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AP - The world’s flu-shot makers may be having a hard time producing new swine flu vaccine but the U.S. has a nasal-spray version — and its maker says it will have much more.

Reuters - The U.S. government has bought 195 million doses of H1N1 swine flu vaccine for a possible autumn vaccination campaign, a U.S. federal official said Thursday.

AFP - The UN Development Programme on Thursday said the Philippines has not done enough to curb the rise of HIV infections in this largely conservative Roman Catholic nation of 90 million people.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) — Stem cells from a type of
human fat tissue may one day be able to reverse the electrical problems in
the heart that pacemakers now correct, Japanese scientists report.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 22 (HealthDay News) — Testing of electronic
cigarettes, known as e-cigarettes, has shown that they contain
cancer-causing chemicals and other toxins, including a compound used in
antifreeze, U.S. health officials said Wednesday.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) — Postmenopausal women with
elevated insulin levels may be at higher risk of developing breast cancer,
a new study says.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Shin splints are fairly common among
athletes and people engaging in other forms of strenuous exercise. The
injury is characterized by pain and soreness running down the large bone
in the lower leg.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Pinworms are tiny white worms that can be
passed from child to child, enter the intestines, and cause an itchy
bottom.

HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) — Australian researchers are
reporting a possible link between widely used beta-blocker drugs and an
increased risk of cataracts.

HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by editors of HealthDay: