2008 Feb 27
Date : 2008 02 27 Health
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AP - A clinic may have infected a handful of patients with hepatitis C but about 40,000 more should be tested for that virus, as well as for HIV, health officials said Wednesday. read more »
AP - A clinic may have infected a handful of patients with hepatitis C but about 40,000 more should be tested for that virus, as well as for HIV, health officials said Wednesday. read more »
Date : 2008 02 27 Health
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AP - Children suffered higher rates of fever-related convulsions when they got a Merck & Co. combination vaccine instead of two separate shots, according to a new study presented Wednesday. read more »
AP - Children suffered higher rates of fever-related convulsions when they got a Merck & Co. combination vaccine instead of two separate shots, according to a new study presented Wednesday. read more »
Date : 2008 02 27 Health
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Reuters - Taking the herbal supplement ginkgo biloba may help delay the onset of cognitive impairment in normal elderly adults, according to a study published online Wednesday. read more »
Reuters - Taking the herbal supplement ginkgo biloba may help delay the onset of cognitive impairment in normal elderly adults, according to a study published online Wednesday. read more »
Date : 2008 02 27 Health
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Reuters - Ten U.N. agencies launched a new campaign on Wednesday to end female genital mutilation, urging governments to help abolish a practice they said remained widespread in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. read more »
Reuters - Ten U.N. agencies launched a new campaign on Wednesday to end female genital mutilation, urging governments to help abolish a practice they said remained widespread in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. read more »
Date : 2008 02 27 Health
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AP - The Food and Drug Administration needs more inspectors and a comprehensive computer database to better track products entering the United States from a growing number of drug manufacturers, brokers and distributors, a top drug safety official told lawmakers Wednesday. read more »
AP - The Food and Drug Administration needs more inspectors and a comprehensive computer database to better track products entering the United States from a growing number of drug manufacturers, brokers and distributors, a top drug safety official told lawmakers Wednesday. read more »
Date : 2008 02 27 Health
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AP - All children - not just those under 5 - should get vaccinated against the flu, a federal advisory panel said Wednesday. read more »
AP - All children - not just those under 5 - should get vaccinated against the flu, a federal advisory panel said Wednesday. read more »
Date : 2008 02 27 Health
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AP - A House committee on Wednesday voted to more than triple spending for a global AIDS program that has proven to be one of the Bush administration's most successful and popular foreign policy initiatives. read more »
AP - A House committee on Wednesday voted to more than triple spending for a global AIDS program that has proven to be one of the Bush administration's most successful and popular foreign policy initiatives. read more »
Date : 2008 02 27 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 02 27 Health
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health advisers recommended Wednesday that all children 6 months to 18 years of age receive annual flu shots. read more »
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. health advisers recommended Wednesday that all children 6 months to 18 years of age receive annual flu shots. read more »
Date : 2008 02 27 Health
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AP - Aetna Inc. said Wednesday it will delay a proposed policy that would stop covering the cost of using anesthesiologists during colonoscopies. read more »
AP - Aetna Inc. said Wednesday it will delay a proposed policy that would stop covering the cost of using anesthesiologists during colonoscopies. read more »
Date : 2008 02 27 Weight Loss
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Reuters - Women who regularly consume low-fat milk or yogurt may have a lower risk of developing high blood pressure, new research suggests. read more »
Reuters - Women who regularly consume low-fat milk or yogurt may have a lower risk of developing high blood pressure, new research suggests. read more »
Date : 2008 02 27 Health
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) -- A small U.S. study found that obese Hispanic children and adolescents with normal blood sugar levels had elevated markers for blood vessel inflammation that may put them at risk for both type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. read more »
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) -- A small U.S. study found that obese Hispanic children and adolescents with normal blood sugar levels had elevated markers for blood vessel inflammation that may put them at risk for both type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. read more »
Date : 2008 02 27 Health
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Reuters - AstraZeneca Plc is halting a clinical trial of Recentin as a treatment for lung cancer after a mid-stage study failed to meet its main goal, dealing a fresh blow to its patchy record for drug research. read more »
Reuters - AstraZeneca Plc is halting a clinical trial of Recentin as a treatment for lung cancer after a mid-stage study failed to meet its main goal, dealing a fresh blow to its patchy record for drug research. read more »