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Good Morning Postlinuxeg, TUE 01 Jun 2010    Americans prefer drugs for depression: survey Glaxo settles more Avandia lawsuits in U.S. Obesity and asthma are linked: study G8 seeks new drive to meet 2015 aid goals for poor Gulf 'oil cloud' triggers new dispersant concerns Experts find compound to fight bird, seasonal flu After a point, more omega-3s don't help the heart Labor inductions may be boosting rate of earlier births Nurses at crowded hospitals more likely depressed Experts to review status of flu pandemic on Tuesday Americans prefer drugs for depression: survey June 01, 2010 06:00 AM ET WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Americans prefer drugs to talk therapy for depression, with nearly 80 percent taking a pill for the condition, Consumer Reports said on Tuesday. Full Article Glaxo settles more Avandia lawsuits in U.S. June 01, 2010 06:47 AM ET LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline Plc has settled thousands more lawsuits brought by patients alleging its Avandia diabetes drug caused heart attacks, in a move that may defuse potentially massive claims over the medicine. Full Article Obesity and asthma are linked: study May 31, 2010 09:20 PM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study confirms a link between obesity and asthma. Full Article G8 seeks new drive to meet 2015 aid goals for poor May 31, 2010 12:37 PM ET OSLO (Reuters) - The Group of Eight industrialized nations plan to invest in better health for mothers and young children in poor nations to meet faltering goals for slashing world poverty by 2015, a draft text for a G8 summit said. Full Article Gulf 'oil cloud' triggers new dispersant concerns May 31, 2010 04:23 PM ET MIAMI (Reuters) - A large undersea cloud of dissolved hydrocarbons discovered last week near the Gulf of Mexico oil spill raises fresh questions about toxic chemicals used to fight the spill and their environmental impact. Full Article Experts find compound to fight bird, seasonal flu May 31, 2010 10:23 AM 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 After a point, more omega-3s don't help the heart May 31, 2010 10:21 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Memo to adults with heart disease: If you're already eating a fair amount of fish and taking omega-3 fatty acid supplements, the extra boost may not be doing much to help your heart. Full Article Labor inductions may be boosting rate of earlier births May 31, 2010 11:25 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The rate of induced labor among U.S. pregnant women nearly doubled between 1992 and 2003 -- a trend that seems to have pushed more births to the earlier end of full-term, a new study finds. Full Article Nurses at crowded hospitals more likely depressed May 31, 2010 11:25 AM ET NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -- Nurses who work in hospital wards that are usually filled to capacity may have a higher risk of depression than their counterparts in less-crowded hospitals, Finnish researchers suggest. Full Article Experts to review status of flu pandemic on Tuesday May 31, 2010 10:23 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

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