AP - Researchers studying a disease that causes people to suddenly drop off to sleep are trying to turn what they have learned into a new way to help insomniacs get some shut-eye.

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AP - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a new use of Bayer Schering Pharma AG’s drug YAZ to allow it to be used to treat moderate acne in women who also want to use an oral contraceptive for birth control, the company said Monday.

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Reuters - Smoking causes erectile dysfunction by harming the health of blood vessels, Finnish researchers report.

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AFP - Five Bulgarian nurses condemned to death after being convicted of injecting Libyan children with the HIV virus that can cause AIDS have been accused of slandering police, their lawyer told AFP.

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AFP - Canadian researchers say they have uncovered how a gene linked to 40 percent of breast cancers works, offering hope for a treatment.

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Reuters - Primary schools should inform parents if their children are overweight or obese, an influential group of MPs said on Thursday.

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Reuters - A new study suggests that nearly one-third of children undergoing surgery are overweight or obese, placing them at increased risk of experiencing complications associated with the surgery.

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