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Separated twins set for full recovery: doctors (AFP) (Nov-19, 05:02 EDT )-- AFP - Two Bangladeshi twins look set to make a full recovery from surgery to part their conjoined heads, doctors said Thursday, as one woke up and started talking just two days after the operation.
Alcohol helps cut heart disease risk for men: study (AFP) (Nov-19, 04:46 EDT )-- AFP - Men who drink alcohol every day see a nearly one-third average reduction in the risk of coronary heart disease, according to a long-term study among Spanish men published on Thursday.
Experts say radical measures won't stop swine flu (AP) (Nov-19, 04:09 EDT )-- AP - Health experts say extraordinary measures against swine flu â€" most notably quarantines imposed by China, where entire planeloads of passengers were isolated if one traveler had symptoms â€" have failed to contain the disease.
Reid unveils broad Senate healthcare plan (Reuters) (Nov-19, 03:10 EDT )-- Reuters - U.S. Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid released a long-awaited healthcare reform plan on Wednesday that budget analysts said would extend coverage to tens of millions of the uninsured and reduce the deficit over 10 years.
FDA to review Actelion's Zavesca for additional use (Reuters) (Nov-19, 02:59 EDT )-- Reuters - Actelion Ltd, Europe's largest biotech company, said on Thursday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) would review use of its drug Zavesca to treat a rare neurodegenerative disease early next year.
1.5M per day getting swine flu vaccine in China (AP) (Nov-19, 02:14 EDT )-- AP - China's health minister said Wednesday his country is vaccinating 1.5 million people a day against swine flu, part of a mammoth effort to reach nearly 7 percent of inhabitants of the world's most populous country by year's end.
Bangladeshi twins to recover fully: doctors (AFP) (Nov-19, 01:52 EDT )-- AFP - A pair of Bangladeshi twins will both be "fine", doctors said on Thursday, as one woke up and started talking less than two days after marathon surgery to separate their conjoined heads.
1 conjoined twin talking after separation surgery (AP) (Nov-19, 01:35 EDT )-- AP - A Bangladeshi toddler separated this week from her conjoined twin sister was talking and behaving normally Thursday after waking from a medically induced coma, the head of the surgery team said.
U.S. Democrats demand analysis of drug price rises (Reuters) (Nov-19, 00:31 EDT )-- Reuters - Democrats in the U.S. Congress are seeking government investigations into recent price increases of brand-name prescription drugs, as lawmakers finalize an overhaul of the healthcare system.
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