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New SARS-like virus found, man critically ill in UK

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LONDON - A Qatari man struck down with a previously unknown virus related to the deadly SARS infection and the common cold is critically ill in hospital in Britain, the World Health Organisation said on Monday.

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U.S. warns hospitals against Medicare scams, vows to prosecute

WASHINGTON - There are "troubling indications" some hospitals may be using electronic records to defraud Medicare, the Obama administration said on Monday, promising to prosecute any doctors and hospitals found "gaming the system".

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Health insurers begin to provide user-friendly plan guides

WASHINGTON - The Obama administration on Monday began requiring health insurers to provide user-friendly guides to patients that explain their benefits, aiming to make buying insurance nearly as easy as scanning packages of food for nutrition facts.

Politics, U.S., 4:05pm EDT

Variation in antibiotic prescribing hints at overuse

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Seniors in the U.S. are prescribed at least one antibiotic each every year, on average - but the rate of prescribing varies quite a bit across the country, a new study finds.

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Screen all adults for alcohol misuse: task force

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Health providers should screen all adults and pregnant women for risky drinking habits, a government-backed expert panel said Monday in new draft recommendations.

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Pediatricians warn families against trampolines

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Kids should stay off trampolines at home and at the playground, U.S. pediatricians urged Monday, saying emergency departments across the country see nearly 100,000 injuries from the bouncy mats each year.

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Morning-after pills available to N.Y. high school students

NEW YORK - Hundreds of New York City high schools students have received morning-after pills since the launch of a program that provides emergency contraception through public school nurses, the city's health department said on Monday.

U.S. 8:01pm EDT

Breathing European air shortens lives: report

BRUSSELS - Air pollution is shortening lives by almost two years in parts of the European Union, the European Environmental Agency (EEA) said, strengthening the case for a tightening of emissions restrictions in the bloc.

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IUDs, implants encouraged for teenage girls

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teenage girls looking for birth control should be encouraged to consider the long-lasting "set and forget" methods, according to the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG).

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Genital cutting tied to later abuse risk

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who underwent genital cutting as young girls may be at increased risk of physical, sexual or emotional abuse from their husband, a study of women in Mali suggests.

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