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HealthDay – SATURDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) — Women who have uterine
fibroids are at increased risk for stillbirth, a new study finds.

HealthDay – SATURDAY, Feb. 6 (HealthDay News) — People attending the 2010
Winter Olympics in Vancouver can be champions of their health by following
some simple advice on how to beat the flu, according to the U.S. Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention.

Reuters – Generic-drug makers Teva and Actavis, backed by Swedish buyout firm EQT, have placed make-or-break bids for German peer Ratiopharm but drug major Pfizer is expected to also be a contender, sources said.

Reuters – H1N1 swine flu is still circulating around the world and still killing people, although it is on the decline everywhere, global health officials said on Friday.

HealthDay – THURSDAY, Feb. 4 (HealthDay News) — New research suggests that young
children and teenagers with type 1 diabetes could benefit by using an
artificial pancreas device to lower the risk of dangerously low blood
sugar levels during sleep and help them control their disease.

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDay News) — It’s not cost-effective to
screen couples genetically to determine if they’re at risk of having
children with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), says a U.S. study.

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDay News) — There’s a link between a birth
defect called gastroschisis and the agricultural chemical atrazine, a new
study has found.

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — An ear tube is surgically implanted in a
child’s ear to help drain fluid that builds up behind the eardrum, says
the U.S. National Library of Medicine.

HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — A cardiac rehabilitation program is designed
to help people recover from a heart attack, heart surgery or another
medical procedure involving the cardiovascular system.

HealthDay – FRIDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDay News) — After nearly a year of
headlines, worry and confusion, the H1N1 swine flu virus is now out of the
news. Is it out of circulation as well?