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AP IMPACT: Too many soldiers in new care centers (AP)
Date : 2008 11 02
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - In a rush to correct reports of substandard care for wounded soldiers, the Army flung open the doors of new specialized treatment centers so wide that up to half the soldiers currently enrolled do not have injuries serious enough to justify being there, The Associated Press has learned. read more »
Scientists find genes that lift lung cancer risk (Reuters)
Date : 2008 11 02 Yahoo! News: Health NewsReuters - An international research team has identified two genetic variations that appear to increase a person's risk of developing lung cancer by up to 60 percent, they reported on Sunday. read more »
Falls Are Leading Cause of Injury to Seniors (HealthDay)
Date : 2008 11 02 Yahoo! News: Health NewsHealthDay - SUNDAY, Nov. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Former first lady Nancy Reagan and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama's grandmother have suffered recent pelvic and hip injuries. And on Friday, author Studs Terkel died, following reports that a fall two weeks ago had hastened his decline. read more »
AIDS-hit Swaziland promotes circumcision (AP)
Date : 2008 11 02 Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - Nelson Mdlovu strides out of the small clinic with a spring in his step and a smile on his lips just minutes after being circumcised. read more »
China vows to wipe out tainted animal feed (Reuters)
Date : 2008 11 02 Yahoo! News: Health NewsReuters - China has vowed to wipe out the "dark" trade of adding the chemical melamine to animal feed, with at least one industry expert claiming fake feed is an established trade in parts of the country's rural heartlands. read more »