2008 Mar 04
Date : 2008 03 04 Health 
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AP - Many people, especially those in developing countries, needlessly suffer during childbirth or cancer because of insufficient painkiller use, a global watchdog said Wednesday. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - Many people, especially those in developing countries, needlessly suffer during childbirth or cancer because of insufficient painkiller use, a global watchdog said Wednesday. read more »
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AP - To the list of simple childhood pleasures whose safety has been questioned, add this: eating snow. A recent study found that snow even in relatively pristine spots like Montana and the Yukon contains large amounts of bacteria. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - To the list of simple childhood pleasures whose safety has been questioned, add this: eating snow. A recent study found that snow even in relatively pristine spots like Montana and the Yukon contains large amounts of bacteria. read more »
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AP - When they get older, Logan, Eli and Collin Penn may blanch at the notion they wore nail polish to their first press conference. But it's the only way their parents know how to tell the boys apart right now. The identical triplets were born last Wednesday at North Shore University Hospital an event so rare that an obstetrician estimated it might happen just once in 200 million births. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - When they get older, Logan, Eli and Collin Penn may blanch at the notion they wore nail polish to their first press conference. But it's the only way their parents know how to tell the boys apart right now. The identical triplets were born last Wednesday at North Shore University Hospital an event so rare that an obstetrician estimated it might happen just once in 200 million births. read more »
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AP - Drug makers increased their prices last year by an average of 7.4 percent for brand-name medicines most commonly prescribed to the elderly, according to the advocacy group AARP. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - Drug makers increased their prices last year by an average of 7.4 percent for brand-name medicines most commonly prescribed to the elderly, according to the advocacy group AARP. read more »
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AP - Flat growths on the colon wall are more common in Americans than previously thought and more likely to be cancerous than the more familiar knobby masses known as polyps, a new study finds. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - Flat growths on the colon wall are more common in Americans than previously thought and more likely to be cancerous than the more familiar knobby masses known as polyps, a new study finds. read more »
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AP - The first follow-up of a landmark study of hormone use after menopause shows heart problems linked with the pills seem to fade after women stop taking them, while surprising new cancer risks appear. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - The first follow-up of a landmark study of hormone use after menopause shows heart problems linked with the pills seem to fade after women stop taking them, while surprising new cancer risks appear. read more »
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AP - Go on, have another doughnut. According to some experts whose views are public health heresy, the jury is still out on how dangerous it is to be fat. "The obesity epidemic has absolutely been exaggerated," said Dr. Vincent Marks, emeritus professor of clinical biochemistry at the University of Surrey. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - Go on, have another doughnut. According to some experts whose views are public health heresy, the jury is still out on how dangerous it is to be fat. "The obesity epidemic has absolutely been exaggerated," said Dr. Vincent Marks, emeritus professor of clinical biochemistry at the University of Surrey. read more »
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AP - Brazil's Supreme Court is set to decide if scientists in Latin America's largest country can conduct embryonic stem cell research, which many say can lead to cures for degenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - Brazil's Supreme Court is set to decide if scientists in Latin America's largest country can conduct embryonic stem cell research, which many say can lead to cures for degenerative diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. read more »
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- An increased risk of breast cancer lingers after a woman stops taking combination hormone replacement therapy, a new study shows. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsHealthDay - TUESDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- An increased risk of breast cancer lingers after a woman stops taking combination hormone replacement therapy, a new study shows. read more »
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HealthDay - MONDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) -- Cutting kids' TV and computer time by half reduced the amount of food they ate and helped them lose weight, a new study found. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsHealthDay - MONDAY, March 3 (HealthDay News) -- Cutting kids' TV and computer time by half reduced the amount of food they ate and helped them lose weight, a new study found. read more »
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- Oral allergy immunotherapy -- in the form of drops or tablets -- is effective at reducing asthma symptoms and the need for asthma medications in children who have what's known as allergic asthma, a new study finds. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsHealthDay - TUESDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- Oral allergy immunotherapy -- in the form of drops or tablets -- is effective at reducing asthma symptoms and the need for asthma medications in children who have what's known as allergic asthma, a new study finds. read more »
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AFP - Some 800 women in the Sierra Leone town of Kailahun paraded Tuesday in favour of genital mutilation and told donors opposed to the practice to keep their money, demonstrators and witnesses said. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAFP - Some 800 women in the Sierra Leone town of Kailahun paraded Tuesday in favour of genital mutilation and told donors opposed to the practice to keep their money, demonstrators and witnesses said. read more »
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AP - Oregon is conducting a one-of-a-kind lottery, and the prize is health insurance. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - Oregon is conducting a one-of-a-kind lottery, and the prize is health insurance. read more »