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Tobacco taxes may go to child health

WASHINGTON (AP) The nation’s 45 million smokers will probably help pay for the spending increase that Democrats want for children’s health insurance, say analysts familiar with deliberations on Capitol Hill.
Democratic lawmakers will push for $50 billion in new funding for the State Children’s Health Insurance Program over the next five years. To pay […]

The ‘elixir of life’ that could soon be given by injection

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The prospect of holding back the years with a simple injection could be closer than we think.
Scientists have taken a step towards developing a treatment that could erase the health problems associated with ageing.
While their breakthrough relates to rogue genes behind two rare genetic diseases, the approach they used could one day […]

Study: Signs of autism show earlier in some children

Children with autism can be identified as early as 14 months old, the youngest age at which the disorder has been diagnosed, a study by researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore suggests.
But about half the time, symptoms may not show up until months later. That suggests at least two distinct paths leading […]

Mosquito bites on the rise, NHS figures suggest

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NHS Direct has seen a 28 per cent rise in the number of people seeking telephone advice about mosquito bites, it announced today.
In the first 12 days of August, there were 1,491 calls, compared to 1,157 inquiries over the same period last year. It follows 2,076 enquiries this July.
The news comes after […]

China finds problems with kids’ snacks

BEIJING (AP) Chinese inspectors found excessive amounts of additives and preservatives in dozens of children’s snacks and seized hundreds of bottles of fake human blood protein from hospitals, officials said Tuesday.
China’s dismal health and safety record Д both within and outside its borders Д has increasingly come under the spotlight as its goods […]