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Reuters - Global health officials stepped up efforts to prepare for quick vaccination against the H1N1 pandemic virus, saying on Friday it appeared now to be affecting older age groups spared earlier in the pandemic.

Reuters - Celiac disease doesn’t only affect the young, new research from Finland confirms, but can strike a person for the first time in later life.

Reuters - The incidence of one type of heart attack has steadily decreased in the US since 1996, regardless of gender or ethnicity, to the lowest rates in years, according to a new study.

Reuters - Women whose menstrual periods start at a young age are less likely to survive ovarian cancer than their peers whose periods start later, new research shows. Similarly, women who have more menstrual cycles over their lifetime also have worse survival.

AP - House Democrats announced agreement Friday on far-reaching steps designed to rein in the relentless growth of Medicare, part of a concerted effort to counter the impression that President Barack Obama’s health care legislation is in deep trouble.

AP - In a disturbing new projection, health officials say up to 40 percent of Americans could get swine flu this year and next and several hundred thousand could die without a successful vaccine campaign and other measures.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) — New moms who can’t zip up
their pre-pregnancy jeans might not be catching enough zzzs.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Rosacea is a facial skin condition that
causes red areas on the cheeks, nose, chin or forehead. Cosmetics,
properly applied, can do wonders for improving your appearance and
self-confidence, the National Rosacea Society says.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Sure, expecting women have to carry most of
the responsibility when it comes to pregnancy and childbirth. But that
doesn’t mean there’s nothing for dads-to-be to do.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) — Testing the blood-alcohol
level of trauma patients could help medical personnel identify those at
risk for further complications from drinking issues, a new study says.