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Reuters Health News: 12-29-2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who are distraught after breaking up with a romantic partner show brain changes that are not seen in women less upset by a romantic rift, researchers report.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Methotrexate is a potent drug that induces abortion at high doses, and is used at low doses to treat conditions like rheumatoid arthritis. There has been concern that women taking low-dose methotrexate and don't realize they've become pregnant could have babies with birth defects.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Sleep-disordered breathing is associated with higher rates of behavioral problems in children, researchers report.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - One of the newest treatments for fibroids, a procedure called uterine artery embolization (UAE) that cuts off blood to the benign tumors, is usually considered only suitable for women who have finished having babies. However, women can conceive and carry a child to term following UAE, a Canadian team reports.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men who never take a sick day even though they're not in good health may be setting themselves up for a heart attack, according to a new study.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people with lower back pain, a set of five criteria seem to predict whether spinal manipulation is likely to help them, according to a new study.
GENEVA (Reuters) - Disease could double the death toll from the tsunami that hit the Indian Ocean region at the weekend, a top World Health Organization (WHO) official said on Tuesday.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with signs of autism are more likely to be diagnosed with the disorder in wealthier school districts, results of a new study show.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In the lab, multiple myeloma cells are killed by drugs similar to existing anti-diabetes drugs like Avandia or Actos, according to researchers at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, New York.
ROME (Reuters) - Italy's cafe and restaurant owners said on Wednesday they would defy a smoking ban that comes into force in the new year requiring them to call the police if their customers continue to smoke.
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