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All rights reserved. http://news.yahoo.com/i/1714 Most Viewed - Health en-us Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:43:37 GMT 5 142 18 http://news.yahoo.com/i/1714 http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142b.gif http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091122/hl_hsn/whensleepsufferssodoesdecisiveness hsn/20091122/whensleepsufferssodoesdecisiveness HealthDay health Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:43:37 GMT HealthDay - SATURDAY, Nov. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Sleep-deprived people may put themselves and others at risk when they need to make split-second decisions, U.S. researchers have found. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/hl_afp/healthchildrendiseasetelomere afp/20091120/healthchildrendiseasetelomere AFP health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:31:31 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/hl_afp/healthchildrendiseasetelomere"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258745459849-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=554NAj84bSFQ8gObbO0dLw--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="This undated illustration shows the DNA double helix. Beaten or sexually abused children are more likely to show accelerated ageing of cells later in life, a condition linked to higher rates of cancer and heart disease, according to a study released Friday.(AFP/HO/File)" border="0" /></a>AFP - Beaten or sexually abused children are more likely to show accelerated ageing of cells later in life, a condition linked to higher rates of cancer and heart disease, according to a study released Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091120/hl_afp/healthchildrendiseasetelomere"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091120/capt.photo_1258745459849-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=98&q=85&sig=554NAj84bSFQ8gObbO0dLw--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="photo" title="This undated illustration shows the DNA double helix. Beaten or sexually abused children are more likely to show accelerated ageing of cells later in life, a condition linked to higher rates of cancer and heart disease, according to a study released Friday.(AFP/HO/File)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091120/hl_hsn/spraymaydelayejaculation hsn/20091120/spraymaydelayejaculation HealthDay health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:25:42 GMT HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A spray touted as the first potential treatment for premature ejaculation has proved effective in a second study, according to the company that developed it. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_he_me/us_med_swine_flu ap/20091120/us_med_swine_flu AP health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:18:24 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_he_me/us_med_swine_flu"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091121/capt.photo_1258842311763-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=.Cl1h.pp9y88X.CE.530.Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A person is seen being vaccinated against the flu. Swine flu vaccines are still effective despite reported cases of mutations in the A(H1N1) virus, health experts in Europe and North America said Saturday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Greedy)" border="0" /></a>AP - Four North Carolina patients at a single hospital tested positive for a type of swine flu that is resistant to Tamiflu, health officials said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091120/ap_on_he_me/us_med_swine_flu"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091121/capt.photo_1258842311763-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=.Cl1h.pp9y88X.CE.530.Q--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="A person is seen being vaccinated against the flu. Swine flu vaccines are still effective despite reported cases of mutations in the A(H1N1) virus, health experts in Europe and North America said Saturday.(AFP/Getty Images/File/David Greedy)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091122/hl_nm/us_usa_healthcare nm/20091122/us_usa_healthcare Reuters health Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:41:46 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091122/hl_nm/us_usa_healthcare"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091121/i/r568930774.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=nlBzl.USEeYC9a2Xr_qHuw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="U.S. Senate Majority leader Harry Reid speaks about healthcare reform legislation during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A sweeping healthcare overhaul narrowly cleared its first hurdle in the Senate on Saturday, with Democrats casting 60 party-line votes to open debate on the biggest healthcare changes in decades.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091122/hl_nm/us_usa_healthcare"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/rids/20091121/i/r568930774.jpg?x=130&y=87&q=85&sig=nlBzl.USEeYC9a2Xr_qHuw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="photo" title="U.S. Senate Majority leader Harry Reid speaks about healthcare reform legislation during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington November 19, 2009. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (Reuters) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091122/pl_afp/healthuspoliticssenate afp/20091122/healthuspoliticssenate AFP politics Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:26:52 GMT <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091122/pl_afp/healthuspoliticssenate"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091122/capt.photo_1258843187812-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=AenCpFdEIWVBJBwUYwYnDw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada speaks to senators who will appear on the Sunday morning talk shows in his Senate office in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama's signature drive to remake US health care barely cleared a key Senate hurdle in a narrow party-line vote the White House immediately hailed as an "historic" victory.(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)" border="0" /></a>AFP - President Barack Obama's signature drive to remake US health care barely cleared a key Senate hurdle in a narrow party-line vote the White House immediately hailed as an "historic" victory.</p><br clear="all"/> <p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091122/pl_afp/healthuspoliticssenate"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/a/p/afp/20091122/capt.photo_1258843187812-1-0.jpg?x=130&y=86&q=85&sig=AenCpFdEIWVBJBwUYwYnDw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="photo" title="US Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada speaks to senators who will appear on the Sunday morning talk shows in his Senate office in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama's signature drive to remake US health care barely cleared a key Senate hurdle in a narrow party-line vote the White House immediately hailed as an "historic" victory.(AFP/Nicholas Kamm)" border="0"/></a></p><br clear="all"/> (AFP) http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091120/hl_hsn/forkidswithdownsyndromearayofhope hsn/20091120/forkidswithdownsyndromearayofhope HealthDay health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 00:25:35 GMT HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- New research may provide the foundation for future medical treatment of memory deficits associated with Down syndrome. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091119/hl_hsn/genitalherpesmaynevergodormant hsn/20091119/genitalherpesmaynevergodormant HealthDay health Thu, 19 Nov 2009 04:48:45 GMT HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Herpes, the sexually transmitted disease that causes genital lesions, never truly goes into a dormant state, new research suggests. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091120/hl_nm/us_cancer_cervical_screening nm/20091120/us_cancer_cervical_screening Reuters health Fri, 20 Nov 2009 13:46:43 GMT Reuters - Women in the United States should start cervical cancer screening at age 21 and most do not need an annual Pap smear, according to new guidelines issued on Friday that aim to reduce the risk of unnecessary treatment. http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/mostviewedhl/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/time/20091121/hl_time/08599194170000 time/20091121/08599194170000 Time.com health Sat, 21 Nov 2009 08:45:00 GMT Time.com - If the brouhaha over new mammogram guidelines has proved anything, it's that even modern medicine does not rely on statistics, scientific facts and clinical outcomes alone