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Reuters Health News: 11-18-2004
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In contrast to some earlier reports, allergic conditions appear to increase, rather than decrease, the risk of leukemia and lymphoma, according to a Swedish study.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A distinct reaction following a flu shot, which affects perhaps 3 or 4 people out of every 100 who are vaccinated, frequently occurs again when they're re-vaccinated.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Food and Drug Administration reviewer who has criticized the agency for being lax in monitoring drug safety said on Thursday five medicines on the market need close scrutiny for possible side effects.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Laser skin resurfacing has become a popular way to wage war on wrinkles, and now a new study details how one type of laser may help turn back the clock.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - With health officials now urging Americans to dig into their family health history, experts advise taking advantage of free Internet tools -- and upcoming holiday gatherings -- to get started on the project.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children with hearing problems, even minimal, are significantly more likely to have academic problems, experts said Thursday.
LONDON (Reuters) - Doctors are prescribing more antidepressants for children and adolescents although there is little evidence about their safety or efficacy in youngsters, researchers said on Thursday.
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong's government has ordered schools to step up precautions against influenza as another child came down with a mysterious respiratory infection.
LONDON (Reuters) - Children's nursery rhymes contain 10 times more violence than British television shows broadcast before the country's 9 p.m. "watershed" after which more adult content can be shown, research published on Thursday said.
BOSTON (Reuters) - Just like a spoon is used to stir sugar into a cup of tea, high-frequency sound waves may help doctors get rid of deadly blood clots in the brain, according to a study released on Wednesday.
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