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05/17/2012
'Good' cholesterol doctrine may be flawed: study

High concentrations of HDL are one of the big markers for blood testsResearchers on Thursday challenged a tenet of modern medicine that higher levels of "good" cholesterol automatically boost cardiovascular health.



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05/17/2012
Minorities overtake whites in US births

Whites still make up just under half of all US birthsFor the first time ever, white births in the United States are no longer in the majority, according to US Census Bureau estimates Thursday that underscored the growth of the Hispanic population.



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05/16/2012
Common antibiotic boosts death risk: study

Antibiotic used for treating bronchitis, pneumonia, ear infections and STDs may boost risk of deathA popular antibiotic used for treating bronchitis, pneumonia, ear infections and sexually transmitted diseases may boost the risk of death, a US study said Wednesday.



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05/18/2012
French autistic kids mostly get psychotherapy

This photo made available by Andy Beverly shows his son Guillaume Beverly, 15-years-old in Conflans Sainte Honorine, France in May 2012. Some French parents resort to sending their children abroad to get adequate treatment. In most developed countries, children with autism are usually sent to school where they get special education classes. But in France, they are more often sent to a psychiatrist where they get talk therapy meant for people with psychological or emotional problems. When Andy Beverly's son Guillaume was diagnosed as autistic at age 2, Guillaume began to receive treatment from psychiatrists in Paris. After years of sporadic schooling in France, Beverly sent Guillaume to a school in Belgium that focuses on techniques to help him interact with others and do simple things like putting on his coat. He is convinced that Guillaume, now 15, would be more advanced if he'd gotten better treatment as a child. (AP Photo/Andy Beverly/Family HO)In most developed countries, children with autism are usually sent to school where they get special education classes. But in France, they are more often sent to a psychiatrist where they get talk therapy meant for people with psychological or emotional problems.



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About 'Online Health News'

Online Health News is a portal for all health-related news and information around the web, Here you'll find the latest information on a great variety of health topics, with real-time displays of 'feeds' from a variety of sources. We make these available for those who do not have a news reader to display these feeds, or would like a source for new health news articles from locations they may not have seen.
About News Feeds

News feeds are specially coded documents for quickly and easily delivery of information - they are not normally viewable in standard web browsers, however. They are, instead, read and displayed using applications specifically designed for the purpose.

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News feeds, or RSS feeds (Really Simple Syndication Rich Site Summary) are usually delivered in XML (Extensible Markup Language - go here for more detail). All health news feeds on Online Health News are available for inclusion in your own news reader application. Clicking on the 'XML' symbol (some sites will use the 'RSS' symbol - they are interchangeable) will take your browser to the source of the news feed. However, you will need to install some sort of news reader application. A list of these is available here, or by clicking on the links to the individual application providers on the left-side navigation bar. Most are simple to set up and use. When you have installed a reader, you can then include the locations of the health news (or any news or blogs or any other information source) you wish to read on a regular basis. The news feed will be delivered to you 'on demand'.

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To read the health news feeds on this site, all you have to do is browse around. Clicking on a link associated with each feed (not the 'XML' symbol, but the text link) will take you to the source website where you will find more fun and perhaps helpful health news articles.

Please Note: The dates on a very few of the news feeds have been found to be incorrect; when the link to the whole article on the originating site is clicked, the true article date is found. We are working on the best way to resolve this issue. Thanks!

 

 

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