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• Newsweek
  A Note to the Wise on MySpace Helps
  New York Times - 2 hours ago
  By ERIC NAGOURNEY Teenagers often use social networking sites like MySpace to post intimate personal information they come to regret, as it lets future employers (or online predators) learn about sex activity and substance abuse.
  
• Fresh News
  Healthcare spending in US slows
  Los Angeles Times - 2 hours ago
  Though the nation continues to pay more for medical care, the growth rate is at its lowest in 10 years, a federal report says. By Noam N. Levey Reporting from Washington -- Healthcare spending in the US, already the highest in the industrialized world, ...
  
• dBTechno
  Health care: Still on the critical list
  CNNMoney.com - 15 hours ago
  Last year: The cost of providing health insurance to employees continued to skyrocket, jumping by an average of 5.7% per employee after a 6.1% hike in 2007, according to a study by consulting firm Mercer.
  
• TheMedGuru
  CFS Linked to Childhood Trauma
  WebMD - 7 hours ago
  By Salynn Boyles Jan. 5, 2009 -- Experiencing serious trauma during childhood may increase a person's risk for developing chronic fatigue syndrome later in life, a new study suggests.
  
• TheMedGuru
  Stony Brook study supports claims of undying love
  Newsday - 42 minutes ago
  BY RIDGELY OCHS | ridgely.ochs@newsday.com Suzanne Bernstein said she and her husband, Sidney, eat side-by-side when they go out, always walk hand-in-hand, and begin and end each day with "I love you.
  
• Current World News
  Study warns of third-hand smoke
  Xinhua - 7 hours ago
  BEIJING, Jan. 6(Xinhuanet) -- You've perhaps known about the harmful effects of secondhand smoke, but experts warn that third-hand smoke is also dangerous, according to a study in the Pediatrics quoted by media on Tuesday.
  
• Current World News
  Obesity Linked to Ovarian Cancer
  U.S. News & World Report - 15 hours ago
  By Amanda Gardner MONDAY, Jan. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Obese postmenopausal women who have never used hormone replacement therapy may face an increased risk of ovarian cancer, compared to normal-weight women, a new study suggests.
  
• Fresh News
  Health Buzz: Cheaper Gym Memberships and Other Health News
  U.S. News & World Report - 15 hours ago
  If getting in shape is one of your New Year's resolutions, here's good news—some gyms are slashing fees for new, current, and former members.
  
• dBTechno
  Red Cross reschedules canceled blood drives
  Eagle Tribune - 52 minutes ago
  By Jarret Bencks December's ice storm and ensuing snowstorms caused the American Red Cross to cancel five blood drives in the state and fall short of the collection goal for the month by about 600 pints of blood, according to a spokeswoman for the ...
  
• Javno.hr
  Study links breast cancer spread, gene
  Baltimore Sun - 47 minutes ago
  By Stephanie Desmon | stephanie.desmon@baltsun.com Researchers have identified a gene that appears crucial to the spread of breast cancer while making the disease resistant to chemotherapy.