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• HealthHelp Enhances Diagnostic Cardiology Services March 10, 2010
  HealthHelp, a leading specialty benefit management provider, continues to target health care cost drivers by adding diagnostic cardiac catheterization to its well-established and effective suite of services. "As economic and regulatory trends pressure the health care industry to rein in rising expenses, HealthHelp diligently explores ways we can apply our collaborative model to specialties that account for large percentages of that cost," explained HealthHelp president and CEO Cherrill Farnsworth...
• As You Age, Better Health Means Better Sex (HealthDay) March 10, 2010
  HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Better health translates into better sex lives, with healthy people more likely to engage in sex (and good sex at that) and to express an interest in sex, new research finds.
• Health Tip: What's Behind Childhood Obesity (HealthDay) March 10, 2010
  HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Obesity is a major problem in the United States, and children are no exception. Today's kids are spending more hours watching TV, sitting at the computer or playing video games, and less time being active.
• Jump in Kids' Sports Injuries Due to Overuse (HealthDay) March 10, 2010
  HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- Orthopedic surgeons warn that sports injuries in children are rising dramatically, creating a "silent epidemic."
• Youth Baseball Injuries Becoming More Common (HealthDay) March 10, 2010
  HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- In the coming weeks, millions of American children will dust off their bats and gloves and head out to the baseball field.
• Clinical Trials Update: March 10, 2010 (HealthDay) March 10, 2010
  HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of ClinicalConnection.com:
• Longtime Smokers May Find Protection From Parkinson's (HealthDay) March 10, 2010
  HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- In an effort to understand the relationship between tobacco smoke and Parkinson's disease, researchers have found that smoking for many years may reduce risk for the disease but smoking a large number of cigarettes a day does not seem to reduce risk.
• Researchers Identify Previously Unrecognized Genetic Disorder March 10, 2010
  Researchers from four laboratories that perform diagnostic genetic testing of chromosome abnormalities in individuals with unexplained physical and developmental disabilities recently identified a previously unrecognized genetic disorder...
• CDC uses shopper-card data to trace salmonella (AP) March 10, 2010
  AP - As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time — the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries.
• In U.S. Imaging First, Prenatal MRI Detects Rare Genetic Disease In Newborn March 10, 2010
  In a case believed to be a United States first, the radiology team at Lucile Packard Children's Hospital has used prenatal magnetic resonance imaging to detect an often-misdiagnosed genetic disease. The disorder, congenital chloride diarrhea, can cause severe dehydration and serious metabolic disturbances in newborns if not treated quickly. "This is a disease where early diagnosis is the key to a good outcome," said Richard Barth, MD, the physician who recognized the unusual case...