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HealthDay – SATURDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) — Adults with a poor
education are also likely to have poor health, a growing body of evidence
suggests.

Reuters – Want to reduce your risk of skin cancer? Wear sun screen, of course. But two new studies suggest that choosing your relatives carefully could also be helpful.

AP – Health officials said Friday that 76 U.S. children have died of swine flu, including 19 new reports in the past week — more evidence the new virus is unusually dangerous for the young.

HealthDay – THURSDAY, Oct. 8 (HealthDay News) — The cost of giving boys the human
papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine would outweigh any health benefit,
researchers say.

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — It’s that time of year — when the stores
are chock-full of skeletons, ghosts, zombies and other youthful
disguises.

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Listeriosis is a bacterial infection that’s
contracted from contaminated food or drink. The infection can cause
serious effects for a pregnant woman and her growing fetus, including
miscarriage or early delivery.

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) — Sit on the floor and reach for your
toes. If you can get your fingers past them and you’re 40 or older, that
could be a sign that your arteries are flexible, researchers say.

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) — The current treatments for women
who’ve had an early miscarriage don’t affect their long-term fertility,
new research shows.

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) — Margaret Park, a mother of five,
isn’t having her kids vaccinated against seasonal influenza or H1N1 swine
flu this year.

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