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Medicare Web Site Confounds Many Seniors (HealthDay)
Date : 2008 08 19
Yahoo! News: Health NewsHealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- A majority of seniors who visit the Medicare Web site find getting the information they need a frustrating experience, University of Miami researchers report. read more »
Obesity Rates Up in 37 States: Report (HealthDay)
Date : 2008 08 19 Yahoo! News: Health NewsHealthDay - TUESDAY, Aug. 19 (HealthDay News) -- The obesity epidemic in America has gotten worse -- not better -- in the last year, despite public service campaigns warning about the health risks posed by carrying too much weight, a new report found. read more »
Stem cell advance may help transfusion supplies (AP)
Date : 2008 08 19 Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - Scientists say they've found an efficient way to make red blood cells from human embryonic stem cells, a possible step toward making transfusion supplies in the laboratory. The promise of a virtually limitless supply is tantalizing because of blood donor shortages and disappointments in creating blood substitutes. read more »
New study backs angioplasty through the wrist (AP)
Date : 2008 08 19 Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - The best path to a clogged heart may be through the wrist. About a million artery-clearing angioplasties are performed in the United States each year, and the usual route is to thread a tube to the heart through an artery in the groin. read more »
Many think God's intervention can revive the dying (AP)
Date : 2008 08 19 Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - When it comes to saving lives, God trumps doctors for many Americans. read more »