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Generic Name: phendimetrazine (fen di MEH tra zeen)
Brand Names: Adipost, Anorex-SR, Appecon, Bontril PDM, Bontril Slow-Release, Melfiat, Obezine, Phendiet, Plegine, Prelu-2, Statobex

Young Kids to Benefit From Broader Pneumococcal Vaccine (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- The recent approval of a new, more broadly effective pneumococcal vaccine (PCV13) for young children could greatly reduce the prevalence of pneumococcal disease in that age group, a new government report suggests.

CDC uses shopper-card data to trace salmonella (AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100311/ap_on_sc/us_shopper_card_sleuths"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100310/capt.1233c4c92a1d4787933707d21fa29472.shopper_card_sleuths_cx301.jpg?x=130&y=83&q=85&sig=f3jDkC_Xh0YC4lwlZCGfPw--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="In this photo taken March 9, 2010, Raymond Cirimele, 55, displays his Costco membership card outside his home in Chicago. Cirimele is one of at least 245 people in 44 states who have been sickened by a recent salmonella outbreak. Investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries and followed the trail of grocery purchases to a Rhode Island company that makes salami, then zeroed in on the pepper used to season the meat. He said no one asked for his shopper card data, but he would have provided it if someone had. 'I don't have any secrets, so I'm not worried about it,' he said. 'It's kind of like the whole airport security and all that. I'd rather fly on a safe plane.' (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)" border="0" /></a>AP - As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time &mdash; the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries.</p><br clear="all"/>

S.Africa announces plans to ramp up HIV testing (AFP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100311/wl_africa_afp/safricahealthaids"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20100311/capt.photo_1268312136705-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=F8sIMDks9TzbLni7z.13Lw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A man takes an HIV test on World Aids day in Pretoria in 2009. The South African government has announced a ramped up AIDS plan that aims to test 15 million residents for HIV in the world's worst affected country by next June.(AFP/File/Paballo Thekiso)" border="0" /></a>AFP - The South African government on Thursday announced a ramped up AIDS plan that aims to test 15 million residents for HIV in the world's worst affected country by next June.</p><br clear="all"/>

New Knee May Improve Balance (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- A knee replacement can help improve an elderly person's balance, according to a new study.

Researchers: AIDS virus can hide in bone marrow (AP)
AP - The virus that causes AIDS can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness, according to new research that could point the way toward better treatments for the disease.

Health Tip: What's Behind Childhood Obesity (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Obesity is a major problem in the United States, and children are no exception. Today's kids are spending more hours watching TV, sitting at the computer or playing video games, and less time being active.

Brazil's Silva quits smoking after 50 years (AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100310/ap_on_he_me/lt_brazil_silva_smoking"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100309/capt.87e52845b5574edaa8fe96b8501482a0.brazil_silva_bsb101.jpg?x=86&y=130&q=85&sig=XkCjkoBEy0tbzIqDJ1i3mg--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, gestures during an interview with The Associated Press, in Brasilia, Tuesday, March 9, 2010. Lula da Silva warned that U.S.-proposed sanctions against Iran over its nuclear program could lead to war in the Middle East. (AP Photo/Eraldo Peres)" border="0" /></a>AP - Brazil's president said Tuesday that he kicked the smoking habit he had for 50 years after a recent health scare sent his blood pressure soaring.</p><br clear="all"/>

Study suggests too many invasive heart tests given (AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100311/ap_on_he_me/us_med_heart_test"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100310/capt.d562e35055704c52a687231fc5c312b3.angiogram_gfx414.jpg?x=62&y=130&q=85&sig=Wexq3QNFr7cyoJQ5QLMW4Q--" align="left" height="130" width="62" alt="Graphic shows how a cardiac angiogram is administered" border="0" /></a>AP - A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an excess of medical tests.</p><br clear="all"/>

Prostate test 'public health disaster': discoverer (Reuters)
Reuters - The most commonly used tool for detecting prostate cancer, routine PSA screening, has become "a hugely expensive public health disaster," its discoverer said on Wednesday.

Obesity, Drinking a Double Threat to the Liver (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity plus daily drinking boosts the risk of liver disease in men and women, researchers report in two new studies.

Health Tip: Treating a Sinus Headache (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- A sinus headache usually is caused when the air-filled cavities around your nose, eyes and cheeks become congested and inflamed. Doctors call this condition sinusitis.

Big first trimester weight gain ups diabetes risk (Reuters)
Reuters - Women who gain weight too quickly during the first three months of pregnancy are more prone to develop pregnancy-related diabetes, new research shows.

Hoped-for drop in childbirth deaths not happening (AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100309/ap_on_he_me/us_med_healthbeat_pregnancy_deaths"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/ap/20100308/capt.79bc8fa06e584c31a1bd09e8482fbdcb.healthbeat_pregnancy_deaths_wx107.jpg?x=116&y=130&q=85&sig=nEyveGiKc5cMNNjb5WlrwA--" align="left" height="130" width="116" alt="This Oct. 2007 family photo provided by Clare Johnson shows Linda Coale holding her son Benjamin in Crownsville, Md. Eleven days after her son Benjamin's birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly swollen. Just as her doctor returned her phone call asking what to do, she dropped dead from a blood clot. (AP Photo/Family Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - Eleven days after her son Benjamin's birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly swollen. Just as her doctor returned her phone call asking what to do, she dropped dead from a blood clot.</p><br clear="all"/>

Long-used, little-studied laxative safe, effective (Reuters)
Reuters - Until now, a scant number of top notch clinical trials have evaluated whether sodium picosulfate -- the active ingredient in numerous over-the-counter laxatives -- is safe and effective.

Doctor's Specialty Often Steers Prostate Cancer Care (HealthDay)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- The kind of treatment received by a prostate cancer patient often depends on the type of specialist providing the patient's care, new research shows.