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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 6:49am 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. 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. How to Talk to Your Kids About Natural Disasters 21 May 2013 at 10:32am How to talk to your children about tornadoes and other natural disasters.         Sharp rise in number Afghan women in prison for "moral crimes" 21 May 2013 at 10:26am By Amie Ferris-Rotman KABUL (Reuters) - About 600 Afghan women and girls are behind bars for so-called moral crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday, the highest number since the Taliban were toppled almost twelve years ago. Running away from home, usually from abuse and forced marriage, and alleged adultery, which often involves rape, have landed most of the 600 women in prison. That figure is an increase of 50 percent over the last 18 months. ... Talking to Your Kids About Tornadoes 21 May 2013 at 10:04am How to talk to your children about tornadoes and other natural disasters.         Tunisia announces first death from new coronavirus 21 May 2013 at 9:24am Tunis (Reuters) - A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from new coronavirus, a strain of a virus that emerged in the Middle East last year, after a visit to Saudi Arabia, the health ministry said on Tuesday. The man, a diabetic, died in hospital in the city of Monastir, ministry spokesman Ibrahim Labassi said. It was the first death in Tunisia from the virus. "Tests showed that his two sons were infected by the same virus and they are under medical observation," Labassi said. ... Is Childhood ADHD Making You a Fat Adult? 21 May 2013 at 9:17am Poor lifestyle choices and a family history of overeating can increase your risk of obesity, but here's a surprising new risk: childhood attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, better known as ADHD. Schoolmates of suicide victims at higher risk 21 May 2013 at 9:12am By Kathryn Doyle NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teens who have a classmate die of suicide are more likely to consider taking, or attempt to take, their own lives, according to a new study. The idea that suicide might be "contagious" has been around for centuries, senior author Dr. Ian Colman, who studies mental health at the University of Ottawa, told Reuters Health. Past studies supported the idea, but none had looked at such a large body of students, he said. ... More tornadoes from global warming? Nobody knows 21 May 2013 at 9:11am A deadly tornado hit suburban Oklahoma City on Monday. A quick look at some basic facts: Health sites too complex, full of cliches: study 21 May 2013 at 7:37am By Ivan Oransky NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The importance of health literacy hit home for Lisa Gualtieri when a Cambodian refugee diagnosed with cancer asked her to act as a patient advocate. She played the role of a "salty tongue," a Cambodian expression that paints outspokenness in a positive light. But even though the patient's family was in the room when doctors took the time to answer every last question about test results and treatment options, the refugee's family would call Gualtieri hours later to review what doctors had said. ... AcelRX post-op pain treatment meets late-stage study goal 21 May 2013 at 7:17am (Reuters) - AcelRX Pharmaceuticals Inc said its experimental treatment for post-operative pain met its main goal in a late-stage trial of patients who had undergone knee or hip replacement surgery, sending its shares up 15 percent. AcelRX said its Sufentanil NanoTab PCA System showed a decrease in pain intensity, compared with a placebo, as measured on a clinical scale 48 hours after surgery. In the last of three late-stage trials, the drug-device combination also significantly reduced pain compared with a placebo 24 hours and 72 hours after surgery, the company said. ... Vermont passes law allowing doctor-assisted suicide 21 May 2013 at 7:09am By Jason McLure (Reuters) - Vermont on Monday became the fourth U.S. state to end legal penalties for doctors who prescribe medication to terminally ill patients seeking to end their own lives. The law, which includes a number of safeguards over the next three years as the state adapts, marked the first time a U.S. state has used the legislative process to make assisted suicide legal. Oregon and Washington have similar laws passed through ballot measures and a Montana court authorized the practice in 2009. ... New rice contamination reported in China 21 May 2013 at 6:02am BEIJING (AP) ? Authorities are investigating rice mills in southern China following tests that found almost half of the staple grain in one of the country's largest cities was contaminated with a toxic metal.