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New advice: Skip mammograms in 40s, start at 50 (AP) November 16, 2009 at 9:32 pm AP - Most women don't need a mammogram in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50, a government task force said Monday. It's a major reversal that conflicts with the American Cancer Society's long-standing position. As US health care reform looms, cost of medications climbs (AFP) November 16, 2009 at 7:48 pm AFP - With US health care reform at a critical stage, non-generic prescription drug prices have risen sharply in the past year even as other consumer prices generally eased. Study Touts Success With 'Female Viagra' Drug (HealthDay) November 16, 2009 at 7:04 pm HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- New industry-funded research suggests that the antidepressant flibanserin, which has been touted as a female version of Viagra, can enhance libido in women with low sex drives. Child Food Allergies on the Rise in U.S. (HealthDay) November 16, 2009 at 7:04 pm HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Pediatric food allergies, which can sometimes be life-threatening, are increasing at a dramatic rate in the United States, new research shows. Research Sheds Light on Causes of Parkinson's (HealthDay) November 16, 2009 at 7:04 pm HealthDay - SUNDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Gene mutations linked to inherited Parkinson's disease also appear to be connected to the more common form of the disease that strikes people whose relatives don't have it, researchers now say. Gene Linked to Breast Cancer Might Boost Heart Health (HealthDay) November 16, 2009 at 7:04 pm HealthDay - SUNDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- The over-activity of a gene known to boost a woman's risk for breast cancer may have a good side, making arteries healthier, a new study suggests. New advice: Skip mammograms in 40s, start at 50 (AP) November 16, 2009 at 5:22 pm AP - Most women don't need a mammogram in their 40s and should get one every two years starting at 50, a government task force said Monday. It's a major reversal that conflicts with the American Cancer Society's long-standing position. Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 16, 2009 (HealthDay) November 16, 2009 at 5:04 pm HealthDay - (HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com: Study: Injured uninsured more likely to die in ER (AP) November 16, 2009 at 4:00 pm AP - Uninsured patients with traumatic injuries, such as car crashes, falls and gunshot wounds, were almost twice as likely to die in the hospital as similarly injured patients with health insurance, according to a troubling new study. Going high-tech to track Alzheimer's patients (AP) November 16, 2009 at 3:16 pm AP - Tom Dougherty jokes that he takes "get-lost walks." To his wife, Cleo, it's a constant fear: When will his Alzheimer's get bad enough that she has to end his 4-mile daily strolls? FDA reviews update to Pfizer vaccine for kids (AP) November 16, 2009 at 3:03 pm AP - Federal health officials on Monday questioned whether to approve an updated version of Pfizer's best-selling anti-infection vaccine for children, despite company studies that failed to meet certain goals. Potential for criminal behavior evident at age 3 (Reuters) November 16, 2009 at 2:19 pm Reuters - Children who don't show normal fear responses to loud, unpleasant sounds at the age of 3 may be more likely to commit crimes as adults, according to a new study. Study Touts Success With 'Female Viagra' Drug (HealthDay) November 16, 2009 at 12:04 pm HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- New industry-funded research suggests that the antidepressant flibanserin, which has been touted as a female version of Viagra, can enhance libido in women with low sex drives. Child Food Allergies on the Rise in U.S. (HealthDay) November 16, 2009 at 12:04 pm HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) -- Pediatric food allergies, which can sometimes be life-threatening, are increasing at a dramatic rate in the United States, new research shows. Sexually spread diseases up, better testing cited (AP) November 16, 2009 at 10:23 am AP - Sexually spread diseases continue to rise, with reported chlamydia cases setting yet another record in 2008, government health officials said Monday. Australian doctors operate on conjoined twins (AP) November 16, 2009 at 3:22 am AP - A team of Australian surgeons were working Monday on a delicate and complicated surgery to separate twin sisters who are joined at the top of the head. Sex infections still growing in U.S., says CDC (Reuters) November 16, 2009 at 1:38 am Reuters - American squeamishness about talking about sex has helped keep common sexually transmitted infections far too common, especially among vulnerable teens, U.S. researchers reported Monday.