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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. HPV vaccine cut infection by half in teen girls 19 Jun 2013 at 3:19pm ATLANTA (AP) ? A vaccine against a cervical cancer virus cut infections in teen girls by half in the first study to measure the shot's impact since it came on the market. The results impressed health experts and a top government top health official called them striking. New MERS virus spreads easily, deadlier than SARS 19 Jun 2013 at 2:27pm LONDON (AP) ? A mysterious new respiratory virus that originated in the Middle East spreads easily between people and appears more deadly than SARS, doctors reported Wednesday after investigating the biggest outbreak in Saudi Arabia. Study: Wiser medication use could cut health costs 19 Jun 2013 at 11:43am TRENTON, N.J. (AP) ? If doctors and patients used prescription drugs more wisely, they could save the U.S. health care system at least $213 billion a year, by reducing medication overuse, underuse and other flaws in care that cause complications and longer, more-expensive treatments, researchers conclude. Two-fifths of U.S. adults care for sick, elderly relatives 19 Jun 2013 at 9:10pm By Yasmeen Abutaleb WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Four in 10 U.S. adults are now caring for a sick or elderly family member as more people develop chronic illnesses and the population ages, a new study has found. "More health care is happening at home," said Susannah Fox, associate director of the Pew Research Center's Internet and American Life project and the study's lead author. "As more people are able to be saved by medical advances, their lives are being extended, but they're also being sent home medically fragile. It's caregivers who are the first line of defense. ... Virus sickens 200 at Yellowstone, Grand Teton parks 19 Jun 2013 at 8:06pm By Laura Zuckerman (Reuters) - Two of America's premier national parks, Yellowstone and Grand Teton, warned visitors on Wednesday about a gastrointestinal illness that has sickened at least 200 people at the start of the summer tourist season. The rare health advisory, tied to a suspected outbreak of the highly contagious norovirus, comes in the early weeks of a season that drew about 6 million people to the parks last year. ... Boston poised to begin condom giveaway in high schools 19 Jun 2013 at 5:54pm By Stephanie Simon (Reuters) - Students at all Boston public high schools will soon be able to obtain free condoms at school - as long as they sit through a few minutes of counseling about safe sex - under a policy approved Wednesday by the school board. Condoms are already available in 19 high schools with on-site health centers. The policy, endorsed on a 5-0 vote by the Boston School Committee, expands distribution to all 32 high schools and their 17,000 students. Parents will have the right to exempt their children. Several U.S. ... Officials: Urban Outfitters pulls pill glasses 19 Jun 2013 at 3:36pm FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) ? Retailer Urban Outfitters Inc. has responded to a multi-state campaign and stopped selling flasks, shot glasses and pint glasses that look like prescription pill bottles, political leaders in drug-plagued Kentucky said Wednesday. U.S. doctors target sugary drinks bought by government 19 Jun 2013 at 3:26pm By Madeline Will NEW YORK (Reuters) - The American Medical Association joined the effort to discourage consumption of sugary drinks on Wednesday with a pledge to work to get them off U.S. government food aid programs for the poor. The nation's largest physician group said removing the sugary beverages from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program would help reduce weight-related health problems. "The AMA is working to improve the nation's health care outcomes, particularly cardiovascular disease and diabetes, which are often linked to obesity," said AMA President Dr. ... Lawmakers float bill for Medicare to cover obesity treatment 19 Jun 2013 at 2:23pm By Yasmeen Abutaleb WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A day after the American Medical Association classified obesity as a disease, U.S. lawmakers introduced bipartisan bills in the Senate and House of Representatives that would require Medicare to cover more obesity treatment costs. ... Deadly new coronavirus a "serious risk" in hospitals - Saudi study 19 Jun 2013 at 2:11pm By Kate Kelland LONDON (Reuters) - The new Middle East coronavirus that has killed 38 people after emerging late last year is a serious risk in hospitals because it is easily transmitted in healthcare environments, infectious disease experts said on Wednesday. In a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the researchers said the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS)was not only easily transmitted from patient to patient, but also from the transfer of sick patients to other hospitals. ... Nowhere to hide from diarrhea-causing bacteria: study 19 Jun 2013 at 2:07pm By Andrew M. Seaman NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Otherwise healthy people with a diarrhea-causing infection may have picked up the bacteria in doctors' offices or other healthcare sites, according to a new government study that also hints heartburn medications might increase the risk. Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that about 82 percent of Clostridium difficile, or C. diff, cases in healthy people occurred after visiting healthcare settings - like doctors' offices and emergency rooms. "I think people should be aware of the source," said Dr. ... Organ Donation Around the World 19 Jun 2013 at 2:03pm How does the U.S. compare to other countries when it comes to organ donors?         Researchers Find Possible Biological Basis for Fibromyalgia 19 Jun 2013 at 1:44pm Researchers have discovered a potential biological basis for fibromyalgia in patients' skin. Current treatment uses medications that act solely within the brain. It brings varying degrees of relief. Exclusive: Forest mulls bid for Irish drugmaker Elan - sources 19 Jun 2013 at 1:30pm By Jessica Toonkel and Soyoung Kim NEW YORK (Reuters) - Forest Laboratories Inc, the specialty drugmaker that counts investor Carl Icahn as a major shareholder, is among a handful of companies interested in bidding for Irish drugmaker Elan Corp Plc, two people familiar with the situation said. Elan, which has a market capitalization of nearly $7 billion, put itself up for sale last week in an effort to fend off a hostile offer from U.S. investment firm Royalty Pharma. Forest is among several mid-sized drugmakers considering an offer for Elan, the people said on Wednesday. ... How the US Stacks Up on Organ Donation 19 Jun 2013 at 1:28pm How does the U.S. compare to other countries when it comes to organ donors?