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September 2007 - Posts
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He was one of America’s first defenders on Sept. 11, 2001, a Marine who pulled burned bodies from the ruins of the Pentagon. He saw more horrors in Kuwait Read More...
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The Topps Meat Co. on Saturday expanded its recall of frozen hamburger patties to include 21.7 million pounds of ground beef that may be contaminated with Read More...
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Scientists have known that on the whole, females of all ages tend to worry more and have more intense worries than males. Women also tend to perceive more Read More...
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Several promising new kinds of male contraceptives — from a male pill to putting a cork in it — are on the horizon, based on presentations today at the Read More...
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Some visitors to Puerto Rico are leaving with an unusual souvenir — one of the thousands of scrappy abandoned dogs that roam the island’s beaches. Read More...
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A low-carbohydrate/high-fat diet and a high-carbohydrate/low-fat diet both improve weight loss, enhance mood, and speed thinking, a study shows, but the Read More...
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Federal inspectors said Friday that they suspended the grinding of raw products at the Topps Meat Co. after finding inadequate safety measures at the plant, Read More...
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It sounds like science fiction but it’s true: A killer amoeba living in lakes enters the body through the nose and attacks the brain where it feeds until Read More...
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Very young children simply should not take some commonly used cold and cough medicines, federal health officials say in recommending that the “consult Read More...
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A cancer patient says she was left alone in a CT scanner for hours after a technician apparently forget about her, and she finally crawled out of the device, Read More...
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Researchers from Norway and Oregon Health and Science University have found that the season in which a man is diagnosed with prostate cancer may affect Read More...
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The Food and Drug Administration does very little to ensure the safety of the millions of people who participate in clinical trials, a federal investigator Read More...
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A new federal report paints a very grim picture as to how well the Food and Drug Administration protects Americans who are subjects in human experimentation. Read More...
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U.S. regulators said they were beginning a campaign to crack down on companies selling unapproved versions of an often-abused painkiller with the potent Read More...
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Good news for anyone who hates number crunching: You don’t need to add or subtract a thing to get slim. Read More...
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A report to be released on Friday finds the U.S. Food and Drug Administration does very little to ensure the safety of patients who help test drugs in Read More...
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Federal food inspectors are investigating the Topps Meat Co. facility and its suppliers amid reports that at least 21 people in eight states may have fallen Read More...
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The H5N1 bird flu virus can pass through a pregnant woman’s placenta to infect the fetus, researchers reported on Thursday. Read More...
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The diabetes drugs Actos and Avandia raise the risk of heart failure but do not increase the risk of heart-related death, U.S. researchers said on Thursday, Read More...
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Roman Catholic bishops have agreed to let hospital personnel give emergency contraception to all rape victims, reversing their decision days before a new Read More...
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Good manners and basic social skills such as taking turns are just as important to kids' success in school as a focus on reading, writing and arithmetic, Read More...
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An effort that joins major drugmakers, regulators and academics will be launched on Thursday to study the genetics of people who develop serious side effects Read More...
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Canadian veterinary officials said on Thursday they have found the H7N3 strain of avian influenza on a Saskatchewan chicken farm, but noted the case was Read More...
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The death of a child has prompted a recall of infant play yards made in China for Kolcraft Enterprises of Chicago. Read More...
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David Harrah thought he had time for coffee before racing his pregnant wife and their eight children 15 miles to the hospital. Read More...
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The amount of "good cholesterol" in the blood remains an important marker for heart disease regardless of how much "bad cholesterol" is lowered, researchers Read More...
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Why do guys fantasize about being with two women, neither of whom may want much to do with him? What are some cross-cultural differences in desire? And Read More...
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The risk of divorce increases if one partner suffers from testicular or cervical cancer, but other types have no effect on whether a couple stays together, Read More...
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All types of alcohol — wine, beer or liquor — add equally to the risk of developing *** cancer in women, American researchers said Thursday. Read More...
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A study of doctor-assisted suicide in the Netherlands and Oregon counters the argument that making it legal may lead to more of these deaths among vulnerable Read More...
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The head of the Catholic church in Mozambique said on Wednesday he believed some European-made condoms were deliberately tainted with the HIV/AIDS virus Read More...
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Teenage girls who stick close with their circle of friends are less likely to take abuse from the boys they date, a new study suggests. Read More...
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A mercury-based preservative once used in many vaccines does not raise the risk of neurological problems in children, concludes a large federal study that Read More...
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Otherwise healthy men who smoke risk developing erectile dysfunction — and the more cigarettes they smoke, the greater the risk of erectile dysfunction, Read More...
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A Siberian woman who gave birth to her 12th child — doing more than her fair share to stem Russia’s population decline — was stunned to find that little Read More...
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A Harvard student must be allowed extra break time during her nine-hour medical licensing exam so she can pump *** milk to feed her 4-month-old daughter, Read More...
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Doctors are hopeful about a new drug to treat skin cancer by causing tumor cells to self-destruct by overloading them with oxygen. Read More...
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U.S. drug regulators on Wednesday will issue a public health advisory about the potential risks of a pain drug made by Cephalon Inc, an FDA official said Read More...
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The treatment that more cancer patients receive may one day depend on their genes. With an increasing number of biological clues available, doctors hope Read More...
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There's a recall involving boxes of frozen hamburgers. Officials say a New Jersey-based meat company is voluntarily recalling some of its hamburgers after Read More...
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I started going to Sunday school and church when I was 5. I stopped when I was 6. That’s when my older brother was diagnosed with a rare and incurable Read More...
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Atrial fibrillation, the rapid and uncoordinated beating of the upper chambers of the heart, is a fairly common disorder that has been linked to an increased Read More...
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Patients showing signs of heart disease are at nearly double the risk of also having colon cancer, perhaps because unhealthy habits and inflammation are Read More...
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A diet rich in fish and other sources of omega-3 fatty acids helped cut the risk that children with a family history of diabetes would develop the disease, Read More...
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The more often you use a letter or number, the brighter the color you associate with it. No, it’s not a psychedelic experience, but a common link among Read More...
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The quality of health care in the United States is steadily improving, with more patients getting recommended treatments, but there are a few notable gaps Read More...
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People who just wanted to look healthier were among those who bought steroids from a vast sales network exposed this week after a two-year international Read More...
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An outbreak of cholera in Iraq has spread, with new cases confirmed in Baghdad, Basra and, for the first time, the northern districts of Tikrit, Mosul Read More...
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Dutch researchers said on Monday they had finally nailed down the absolute risk of getting a blood clot while sitting in a cramped airline seat — one in Read More...
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Diabetic children exhale higher levels of a chemical when their blood sugar is too high, U.S. researchers said on Monday, suggesting that a simple breath Read More...
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The nation’s largest dentist group now says gum can be good for you, as long as it’s sugar-free. Read More...
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Tough choices tempt kids at every turn -- whether it is soda in school, junk food ads on TV or the fast-food chain around the corner -- and school policies Read More...
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You've finished the surgery, the radiation, the chemotherapy. You're a winner, a cancer survivor. Now what? A new push is on to provide patients with "survivor Read More...
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The death rate from *** cancer continues to drop steadily by about 2 percent a year, but black women are not seeing the same benefits as whites, the American Read More...
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Getting an annual flu vaccine may not save the lives of seniors, and health officials may want to look at other ways to protect the elderly, researchers Read More...
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A long-simmering argument over what constitutes emergency medical care is shifting the financial burden for treating illegal immigrants with cancer to Read More...
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Hispanic teenagers used illegal drugs at greater rates than white and black teenagers, according to a report released Monday by a White House drug control Read More...
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Britain's livestock owners received more bad news Monday: Another herd of cattle tested positive for foot-and-mouth disease, and a second cow was found Read More...
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People will lose weight for money, even a little money, suggests a study that offers another option for employers looking for ways to cut health care costs Read More...
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The customary annual physical check-up at the doctor's office may not be worth the time or money, researchers said on Monday. Read More...
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If you want to have lots of kids, look for a Barry White instead of a Justin Timberlake. Men with a deep voices have more offspring, a new study suggests Read More...
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Fake acupuncture works nearly as well as the real thing for low back pain, and either kind performs much better than usual care, German researchers have Read More...
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You’ve finished the surgery, the radiation, the chemotherapy. You’re a winner, a cancer survivor. Now what? A new push is on to provide patients with “survivor Read More...
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Cancer deaths will more than double to 17 million people each year in 2030 with poor countries shouldering the heaviest burden from the disease, the head Read More...
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A simple test to measure tumor cells circulating in the blood could make it easier to tell which *** cancer patients are at greatest risk of their cancer Read More...
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People who do not get enough sleep are more than twice as likely to die of heart disease, according to a large British study released on Monday. Read More...
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New clinical data showed Avastin improved the chances of a removal of metastatic lesions in patients with colorectal cancer, Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding Read More...
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Bacteria that cause a troublesome and sometimes fatal type of diarrhea in hospital patients can be found in and on the bodies of people who have no symptoms Read More...
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Home funerals are part of a small but growing movement in America to take back death. Led by aging baby boomers, often dealing with the deaths of their Read More...
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