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Health in briefCompiled from Times wires© St. Petersburg Times published October 4, 2002 Low hormone doses urged in menopause CHICAGO -- Women with menopause symptoms who use prescription hormone medicines should limit the drugs to low, short-term doses, the leading group of menopause practitioners in North America advises. Doctors who prescribe hormones also should re-evaluate a women's benefits and risks from the drugs at each appointment, the North American Menopause Society said Thursday. The group released the new recommendations at its 13th annual meeting Thursday. Baby's West Nile infection came from mother's milkATLANTA -- A Michigan infant with the West Nile virus probably got it from the breast milk of his infected mother, federal health officials said Thursday. The child is healthy and his mother is recovering, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said. The CDC said it was virtually certain the virus came from breast milk, though there is no way to be 100 percent positive. Doctors stressed that breast milk is the healthiest food for babies and that mothers shouldn't quit nursing because of West Nile fears. Also . . .CYSTIC FIBROSIS: A common antibiotic helps most cystic fibrosis patients breathe better and stay out of the hospital, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation said Thursday, citing the results of a new study. The study by the foundation found that 87 people who took the antibiotic azithromycin for six months gained lung capacity, while 97 on placebos lost capacity.
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