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Health Tip: Breast-Feeding Benefits Baby

(HealthDay News) — For the first few months, newborns need sustenance from either breast milk or formula.

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Experimental Novartis drug shows malaria promise

An experimental Novartis drug can clear malaria infection in mice with a single dose and scientists say it shows promise as a possible future treatment for one of the world's major killer diseases.

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Workers bear larger share of health premium costs

Researchers say workers are paying a larger portion of health insurance costs as businesses, trying to ride out the economic downturn, shift more of the burden to their employees.

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Global cash support to fight AIDS is falling: UN

The chief of the UNAIDS agency said Thursday that global contributions to fighting the disease are dropping off for the first time in 15 years amid tough economic times.

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Antibiotic helped fight common wound infection

An antibiotic that gets its microbe-fighting power from insect proteins was effective at attacking a common infection that afflicts blast victims in war zones, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

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Moscow bans night-time vodka sales in health drive

Moscow banned night-time sales of vodka and other spirits on Wednesday, part of a nationwide drive to curb crime and disease linked with Russia's national drink.

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U.S. to aggressively pursue drug misbranding cases

The U.S. Department of Justice will continue to "aggressively pursue" pharmaceutical companies that illegally market drugs for uses that have not been approved by health regulators, a top agency official said on Wednesday.

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Kangaroo cuddle 'saves' Australian baby

An Australian couple Wednesday spoke of how they believe the skin-to-skin "kangaroo" cuddle they gave their newborn baby saved the infant's life after their doctor had given him up for dead.

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FDA looks to curb abuse of cough medicine

Federal health regulators are weighing restrictions on Robitussin, NyQuil and other cough suppressants to curb cases of abuse that send thousands of people to the hospital each year.

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Health experts warn of 'stem cell tourism' dangers

Thousands of people are putting their health and life savings at risk to travel to private clinics around the world for unproven and potentially dangerous stem cell treatments, British experts said on Tuesday.

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