Articles filed under Health
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What's the cause of the health-care crisis? Look in the mirrorSep 06, 2009 11:00 pm - One of the emotional topics of discussion today is health care and Democrats and Republicans both have presented plans. However, one of my mentors, Andrew Weil, M.D., be...
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Doctors worry meningitis vaccination will get lost in swine flu shuffleSep 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Fever, chills, vomiting: It starts like a stomach bug or the flu. But bacterial meningitis can go on to kill terrifyingly fast - one of the few infections in the U.S. wh...
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New center researches, treats brain tumorsSep 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Patients with the disease that killed Sen. Edward Kennedy are one focus of the new Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute in Chicago. The institute on Northwestern Universit...
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How to create fat-fighting communitiesSep 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Where you live matters when it comes to children's waistlines, says a report that finds lots of options localities could and should use to fight child obesity - from eas...
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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 ...