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3:12 PM EST
2/9/2012 Blind women improve vision after gene therapyThree U.S. women born with a rare inherited eye disease that impairs vision have improved their sight after normal genes were injected in their retinas to replace mutant genes that cause the disorder.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Medical Research, Science And Technology, Biotechnology, Human Interest, Curiosity

1:47 PM EST
2/9/2012 Daily diet soda linked to increased heart attack and strokeNew research links daily consumption of diet soda with an increased risk of heart attack and stroke, but critics have vocally dismissed the findings.

Source:AHN Topics:Health, Medical Conditions

12:51 PM EST
2/9/2012 Rising prices and looming maize shortagesMalawi's maize-growing central and southern regions have not had good rains, prompting concerns about possible shortages of the staple in the coming months.

Source:IRIN Topics:Politics, Foreign Aid, Economy, Business And Finance, Agriculture, Arable Farming, Weather, Statistic

8:33 AM EST
2/9/2012 Health On The Hill Transcript: Backlash Grows Over Contraception Rule In Health LawReligion, politics and health care. It’s a potent combination as the political fight between the White House and Capitol Hill shows: A fight triggered by the administration’s decision to require most religious-affiliated institutions—such as Catholic hospitals—to include free contraceptive care as part of their health insurance coverage beginning in 2013.

Source:KaiserHealth Topics:Health, Healthcare Policy, Religion And Belief, Belief (faith)

8:27 AM EST
2/9/2012 Consumers hit by higher out-of-network medical costsA growing number of insurers have changed the way they calculate reimbursements to shift more of the expense to patients. Many employers welcome the change as a way to slow rising premium increases.

Source:KaiserHealth Topics:Health, Private Health Care

8:22 AM EST
2/9/2012 Looking to low-tech wastewater treatmentIn Nepal where one of the biggest childhood killers is water-borne diseases, officials are slowly adopting decentralized ways of treating urban wastewater.

Source:IRIN Topics:Health, Disease, Communicable Diseases, Science And Technology, Technology, Environmental Issue, Water

8:15 AM EST
2/9/2012 Breaking down legal barriers to HIV information accessWhile a number of Asian and Pacific countries are addressing legal barriers to accessing HIV information and treatment, there is still a gap between policy and implementation, say officials.

Source:IRIN Topics:Health, Disease, AIDS, Healthcare Policy, Crime, Law And Justice, Laws

2:27 PM EST
2/8/2012 FDA warns acid reducers can cause severe diarrheaThe Food and Drug Administration warned Wednesday that people who use stomach acid drugs known as proton pump inhibitors may increase their risk of coming down with a type of diarrhea that does not improve. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) include such popular brands as Nexium, Prilosec and Prevacid.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Chemicals, Pharmaceutical, Health, Illness, Politics, Regulatory Policy And Organization

9:46 AM EST
2/8/2012 Breads tops list of saltiest foodsBread and rolls are tops on the list of America's saltiest foods, accounting for more than twice as much sodium as potato chips.

Source:AHN Topics:Lifestyle And Leisure, Gastronomy, Health, Medical Research

8:35 PM EST
2/7/2012 Minnesota Plans For Exchange, Even Without New LawThe state, which has a Democrat in the governor’s mansion and Republicans in control of both houses of the legislature, saw exchange legislation fail in the last session. And prospects for a law’s passage are not much better in the current session.

Source:KaiserHealth Topics:Health, Healthcare Policy, Politics, Government