2008 Jan 30
Date : 2008 01 30 Health
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AP - Mercury from vaccines seems to disappear rapidly from the blood, returning to pre-vaccination levels in one month, according to a small study of children in Argentina. read more »
AP - Mercury from vaccines seems to disappear rapidly from the blood, returning to pre-vaccination levels in one month, according to a small study of children in Argentina. read more »
Date : 2008 01 30 Health
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Reuters - Surgery for lung cancer can have a substantial impact on long-term, health-related quality of life, the results of a study published in the current issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology suggest. read more »
Reuters - Surgery for lung cancer can have a substantial impact on long-term, health-related quality of life, the results of a study published in the current issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology suggest. read more »
Date : 2008 01 30 Health
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- The latest chapter in the debate over whether childhood vaccines can cause autism was written Wednesday with release of a study that showed the controversial mercury-containing preservative thimerosal is rapidly excreted from babies' bodies and can't build up to toxic levels. read more »
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- The latest chapter in the debate over whether childhood vaccines can cause autism was written Wednesday with release of a study that showed the controversial mercury-containing preservative thimerosal is rapidly excreted from babies' bodies and can't build up to toxic levels. read more »
Date : 2008 01 30 Health
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AP - A new study may help older people and their doctors decide how to treat a very common and dangerous problem a bulging abdominal artery threatening to burst. read more »
AP - A new study may help older people and their doctors decide how to treat a very common and dangerous problem a bulging abdominal artery threatening to burst. read more »
Date : 2008 01 30 Health
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AP - For rabid fans of the New York Giants and New England Patriots, this Sunday's Super Bowl won't be just a game. It may be a health hazard. Heart attacks and other cardiac emergencies doubled in Munich, Germany, when that nation's soccer team played in World Cup matches, a new study reports. read more »
AP - For rabid fans of the New York Giants and New England Patriots, this Sunday's Super Bowl won't be just a game. It may be a health hazard. Heart attacks and other cardiac emergencies doubled in Munich, Germany, when that nation's soccer team played in World Cup matches, a new study reports. read more »
Date : 2008 01 30 Health
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AP - The role of traumatic brain injury blamed for symptoms plaguing thousands of soldiers returning from Iraq might be overstated, contends a provocative military study that offers hope for successful treatment. read more »
AP - The role of traumatic brain injury blamed for symptoms plaguing thousands of soldiers returning from Iraq might be overstated, contends a provocative military study that offers hope for successful treatment. read more »
Date : 2008 01 30 Health
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AP - A Texas doctor leaked confidential research to the makers of the popular diabetes drug Avandia weeks before a study was published tying the drug to higher heart risks, the scientific journal Nature reported Wednesday. read more »
AP - A Texas doctor leaked confidential research to the makers of the popular diabetes drug Avandia weeks before a study was published tying the drug to higher heart risks, the scientific journal Nature reported Wednesday. read more »
Date : 2008 01 30 Health
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AP - The European Commission proposed simplified food labels Wednesday highlighting fat, sugar and salt contents in an attempt to contain the spread of obesity and junk food in the 27-nation EU. read more »
AP - The European Commission proposed simplified food labels Wednesday highlighting fat, sugar and salt contents in an attempt to contain the spread of obesity and junk food in the 27-nation EU. read more »
Date : 2008 01 30 Health
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch: read more »
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of Thomson CenterWatch: read more »
Date : 2008 01 30 Health
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- High levels of a protein called Ki-67 are associated with poor prognosis in women with early-stage breast cancer, but this protein may not be useful in identifying patients who would benefit from additional chemotherapy, an Italian study suggests. read more »
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- High levels of a protein called Ki-67 are associated with poor prognosis in women with early-stage breast cancer, but this protein may not be useful in identifying patients who would benefit from additional chemotherapy, an Italian study suggests. read more »
Date : 2008 01 30 Weight Loss
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Reuters - Shedding excess pounds may restore some of the heart's youth, whether the weight loss comes from eating less or exercising more, the results of a small study suggests. read more »
Reuters - Shedding excess pounds may restore some of the heart's youth, whether the weight loss comes from eating less or exercising more, the results of a small study suggests. read more »
Date : 2008 01 30 Health
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Reuters - A new study suggests that many children in the southeastern United States are stung by fire ants, as evidenced by signs of an immune system reaction to the fire ant venom. Although this can put them at risk for a potentially severe allergic reaction the next time they are stung, the prevalence of severe reactions in this group is very low. read more »
Reuters - A new study suggests that many children in the southeastern United States are stung by fire ants, as evidenced by signs of an immune system reaction to the fire ant venom. Although this can put them at risk for a potentially severe allergic reaction the next time they are stung, the prevalence of severe reactions in this group is very low. read more »
Date : 2008 01 30 Health
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AP - Traumatic brain injury, described as the signature wound of the Iraq war, may be less to blame for soldiers' symptoms than doctors once thought, contends a provocative military study that suggests post-traumatic stress and depression often play a role. read more »
AP - Traumatic brain injury, described as the signature wound of the Iraq war, may be less to blame for soldiers' symptoms than doctors once thought, contends a provocative military study that suggests post-traumatic stress and depression often play a role. read more »
Date : 2008 01 30 Health
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AP - At least eight Japanese were sickened, including a child who remains in a coma, after eating Chinese-made dumplings contaminated with an insecticide, police and health officials said Wednesday. read more »
AP - At least eight Japanese were sickened, including a child who remains in a coma, after eating Chinese-made dumplings contaminated with an insecticide, police and health officials said Wednesday. read more »
Date : 2008 01 30 Health
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AFP - In a search for what could be the ultimate cure for drug addiction, scientists have developed a vaccine which prevents the body from getting high. read more »
AFP - In a search for what could be the ultimate cure for drug addiction, scientists have developed a vaccine which prevents the body from getting high. read more »