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May 2008 - Posts
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A drug used to strengthen the bones of women with *** cancer helped cut the risk of the cancer returning by 36 percent, European researchers said on Saturday Read More...
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The man whose parents' battle to save him from a nerve disease was told in the movie "Lorenzo's Oil" has died at his home in Virginia. Read More...
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A judge granted initial approval Friday to a settlement in which companies that manufactured or sold contaminated pet food would compensate pet owners Read More...
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You're stuck with the number of fat cells you have acquired by about age 20, a new study finds. Read More...
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Lung cancer often comes with a stigma other cancers don't. Patients, advocates and specialists are meeting in Chicago to try to dispel some of that shame Read More...
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Old-fashioned asthma inhalers that contain environment-harming chemicals will quit selling at year's end — and the government is urging patients not to Read More...
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A Los Angeles hospital provided liver transplants to four Japanese gang figures, including one of Japan's most powerful gang bosses, over a period when Read More...
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A woman in a northern Australian city gave birth to a healthy baby girl after a rare full-term ectopic pregnancy, a hospital official said Friday. Read More...
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The number of uninsured U.S. young adults, who already represent a major chunk of the American population without health coverage, rose again in 2006, Read More...
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It's not too late to slim down for summer. Try these 15 simple strategies to kick start weight loss, help you feel better and look your best on the beach Read More...
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A Mediterranean diet rich in fruits and vegetables — already known to protect against heart disease — also appears to help ward off diabetes, Spanish researchers Read More...
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A baffling phenomenon known as sudden infant death syndrome is one of the leading causes of death for babies. Now, doctors say they may have found a contributing Read More...
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Brazil’s Supreme Court ruled Thursday that scientists can conduct embryonic stem cell research, which holds the promise of curing Parkinson’s disease and Read More...
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Staying connected with family and friends may delay memory decline among the elderly, new research confirms. Read More...
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In 2007, six people from southern states died from a rare brain infection that can occur after swimming in warm lakes and rivers, according to the CDC Read More...
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A German folk saying that means "every child costs the mother one tooth" may hold a lot of truth, research published on Thursday indicates. Read More...
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Sex isn’t all that matters— unless a couple isn’t having it! Then it becomes the elephant in the room that no one’s taking about. The key is putting everyday Read More...
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Doctors may soon get a new way to tell which medications are safe for women to use during pregnancy and when they breastfeed. Read More...
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Appeals courts in New Jersey and Texas have scrapped verdicts against drugmaker Merck stemming from some of the earliest trials involving its once popular Read More...
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An experimental once-a-day pill offered relief to nearly half the people with severe, long-term constipation, researchers reported on Wednesday. Read More...
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Aspirin and related painkillers called non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs all seem to work equally well to cut a person's risk of developing Alzheimer's Read More...
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America's fastest-growing disease has a sugar-coated secret: You don't need to be overweight for it to kill you. Read More...
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Francis Collins, who helped lead the breakthrough unraveling of the human genetic code — and found common ground between the belief in God and science Read More...
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Premature births of U.S. babies have been climbing since the mid-1990s and the increase is being driven by Caesarean section deliveries, according to a Read More...
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An Arkansas woman has filed a federal lawsuit accusing a baby bottle maker of using a dangerous chemical linked to serious health problems. Read More...
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Malaria parasites fine-tune the number of male and female offspring they produce to maximize the odds of infecting another host, a finding that could help Read More...
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Using only its brainpower, a monkey can direct a robotic arm to pluck a marshmallow from a skewer and stuff it into its mouth. Read More...
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Exposure to lead in early childhood or in the womb can cause permanent brain damage that may even cause criminal behavior, researchers reported. Read More...
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Men who are found to have had an unrecognized or "silent" heart attack are at increased risk of developing dementia or small lesions in the brain that Read More...
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The family of a Tennessee woman who spent more than 50 years in an iron lung says she has died after a power failure shut down the machine that kept her Read More...
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A new imaging technique that relies on naturally occurring baking soda in the body could help pinpoint cancer earlier and quickly gauge if drugs to kill Read More...
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Brazil’s Supreme Court is expected to decide on Wednesday whether to uphold legislation that allows research on embryonic stem cells in the world’s largest Read More...
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People given cholesterol-fighting statin drugs before heart surgery are far less likely to die or suffer complications afterwards, German researchers said Read More...
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The number of people hospitalized with a dangerous intestinal superbug has been growing by more than 10,000 cases a year, according to a new study. Read More...
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A trip to the hospital can lead to some startling reality checks. To prevent a financial mess, consider these tips to help prepare for emergencies before Read More...
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A series of gentle head and neck movements known as the canalith repositioning procedure is the best way to treat vertigo, according to the American Academy Read More...
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In an extraordinary event, the three network news anchors — NBC’s Brian Williams, CBS’s Katie Couric and ABC’s Charles Gibson — will team up for “Stand Read More...
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Liu Yisi sits on a hospital bed, reading a comic book. His nose is bruised, swollen and cut, and his left arm is heavily bandaged. Read More...
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A quick shock from a Taser may have zapped a man's fluttering heart back into a healthy rhythm, doctors reported on Tuesday. Read More...
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Doctors may want to give stroke victims antidepressants right away instead of waiting until they develop depression, a common complication, new research Read More...
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The percentage of U.S. children who are overweight or obese appears to have leveled off after a 25-year increase, according to new figures that offer a Read More...
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Newly diagnosed cases of post-traumatic stress disorder among U.S. troops brings the five-year total to more than 38,000, according to U.S. military data Read More...
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Nick Santonastasso has just one arm and one finger, but he hasn’t let that stop him from tackling everything from sports to music to drawing. “My parents Read More...
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Researchers have identified seven possibilities for the next generation of mosquito repellant, some of which may work several times longer than the current Read More...
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When “Fidgety Philip” grows up, the problems of attention deficit disorder can multiply into loss of nearly a month’s work per year. Read More...
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The best way to strength train is one of most enduring controversies in fitness. Read More...
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Here's an updated to-disinfect list for all the surprising places (and people) contagion clings to. Read More...
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It's a new frontier for psychiatric illness: Brain pacemakers that promise to act as antidepressants by changing how patients' nerve circuitry fires. Read More...
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Studies are fueling a growing recognition that many behaviors are swayed by social networks in ways that have not been fully understood. Read More...
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A Nigerian woman gave birth to an unusual set of quadruplets in Baltimore on Friday. Read More...
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The Food and Drug Administration has warned women not to use or purchase Mommy's Bliss Nipple Cream, marketed by MOM Enterprises Inc. of San Rafael, Calif Read More...
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Thousands of private counselors are offering free services to troops returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with mental health problems, jumping in to help Read More...
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Even though there are print and video American Sign Language dictionaries, one needs to know the meaning of the word to look up the sign. Researchers are Read More...
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A study in Kisumu, western Kenya found infection rates were cut by 60 percent among men who were circumcised. It prompted the Kenyan government to form Read More...
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An estimated 5.4 million of South Africa's 48 million people have the virus — the highest total of any country. But after years of pressure from activists, Read More...
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We test the FitFlops, which claim to give you a "bum-blasting workout" disguised as a leisurely walk. Pity they're not so cute. Read More...
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Health officials are warning New Yorkers to stay away from an illegal aphrodisiac made from toad venom after the product apparently killed a man. Read More...
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The spread of a virus that has sickened more than 24,000 people and killed dozens across China is slowing in the province where the outbreak was first Read More...
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Menopausal women who take hormone-replacement therapy pills more than double their risk of developing a potentially fatal blood clot, French researchers Read More...
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Three-time melanoma survivor John McCain appears cancer-free, has a strong heart and is in otherwise general good health, according to eight years of medical Read More...
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A common virus traditionally viewed as mild killed at least five U.S. infants last year, government health officials said. Read More...
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Drinking less alcohol, eating more vegetables and exercising can prevent or delay the onset of diabetes, researchers said on Friday in a study showing Read More...
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Scientists have zeroed in on the source of cravings (your head, not your belly) and figured out ingenious ways to tweak the way you think about food, so Read More...
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Companies that were sued over contaminated pet food linked to the deaths of perhaps thousands of dogs and cats have agreed to pay $24 million to pet owners Read More...
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