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AP – Federal health officials now say that 4,000 or more Americans likely have died from swine flu — about four times the estimate they’ve been using.

AP – Analysis of a dozen published studies testing possible new uses for a Pfizer Inc. epilepsy drug found that reporting of the results was often fudged, indicating the medicine worked better than internal company documents showed.

AP – Countries can choose from stronger measures like school closures that may slow the spread of swine flu in the beginning, but the disease will continue to spread anyway, a World Health Organization spokesman said Wednesday.

AP – Nearly 200 million children in poor countries have stunted growth because of insufficient nutrition, according to a new report published by UNICEF Wednesday before a three-day international summit on the problem of world hunger.

Reuters – A study of internal company documents suggests Pfizer Inc altered or omitted unfavorable study findings to expand its epilepsy drug Neurontin’s market, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday, offering a look at how drugmakers influence scientific research.

HealthDay – TUESDAY, Nov. 10 (HealthDay News) — Optical technology could
help physicians detect small colorectal polyps during colonoscopies and
save money, too, new research suggests.

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) — Most of the dust that coats your
furniture and floors comes from outdoors and can pose a health threat, a
new study suggests.

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — The American Diabetes Association says anyone
who is diabetic can benefit from blood glucose checks, especially if the
person:

Takes insulin or medication to manage diabetes.
Is pregnant.
Has difficulty keeping blood glucose stable and under control.
Has dangerously low blood glucose, or develops ketones from high
levels of blood glucose.
Develops low blood glucose without the typical warning signs.

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Cataracts are an eye condition characterized
by a cloudiness of the eye’s lens. They usually develop slowly as a person
gets older.

HealthDay – WEDNESDAY, Nov. 11 (HealthDay News) — Exposure to high levels of the
controversial plastics chemical bisphenol A (BPA) significantly raised the
risk of sexual dysfunction, including impotence and low sex drive, among
Chinese factory workers, a new study has found.