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Some babies are born bottom-first because of inherited genetic traits, Norwegian researchers say.

Raising the number of drugs on sale at pharmacies may cut safety and effectiveness, specialists say.

Cockaynesyndrome (CS), a disease characterized by developmental defects,neurodegeneration, severe wasting, and premature aging, has been linkedto a specific fusion protein, as reported in an article published March21, 2008 in the open-access journal PLoS Genetics. Geneticfactors for CS have already been identified.

Preliminary research from the Department of Respiratory Disease Research at the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) suggests that a rapid antigen assay test developed by Arbor Vita Corporation (AVC) shows promise as a useful diagnostic for the detection of the avian influenza virus in humans. Researchers from NHRC reported their findings last week at the 2008 International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases (ICEID) in Atlanta, Georgia.

Average life expectancy continues to increase, and today's older Americans enjoy better health and financial security than any previous generation. However, rates of gain are inconsistent between the genders and across age brackets, income levels and racial and ethnic groups. Some critical disparities also exist between older Americans and older people in other industrialized countries.

Human rights amendment will help to close the 'protection gap'Help the Aged today responded to the Government's pledge that the Human Rights Act will be extended to cover residents in private care homes, and the announcement of a a major study into abuse of elderly people in NHS hospitals and care homes.

There are currently over three million carers aged 50 and above in the UK and many of these are looking after older relatives. According to charity Help the Aged, however, many facing this situation do not know where to turn for support and guidance on the subject or what services and benefits are available to help make their lives that little bit easier.

There is new promise on the horizon for those who suffer from REM Sleep Behaviour Disorder (RBD) according to researchers at the University of Toronto.RDB, a neurological disorder that causes violent twitches and muscle contractions during rapid eye-movement (REM) sleep, can lead to serious injuries.

Researchers at Yale School of Medicine now have a clearer understanding of why synthetic estrogens such as those found in many widely-used plastics have a detrimental effect on a developing fetus, cause fertility problems, as well as vaginal and breast cancers.Preliminary results of the study will be presented at the 2008 Society for Gynecologic Investigation (SGI) Annual Scientific Meeting held March 26-29 in San Diego, California. The study was led by Hugh S. Taylor, M.D.

UK teenagers are drinking an average of 44 bottles of wine or 177 pints of beer a year each, a study suggests.

A British TV production company denies its members spread a fatal flu to an isolated tribe in Peru.

Home Guardian, LLC has announced the release of a suite of sensors that non-intrusively monitor the health status of seniors in their homes while enabling professional caregivers to focus on providing needed care. This includes the detection of falls, which constitute the largest cause of injuries for people over age 65 in the United States.

Schools are urged close their gates at lunch to prevent children swapping their school meal for a takeaway.

"Lads mags" may damage young men by peddling images of the male body beautiful, research suggests.

The number of new cases of HIV among gay men in the UK remains stubbornly high, figures for 2007 show.

The Brazilian government on Tuesday launched a campaign to reduce the spread of HIV/AIDS among men ages 13 to 24 who have sex with men in the country, EFE News Service reports. The initiative will use public service announcements on radio and television stations to promote condom use and deliver safer-sex messages nationwide.

Evidence that exposure to pesticides significantly raises the risk of Parkinson's disease is strong, say experts.

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Utah-based genetics company Identigene announced Monday that its DNA Paternity Collection Kit would be available over-the-counter beginning on Tuesday in 30 states at Rite-Aid stores and in six states at Meijer stores, the