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AP - A slice of cool, fresh watermelon is a juicy way to top off a Fourth of July cookout and one that researchers say has effects similar to Viagra but don't necessarily expect it to keep the fireworks going all night long.
- Time.com - A new study shows the beverage can protect the heart arteries by keeping them flexible and relaxed - 
AFP - A US man who was born a woman before undergoing gender realignment surgery has given birth to a baby girl, US media reported Thursday.
- HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- Frequent sexual intercourse
may cut down on a man's chances of developing erectile dysfunction,
Finnish researchers report. - AP - Scientists have new evidence that the brain chemical best known for regulating mood also plays a role in the mystifying killer of seemingly healthy babies sudden infant death syndrome. - 
Reuters - An imbalance of a key brain chemical
could cause crib death, researchers said on Thursday in what
they called a chance discovery.
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Reuters - A new strain of West Nile virus is
spreading better and earlier across the United States, and may
thrive in hot American summers, researchers said on Thursday.
- HealthDay - SATURDAY, July 5 (HealthDay News) -- Your diet isn't all that
healthy, and you haven't been to the gym since who knows when. You can't
shed those pesky 20 extra pounds, but what's the use, you may ask -- after
all, you're well into middle age. - Reuters - Morbidly obese adults who
undergo a particular type of stomach bypass surgery called
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) appear to be at increased risk
of developing kidney stones earlier than previously thought.
The increase in stone risk was evident just three months after
the surgery. - Reuters - Human papillomavirus type 16
(HPV-16), which has been linked to cervical cancer, can be
detected in human breast milk collected during the early period
after a woman delivers her baby, doctors from Finland report. - 
AFP - A strong cup of coffee may do more than just wake you up in the mornings. It could also help you stave off multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a new study.
- HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- Taking prescription
medications can help reduce violent behavior in some schizophrenia
patients, Duke researchers report. - Reuters - A new study shows that having
diabetes independently raises the risk of illness and death in
people with heart failure, which occurs when the heart loses
its ability to pump blood efficiently. - HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- The new vaccine vitespen
didn't increase recurrence-free survival among kidney cancer patients
who'd had surgery, say U.S. researchers. - Reuters - Some people with schizophrenia
become less prone to violence when they take their
antipsychotic medications as prescribed by a doctor, but those
with a history of antisocial behavior in childhood continue to
pose a higher risk even with treatment, research shows. In
these individuals, other medications and interventions are
likely to be needed.
