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Health News Health News Headlines - Yahoo! News Get the latest health news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking health news, including analysis and opinion on top health stories. Report: NPS hantavirus response followed policy 20 May 2013 at 9:11pm YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) ? Federal investigators probing the hantavirus outbreak blamed for three deaths at Yosemite National Park recommended on Monday that design changes to tent cabins and other privately run lodging first be reviewed by National Park Service officials. Tunisia announces 3 cases of coronavirus, 1 death 21 May 2013 at 6:50am RABAT, Morocco (AP) ? A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia and two of his adult children were infected with it, the Tunisian Health Ministry reported. Sports seem OK for many with heart-zapping device 20 May 2013 at 4:17pm WASHINGTON (AP) ? New research is challenging medical guidelines that say people with a heart-zapping device in their chests should avoid intense sports like basketball and soccer in favor of golf or bowling. Joplin Survivor Tells OK Parents: 'Have to Try to Be Strong' 21 May 2013 at 12:36pm Survivor of the 2011 Joplin, Mo., tornado relives the loss of two grandchildren, 6 and 10, who were ripped from their mother's arms while the family huddled for safety in a bathtub. She tells those separated from their children in Moore, Okl., to turn to counseling and God.         People choose larger portions of ?healthy' foods 21 May 2013 at 12:13pm By Kerry Grens NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People will choose larger portions of food if they are labeled as being "healthier," even if they have the same number of calories, according to a new study. "People think (healthier food) is lower in calories," said Pierre Chandon, a marketing professor at the INSEAD Social Science Research Center in France, and they "tend to consume more of it." That misconception can lead to people eating larger portion sizes of so-called healthy foods, and therefore more calories. ... World Bank boosts funds for Syria refugees, Africa 21 May 2013 at 11:47am By Tom Miles GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Bank plans substantial new funds to help Jordan cope with the influx of refugees from the civil war in Syria, and hopes new funds for central Africa will cement a peace deal there, the bank's President Jim Yong Kim said on Tuesday. "There will be significant amounts of new funding going to Jordan in the very near future to deal with this crisis," he said in an interview, after a speech at the U.N. World Health Assembly in Geneva. ... Red Cross' Birthday Wish for Oklahoma 21 May 2013 at 11:35am Volunteers from the American Red Cross are on the ground in Moore, Okla., where a violent tornado tore through homes, a hospital and two elementary schools killing 24 people and injuring at least 240 more. Full coverage of the Oklahoma tornado The organization, which provides...         Red Cross' Birthday Wish for Moore, Okla. 21 May 2013 at 11:35am Volunteers from the American Red Cross are on the ground in Moore, Okla., where a violent tornado tore through homes, a hospital and two elementary schools killing 24 people and injuring at least 240 more. Full coverage of the Oklahoma tornado The organization, which provides...         SARS-Like Virus Spreads to Tunisia 21 May 2013 at 11:26am A father died after a trip to Saudi Arabia, his two children were sickened.         Hospital Hit by Okla. Tornado 'Lucky' 21 May 2013 at 11:20am Directly in the tornado's path, Moore Medical Center patients, staff unharmed.         Surgery offers mixed benefits for kids' sleep apnea 21 May 2013 at 11:18am By Gene Emery NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study has confirmed that removing the tonsils and adenoids of children with obstructive sleep apnea can reduce sleepiness and improve the quality of life, but putting off the surgery might not hurt either. The study is the first controlled test to compare the operation with so-called watchful waiting as a strategy for stopping childhood obstructive sleep apnea syndrome, where the structures in the back of the mouth can temporarily block breathing during sleep. ... Botox Gives More 20-Somethings a Jump on Wrinkles 21 May 2013 at 11:15am Frown lines, forehead creases and crow's-feet, oh my! If the rise in Botox procedures is any indication, the fountain of youth might be found in a syringe, even for 20-somethings whose signs of aging are invisible to the naked eye.         H7N9 bird flu outbreak costs more than $6.5 billion so far -U.N 21 May 2013 at 10:56am GENEVA (Reuters) - The H7N9 bird flu outbreak in China has caused economic losses of more than $6.5 billion so far, the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization's chief veterinary officer said on Tuesday. "The economic impacts of H7N9 have been astounding," Juan Lubroth said during a presentation at the World Health Assembly in Geneva. "Over $6.5 billion has been lost in the agriculture sector because of prices, consumer confidence and trade. So poultry industry losses in China have been high," he said. (Reporting by Tom Miles; Editing by Michael Roddy) Hospital Hit by Oklahoma Tornado 'Lucky' 21 May 2013 at 10:47am Directly in the tornado's path, Moore Medical Center patients, staff unharmed.         France: Drugmaker on trial, suspected in deaths 21 May 2013 at 10:38am NANTERRE, France (AP) ? The makers of a diabetes and weight loss drug suspected in the deaths of hundreds of people went on trial Tuesday, facing charges they misled the public about the product's safety.