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AFP - Mexico has recorded a big jump in swine flu cases with almost 1,000 new infections identified in five days, taking the total number soaring above the 17,000 mark, the health ministry said Tuesday.

Reuters - President Barack Obama rallied fellow Democrats on Tuesday for healthcare reform, and agreed they should give Republicans only until mid-September to get behind the plan.

Reuters - Women who quickly put on pounds after starting birth-control injections seem to be at risk of significant long-term weight gain, a new study suggests.

Reuters - Veterans who come home from Iraq and Afghanistan with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other mental health diagnoses are hit with a double whammy: They also have greater risk factors for heart disease, according to a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association.

Reuters - A blood test that detects nine compounds in blood may offer a safe way to diagnose early cases of lung cancer, Celera Corporation reported on Tuesday.

HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 3 (HealthDay News) — Labor should be induced after 37
weeks in pregnant women with mild hypertension disorders such as high
blood pressure and mild preeclampsia, according to a new study in The
Lancet.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) - After having your tonsils removed (a
tonsillectomy), expect your throat to be rather sore for at least a few
days.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) - Bath time can be fun for baby, but parents
must make sure that it’s a safe experience, too.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) — Periodically cutting calories may
lower the risk of developing breast cancer better than full-time dieting,
according to a new study published in Cancer Prevention
Research.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 4 (HealthDay News) — The leading cause of accidental
poisonings among American children can be found in the family medicine
cabinet, a new government report shows.