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Ramadan sets Muslim athletes extra test at London Games

Reuters - 22/05/2012
LONDON (Reuters)- When Malaysian cyclist Azizulhasni Awang opted to postpone his Ramadan fast until after the London Games, the decision was all about going for Olympic gold.

Secret Clinics Tend to Bahrain’s Wounded

New York Times - 22/05/2012
Amid an uprising, “no one goes to the hospital,” one protester said. The police are there.

Kakha Bendukidze Holds Fate of Gene-Engineered Salmon

New York Times - 22/05/2012
AquaBounty Technologies, which wants to produce genetically engineered salmon, is reliant on its largest shareholder, Kakha Bendukidze.

Side Effects: Dogs’ Genetic Roots Remain Obscure

New York Times - 22/05/2012
Little about the origins of dogs is agreed upon, beyond that they descended from wolves, and genetic research has provided little insight.

Catholics File Suits on Contraceptive Coverage

New York Times - 22/05/2012
Forty-three groups are challenging the Obama administration’s rule that employees receive health insurance coverage for contraception.

Global Update: Fake and Substandard Drugs Grow as Threat to Fight Malaria

New York Times - 22/05/2012
About a third of the drug samples from Southeast Asia and Africa failed in testing, according to a report by an American agency.

Letters: Sperm Donors and Disease (3 Letters)

New York Times - 22/05/2012
Letters to the editor.

Vital Signs: Nutrition: Some Fats May Harm the Brain More

New York Times - 22/05/2012
A study followed fat consumption among women older than 65 and tracked their mental ability over four years.

Vital Signs: Patterns: Shot Protects Against More Than the Flu

New York Times - 22/05/2012
Pregnant women who were vaccinated against the flu were more likely to deliver regular-size babies, at a point closer to the due date, an analysis showed.

Personal Health: A Richer Life by Seeing the Glass Half Full

New York Times - 22/05/2012
How to define optimism, put it into practice and enjoy its benefits.

Well: New Data on Harms of Prostate Cancer Screening

New York Times - 22/05/2012
In a controversial finding, a government task force concluded that the harms of the simple blood test far outweigh any potential benefit.

U.S. task force: End routine prostate cancer screening

Reuters - 22/05/2012
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A task force advising the U.S.

Letters: Losing More to Gain More (1 Letter)

New York Times - 22/05/2012
Letter to the editor.

A Long View on Health Care: Think Like an Investor

New York Times - 22/05/2012
A conversation with the economist Dana Goldman, who believes that prevention should drive health care reimbursement.

Direct Primary Care Providers Lower Cost of Concierge Services

New York Times - 22/05/2012
Direct primary care providers, which were once most associated with concierge health services for the rich, are reaching out to small businesses and the working class.

Tailoring Treatments for Alcoholics

New York Times - 22/05/2012
Some addiction experts envision a near future in which patients will be able to choose a drug that best suits them, and couple it with therapy and other tools to achieve long-term recovery.

Older mothers have success with children

London Times - 22/05/2012
Children of older mothers have a more extensive early age vocabulary and are better at recognising shapes and patterns, a...

Offer IVF to women over 40, NHS told

London Times - 22/05/2012
Women in their forties struggling to have a baby should be offered fertility treatment on the NHS, the health watchdog...

Hearing dogs are changing the lives of deaf children and their carers

London Times - 22/05/2012
Each evening, James Cheung sleeps peacefully in his bedroom while his dog, Kurt, rests on the carpet by his side....

Fake drugs threaten gains made in war on malaria

Reuters - 22/05/2012
LONDON (Reuters) - Low-quality and fake anti-malarial drugs flooding into markets in Asia and Africa are driving drug resistance and threatening gains made in the fight against the disease in the past decade, according to a study by global health experts.

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