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Reuters Health News: 12-03-2004
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Having sex is the high point of most women's' days, while commuting is the low point. And most women like being with their kids less than they will admit, according to a study published on Thursday.
LONDON (Reuters) - Having several ultrasounds during pregnancy does not harm the unborn baby or restrict the child's growth or development early in life, Australian scientists said Friday.
GAITHERSBURG, Md. (Reuters) - Procter & Gamble Co.'s testosterone patch for boosting female sex drive needs longer-term testing for serious side effects before it can win approval, a U.S. advisory panel unanimously ruled on Thursday.
LONDON (Reuters) - The growing popularity of the Internet could lead to a rise in suicide pacts in which several people kill themselves together, a leading psychiatrist in Britain said on Friday.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women with cervical cancer who get radiation therapy at small, local facilities are less likely to be treated effectively, researchers report.
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Americans, long considered one of the most medicated peoples in the world, are swallowing more pills than ever, according to a report released on Thursday by the U.S. government.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Even "safe" levels of benzene damage immune system cells and could lead to cancer or other problems, U.S. and Chinese researchers reported on Thursday.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Heart attack survivors might do well to begin treatment with a statin drug -- such as Lipitor or Zocor -- as soon as possible, a new study suggests.
LONDON (Reuters) - The survival, rather than the rights, of children must be the priority of UNICEF over the next decade because 10 million children are dying every year -- many from preventable causes, a medical journal said on Friday.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Green tea contains chemicals called polyphenols that appear to slow the progression of prostate cancer, at least in mice, according to a report in the journal Cancer Research.
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