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Reuters Health News: 11-13-2004

Paxil Appears to Be Effective for OCD in Kids
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Paxil is a safe and effective treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) in children and adolescents, according to the results of a short-term study published in the November issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

'Kangaroo Care' Good for Premature Infants-Experts
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Continuous skin-to-skin contact between a mother and her premature infant appears to help them to thrive just as well as traditional care in incubators, according to a new report.

Smoking and Salt Bad for Stomach Reflux
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who smoke or use high amounts of table salt on their food appear to be at increased risk for gastroesophageal reflux, a disease in which stomach juices flow back into the esophagus, European researchers report. In contrast, tea and alcohol, which have been identified as culprits in past studies, did not increase the risk.

Blood Transfusions at Birth Often Unneeded
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A significant proportion of blood transfusions given to mothers around the time of birth may be unnecessary, Canadian researchers report in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Plaques Cut Survival in Young Heart Attack Patients
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Blood vessel plaques and the heart's pumping ability influence survival in people under 40 who've suffered a heart attack, new research shows.

Cholesterol Drugs May Not Reduce Risk of Dementia
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New study findings suggest that the cholesterol-lowering drugs know as "statins" do not appear to lower the risk of dementia or Alzheimer's disease, except possibly in cases of early-onset Alzheimer's disease.

Sara Lee Unit Voluntarily Recalls Corn Dogs
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bryan Foods, a unit of Sara Lee Corp., is voluntarily recalling about 81,500 pounds of corn dogs because the packaging did not declare the products contained dried egg yolks, which can cause an allergic reaction, the U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday.

Glaxo Vaccine Stops Virus Linked to Cancer -Study
LONDON (Reuters) - It's one of the most common cancers in women and kills about a quarter of a million patients each year but scientists said on Friday that a new vaccine could prevent most cases of cervical cancer.

WHO Urges More Flu Vaccine Efforts Before Pandemic
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged governments to provide funds to drug makers developing vaccines against a feared influenza pandemic, which could kill millions of people.

Canada Not Trying to Kill Web Drugstores, PM Says
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) - Prime Minister Paul Martin denied on Friday that Canada was trying to drive Internet pharmacies out of business, despite Ottawa's recent complaints over drug sales to the United States.

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