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	• Health Care Reform: Employees Face Greater Cost-Sharing
	New law will spur changes in job-based health benefits, experts predict
	THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Americans who have health insurance through large, employer-sponsored health plans will see a number of plan design changes in 2011, and they'll be paying more for that coverage, employers and benefits consultants say. "You're going to see higher premiums and higher contributions from the individual members of the plan," said Ronald Bachman, presid
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	• In Elderly, Risks Differ for Indoor Versus Outdoor Falls
	Prevention programs should take seniors' lifestyle, environment into account, researchers say
	THURSDAY, Sept. 9 (HealthDay News) -- Different risk factors contribute to indoor and outdoor falls among the elderly and these differences need to be incorporated into fall prevention programs, a new study suggests. U.S. researchers studied 765 people, aged 70 and older, in the Boston area. Over two years, the participants reported 598 indoor falls and 524 outdoors falls. After someone
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	• 10% of 2010 Winter Olympians Suffered Injuries
	Bobsledding, ice hockey, alpine freestyle skiing proved among most dangerous sports, study says

	• Obesity May Up Death Risk in Older Women With Colon Cancer
	Women past menopause with a high BMI and large waists had increased risk of dying, study finds

	• Smoking Could Harm Sperm, Study Finds
	Other research suggests women who smoke while pregnant impair sons' fertility

	• New Tool Aims to Predict Problems in Preemies
	Method allows early assessment of babies' health risks based on available data, study says

	• Substance Abuse Admissions Double Among Older Adults
	And many more are unemployed, unmarried than in early 1990s, study says

	• Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 9, 2010
	Knee Pain Rosacea Healthy Senior Volunteers (Age 65+)

Health Highlights

U.S. Traffic Deaths at 60-Year Low
Appeals Court Asked to Lift Stem Cell Funding Ban
Most U.S. Public Hospitals Are in Rural Areas: Study
Cockroaches, Locusts Eyed as New Source of Antibiotics

FDA Approvals

• Ella Emergency Contraceptive Approved

Intended to inhibit or delay ovulation

• Flu Vaccine for Upcoming Season Approved

Protects against three strains predicted to be most prevalent

• Cuvposa Approved for Chronic Drooling in Children

Primarily those with neurological disorders

• Combination Drug Approved for High Blood Pressure

Tribenzor sanctioned for those who don't respond to other drugs

• Generic Lovenox Approved for Deep Vein Thrombosis

A condition that could cause deadly blood clots

FYI

• Health Tip: Factors That May Aggravate Acne in Women

Some are avoidable, others aren't

• Health Tip: Dealing With Lower Back Pain

Suggestions to help ease the discomfort

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