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AP - U.S. life expectancy has risen to a new high, now standing at nearly 78 years, the government reported Wednesday.

AP - Government officials are calling on U.S. businesses to help manage swine flu this fall by getting vaccines to vulnerable workers and encouraging employees with symptoms to stay home.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 18 (HealthDay News) — The type 2 diabetes drug
Avandia (rosiglitazone) increases the risk of heart failure and death more
than another drug in the same class, Actos (pioglitazone), new Canadian
research contends.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Menstrual cramps signal an unwelcome time of
the month for many women.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — When a friend or family member is diagnosed
with diabetes, you may be unsure of how you can help.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) — An ancient Chinese herbal
remedy called “thunder god vine” helps reduce inflammation in people with
rheumatoid arthritis, a new study shows.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) — The epidemic of home
foreclosures is having a serious impact on Americans’ health, suggests a
study that looked at 250 Philadelphia homeowners facing foreclosure.

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

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com:

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) — People who need a blood
stem-cell transplant may be able to lessen the chances that the
transplanted material will attack the body — what’s known as
graft-versus-host disease — by being treated with anti-T-cell globulin, a
new study has shown.