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LONDON (Reuters) - Half of British fathers either continue to doze or pretend to be asleep when their babies cry during the night, making many mothers resentful, a survey released on Thursday shows.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Most of the health problems reported after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks have involved respiratory difficulties and mental distress, according to a U.S. government report published on Wednesday.
BOSTON (Reuters) - Doctors have known for years that the antibiotic erythromycin can, in rare cases, spark an abnormal and sometimes fatal heartbeat. But combining it with several common drugs may dramatically increase that risk, researchers warned on Wednesday.
BOSTON (Reuters) - In the first long-term study of air pollution's effects on children, researchers reported on Wednesday that contaminated air stunts lung development in teenagers and the effects could extend well into adulthood.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - College students may down as many as 24 alcoholic drinks in a row when they party -- far more than any previous studies have indicated, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
GENEVA (Reuters) - A suicide takes place somewhere around the world every 40 seconds, or nearly one million a year, and the rate looks set to surge over the next two decades, international health experts said on Wednesday.
BETHESDA, Md. (Reuters) - U.S. experts said on Wednesday that companies developing fat-fighting drugs should include severely obese children in their studies but were less supportive of targeting moderately overweight adults without health problems.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The idea that light to moderate alcohol drinking protects against heart disease has become entrenched, but findings from a new study challenge this.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Editors of major medical journals joined forces on Wednesday to make researchers and companies register all clinical trials when they begin so unflattering or unclear results cannot later be covered up.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The nation's most respected treatment programs for teen drug abusers may frequently fall short of what's necessary for effective treatment, a new study suggests.
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