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AP – It was bound to happen: Some people who aren’t at high risk for swine flu complications got the much-in-demand vaccine.

AFP – Switzerland on Friday restricted the use of British drugs group GlaxoSmithKline’s swine flu vaccine Pandemrix, excluding pregnant women, minors and people over the age of 60.

AFP – Alcohol and cigarettes are more dangerous than illegal drugs such as cannabis, LSD and ecstasy, the British government’s top drugs advisor has said.

AFP – Alcohol and cigarettes are more dangerous than illegal drugs such as cannabis, LSD and ecstasy, the British government’s top drugs advisor has said.

AP – Cheered by President Barack Obama, House Democrats rolled out landmark legislation Thursday to extend health care to tens of millions who lack coverage, impose sweeping new restrictions on the insurance industry and create a government-run option to compete with private insurers.

AP – Sleepless in Seattle? Hardly. West Virginia is where people are really staying awake, according to the first government study to monitor state-by-state differences in sleeplessness. West Virginians’ lack of sleep was about double the national rate, perhaps a side effect of health problems such as obesity, experts said.

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Oct. 28 (HealthDay News) — Diet and exercise can keep
diabetes at bay for a decade, cutting the risk for the disease by more
than a third in the most susceptible people, a new study finds.

HealthDay – THURSDAY, Oct. 29 (HealthDay News) — As daylight hours dwindle,
people with seasonal affective disorder (SAD) can often feel the onset of
wintertime depression, but a new study suggests one type of remedy may
work better than another at banishing the SAD blues.

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) –

The best way to get a good prognosis when it comes to cancer is to get
diagnosed as early as possible — and that’s where cancer screening tests
come in.

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — If you’ve had a heart attack, you may be at
risk for another one unless you make some major lifestyle changes.