Articles filed under Health
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Novartis: 1-dose swine flu vaccine a possibilitySep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - BARCELONA, Spain -- A third company signaled Thursday that its swine flu vaccine may protect people with just one shot instead of two -- another hopeful sign for flu pre...
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On swine flu, just the facts, pleaseAug 31, 2009 11:00 pm - Someday soon, it's very likely the place where you work or where your kids go to school will have an outbreak of H1N1 flu. The federal Centers for Disease Control and Pr...
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A simple equation for good children's healthAug 30, 2009 11:00 pm - It was lunchtime at the office, and my partner was looking thoughtful as he munched on his brown-bag selection of sandwich, grapes and yogurt. He'd been evaluating vario...
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Exercise beats angioplasty for some heart patientsAug 30, 2009 11:00 pm - BARCELONA, Spain -- Working up a sweat may be even better than angioplasty for some heart patients, experts say. Studies have shown heart patients benefit from exercise,...
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New AstraZeneca drug reduces heart patients' risksAug 30, 2009 11:00 pm - BARCELONA, Spain -- A new drug to prevent blood clots in heart patients reduced their chances of dying by more than 20 percent compared with the standard treatment, new ...
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Study shows experimental drug cuts stroke riskAug 30, 2009 11:00 pm - BARCELONA, Spain -- An experimental drug reduces the stroke risk in patients with irregular heartbeats by more than three times, compared with the popular drug warfarin ...
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Prostate cancer hormone drugs risky for some menAug 30, 2009 11:00 pm - A new study links hormone therapy for prostate cancer with a higher risk of death in older men who've had serious heart problems. Hormone therapy suppresses the amount o...
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Kennedy's cancer puts focus on quality of lifeAug 30, 2009 11:00 pm - He lived 15 months with an incurable brain tumor, a little longer than usual for a patient in his late 70s. Perhaps equally important is that Sen. Edward M. Kennedy live...
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CVS, Walgreens will start giving seasonal flu shots TuesdayAug 30, 2009 11:00 pm - NEW YORK -- The pharmacy chains CVS Caremark and Walgreens say they are making flu shots available starting Tuesday, three or four weeks earlier than usual. Walgreens is...
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Many diabetic foot amputations are preventableAug 30, 2009 11:00 pm - It costs $1,400 to cover the oozing sore on the diabetic's foot with a piece of artificial skin, helping it heal if patients keep pressure off that spot. So when Medicar...