Articles filed under Health
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Cancer victim touts benefits of testing for colon cancerJun 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Conventional wisdom tells people not to worry about colon health until they are older. Most people don't think about getting a colonoscopy until they are at least 50. Tr...
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Line between tantrums and serious mental health issue can be thinJun 29, 2010 11:00 pm - Chicago Cubs pitcher Carlos Zambrano may be the latest athlete to lose his temper, but he's far from the only one. Ex-Cub Milton Bradley could have starred in his own sp...
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Third U.S. hospital wins OK for face transplantsJun 27, 2010 11:00 pm - The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center has become the third health system in the United States to win approval to do one of the world's most dramatic operations - h...
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Living near cell phone tower doesn't raise childhood cancer riskJun 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Young children of women who, during pregnancy, lived near cell phone towers don't have a higher risk of cancer, a study has found. Researchers from Imperial College Lond...
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Diabetes drug risks reported ahead of FDA hearingJun 27, 2010 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- A new study led by a federal drug safety expert ties the controversial diabetes drug Avandia to a higher risk of heart problems, strokes and deaths in older a...
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9 in 10 docs blame lawsuit fears for overtestingJun 27, 2010 11:00 pm - CHICAGO -- Ninety percent of physicians surveyed said doctors overtest and overtreat to protect themselves from malpractice lawsuits. That sentiment is more common among...
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Disabled vets get a place of their own to play golfJun 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Gene Lynn will always have a special place in his heart for Sahalee Country Club. He was one of the founders of the championship course in Sammamish, Wash., that's consi...
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Health-care retirements might strain overhaulJun 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Since the passage of the health-care law in March, much has been said about the coming swarm of millions of retiring baby boomers and the strain they will put on the nat...
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Why we still don't know if cell phones cause brain tumorsJun 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Do cell phones cause brain tumors? The World Health Organization hoped a $30 million study involving 50 scientists in 13 countries would provide an answer. Its "Interpho...
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Bone marrow transplant revolution gives Aurora family new hopeJun 27, 2010 11:00 pm - Aurora dad Bob Evanosky is not a perfect match to donate bone marrow to his children, who have a rare, crippling disease. But a new technique is allowing him to donate b...