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Early Morning Colonoscopies May Find More Polyps (HealthDay) HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Early morning colonoscopies detect more polyps than colon cancer screenings done later in the day, and the number of polyps found decreases by the hour as the day progresses, a new study has found.

Thyroid Cancer Higher in Volcanic Areas (HealthDay) HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- New research suggests that living near a volcano puts people at higher risk of getting a type of thyroid cancer.

Mom's antidepressants tied to child health risks (Reuters) Reuters - Babies whose mothers used antidepressants during pregnancy visit the doctor more often and have higher risks of certain health problems than other children their age, a new study suggests.

Utah AG Shurtleff suspends US Senate campaign (AP) AP - Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff on Wednesday suspended his campaign for U.S. Senate, saying he needs to spend more time with a daughter who is experiencing severe mental health problems.

Human Rights Watch slams Uganda AIDS bill (AFP)

AIDS ribbons. Human Rights Watch on Friday criticised Uganda's HIV/AIDS bill, some of whose clauses call for mandatory testing of pregnant women, sex offenders and victims, and disclosure of HIV status.(AFP/File) AFP - Human Rights Watch on Friday criticised Uganda's HIV/AIDS bill, some of whose clauses call for mandatory testing of pregnant women, sex offenders and victims, and disclosure of HIV status.

New gene therapy halts 2 boys' rare brain disease (AP)

Stem cell cultures are held up at a lab. A breakthrough mix of stem cell and gene therapy halted a lethal brain-wasting illness in two young boys, and could prove effective against other genetic disorders, researchers reported Thursday.(AFP/Getty Images/File) AP - French scientists mixed gene therapy and bone marrow transplants in two boys to seemingly halt a brain disease that can kill by adolescence. The surprise ingredient: They disabled the HIV virus so it couldn't cause AIDS, and then used it to carry in the healthy new gene.

Australian study links folic acid intake to asthma (AFP)

A child is seen staring behind a belly of his pregnant mother. Women who take folic acid supplements during the later months of pregnancy may be increasing their baby's risk of developing asthma, according to a newly released Australian study.(AFP/File/Choi Won-Suk) AFP - Women who take folic acid supplements during the later months of pregnancy may be increasing their baby's risk of developing asthma, according to a newly released Australian study.

Health Tip: Have a Food Allergy? (HealthDay) HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- A food allergy -- commonly to edibles such as shellfish, nuts, wheat, eggs or milk -- often has telltale warning signs.

World Trade Center Workers Twice as Likely to Have Asthma (HealthDay) HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- World Trade Center rescue and cleanup workers have asthma rates twice that of the general population, a new study shows.

Health Tip: What's Behind My Asthma and Allergy Symptoms? (HealthDay) HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- While allergies and asthma usually are chronic, symptoms can flare from exposure to certain triggers.

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