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Reuters Health News: 11-17-2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The brain's response to another person's body language may help explain why humans are quite efficient at fleeing from danger, according to researchers.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many women may not notice if a few meals contain significantly fewer calories than the meals they are used to, a new study shows.
LONDON (Reuters) - The British government plans to impose a sweeping public smoking ban across England and Wales within two years and will consider curbs on television advertising of "junk food" aimed at children.
LONDON (Reuters) - Hours in front of a computer screen may increase the risk of glaucoma in people who are myopic or short-sighted, Japanese scientists said on Tuesday.
ATLANTA (Reuters) - The birth rate among adolescent and young teen girls in the United States fell sharply in the 1990s, hitting a 58-year-low in 2002, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Monday.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A type of non-surgical "face-lift" called radiofrequency therapy can firm up sagging skin and diminish "laugh lines" somewhat, with two treatments being better than one, a small study shows.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among abused and neglected children who are genetically prone to develop depression, the risk of doing so may be reduced if they have someone to talk to, share good news with and get advice from, new study findings show.
GENEVA (Reuters) - A polio epidemic spreading from Nigeria throughout West and Central Africa has begun to come under control, but more funds are needed to wipe out the disease in 2005, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Children with autism have inflammation in their brains, although it is not yet clear whether the inflammation actually causes the condition, researchers said on Monday.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers who found a genetic pattern that predicts who will be helped by a revolutionary new lung cancer drug said on Monday they were looking for patients to help them confirm their findings.
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