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Reuters Health News: 01-19-2005
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The number of U.S. consumers on low-carbohydrate diets rose sharply in the first two weeks of 2005, but many Americans are likely to give up the diets as the year progresses, according to a new survey.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Folic acid supplements, widely used by women to prevent birth defects, also may fight hypertension in women, perhaps because they relax blood vessels, researchers said on Tuesday.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many elderly people with rheumatoid arthritis may go about their daily activities with no more problem than others their age, a new study suggests.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Men with type 2 diabetes seem to be less likely to develop prostate cancer, overall, a new study indicates.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Laws aimed at forcing teens to get their parents' permission before getting contraception will do nothing to scare youngsters off having sex and may in fact increase rates of teen pregnancy, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Black esophageal cancer patients in the United States are half as likely as whites to get surgery that can help them live longer and often do not even see a surgeon, researchers reported on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A newly discovered virus related to the SARS virus may cause several mysterious childhood ailments, including Kawasaki disease, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - A widely reported study released earlier this year overstated the increase in obesity-related U.S. deaths by about 35,000, a U.S. government health agency said on Tuesday in admitting the miscalculation.
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Many caregivers perform CPR incorrectly and fail to restart stopped hearts by not adhering to strict guidelines governing the frequency and force of chest compressions, a pair of studies said on Tuesday.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people with low levels of "good" (HDL) cholesterol and coronary disease, treatment aimed at increasing HDL levels is worthwhile, researchers report.
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