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CDC uses shopper-card data to trace salmonella
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:39:10 GMT
 AP - As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time — the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries.
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Hoped-for drop in childbirth deaths not happening
(AP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:04:34 GMT
 AP - Eleven days after her son Benjamin's birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly swollen. Just as her doctor returned her phone call asking what to do, she dropped dead from a blood clot.
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Researchers: AIDS virus can hide in bone marrow
(AP)
Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:15:30 GMT
AP - The virus that causes AIDS can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness, according to new research that could point the way toward better treatments for the disease.
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Brazil's Silva quits smoking after 50 years
(AP)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:34:31 GMT
 AP - Brazil's president said Tuesday that he kicked the smoking habit he had for 50 years after a recent health scare sent his blood pressure soaring.
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WHO: over 85M African kids get polio vaccination
(AP)
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:15:26 GMT
 AP - The World Health Organization says more than 85 million children under 5 in west and central Africa will be vaccinated against polio.
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Gene test claims to show what diet works best
(AP)
Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:22:26 GMT
AP - Diet not working? Blame your genes. That's the pitch behind a new test that claims to show whether people will do better on a low-fat or a low-carb weight loss plan.
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Health Tip: What's Behind Childhood Obesity
(HealthDay)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:04:03 GMT
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Obesity is a major problem in the United
States, and children are no exception. Today's kids are spending more
hours watching TV, sitting at the computer or playing video games, and
less time being active.
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U.S. herpes rates remain high: CDC
(Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 20:39:49 GMT
Reuters - About 16 percent of Americans between the ages of 14 and 49 are infected with genital herpes, making it one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases, U.S. health officials said on Tuesday.
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Clinical Trials Update: March 10, 2010
(HealthDay)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:03:58 GMT
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com:
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Music class may benefit kids with cochlear implants
(Reuters)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:10:39 GMT
Reuters - Music class may help improve certain types of sound perception in deaf children who have cochlear implants, a new study hints.
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Even in Old Age, Men Want Sex More Than Women
(Time.com)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:25:00 GMT
Time.com - Data suggest that men want sex more, have more sex and enjoy it more than women. That holds true even into their 70s.
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Genetic Variant Raises Lung Cancer Risk
(HealthDay)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:48:46 GMT
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- People with a particular
genetic trait are at much higher risk of developing lung cancer from
exposure to secondhand smoke than others, even if they rarely come into
contact with it, a new study finds.
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Researchers back cancer-fighting properties of papaya
(AFP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:03:20 GMT
 AFP - Researchers said Tuesday that papaya leaf extract and its tea have dramatic cancer-fighting properties against a broad range of tumors, backing a belief held in a number of folk traditions.
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Jump in Kids' Sports Injuries Due to Overuse
(HealthDay)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 19:04:01 GMT
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- Orthopedic surgeons warn that
sports injuries in children are rising dramatically, creating a "silent
epidemic."
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Britain gives one million pounds to S.Africa for condoms
(AFP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 23:30:31 GMT
 AFP - Britain announced Tuesday one million pounds in aid to South Africa for the purchase of condoms to tackle HIV and AIDS in the world's worst-affected country ahead of the 2010 World Cup.
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Increasing Soda Consumption Fuels Rise in Diabetes, Heart
Disease
(HealthDay)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:48:40 GMT
 HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) --Increasing consumption of sugary
soft drinks contributed to 130,000 new cases of diabetes, 14,000 new cases
of heart disease and 50,000 more life-years burdened with heart disease in
the last decade, a new U.S. study finds.
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Asthma Rates Rising Across the U.S.
(HealthDay)
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:49:27 GMT
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- Asthma rates are increasing
across the United States, a new government study shows, but certain states
have significantly lower rates of the respiratory disease.
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NY seeks 'fat tax' on sodas to fight rising US obesity
(AFP)
Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:27:14 GMT
 AFP - New York leaders are pressing for a so-called fat tax on the soft drinks industry, saying that sweet beverages are responsible for an upsurge of obesity across the United States.
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