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— Zimbabwe declares national health emergency (AP)

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AP - Zimbabwe declared a national emergency over a cholera epidemic and the collapse of its health care system, and state media reported Thursday the government is seeking more international help to pay for food and drugs to combat the crisis.
— Global effort prompts huge drop in measles deaths (Reuters)

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Reuters - Measles deaths have plummeted by 74 percent globally this decade thanks to a concerted effort to vaccinate children in Africa and other hard-hit regions, health officials said on Thursday.
— Brain-injured troops face unclear long-term risks (AP)

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AP - Many of the thousands of troops who suffered traumatic brain injuries in Iraq and Afghanistan are at risk of long-term health problems including depression and Alzheimer's-like symptoms, but it's impossible to predict how high those risks are, researchers say.
— Vaccine makers urge speedy accord on pandemic plan (Reuters)

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Reuters - Governments need to overcome their "pandemic fatigue" and act quickly to finalize a response plan to potential flu threats, leading drugmakers said on Thursday.
— Vermont called healthiest state, Louisiana last (Reuters)

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Reuters - Louisiana has displaced Mississippi as the unhealthiest U.S. state and other Southern states were close rivals due to high obesity and smoking rates in new rankings that deemed Vermont the healthiest.

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— Scientists Developing Safer Food Allergy Treatment

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A European team of scientists are embarking on new research to develop food allergy treatments. Classical treatment with allergen-specific immunotherapy, where a patient received monthly injections with an allergen extract for three to five years, is effective but dangerous due to anaphylactic side-effects. In the FAST project, scientists will use modified variants of allergic proteins that are hypoallergenic and therefore safer. The proteins will be purified to increase effectiveness and dosage control easier.
— Exposure To Second-Hand Smoke Reduced: New Estimate Of Annual Clinical Burden And Cost Of Coronary Heart Disease Treatment Attributable To Passive Smoking

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As the connection between second-hand smoke and coronary heart disease (CHD) became clearer and legislation was passed to reduce such passive smoking, exposures have been reduced. Researchers have recalibrated the CHD Policy Model to better predict future trends in CHD.
— High Levels Of Prenatal Smoking Exposure Affect Sleep Patterns In Preterm Neonates

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A new study is the first to show that high levels of prenatal smoking exposure strongly modify sleep patterns in preterm neonates, which places infants at a higher risk for developmental difficulties that could persist throughout early and middle childhood.
— Kids Not Eating Their Five Fruits Or Vegetables A Day, UK Study Shows

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Most children are still failing to eat five pieces of fruit and vegetables a day, though their levels of physical activity do meet current government recommendations, according to a new study.
— Smokers See Decline In Ability To Smell, Rise In Laryngitis, And Upper Airway Issues

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New research gives more reasons to kick smoking and smokeless tobacco products. New research shows that cigarette smoking is linked to upper airway symptoms ("smoker's nose") and the loss of smokers' ability to smell common odors. Most alarmingly second-hand smoke plays a role in the rise of cases of "environmental laryngitis."

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