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October 2007 - Posts
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Electrodes implanted into the brain to treat a man with a stubborn case of ringing in the ear instead sparked an out-of-body sensation, doctors in Belgium Read More...
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An increasing taste for Western-style junk food and unhealthy lifestyles have caused the rate of *** cancer among urban Chinese women to jump sharply over Read More...
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Government inspectors visit the foreign companies that make more and more of the drugs used in the United States just once every eight to 12 years on average, Read More...
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Vietnam's preference for boys over girls is further tipping the balance between the sexes in Asia, already skewed by a strong bias for boys among Chinese Read More...
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Parents are taking a more active role in raising their children than they did a decade ago, setting greater restrictions on TV watching and reading more Read More...
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One in 60 older people may be walking around with benign brain tumors and don’t know it. Even more may have bulging blood vessels in the head that could Read More...
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Keeping slim is one of the best ways of preventing cancer, as is avoiding excessive amounts of red meat and wine, a landmark study has revealed. Read More...
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West Virginia is hoping that a little wheel can make a big difference in the state’s obesity problem. Read More...
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A woman wants abuse charges filed against an acquaintance who was pet-sitting for her potbellied pig and allowed the animal to get fat. Read More...
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Hospitals seeking to keep patients from picking up infections should focus as much on cleaning up invisible germs as on removing the visible dirt, a British Read More...
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Canadian lobster and tuna fisherman Everett Condon had never traveled further south than the United States until this year, when he spent his off-season Read More...
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In the past, there was no way to detect such a tumor without surgery. But today, scientists have developed noninvasive brain scans that may reveal whether Read More...
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About 10 percent of Americans aged 71 and up, or 2.4 million people, have Alzheimer's disease and 1 million more have some other form of dementia, researchers Read More...
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Having someone to drive you to cancer treatments or make sure you are eating may be even more important than tumor size or other medical factors in predicting Read More...
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A large new study found no sign that vitamin D lowers the overall risk of dying from cancer, injecting a note of caution to the latest vitamin craze. Read More...
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Science is getting a grip on people’s fears. As Americans revel in all things scary on Halloween, scientists say they now know better what’s going on inside Read More...
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A hunter is recovering after he was shot in the leg at close range by his dog, who stepped on his shotgun and tripped the trigger, an official said Tuesday Read More...
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A hospital near Chicago plans to start testing all incoming patients for a drug-resistant staph bacteria. Read More...
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If stretching ranks below turning down the volume on your iPod on your list of health priorities, a new report may give you extra incentive to reach, bend Read More...
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Use of cholesterol and blood pressure medicines by young adults appears to be rising rapidly — at a faster pace than among senior citizens, according to Read More...
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The AIDS virus invaded the United States in about 1969 from Haiti, carried most likely by a single infected immigrant who set the stage for it to sweep Read More...
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A second-line drug to treat a life-threatening form of leukemia has won federal approval, the Food and Drug Administration said Monday. Read More...
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A waterborne disease spread through animal urine has killed nine people and sickened more than 1,600 in storm-stricken Nicaragua, health officials said Read More...
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Devil’s Revenge. Spontaneous Combustion. Hot sauces have names like that for a reason. Now scientists are testing if the stuff that makes the sauces so Read More...
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Wyeth said on Monday it was recalling several of its Robitussin cough, cold and congestion products and its Children's Dimetapp Cold & Chest Congestion Read More...
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A defunct Canadian meatpacker is “a likely source” of beef that caused an outbreak of food-borne illnesses in the United States and Canada, the U.S. meat Read More...
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Don’t assume that your complicated medical bill is correct. Errors on bills for doctors, medical tests or hospitals can result in overcharges that run Read More...
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The country’s leading pediatricians group is making its strongest push yet to have all children screened for autism twice by age 2, warning of symptoms Read More...
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Public schools in Mount Vernon are being disinfected after a worker and a student showed signs of an antibiotic-resistant staph infection, authorities Read More...
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Women who develop *** cancer are no more likely to have aggressive or advanced tumors if they are cigarette smokers than if they do not smoke, researchers Read More...
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The smell of buttery microwave popcorn can be intoxicating. But can it also be dangerous? Read More...
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In a world filled with hazards, some workers obviously face perilous conditions. By that yardstick, mixing an additive that’s used to flavor popcorn, candy, Read More...
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An eastern Kentucky school district with one confirmed case of antibiotic-resistant staph infection plans to shut down all 23 of its schools Monday, affecting Read More...
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A baby bumble bee. A tiny Frankenstein. Readers share photos of their favorite little ones dressed up for Halloween. Read More...
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For the past week, the residents of Fiesta Beach have included uptight horses, frightened finches and designer dogs — as well as pet owners trying to make Read More...
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Do you sweat at the thought of flying, giving a speech or even going to a party? Join the club: Anxiety disorders--including specific phobias, obsessive-compulsive Read More...
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The worst outbreak of dengue fever in years has hit Southeast Asia, prompting the World Health Organization to call for better prevention campaigns as Read More...
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No parent's supposed to have a favorite kid — so shouldn't kids play by the same rules? In response to a recent story about a mom whose toddler is a classic Read More...
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Women treated for pre-cancerous lesions are at increased risk of developing cervical or vaginal cancer for at least another 25 years, according to a study Read More...
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Women who have undergone hysterectomy, or removal of the womb, are at higher risk of urinary incontinence that needs to be corrected by surgery later on, Read More...
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Looking for an easy-to-prepare crowd-pleaser that you can feel good about serving to your family? Just grab a box of rice, right? Well, not always. Choose Read More...
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Calling the small paper wheel in his hand "a miracle of modern technology," Dr. Stephen Sondike is only half joking. Read More...
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When Amy Lovell dropped off her son at school, she had to make sure the fifth-grader didn't dash off without his French horn. It was strapped to the back Read More...
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Many people are seeking natural approaches to health care, but not everyone is comfortable with telling their traditional family doctor about it. Some Read More...
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Children's cold remedies were questioned for years. History of regulation, thinking about how drugs work in children were behind product warning delay Read More...
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It was bad enough when the TV and lights inexplicably flicked on at night, Misty Conrad says. When her daughter began talking to an unseen girl named Nicole Read More...
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The Food and Drug Administration said Thursday that accumulating evidence suggests a Bayer AG drug used to prevent excessive bleeding during heart bypass Read More...
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Chilean scientists have made a discovery in the brains of rats that they say may help treat drug addiction and ease the side effects of some medications Read More...
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The federal government found an elevated number of cases of a rare blood cancer in northeastern Pennsylvania but uncovered no link to any possible cause Read More...
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Your brain is supposed to fire a "hold your horses" signal when faced with a tough choice. But a brain implant that stops the tremors of Parkinson's disease Read More...
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More than 3,000 people who volunteered to receive an experimental AIDS vaccine are being told the jab may itself raise the risk of infection. Read More...
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The city's medical examiner concluded that the misuse of pills, not the dust of ground zero, caused the lung disease that killed a man who became a nationally Read More...
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A Florida company recalled 8,200 pounds of frozen ground beef because the meat may be contaminated with the debilitating E.coli bacteria, the government's Read More...
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Bird flu virus may become endemic in parts of Europe, with ducks and geese more of a vector for spreading it than previously thought, the U.N. said on Read More...
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In search of our era's consummate healers, we've screened the worlds of both natural and conventional medicine. Here, these modern masters share their Read More...
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Burger joints beware: New York's calorie crusaders are at it again. City health officials announced Wednesday that they hope to revive their stalled plan Read More...
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Should a woman call it quits after finding out her husband-to-be once had a wild time with a transvestite? Any suggestions for what to call a guy during Read More...
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Cigarette smoking and a family history of alcoholism both alter how women perceive sweet foods and what foods they crave, according to studies conducted Read More...
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A few nights without sleep can not only make people tired and emotional, but may actually put the brain into a primitive "fight or flight" state, researchers Read More...
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Setting aside the question of whether those sobs were 100 percent genuine, tears are a natural human response, and public figures are obviously not immune. Read More...
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Testing all new hospital patients for a dangerous staph "superbug" could help wipe out a germ that likely kills more Americans than AIDS, consumer advocates Read More...
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One Saudi woman ignored the cancer growing in her *** because she didn't want to risk a referral to a male doctor. Another was divorced by her husband Read More...
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The inhalable flu vaccine should be given each year to children as young as 2, an advisory vaccine panel said Wednesday. Read More...
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Doctors treating cancer patients should try harder to help them deal with the emotional toll the disease exacts, an expert panel said on Tuesday. Read More...
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A Maine researcher says standing on a vibrating platform for 15 minutes a day could help people achieve washboard abs. Read More...
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Recently, it happened at a typical family function, which, in my family, tends to involve a gaggle of children at my in-laws' house. As always, the littlest Read More...
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An Indonesian toddler died from bird flu after coming into contact with dead poultry, a senior health ministry official said Wednesday, pushing the country's Read More...
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