Articles filed under Health
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Organ transplant drug extends life of older miceJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- A drug used to prevent the rejection of organ transplants was found to significantly increase the life span of older mice, researchers report. The National...
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Journalist Georgie Anne Geyer sues over cancerJul 07, 2009 11:00 pm - Journalist Georgie Anne Geyer has filed a medical malpractice suit accusing two dentists of failing to diagnose her cancer. The suit states that Geyer went to Jeffrey Ta...
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FDA orders overdose warnings for painkiller DarvocetJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - WASHINGTON -- The government is letting the painkillers Darvocet, Darvon and their generic cousins stay on the market but ordered stronger warnings against deadly overdo...
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Federal probe finds problems with chelation studyJul 05, 2009 11:00 pm - A federal investigation has found that heart attack survivors enrolled in a study of a controversial alternative medicine treatment were not told enough about potential ...
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Are there nonsurgical treatments for carotid-artery disease?Jul 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Q. I am 84 years old and have carotid-artery disease. I had an endarterectomy on the right side of my neck. My doctor checks the left side by ultrasound every three ...
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New Delnor clinic helps diagnose, treat memory problemsJul 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Life can be stressful enough when you suspect a loved one has something really wrong with his or her memory. Delnor Hospital hopes to ease the load a bit, by putting tes...
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Gurnee man's team of diabetic athletes wins cross-country bike raceJul 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Five days, nine hours and five minutes. That's how long it took Bob Schrank and the seven other members of Team Type 1 to travel almost 3,000 miles on their bicycles in...
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Experiment seeks to head off Type 1 diabetesJul 05, 2009 11:00 pm - PITTSBURGH - The doctor had barely pulled away the needle when a blister appeared on Tracey Berg-Fulton's abdomen: An experimental shot was revving up the 24-year-old's ...
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How to keep your children out of the ER this summerJul 05, 2009 11:00 pm - For all of summer's pleasures - pool parties, barbecues, bicycling, and more - an emergency department near you is feeling the usual seasonal spike in children's injurie...
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Britain revamps swine flu strategy to handle surgeJul 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Britain faces a projected 100,000 new swine flu cases a day by August and must revamp its flu strategy, the nation's health minister said. Britain has officially reporte...