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HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Managing your child’s diabetes is
challenging enough, but it’s compounded when the youngster becomes sick
from something else.

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — While most instances of constipation aren’t
serious, occasionally, cases of infrequent or difficult bowel movements
should be evaluated by a doctor.

HealthDay – FRIDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) — A gene associated with the
formation of age-related cataract, a leading cause of blindness, has been
identified by scientists.

HealthDay – FRIDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) — Children as young as 9 years
old can and should learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR), Austrian
researchers say.

HealthDay – FRIDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) — A growing number of
Americans now have a positive opinion on psychiatric medications, a new
study contends.

HealthDay – Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by editors of HealthDay:

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com:

HealthDay – FRIDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) — Colcrys has been approved by
the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat acute gout and familial
Mediterranean fever (FMF), two inflammatory disorders. The drug’s active
ingredient, colchicine, is derived from the dried seeds of the autumn
crocus plant.

HealthDay – FRIDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) — About one in 14 fifth-graders
have been homeless at some time in their lives, and these children, like
their adult counterparts, are more likely to have a mental health issue, a
new study reports.

HealthDay – FRIDAY, July 31 (HealthDay News) — An estimated 50 million, or
42 percent, of the 120 million visits made in 2006 to U.S. hospital
emergency departments were billed to the Medicaid and Medicare programs,
according to a U.S. government report released Thursday.