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	Regulating Wax Removal Approximately 12 million people seek removal for compacted earwax a year in the United States. However, people seek services from a variety of medical physicians, prompting to publish national guidelines for an issue that affects 10 percent of adults, 5 percent of children and more than 33 percent of adults.
	Diabetes Drugs May Pose Heart Risks In an online editorial in Heart, two Wake Forest University professors voice their concern for oral medications taken for Type 2 diabetes. The two believe a particular class of meds increases the risk of cardiovascular problems.
	Growing Strong Bones A study released in the Aug. 26 edition of Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences explains the work of engineers at Georgia Tech University. The engineers used skin cells to create artificial bones and found that their slower development allowed the bones to blend better with ligaments and tendons.
	Downside to Antiretrovirals Side effects In a study published in the September issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, researchers found that a popular antiretroviral used by people infected with HIV may also lead to more bone fractures.
	Women's Changing Oral Health The Pennsylvania Dental Association is reminding women to be mindful of their oral health needs, which can change throughout the lifespan. Oral health is tied to women?s hormone levels.
	Added Benefits of Magnesium Sulfate During a 10-year study involving 18 centers, researchers tried to see if there was a link between magnesium sulfate and cerebral palsy. What they found was that the offspring of women at risk for premature birth who received doses of magnesium sulfate, were 50 percent less likely to develop cerebral palsy.
	Making the VA Mobile Representatives of the Department of Veteran Affairs announced Wednesday, Aug. 27 that the VA will launch its new four-unit mobile clinic to serve veterans in rural areas. The units will circulate around 24 counties, offering primary care and mental health care.
	Tobacco Control Program Saves Billions During a 15-year timeframe, the state of California saved $86 billion (in 2004 dollars), according to a study published in the Aug. 25, 2008 online issue of PLoS Medicine. The program, which cost $1.8 billion, translated into reductions in smoking, disease and expenditures on health care.
	Scientists find link between infections and prematurity Researchers at Stanford University studied the amniotic fluid of women who had preterm labor only to find that 15 percent of the samples revealed evidence of bacteria and fungus. The more bacteria or fungus present in the fluid, the more likely a woman was to have a younger and sicker baby.
	C-section Babies may have Increased Risks Researchers from the Queen’s University Belfast conducted a study of 10,000 children from 20 published studies and found the children had an increased chance of developing Type I diabetes if they were delivered via C-section.
	Varied Factors Influence Cancer Type In a study published in the Oct. 1, 2008 issue of Cancer, the peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, researchers reported finding a link between factors, such as breastfeeding and age at the onset of menopause and the type of breast cancer identified during diagnosis.
	Medication Sharing Apparently more than one-third of women, ages 18 to 44, share prescription medications and may be unaware of the side effects, according to a report published in the August 2008 issue of the Journal of Women’s Health.
	Effects of Alcohol on Unborn Scientists at the Medical College of Georgia are looking to find out what quantity of alcohol and how the timeframe of the drinking leads to malformations of the face of babies born with fetal alcohol syndrome and other lifelong disabilities.
	Alcohol dependence linked to delayed childbearing Researchers at the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences have found a relationship between the amount of alcohol females consume and dysfunctions in their reproductive system.
	Breastfeeding – A Healthy Start for Mom and Baby The Office of Minority Health (OMH) needs your help in spreading the word about the benefits of breastfeeding. Today is a good time to start.

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