Brain damage from stroke may reveal key to treating addiction

Stephen Feller
ROCHESTER, N.Y., Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Two studies with stroke patients who smoke cigarettes showed that a specific part of the brain, the insular cortex, may play a major role in addiction.

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Violence, self-harm and suicide common among trafficked children: researchers

KUALA LUMPUR (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Children as young as 10 have been driven to attempt suicide or have suffered serious mental health problems after being trafficked as sex slaves or forced laborers in situations "akin to torture", researchers said on Tuesday.

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Belief that weight determined by genetics is bad for health

Stephen Feller
LUBBOCK, Texas, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Researchers found in a study that people who believe weight is outside their control tend to have poorer health because of less healthy diets and lifestyles.

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Roche CEO attacks Britain's 'stupid' cancer drug system

BASEL (Reuters) - Roche Chief Executive Severin Schwan criticized Britain's health system on Tuesday after two of the company's cancer drugs were dropped from use, calling it a "stupid" way to control costs that could jeopardize research in the country.

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FDA staff says errors likely in administering Purdue's fast-acting painkiller

(Reuters) - Errors in administering Purdue Pharma's fast-acting oxycodone painkiller are likely and could result in insufficient pain relief as the drug must be given every 4-6 hours on an empty stomach, U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff said.

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Planned Parenthood faces unexpected challenge from Obamacare

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Angered by videos in which Planned Parenthood officials discussed compensation for providing fetal tissue from abortions, Republicans in Congress are again demanding an end to government funding for the nearly 100-year-old provider of women’s health services. 

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Shingles vaccine not cost effective before age 60

(Reuters Health) - The shingles vaccine might not be cost-effective for people in their fifties, a new analysis suggests.

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