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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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Bedbug Nation: Critters Make a Comeback

FRIDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) — From sunny California to New York City, in flophouses, theaters and high-end offices, bedbugs are popping up in droves although, these days, they're found in a lot more places than just your bed.

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Israeli researchers develop promising new HIV treatment

Israeli researchers have developed a new treatment for HIV that kills human cells infected with the virus and could lead to a breakthrough in treating AIDS, the Haaretz newspaper said on Friday.

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Timer may help kids' bladder control problems

Wearing a programmable wristwatch could help children manage their daytime bladder control problems, a new study suggests.

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Abbott diet drug study renews calls for U.S. ban

A study funded by Abbott Laboratories offered more detailed evidence that its weight-loss drug Meridia increases heart risks, prompting renewed calls by consumer advocates and others to pull the drug from the market.

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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 see higher health costs, less care

Companies are cutting healthcare costs further amid a continuing sour economy, scaling back benefits and shifting a greater share of the expense to employees.

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Americans Blind to the Obesity Epidemic

THURSDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) — Many Americans have skewed perceptions when it comes to their weight, often believing they are lighter than they actually are, even when the scales are shouting otherwise, a new poll finds.

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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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Stem cell firms defend record after criticism

Cell therapy companies in China and Germany who were criticized by British experts warning of the dangers of "stem cell tourism" defended themselves on Wednesday, saying their safety records were good.

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