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AFP - Doctor Joanna Remo and her staff could only weep as muddy waters overwhelmed their public hospital in eastern Manila at the height of tropical storm Ketsana.

Reuters - Fifty-nine percent of U.S. mental health drug prescriptions are written by family doctors, not psychiatrists, raising concerns about the quality of some treatments, according to a study released on Wednesday.

Reuters - Most Americans would pay higher taxes to fund healthcare reforms that provide the best quality of care, but only a minority expects Washington to deliver it, according to a survey released on Wednesday.

HealthDay - MONDAY, Sept. 28 (HealthDay News) — Patients who take the diabetes
drugs known as thiazolidinediones may be at higher risk of bone fracture,
new research suggests.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — You feel better when you’re well-rested, but
insufficient sleep can affect more than your cheerful disposition.

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Kidney stones occur when there’s too much of
certain substances in the urine, which crystallize and form stones.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) — Just one of every eight strokes
is preceded by a milder interruption of blood flow to the brain, called a
transient ischemic attack (TIA), a new Canadian study shows.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) — The appetite-regulating hormone
leptin may contribute to osteoarthritis in obese people, according to a
new study that suggests that skeletal wear and tear caused by excess
weight isn’t the only cause of the painful and debilitating condition.

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Sept. 29 (HealthDay News) — For those middle-aged folks
who cringe at the memory of their adolescence, new Swedish research
suggests that social standing as a teenager has long-term health
consequences.

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