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The list below is a feed of recent news articles from Yahoo Health. Clicking on a headline will open a new window so you can read the story. This seems to be updated only periodically.

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Y! Health News Search RSS Feed Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:23:04 PDT

Catholic groups ask pope to end contraception ban (Reuters) Reuters - More than 50 dissident Catholic groups published an unusually frank open letter to Pope Benedict on Friday saying the Church's ban on contraception had been "catastrophic" and urging him to lift it.

HIV Patients Living Longer (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- Since 1996, the life expectancy of HIV patients in developed countries taking antiviral therapy has increased more than 13 years, and deaths have dropped by almost 40 percent, researchers report.

Weekends Tough on the Diet (HealthDay) HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 25 (HealthDay News) -- Anyone who has avoided Monday morning weigh-ins knows this unalterable truth: Weekends are not a dieter's friend.

Health Tip: Living With Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (HealthDay) HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Chronic fatigue syndrome is an illness of unknown cause that can make a person feel excessively tired for prolonged periods.

Health Tip: Why You Should Wash Your Hands (HealthDay) HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- You've heard it over and over, starting from your parents: "Wash your hands."

People With GERD More Likely to Develop Asthma (HealthDay) HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 25 (HealthDay News) -- The first evidence linking gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and asthma has been discovered by Duke University Medical Center researchers.

AP: Food industry bitten by its lobbying success (AP) AP - One of the worst outbreaks of foodborne illness in the U.S. is teaching the food industry the truth of the adage, "Be careful what you wish for because you might get it."

N.M. researchers hope to cultivate `calming herb' (AP) AP - The plant has been described by local residents as magical, its qualities almost mythical.

Soy Linked to Low Sperm Count (HealthDay) HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 23 (HealthDay News) -- Eating half a serving of soy food a day lowers sperm concentrations and may play a role in male infertility, particularly in obese men, Harvard University researchers report.

Pet Doors Opening at Assisted Living Centers (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 24 (HealthDay News) -- When the elderly woman first arrived at Brooke Grove Retirement Village in Sandy Spring, Md., some of the staffers were skeptical when they saw she had brought her cat along.