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Autism linked to older moms

A woman's chance of having a child with autism increases as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than five million births found.

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-08-2010
Heart strategy could save Canada billions

Canada could save about $5 billion a year in health-care costs by lowering the number of heart attacks and strokes among the country's population, according to a new report.

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-08-2010
Haiti aid groups aim to vaccinate 140,000

Aid groups planned to launch an emergency vaccination campaign in Port-au-Prince, Haiti, on Monday in a bid to ward off measles, diptheria and tetanus.

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-08-2010
Canada discards U.S. growth charts for kids

The growth of Canadian children will now be tracked using charts based on the World Health Organization's standards instead of U.S. ones.

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-08-2010
Danny Williams out of U.S. intensive care unit

Premier Danny Williams was released Friday from the intensive care unit of a hospital in the United States where he underwent heart surgery Thursday, the premier's office says.

Posted to XTL(External) News (Weblog) by Anonymous on 02-08-2010

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