-327/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204558228/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6db1ce/kg/326-327/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Healthy food doesn't have to be expensive, USDA insists
Healthy food, we’ve often heard, is pricey food. Fruits and vegetables -- they’re expensive! We can’t afford to eat that way! That’s why we don’t do it!<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f6d425a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Healthy+food+doesn%27t+have+to+be+expensive%2C+USDA+insists&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-healthy-cheap-food-usda-20120516%2C0%2C1008350.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Healthy+food+doesn%27t+have+to+be+expensive%2C+USDA+insists&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-healthy-cheap-food-usda-20120516%2C0%2C1008350.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204556288/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6d425a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204556288/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6d425a/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204556288/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6d425a/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Breast cancer study reveals 'substantial genetic diversity'
A new study of the protein-coding genes in 100 breast cancer tumors revealed vast differences among the cancers and highlights how complicated the disease really is, researchers said Wednesday. <img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f6d4258/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Breast+cancer+study+reveals+%27substantial+genetic+diversity%27&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-breast-cancer-genome-diversity-20120516%2C0%2C4082915.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Breast+cancer+study+reveals+%27substantial+genetic+diversity%27&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-breast-cancer-genome-diversity-20120516%2C0%2C4082915.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204556287/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6d4258/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204556287/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6d4258/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204556287/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6d4258/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Two paralyzed people successfully use robot arm
After years of work with primates and able-bodied humans, researchers have successfully demonstrated in paralyzed humans that an implanted electrode in the brain can successfully control the movement of a robot arm, allowing the patients to drink and perform other functions for the first time since they were disabled.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f6cd3bc/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Two+paralyzed+people+successfully+use+robot+arm&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-sci-sn-robot-arm-20120516%2C0%2C6057946.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Two+paralyzed+people+successfully+use+robot+arm&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-sci-sn-robot-arm-20120516%2C0%2C6057946.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204554522/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6cd3bc/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204554522/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6cd3bc/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204554522/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6cd3bc/a2t.img" border="0"/>
National strategy on Alzheimer's disease aims to halt it by 2025
Asserting "we are at an exceptional moment" in the hunt for an Alzheimer'sdiseasetreatment, National Institutes of Health director Dr. Francis Collins on Tuesday promised a raft of new research aimed at stopping and reversing the memory-robbing disorder by the year 2025. In unveiling a first-ever "national strategy" on Alzheimer's disease, Collins launched several new projects and clinical trials--including a whole-genome sequencing effort to identify genes that confer vulnerability to--or protection against-- Alzheimer's, and a trial to explore whether an inhaled form of insulin will slow progression of the disease.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f63d777/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=National+strategy+on+Alzheimer%27s+disease+aims+to+halt+it+by+2025&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-alzheimers-national-strategy-20120515%2C0%2C4694611.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=National+strategy+on+Alzheimer%27s+disease+aims+to+halt+it+by+2025&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-alzheimers-national-strategy-20120515%2C0%2C4694611.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204266514/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f63d777/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204266514/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f63d777/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204266514/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f63d777/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Parkinson's disease may be diagnosed by studying colon, reports say
Parkinson's disease is a disorder of the brain, but it may be possible to diagnose it at an early stage by examining the bowel, researchers said Tuesday. As new drugs to treatParkinson's are developed, they noted, earlier diagnosis should make it possible to intervene at an earlier stage when the disorder is more susceptible to drugs, thereby prolonging quality of life and lifespan.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f6306a0/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Parkinson%27s+disease+may+be+diagnosed+by+studying+colon%2C+reports+say&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-sci-sn-parkinsons-colon-20120515%2C0%2C4151878.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Parkinson%27s+disease+may+be+diagnosed+by+studying+colon%2C+reports+say&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-sci-sn-parkinsons-colon-20120515%2C0%2C4151878.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204535043/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6306a0/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204535043/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6306a0/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204535043/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6306a0/a2t.img" border="0"/>
U.S. asthma rates at all-time high, CDC says
The proportion of Americans with asthma increased from 7.3% in 2001 to 8.4% in 2010, marking the highest level ever, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. In 2010, an estimated 18.7 million adults and 7 million children had the disease -- one in every 12 Americans. Overall, about 29.1 million adults have been diagnosed with asthma at some point in their lives, but many of those were misdiagnosed or have apparently recovered, leading to the current figure of 18.7 million.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f62bd7b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=U.S.+asthma+rates+at+all-time+high%2C+CDC+says&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-sci-sn-asthma-prevalence-20120515%2C0%2C1500539.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=U.S.+asthma+rates+at+all-time+high%2C+CDC+says&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-sci-sn-asthma-prevalence-20120515%2C0%2C1500539.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204501752/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f62bd7b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204501752/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f62bd7b/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204501752/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f62bd7b/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Smoking pot for multiple sclerosis? Study finds it helps
Smoking marijuana to relieve the symptoms of multiple sclerosis is a practice with a fair number of adherents, though it has not been subject to rigorous testing. A new study finds that puffing weed does have a rapid and measurable effect on MS patients' muscle spasticity and on their perception of pain. But subjects who smoked pot were not able to walk any faster and -- surprise! -- they felt higher than members of the control group who smoked marijuana stripped of THC.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f5a458b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Smoking+pot+for+multiple+sclerosis%3F+Study+finds+it+helps&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-marijuana-multiple-sclerosis-20120514%2C0%2C308297.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Smoking+pot+for+multiple+sclerosis%3F+Study+finds+it+helps&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-marijuana-multiple-sclerosis-20120514%2C0%2C308297.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204221522/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f5a458b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204221522/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f5a458b/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204221522/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f5a458b/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Could patients with COPD breathe easier with acupuncture?
A new study offers some promising evidence that acupuncture may improve quality of life for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f5a458c/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Could+patients+with+COPD+breathe+easier+with+acupuncture%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-acupuncture-copd-breathing-20120514%2C0%2C3314857.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Could+patients+with+COPD+breathe+easier+with+acupuncture%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-acupuncture-copd-breathing-20120514%2C0%2C3314857.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204221521/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f5a458c/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204221521/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f5a458c/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204221521/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f5a458c/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Laxative-free colonoscopy may soon be possible
This post has been corrected. See note at the bottom for details.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f5a0f87/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Laxative-free+colonoscopy+may+soon+be+possible&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-sci-sn-laxative-free-colonoscopy-20120514%2C0%2C6650327.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Laxative-free+colonoscopy+may+soon+be+possible&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-sci-sn-laxative-free-colonoscopy-20120514%2C0%2C6650327.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204456279/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f5a0f87/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204456279/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f5a0f87/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204456279/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f5a0f87/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Sleepwalking: More common than you might think
Ever sleep-walked? I have. At the age of 12, I woke up to find myself in a bedroom where a visiting kid was staying over, my head gently resting on the foot of the bed. I got up, snuck back to my bedroom and kept it to myself. It was weird and a little embarrassing.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f59bd59/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Sleepwalking%3A+More+common+than+you+might+think&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-sleepwalking-is-common-stanford-study-20120514%2C0%2C3214745.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Sleepwalking%3A+More+common+than+you+might+think&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-sleepwalking-is-common-stanford-study-20120514%2C0%2C3214745.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204219046/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f59bd59/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204219046/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f59bd59/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204219046/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f59bd59/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Kids' ER visits resulting from battery exposure have doubled in two decades
Emergency room visits resulting from children swallowing batteries or sticking them into other orifices doubled between 1990 and 2009, researchers said Monday. There were an estimated 5,525 ER visits caused by batteries in 2009, with the bulk of them occurring in children under the age of 5, according to a team from Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Most of them were caused by button batteries, the small, disc-like batteries found in many games and other electronic devices.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f58932f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Kids%27+ER+visits+resulting+from+battery+exposure+have+doubled+in+two+decades&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-sci-sn-batteries-children-20120514%2C0%2C7382618.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Kids%27+ER+visits+resulting+from+battery+exposure+have+doubled+in+two+decades&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-sci-sn-batteries-children-20120514%2C0%2C7382618.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204447737/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f58932f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204447737/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f58932f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204447737/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f58932f/a2t.img" border="0"/>
My kid's pacifier could hurt him. It's worrying -- to a point.
Some of the longest-lasting relics of my kids’ infancies and toddlerhoods have been their pacifiers and their sippy cups. Even now, with the boys 3 and 5 years old, we devote two drawers in our kitchen to a collection of jumbled lids, valves and cups (many featuring slowly fading portraits of Lightning McQueen.) The binkies, which my younger son uses at bedtime and on long airplane trips, live in a banged-up plastic container perched on a high cabinet shelf. <img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f574948/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=My+kid%27s+pacifier+could+hurt+him.++It%27s+worrying+--+to+a+point.&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-bottles-pacifiers-sippy-cups-injuries-20120514%2C0%2C3476896.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=My+kid%27s+pacifier+could+hurt+him.++It%27s+worrying+--+to+a+point.&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-bottles-pacifiers-sippy-cups-injuries-20120514%2C0%2C3476896.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204478968/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f574948/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204478968/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f574948/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204478968/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f574948/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Egg producers fund study confirming the health benefits of eggs
News flash: Eggs are really good for you. This message was brought to you by the American Egg Board.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f49456a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Egg+producers+fund+study+confirming+the+health+benefits+of+eggs&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-egg-protein-breakfast-diet-20120512%2C0%2C7662035.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Egg+producers+fund+study+confirming+the+health+benefits+of+eggs&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-egg-protein-breakfast-diet-20120512%2C0%2C7662035.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204142559/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f49456a/kg/326-327/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204142559/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f49456a/kg/326-327/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204142559/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f49456a/kg/326-327/a2t.img" border="0"/>
For defibrillators to save lives, people have to use them
Chances are, if you’re out and about, you’ll pass by an automated external defibrillator, or AED. <img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f46be1f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=For+defibrillators+to+save+lives%2C+people+have+to+use+them&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-defibrillators-promiximity-blacks-20120511%2C0%2C853207.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=For+defibrillators+to+save+lives%2C+people+have+to+use+them&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-defibrillators-promiximity-blacks-20120511%2C0%2C853207.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204128143/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f46be1f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204128143/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f46be1f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204128143/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f46be1f/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Weight-loss drug Lorcaserin: Definite maybe in 2nd run at FDA's OK
The proposed weight-loss drug Lorcaserin, rebuffed in its bid for Food and Drug Administration approval last October, on Thursday won a recommendation of approval from the agency's advisory committee, a major step toward winning the FDA's go-ahead to enter the U.S. market. If the agency follows the advice of the panel of independent experts--which is common but not routine-- Lorcaserin would become the first new prescription weight-loss drug to go on the U.S. market since Orlistat (now marketed over-the-counter as Alli) was approved in 1999.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f3e6660/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Weight-loss+drug+Lorcaserin%3A+Definite+maybe+in+2nd+run+at+FDA%27s+OK&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb--weight-loss-drug-lorcaserin-20120510%2C0%2C2735366.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Weight-loss+drug+Lorcaserin%3A+Definite+maybe+in+2nd+run+at+FDA%27s+OK&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb--weight-loss-drug-lorcaserin-20120510%2C0%2C2735366.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204361805/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f3e6660/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204361805/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f3e6660/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204361805/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f3e6660/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Legalizing gay marriage is good for public health, studies show
President Obama said Wednesday that he now supports gay marriage . In an interview with Robin Roberts of ABC News, he explained that for him, it’s an issue of fairness : “It's also the Golden Rule, you know, treat others the way you would want to be treated.”<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f30d2b0/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Legalizing+gay+marriage+is+good+for+public+health%2C+studies+show&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-gay-marriage-health-studies-20120509%2C0%2C892309.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Legalizing+gay+marriage+is+good+for+public+health%2C+studies+show&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-gay-marriage-health-studies-20120509%2C0%2C892309.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204255229/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f30d2b0/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204255229/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f30d2b0/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204255229/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f30d2b0/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Drug delays progression in myeloma, but is it worth the cost?
Lenalidomide, sold under the tradename Revlimid, significantly improves progression-free survival in patients with myeloma, according to three clinical trials published Wednesday. All three trials were so successful that the results were unblinded early and, in two of the three trials, patients receiving the placebo were switched to the active drug. But researchers also found that the drug doubled the risk of a second, independent cancer occurring, and it is not yet clear whether the drug produces an increase in overall survival. Moreover, the drug is quite expensive, more than $163,000 for a year of treatment, and there was no data indicating whether quality of life improved enough to justify the cost.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f305215/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Drug+delays+progression+in+myeloma%2C+but+is+it+worth+the+cost%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-lenalidomide-myeloma-20120509%2C0%2C2657211.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Drug+delays+progression+in+myeloma%2C+but+is+it+worth+the+cost%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-lenalidomide-myeloma-20120509%2C0%2C2657211.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204031879/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f305215/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204031879/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f305215/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204031879/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f305215/a2t.img" border="0"/>
1 of 6 cancer deaths worldwide caused by preventable infections
One in every six cancer deaths worldwide is caused by preventable infections, a total of 1.5 million deaths yearly that could be halted by widespread vaccination programs, researchers reported Wednesday. Since 1990, that number has grown by about half a million, suggesting that vaccination programs are losing ground in the battle rather than gaining it. The vast majority of the cases are caused by three viruses and a bacterium, which are the leading causes of gastric, liver and cervical cancers. Cervical cancers account for about half of the infection-related cancers in women, while liver and gastric cancers account for about 80% of those in men.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f2ebed6/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=1+of+6+cancer+deaths+worldwide+caused+by+preventable+infections&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-infections-cancer-20120509%2C0%2C6630689.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=1+of+6+cancer+deaths+worldwide+caused+by+preventable+infections&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-infections-cancer-20120509%2C0%2C6630689.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/133515424980/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f2ebed6/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/133515424980/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f2ebed6/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/133515424980/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f2ebed6/a2t.img" border="0"/>
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HBO's 'The Weight of the Nation' is a wake-up call for America
Next week, the combined efforts of an entertainment giant, a health insurance titan, a group of academic heavyweights, a technology philanthropist and two federal agencies bring forth “The Weight of the Nation,” a four-hour, four-part HBO documentary that gives the nation’s obesity crisis a face.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f2bdf4d/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=HBO%27s+%27The+Weight+of+the+Nation%27+is+a+wake-up+call+for+America&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-hbo-weight-of-the-nation-20120509%2C0%2C3735574.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=HBO%27s+%27The+Weight+of+the+Nation%27+is+a+wake-up+call+for+America&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-hbo-weight-of-the-nation-20120509%2C0%2C3735574.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/133515385212/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f2bdf4d/kg/326-327/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/133515385212/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f2bdf4d/kg/326-327/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/133515385212/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f2bdf4d/kg/326-327/a2t.img" border="0"/>
pity and horrendous experiments.
A damaged immune system is not only more vulnerable to HIV, but also to the attacks of other infections. It won't always have the strength to fight off things that wouldn't have bothered it before. As time goes by, a person who has been infected with is likely to become ill more and more often until, usually several years after infection, they become ill with one of a number of particularly severe illnesses. It is at this point in the stages of infection that they are said to have AIDS - when they first become seriously ill, or when the number of immune system cells left in their body drops below a particular point. Different countries have slightly different ways of defining the point at which a person is said to have AIDS rather than HIV.
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Although treatments for AIDS and can slow the course of the disease, there is currently no vaccine or cure. Antiretroviral treatment reduces both the mortality and the morbidity of infection, but these drugs are expensive and routine access to antiretroviral medication is not available in all countries. Due to the difficulty in treating infection, preventing infection is a key aim in controlling the AIDS epidemic, with health organizations promoting safe sex and needle-exchange programmes in attempts to slow the spread of the virus.
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Student, watchman held on charge of gang rape - Hindu: Thiruvananthapuram
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We’re fat, in case you hadn’t heard. And as we learned last week, 42% of American adults will be obese by 2030, according to researchers at the Weight of the Nation conference sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f71fc37/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Supermarket+intervention+prompted+shoppers+to+buy+more+produce&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-supermarket-intervention-20120517%2C0%2C2349121.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Supermarket+intervention+prompted+shoppers+to+buy+more+produce&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-supermarket-intervention-20120517%2C0%2C2349121.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204582916/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f71fc37/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204582916/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f71fc37/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204582916/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f71fc37/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Chain restaurants don't meet U.S. nutrition guidelines, study says
Plenty of restaurants have been advertising their efforts to offer healthful choices, and it’s possible to eat carefully just about anywhere. But researchers say nearly all the entrees they reviewed at 245 U.S. chains fail to meet federal guidelines.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f6db1ce/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Chain+restaurants+don%27t+meet+U.S.+nutrition+guidelines%2C+study+says&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-chain-restaurants-20120516%2C0%2C6040896.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Chain+restaurants+don%27t+meet+U.S.+nutrition+guidelines%2C+study+says&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-chain-restaurants-20120516%2C0%2C6040896.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204558228/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6db1ce/kg/326-327/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204558228/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6db1ce/kg/326-327/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204558228/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6db1ce/kg/326-327/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Healthy food doesn't have to be expensive, USDA insists
Healthy food, we’ve often heard, is pricey food. Fruits and vegetables -- they’re expensive! We can’t afford to eat that way! That’s why we don’t do it!<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f6d425a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Healthy+food+doesn%27t+have+to+be+expensive%2C+USDA+insists&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-healthy-cheap-food-usda-20120516%2C0%2C1008350.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Healthy+food+doesn%27t+have+to+be+expensive%2C+USDA+insists&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-healthy-cheap-food-usda-20120516%2C0%2C1008350.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204556288/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6d425a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204556288/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6d425a/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204556288/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6d425a/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Breast cancer study reveals 'substantial genetic diversity'
A new study of the protein-coding genes in 100 breast cancer tumors revealed vast differences among the cancers and highlights how complicated the disease really is, researchers said Wednesday. <img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f6d4258/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Breast+cancer+study+reveals+%27substantial+genetic+diversity%27&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-breast-cancer-genome-diversity-20120516%2C0%2C4082915.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Breast+cancer+study+reveals+%27substantial+genetic+diversity%27&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-breast-cancer-genome-diversity-20120516%2C0%2C4082915.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204556287/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6d4258/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204556287/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6d4258/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204556287/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6d4258/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Two paralyzed people successfully use robot arm
After years of work with primates and able-bodied humans, researchers have successfully demonstrated in paralyzed humans that an implanted electrode in the brain can successfully control the movement of a robot arm, allowing the patients to drink and perform other functions for the first time since they were disabled.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f6cd3bc/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Two+paralyzed+people+successfully+use+robot+arm&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-sci-sn-robot-arm-20120516%2C0%2C6057946.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Two+paralyzed+people+successfully+use+robot+arm&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-sci-sn-robot-arm-20120516%2C0%2C6057946.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204554522/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6cd3bc/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204554522/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6cd3bc/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204554522/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6cd3bc/a2t.img" border="0"/>
National strategy on Alzheimer's disease aims to halt it by 2025
Asserting "we are at an exceptional moment" in the hunt for an Alzheimer'sdiseasetreatment, National Institutes of Health director Dr. Francis Collins on Tuesday promised a raft of new research aimed at stopping and reversing the memory-robbing disorder by the year 2025. In unveiling a first-ever "national strategy" on Alzheimer's disease, Collins launched several new projects and clinical trials--including a whole-genome sequencing effort to identify genes that confer vulnerability to--or protection against-- Alzheimer's, and a trial to explore whether an inhaled form of insulin will slow progression of the disease.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f63d777/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=National+strategy+on+Alzheimer%27s+disease+aims+to+halt+it+by+2025&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-alzheimers-national-strategy-20120515%2C0%2C4694611.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=National+strategy+on+Alzheimer%27s+disease+aims+to+halt+it+by+2025&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-alzheimers-national-strategy-20120515%2C0%2C4694611.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204266514/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f63d777/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204266514/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f63d777/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204266514/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f63d777/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Parkinson's disease may be diagnosed by studying colon, reports say
Parkinson's disease is a disorder of the brain, but it may be possible to diagnose it at an early stage by examining the bowel, researchers said Tuesday. As new drugs to treatParkinson's are developed, they noted, earlier diagnosis should make it possible to intervene at an earlier stage when the disorder is more susceptible to drugs, thereby prolonging quality of life and lifespan.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f6306a0/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Parkinson%27s+disease+may+be+diagnosed+by+studying+colon%2C+reports+say&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-sci-sn-parkinsons-colon-20120515%2C0%2C4151878.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Parkinson%27s+disease+may+be+diagnosed+by+studying+colon%2C+reports+say&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-sci-sn-parkinsons-colon-20120515%2C0%2C4151878.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204535043/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6306a0/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204535043/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6306a0/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204535043/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f6306a0/a2t.img" border="0"/>
U.S. asthma rates at all-time high, CDC says
The proportion of Americans with asthma increased from 7.3% in 2001 to 8.4% in 2010, marking the highest level ever, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday. In 2010, an estimated 18.7 million adults and 7 million children had the disease -- one in every 12 Americans. Overall, about 29.1 million adults have been diagnosed with asthma at some point in their lives, but many of those were misdiagnosed or have apparently recovered, leading to the current figure of 18.7 million.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f62bd7b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=U.S.+asthma+rates+at+all-time+high%2C+CDC+says&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-sci-sn-asthma-prevalence-20120515%2C0%2C1500539.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=U.S.+asthma+rates+at+all-time+high%2C+CDC+says&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-sci-sn-asthma-prevalence-20120515%2C0%2C1500539.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204501752/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f62bd7b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204501752/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f62bd7b/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204501752/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f62bd7b/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Smoking pot for multiple sclerosis? Study finds it helps
Smoking marijuana to relieve the symptoms of multiple sclerosis is a practice with a fair number of adherents, though it has not been subject to rigorous testing. A new study finds that puffing weed does have a rapid and measurable effect on MS patients' muscle spasticity and on their perception of pain. But subjects who smoked pot were not able to walk any faster and -- surprise! -- they felt higher than members of the control group who smoked marijuana stripped of THC.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f5a458b/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Smoking+pot+for+multiple+sclerosis%3F+Study+finds+it+helps&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-marijuana-multiple-sclerosis-20120514%2C0%2C308297.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Smoking+pot+for+multiple+sclerosis%3F+Study+finds+it+helps&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-marijuana-multiple-sclerosis-20120514%2C0%2C308297.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204221522/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f5a458b/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204221522/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f5a458b/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204221522/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f5a458b/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Could patients with COPD breathe easier with acupuncture?
A new study offers some promising evidence that acupuncture may improve quality of life for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f5a458c/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Could+patients+with+COPD+breathe+easier+with+acupuncture%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-acupuncture-copd-breathing-20120514%2C0%2C3314857.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Could+patients+with+COPD+breathe+easier+with+acupuncture%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-acupuncture-copd-breathing-20120514%2C0%2C3314857.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204221521/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f5a458c/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204221521/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f5a458c/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204221521/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f5a458c/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Laxative-free colonoscopy may soon be possible
This post has been corrected. See note at the bottom for details.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f5a0f87/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Laxative-free+colonoscopy+may+soon+be+possible&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-sci-sn-laxative-free-colonoscopy-20120514%2C0%2C6650327.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Laxative-free+colonoscopy+may+soon+be+possible&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-sci-sn-laxative-free-colonoscopy-20120514%2C0%2C6650327.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204456279/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f5a0f87/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204456279/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f5a0f87/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204456279/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f5a0f87/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Sleepwalking: More common than you might think
Ever sleep-walked? I have. At the age of 12, I woke up to find myself in a bedroom where a visiting kid was staying over, my head gently resting on the foot of the bed. I got up, snuck back to my bedroom and kept it to myself. It was weird and a little embarrassing.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f59bd59/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Sleepwalking%3A+More+common+than+you+might+think&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-sleepwalking-is-common-stanford-study-20120514%2C0%2C3214745.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Sleepwalking%3A+More+common+than+you+might+think&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-sleepwalking-is-common-stanford-study-20120514%2C0%2C3214745.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204219046/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f59bd59/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204219046/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f59bd59/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204219046/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f59bd59/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Kids' ER visits resulting from battery exposure have doubled in two decades
Emergency room visits resulting from children swallowing batteries or sticking them into other orifices doubled between 1990 and 2009, researchers said Monday. There were an estimated 5,525 ER visits caused by batteries in 2009, with the bulk of them occurring in children under the age of 5, according to a team from Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio. Most of them were caused by button batteries, the small, disc-like batteries found in many games and other electronic devices.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f58932f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Kids%27+ER+visits+resulting+from+battery+exposure+have+doubled+in+two+decades&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-sci-sn-batteries-children-20120514%2C0%2C7382618.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Kids%27+ER+visits+resulting+from+battery+exposure+have+doubled+in+two+decades&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-sci-sn-batteries-children-20120514%2C0%2C7382618.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204447737/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f58932f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204447737/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f58932f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204447737/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f58932f/a2t.img" border="0"/>
My kid's pacifier could hurt him. It's worrying -- to a point.
Some of the longest-lasting relics of my kids’ infancies and toddlerhoods have been their pacifiers and their sippy cups. Even now, with the boys 3 and 5 years old, we devote two drawers in our kitchen to a collection of jumbled lids, valves and cups (many featuring slowly fading portraits of Lightning McQueen.) The binkies, which my younger son uses at bedtime and on long airplane trips, live in a banged-up plastic container perched on a high cabinet shelf. <img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f574948/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=My+kid%27s+pacifier+could+hurt+him.++It%27s+worrying+--+to+a+point.&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-bottles-pacifiers-sippy-cups-injuries-20120514%2C0%2C3476896.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=My+kid%27s+pacifier+could+hurt+him.++It%27s+worrying+--+to+a+point.&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-bottles-pacifiers-sippy-cups-injuries-20120514%2C0%2C3476896.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204478968/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f574948/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204478968/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f574948/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204478968/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f574948/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Egg producers fund study confirming the health benefits of eggs
News flash: Eggs are really good for you. This message was brought to you by the American Egg Board.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f49456a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Egg+producers+fund+study+confirming+the+health+benefits+of+eggs&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-egg-protein-breakfast-diet-20120512%2C0%2C7662035.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Egg+producers+fund+study+confirming+the+health+benefits+of+eggs&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-egg-protein-breakfast-diet-20120512%2C0%2C7662035.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204142559/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f49456a/kg/326-327/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204142559/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f49456a/kg/326-327/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204142559/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f49456a/kg/326-327/a2t.img" border="0"/>
For defibrillators to save lives, people have to use them
Chances are, if you’re out and about, you’ll pass by an automated external defibrillator, or AED. <img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f46be1f/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=For+defibrillators+to+save+lives%2C+people+have+to+use+them&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-defibrillators-promiximity-blacks-20120511%2C0%2C853207.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=For+defibrillators+to+save+lives%2C+people+have+to+use+them&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-defibrillators-promiximity-blacks-20120511%2C0%2C853207.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204128143/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f46be1f/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204128143/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f46be1f/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204128143/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f46be1f/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Weight-loss drug Lorcaserin: Definite maybe in 2nd run at FDA's OK
The proposed weight-loss drug Lorcaserin, rebuffed in its bid for Food and Drug Administration approval last October, on Thursday won a recommendation of approval from the agency's advisory committee, a major step toward winning the FDA's go-ahead to enter the U.S. market. If the agency follows the advice of the panel of independent experts--which is common but not routine-- Lorcaserin would become the first new prescription weight-loss drug to go on the U.S. market since Orlistat (now marketed over-the-counter as Alli) was approved in 1999.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f3e6660/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Weight-loss+drug+Lorcaserin%3A+Definite+maybe+in+2nd+run+at+FDA%27s+OK&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb--weight-loss-drug-lorcaserin-20120510%2C0%2C2735366.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Weight-loss+drug+Lorcaserin%3A+Definite+maybe+in+2nd+run+at+FDA%27s+OK&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb--weight-loss-drug-lorcaserin-20120510%2C0%2C2735366.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204361805/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f3e6660/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204361805/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f3e6660/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204361805/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f3e6660/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Legalizing gay marriage is good for public health, studies show
President Obama said Wednesday that he now supports gay marriage . In an interview with Robin Roberts of ABC News, he explained that for him, it’s an issue of fairness : “It's also the Golden Rule, you know, treat others the way you would want to be treated.”<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f30d2b0/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Legalizing+gay+marriage+is+good+for+public+health%2C+studies+show&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-gay-marriage-health-studies-20120509%2C0%2C892309.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Legalizing+gay+marriage+is+good+for+public+health%2C+studies+show&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-gay-marriage-health-studies-20120509%2C0%2C892309.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204255229/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f30d2b0/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204255229/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f30d2b0/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204255229/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f30d2b0/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Drug delays progression in myeloma, but is it worth the cost?
Lenalidomide, sold under the tradename Revlimid, significantly improves progression-free survival in patients with myeloma, according to three clinical trials published Wednesday. All three trials were so successful that the results were unblinded early and, in two of the three trials, patients receiving the placebo were switched to the active drug. But researchers also found that the drug doubled the risk of a second, independent cancer occurring, and it is not yet clear whether the drug produces an increase in overall survival. Moreover, the drug is quite expensive, more than $163,000 for a year of treatment, and there was no data indicating whether quality of life improved enough to justify the cost.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f305215/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Drug+delays+progression+in+myeloma%2C+but+is+it+worth+the+cost%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-lenalidomide-myeloma-20120509%2C0%2C2657211.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Drug+delays+progression+in+myeloma%2C+but+is+it+worth+the+cost%3F&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-lenalidomide-myeloma-20120509%2C0%2C2657211.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204031879/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f305215/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/134204031879/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f305215/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/134204031879/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f305215/a2t.img" border="0"/>
1 of 6 cancer deaths worldwide caused by preventable infections
One in every six cancer deaths worldwide is caused by preventable infections, a total of 1.5 million deaths yearly that could be halted by widespread vaccination programs, researchers reported Wednesday. Since 1990, that number has grown by about half a million, suggesting that vaccination programs are losing ground in the battle rather than gaining it. The vast majority of the cases are caused by three viruses and a bacterium, which are the leading causes of gastric, liver and cervical cancers. Cervical cancers account for about half of the infection-related cancers in women, while liver and gastric cancers account for about 80% of those in men.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f2ebed6/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=1+of+6+cancer+deaths+worldwide+caused+by+preventable+infections&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-infections-cancer-20120509%2C0%2C6630689.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=1+of+6+cancer+deaths+worldwide+caused+by+preventable+infections&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-infections-cancer-20120509%2C0%2C6630689.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/133515424980/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f2ebed6/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/133515424980/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f2ebed6/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/133515424980/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f2ebed6/a2t.img" border="0"/>
Contaminated reusable grocery bag causes gastric illness outbreak
A reusable grocery bag left in a hotel bathroom caused an outbreak of norovirus-induced diarrhea and nausea that struck nine of 13 members of a girls' soccer team in October, Oregon researchers reported Wednesday. The outbreak also affected many family members after the team returned home.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f2e300a/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Contaminated+reusable+grocery+bag+causes+gastric+illness+outbreak&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-grocery-bag-diarrhea-20120509%2C0%2C676133.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=Contaminated+reusable+grocery+bag+causes+gastric+illness+outbreak&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-grocery-bag-diarrhea-20120509%2C0%2C676133.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/133515394191/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f2e300a/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/133515394191/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f2e300a/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/133515394191/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f2e300a/a2t.img" border="0"/>
HBO's 'The Weight of the Nation' is a wake-up call for America
Next week, the combined efforts of an entertainment giant, a health insurance titan, a group of academic heavyweights, a technology philanthropist and two federal agencies bring forth “The Weight of the Nation,” a four-hour, four-part HBO documentary that gives the nation’s obesity crisis a face.<img width='1' height='1' src='http://ChicagoTribune.feedsportal.com/c/34253/f/622900/s/1f2bdf4d/mf.gif' border='0'/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href="http://share.feedsportal.com/viral/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=HBO%27s+%27The+Weight+of+the+Nation%27+is+a+wake-up+call+for+America&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-hbo-weight-of-the-nation-20120509%2C0%2C3735574.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/emailthis2.gif" border="0" /></a></td><td valign='middle'><a href="http://res.feedsportal.com/viral/bookmark.cfm?title=HBO%27s+%27The+Weight+of+the+Nation%27+is+a+wake-up+call+for+America&link=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.chicagotribune.com%2Fhealth%2Fla-heb-hbo-weight-of-the-nation-20120509%2C0%2C3735574.story%3Ftrack%3Drss" target="_blank"><img src="http://res3.feedsportal.com/images/bookmark.gif" border="0" /></a></td></tr></table></div><br/><br/><a href="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/133515385212/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f2bdf4d/kg/326-327/a2.htm"><img src="http://da.feedsportal.com/r/133515385212/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f2bdf4d/kg/326-327/a2.img" border="0"/></a><img width="1" height="1" src="http://pi.feedsportal.com/r/133515385212/u/49/f/622900/c/34253/s/1f2bdf4d/kg/326-327/a2t.img" border="0"/>
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