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Good Morning Postlinuxeg, MON 31 May 2010    Experts find compound to fight bird, seasonal flu Experts to review status of flu pandemic on Tuesday Prescription heroin helps addicts off street drugs WHO seeks clampdown on tobacco ads targeting women Is milk from grass-fed cows more heart-healthy? Text messages save pregnant Rwandan women Girl tests experimental drug after virus kills horse Blacksmith Brands recalls 4 children's medicines U.S. says to screen babies for 'bubble boy disease' Soy trims postmenopausal fat, study suggests Experts find compound to fight bird, seasonal flu May 30, 2010 09:05 PM ET HONG KONG (Reuters) - Scientists have identified a chemical compound that can stop the H5N1 bird flu virus as well as seasonal human flu viruses from replicating. Full Article Experts to review status of flu pandemic on Tuesday May 31, 2010 09:23 AM ET GENEVA (Reuters) - An expert panel that advises the World Health Organization on pandemics will meet Tuesday to decide whether to declare the H1N1 flu outbreak over. Full Article Prescription heroin helps addicts off street drugs May 28, 2010 10:38 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Prescribing heroin to addicts who can't kick their habit helps them stay off street drugs, British researchers said Friday. Full Article WHO seeks clampdown on tobacco ads targeting women May 28, 2010 01:46 PM ET GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization called on Friday for more action against tobacco advertising that targets women and girls, especially in developing countries. Full Article Is milk from grass-fed cows more heart-healthy? May 28, 2010 03:53 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If milk does the heart good, it might do the heart better if it comes from dairy cows grazed on grass instead of on feedlots, according to a new study. Full Article Text messages save pregnant Rwandan women May 28, 2010 01:30 PM ET KIGALI (Reuters) - At midnight Valentine Uwingabire's back began to hurt. Her husband ran to tell Germaine Uwera, a community health worker in their village in the fertile foothills of Rwanda's Volcanoes National Park. Full Article Girl tests experimental drug after virus kills horse May 28, 2010 07:11 PM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A 12-year-old Australian girl and her mother are the first people to try an experimental treatment for a deadly virus after the girl's horse died from the infection, researchers said on Friday. Full Article Blacksmith Brands recalls 4 children's medicines May 28, 2010 06:38 PM ET LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Blacksmith Brands Inc recalled on Friday four of its children's cough and cold medicines made at a Johnson & Johnson plant which was temporarily closed after U.S. regulators found manufacturing lapses. Full Article U.S. says to screen babies for 'bubble boy disease' May 28, 2010 04:17 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - "Bubble boy disease" is now part of national U.S. newborn screening guidelines, adopted by Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius last week. Full Article Soy trims postmenopausal fat, study suggests May 28, 2010 02:26 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A small new study has found that taking soy supplements may help postmenopausal women slim down. Full Article

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