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Reuters - The new strain of H1N1 flu is causing “something different” to happen in the United States this year — perhaps an extended year-round flu season that disproportionately hits young people, health officials said on Thursday.

Reuters - U.S. drug reviewers have recommended additional study of delayed development reported in children of mothers who took Abbott Laboratories’ anti-seizure drug Depakote, a memo released on Friday said.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Life usually doesn’t return to the way it
was before a heart attack. You’ll probably need to make changes to your
daily way of life, including taking new medication.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — As soon as your baby is delivered at a
hospital or other medical facility, it’s commonly whisked away to be
evaluated by the waiting team of professionals.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) — For countless generations,
parents have been trying to get toddlers to pee in the toilet. Now,
Belgian researchers think they have come up with a 21st century
solution — electronics.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, June 19 (HealthDay News) — The active compounds in green
tea might slow the progression of prostate cancer, the results of a small
study suggest.

AP - Early work on the ambitious health care overhaul the Obama administration is seeking has exposed the kinds of in-house fights that typify just how hard it will be to get meaningful legislation this year. Case in point: A proposal to help bankroll universal health coverage with a dime-a-can increase in the price of soft drinks.

AFP - An Australian man with swine flu died on Friday but the cause of death was uncertain, leaving it unclear whether he is the virus’s first Asia-Pacific victim.

AFP - Health experts have long warned of the risk of obesity, but a new Japanese study warns that being very skinny is even more dangerous, and that slightly chubby people live longer.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — High blood pressure during pregnancy may
develop into a dangerous condition called preeclampsia — putting both mom
and baby at risk.