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Afghanistan is world's worst place to be born: U.N. (Reuters) (Nov-20, 05:27 EDT )-- Reuters - Eight years after a U.S.-led invasion ousted the Taliban from power in Afghanistan, the war-ravaged state is the most dangerous place in the world for a child to be born, the United Nations said on Thursday.
Cost of child vaccines fall, more kids saved (AP) (Nov-20, 05:08 EDT )-- AP - Babies squirmed and wailed as needles plunged into their chubby thighs at a public health clinic on the outskirts of Hanoi on Friday. Like little ones everywhere, the reaction to the sting was never pretty.
Report: 20-somethings can go 2 years between Paps (AP) (Nov-20, 03:17 EDT )-- AP - Most women in their 20s can have a Pap smear every two years instead of annually, say new guidelines that conclude that's enough to catch slow-growing cervical cancer.
Military experiment seeks to predict PTSD (AP) (Nov-20, 03:17 EDT )-- AP - Two days before shipping off to war, Marine Pfc. Jesse Sheets sat inside a trailer in the Mojave Desert, his gaze fixed on a computer that flashed a rhythmic pulse of contrasting images.
China orders accurate swine flu tallies (AFP) (Nov-20, 02:21 EDT )-- AFP - China has ordered more accurate reporting of swine flu fatalities after a doctor renowned for helping expose the scale of the 2003 SARS outbreak said deaths were being deliberately underplayed.
China vows to punish H1N1 death cover-ups (Reuters) (Nov-20, 02:19 EDT )-- Reuters - China has promised severe punishment for officials caught concealing deaths from H1N1 swine flu after a medical expert said suspect cases may have been held back by local governments.
Philip Morris ordered to pay $300 million to smoker (Reuters) (Nov-20, 01:34 EDT )-- Reuters - A Florida jury on Thursday ordered cigarette maker Philip Morris USA to pay $300 million in damages to a 61-year-old ex-smoker named Cindy Naugle who is wheelchair-bound by emphysema.
No hospital savings with electronic records: study (Reuters) (Nov-20, 01:02 EDT )-- Reuters - New electronic record systems installed in thousands of U.S. hospitals have done little to rein in skyrocketing healthcare costs, Harvard University researchers said in a study released on Friday.
China to punish those concealing swine flu info (AP) (Nov-20, 00:44 EDT )-- AP - China's health ministry said it will punish officials who underreport cases of swine flu after a doctor famous for exposing the extent of the 2003 SARS epidemic said he believes the true number of swine flu deaths is being covered up.
Second Bangladeshi twin opens eyes after separation op (AFP) (Nov-20, 00:38 EDT )-- AFP - A second Bangladeshi twin began returning to consciousness on Friday, three days after being separated from her conjoined sister in a landmark operation in Australia, the hospital said.
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