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Diarrhea Spreads In Parts Of Bangladesh In Cyclone Aila's Aftermath
Health officials on Sunday said that a diarrhea outbreak has spread across Bangladesh"s southwest due to the effects of Cyclone Aila, which hit parts of Bangladesh and India on May 25, AFP/Google.com reports. Diarrhea broke out at an "alarming rate" because inundation and water logging have destroyed large amounts of land and supplies of drinking water near Sundarbans, the world"s largest mangrove forest, according to health workers.

Amino Acid May Help Treat Patients With Hair-Pulling Condition
The amino acid N-acetylcysteine appears to reduce symptoms of compulsive hair-pulling in patients with a condition known as trichotillomania, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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Flu Symptoms Likely To Be Mild, Say Northern Ireland Doctors
Family doctors in Northern Ireland moved to allay fears over the swine flu virus.
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RA Individuals From Lower GDP Countries Keep Working Despite Worse Symptoms Than Richer Countries

Individuals diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in lower gross domestic product (GDP) countries (GDP below $11,000) are more likely to continue working despite higher disease activity and functional disability scores compared to their counterparts in higher GDP countries (GDP >$24,000) according to a new multinational study presented today at EULAR 2009, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism in Copenhagen, Denmark. Among 1,650 individuals from 30 countries whose symptoms had begun during the 2000"s and who remained working after RA diagnosis, disability levels according to the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ*) were 0.25 vs. 0.82 in men and 0.50 vs. 0.94 in women (p


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