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Public health warning about Sexually Transmitted Infections CTV.ca Their primary concern is an increase in incurable diseases such as Hepatitis C and HIV/AIDS. The department's report indicates that 15% of men who have sex with men in Montreal have HIV, but only 2% are aware they have the disease. ... See all stories on this topic »

Brain Scan Might Someday Spot Autism U.S. News & World Report By Jenifer Goodwin THURSDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) -- A type of brain imaging that measures the circuitry of brain connections may someday be used to diagnose autism, new research suggests. Researchers at McLean Hospital in Boston and the University ... See all stories on this topic »

Mylanta, AlternaGel Recalled Over Faulty Labels WebMD By Daniel J. DeNoon Dec. 2, 2010 -- All lots of Mylanta liquid products and one lot of AlternaGel liquid have been recalled by Johnson & Johnson-Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals. The recall affects only retail and wholesale sales of the product. ... See all stories on this topic »

Whoop it up Chicago Sun-Times By Susan Frick Carlman scarlman@stmedianetwork.com Dec 2, 2010 12:16PM By the numbers Pertussis shows all the symptoms of being this season's bacterial villain. Most often called whooping cough, the illness is showing an increase in northern Illinois. ... See all stories on this topic »

Novel Epilepsy Drug Faces Approval Delay MedPage Today By John Gever, Senior Editor, MedPage Today The FDA has declined to let the investigational epilepsy drug ezogabine onto the US market for now, even though an advisory committee voted unanimously in August to recommend approval. ... See all stories on this topic »

HHS looking for a few good apps ModernHealthcare.com By Christine LaFave Grace In support of its new 10-year public health and illness prevention plan announced Thursday, HHS is calling on tech developers to create data-rich applications designed to promote community health. ... See all stories on this topic »

Man Doses Himself With a Parasite for Intestinal Problems ABC News By COURTNEY HUTCHISON, ABC News Medical Unit Catching an intestinal parasite is not usually considered desirable, but for a California man with severe gastrointestinal problems, dosing himself with worms was the answer to his prayers. ... See all stories on this topic »