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Posted: March 6th, 2010, 11:48pm EST
HealthDay - SATURDAY, March 6 (HealthDay News) -- The best way to give your
children's teeth a healthy start is to begin dental care early in life,
and the American Dental Association has tips for keeping kids' teeth in
tip-top shape:
Visit the dentist for regular checkups. Set up an appointment
within six months of the eruption of a child's first tooth, but no later
than the first birthday. Routine exams, cleanings and fluoride treatments
can catch problems early before they get worse and require significant
care. ...
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Posted: March 6th, 2010, 11:48pm EST
HealthDay - SATURDAY, March 6 (HealthDay News) -- Electromagnetic pulses from
a portable device can significantly reduce pain and inflammation in people
suffering from osteoarthritis of the knee, a new study suggests.
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Posted: March 6th, 2010, 7:04pm EST
Reuters - In a dusty village near the Thai-Cambodia border, 24-year-old Oeur Samoeun sits on a dark green hammock recovering from a strain of malaria that has resisted the most powerful drugs available.
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Posted: March 6th, 2010, 2:03pm EST
Reuters - The Dutch government wants to sell 21 million unused H1N1 flu vaccine doses back to their manufacturers after they proved unnecessary and no other country wanted to buy them, the Health Ministry said on Saturday.
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Posted: March 5th, 2010, 11:49pm EST
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term exposure to the air
pollution particles caused by traffic has been linked to an increase in
blood pressure, U.S. researchers say.
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Posted: March 5th, 2010, 11:49pm EST
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- Air travel could raise the risk
for experiencing heartbeat irregularities among older individuals with a
history of heart disease, a new study suggests.
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Posted: March 5th, 2010, 11:49pm EST
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 4 (HealthDay News) -- A wide array of food products are
being recalled after traces of salmonella were discovered in a common
ingredient, officials at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced
late Thursday.
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Posted: March 5th, 2010, 11:49pm EST
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- The urinary tract includes the kidneys,
bladder, urethra and ureters -- parts of the body that create, store and
remove urine. A bacterial infection of the urinary tract is common.
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Posted: March 5th, 2010, 11:49pm EST
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Lactose intolerance means the body has
difficulty digesting a sugar called lactose, found in milk and other dairy
products. It occurs when the body lacks enough of an enzyme called
lactase, says the U.S. National Digestive Diseases Information
Clearinghouse.
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Posted: March 5th, 2010, 11:49pm EST
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Some types of bone-building drugs
used to prevent and treat osteoporosis might reduce the risk of breast
cancer, according to new research.
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Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 11:49pm EST
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Plantar fasciitis pain, resulting from
overuse, affects the heel. It occurs when the fibrous band of tissue
connecting the heel to the front of the toes becomes inflamed. That band
is called the fascia, says the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons.
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Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 11:49pm EST
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- A sinus headache usually is caused when the
air-filled cavities around your nose, eyes and cheeks become congested and
inflamed. Doctors call this condition sinusitis.
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Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 11:49pm EST
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- Knowing you're on the cusp of
developing diabetes apparently isn't enough to make most people take steps
to prevent it.
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Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 11:49pm EST
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- New research finds that the
prevalence of obesity has grown in recent years among children aged 10 to
17, and certain kids are being especially hard hit.
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Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 11:49pm EST
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- People who say their lives
have a purpose are less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease or its
precursor, mild cognitive impairment, a new study suggests.
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Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 11:49pm EST
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- Asthma rates are increasing
across the United States, a new government study shows, but certain states
have significantly lower rates of the respiratory disease.
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Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 11:49pm EST
HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
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Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 11:49pm EST
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- In the state of California,
failure to meet federal and state standards for air pollution was
responsible for nearly $200 million in hospital medical expenses over a
three-year period, a new study reports.
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Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 11:49pm EST
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- The humble sea squirt may
offer a new way to test drugs to treat Alzheimer's disease, U.S.
researchers say.
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Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 11:49pm EST
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- Too much time in front of
computers or televisions increases the likelihood that teens will have
poor relationships with their parents and peers, a new study suggests.
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Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 5:49am EST
AP - Restaurants and office buildings in China's commercial capital Shanghai are scrambling to set up nonsmoking areas as the city bans lighting up in indoor public spaces ahead of the World Expo.
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Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 4:16am EST
Reuters - Families in some poor nations are trapped in cycles of illness and poverty as authorities fail to tackle chronic health problems or meet goals on child health and tuberculosis, scientists said on Tuesday.
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Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 3:14am EST
AP - What if you could be fat but avoid heart disease or diabetes? Scientists trying to break the fat-and-disease link increasingly say inflammation is the key.
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Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 12:49am EST
AFP - "God resides in cow dung," says Kesari Gumat, as he walks through his laboratory where researchers mix bovine excreta with medicinal herbs and monitor beakers of simmering cow urine.
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Posted: March 2nd, 2010, 12:04am EST
Reuters - U.S. children eat an average three snacks a day on top of three regular meals, a finding that could explain why the childhood obesity rate has risen to more than 16 percent, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Posted: March 1st, 2010, 6:01pm EST
AP - It's a situation too agonizing to contemplate — a child dying and in pain. Now a small but provocative study suggests that doctors may be giving fatal morphine doses to a few children dying of cancer, to end their suffering at their parents' request.
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Posted: March 1st, 2010, 5:41pm EST
Reuters - Working with the food industry to cut salt intake by nearly 10 percent could prevent hundreds of thousands of heart attacks and strokes over several decades and save the U.S. government $32 billion in healthcare costs, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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Posted: March 1st, 2010, 5:26pm EST
Reuters - Several of the nearly 100 young U.S. athletes who die suddenly and unexpectedly during sports every year could be saved through more effective screening for heart problems, US researchers suggested in a new study published Monday. The measures, according to another study, will cost less than $100 per athlete.
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Posted: March 1st, 2010, 5:20pm EST
Reuters - Don't expect your calcium and vitamin D supplements to improve your heart health or prevent a stroke, according to a systematic review of published studies.
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Posted: March 1st, 2010, 5:14pm EST
Reuters - Younger adults who get either little sleep or a lot of it may see a greater expansion in their waistlines over time, a study published Monday suggests.
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Posted: March 1st, 2010, 5:03pm EST
HealthDay - SUNDAY, Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Mouse pups whose mothers were
exposed to a common but controversial chemical developed allergic asthma,
new research has found.
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Posted: March 1st, 2010, 5:03pm EST
HealthDay - SATURDAY, Feb. 27 (HealthDay News) -- Help may be on the way for
children with serious peanut allergies, with two new studies suggesting
that slowly increasing consumption might build kids' tolerance over
time.
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Posted: March 1st, 2010, 5:03pm EST
HealthDay - MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- Risk factors for childhood obesity
begin before birth and affect blacks and Hispanics more than whites, U.S.
researchers report.
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Posted: March 1st, 2010, 5:03pm EST
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- LASIK eye surgery is designed to reduce or
eliminate the need for contact lenses or glasses in some people.
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Posted: March 1st, 2010, 5:03pm EST
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Listening to music offers many benefits to
children, research indicates. Musically inclined kids appear better at
math and reading, have shown better focus, improved self-esteem and seem
to play better with other children.
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Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 5:46am EST
AFP - Nearly 50,000 US medical patients die every year of blood poisoning or pneumonia they picked up in hospital, a study has shown.
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Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 4:26am EST
Reuters - Merck KGaA, the world's largest maker of chemicals for flat screens, gave a cautious 2010 outlook well below market forecasts and cut its dividend reflecting uncertainty over its drugs pipeline.
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Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 4:13am EST
Reuters - Roche Holding's cancer drug Avastin missed its main target in a late-stage trial when used with chemotherapy to treat patients with advanced stomach cancer, the Swiss drugmaker said on Tuesday.
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Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 3:50am EST
Reuters - A leading scientific journal will no longer publish research papers that receive any funding from tobacco companies, its editorial board said on Tuesday.
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Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 3:26am EST
Reuters - How quickly an HIV patient's immune system deteriorates may not affect the outcome of the illness, a study has found, and this could help change current guidelines for treatment of the disease.
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Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 3:22am EST
Reuters - High blood pressure is a "neglected disease" and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention must do more to fight it by helping Americans eat better and encouraging doctors to treat it more aggressively, an expert panel said on Monday.
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Posted: February 23rd, 2010, 1:55am EST
AFP - Catholic bishops in the Philippines on Tuesday called for the health secretary to be sacked as they sought to escalate a row over the government's promotion of condoms.
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Posted: February 22nd, 2010, 11:49pm EST
HealthDay - SUNDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) -- The more bars, restaurants and
other alcohol sales sites in a neighborhood, the higher its level of
violence, say researchers who studied crime statistics and alcohol
licensing data from Cincinnati.
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Posted: February 22nd, 2010, 11:49pm EST
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- The skin condition eczema, characterized by
an itchy red rash, may be caused by a host of allergens or irritants.
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Posted: February 22nd, 2010, 11:49pm EST
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Pain in the ear has many possible causes and
may be accompanied by other symptoms.
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Posted: February 21st, 2010, 9:02am EST
HealthDay - SATURDAY, Feb. 20 (HealthDay News) -- The blockbuster type 2
diabetes drug Avandia raises users' odds for heart attack and heart
failure and should be removed from the market, according to confidential
government reports.
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Posted: February 21st, 2010, 9:02am EST
HealthDay - SUNDAY, Feb. 21 (HealthDay News) -- Want to ace that next test?
Try taking a mid-afternoon siesta.
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Posted: February 21st, 2010, 1:06am EST
AFP - Women will soon be able to tell how many eggs they have in their ovaries in a simple hormone test that Australian researchers said Sunday could revolutionise family planning and fertility treatment.
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Posted: February 21st, 2010, 1:06am EST
AFP - Women will soon be able to tell how many eggs they have in their ovaries in a simple hormone test that Australian researchers said Sunday could revolutionise family planning and fertility treatment.
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Posted: February 21st, 2010, 12:36am EST
Reuters - Two U.S. drug safety reviewers have recommended that GlaxoSmithKline PLC's diabetes drug Avandia be pulled from the market after concluding it is more dangerous to the heart than a rival medicine, according to documents released on Saturday.
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Posted: February 20th, 2010, 11:48pm EST
HealthDay - SATURDAY, Feb. 20 (HealthDay News) -- For those feeling inspired
by the performance of athletes at the Winter Olympics, the National
Athletic Trainers' Association has some tips about how to get started on
your own race to better fitness and endurance.
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Posted: February 20th, 2010, 11:48pm EST
HealthDay - SATURDAY, Feb. 20 (HealthDay News) -- Cold weather shouldn't keep
you from exercising outdoors.
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Posted: February 20th, 2010, 7:09pm EST
AFP - US scientists have restored speech to stroke victims by getting them to sing words instead of speaking them, a leading neurologist said here Saturday.
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Posted: February 20th, 2010, 7:09pm EST
AFP - US scientists have restored speech to stroke victims by getting them to sing words instead of speaking them, a leading neurologist said here Saturday.
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Posted: February 20th, 2010, 5:37pm EST
AFP - Former British prime minister Tony Blair on Saturday called for concerted efforts to combat malaria in Nigeria which accounts for a quarter of the one million malaria deaths annually in Africa.
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Posted: February 2nd, 2010, 3:45am EST
AP - A pill to ease a type of mental retardation? An experiment is under way to develop one, aimed at a genetic disorder that might unravel some of the mysteries of autism along the way.
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Posted: February 2nd, 2010, 12:40am EST
Reuters - China has launched nationwide checks for melamine-tainted milk products after the industrial compound, which killed at least six children in 2008, reappeared on shop shelves, an official newspaper said on Tuesday.
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Posted: February 1st, 2010, 11:48pm EST
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Babies may be able to try solid foods at age
6 months. But how do you know when they're ready?
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Posted: February 1st, 2010, 11:48pm EST
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Polluted air inside the home can aggravate
asthma and allergy symptoms.
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Posted: February 1st, 2010, 11:48pm EST
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) -- A blood test can predict rheumatoid
arthritis long before a person notices symptoms, say Swedish
researchers.
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Posted: February 1st, 2010, 11:48pm EST
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term survival rates are similar
for leukemia patients who've had either peripheral blood stem cell (PBSC)
or bone marrow transplants, a new European study says.
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Posted: February 1st, 2010, 11:48pm EST
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Foster children who are placed in
stable, loving homes show noticeable improvement in symptoms of
inattention and hyperactivity compared to children who get moved around a
lot and live with parents who are often annoyed or angry at them, research
finds.
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Posted: February 1st, 2010, 11:48pm EST
HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
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Posted: February 1st, 2010, 11:48pm EST
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com:
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Posted: February 1st, 2010, 11:48pm EST
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 1 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration has expanded approval for Tykerb (lapatinib) to include
postmenopausal women with hormone- and HER2-positive advanced breast
cancer who require hormone therapy.
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Posted: January 31st, 2010, 9:03am EST
HealthDay - SUNDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Get enough sleep -- whatever
that means for you -- and you're likely to ace that test, think more
creatively, have better long-term memory and preserve important
memories.
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Posted: January 31st, 2010, 9:03am EST
HealthDay - SUNDAY, Jan. 31 (HealthDay News) -- Though basic emotions such as
amusement, anger, fear and sadness are not always expressed the same way
in every culture, some are universally recognizable, a new study
contends.
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Posted: January 31st, 2010, 3:25am EST
AFP - Haitian Health Minister Alex Larsen said the government is "moving as fast as possible" to shelter quake-hit refugees ahead of heavy rains due as soon as next month that could trigger a public health disaster.
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Posted: January 30th, 2010, 11:47pm EST
HealthDay - SATURDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Wearing cleats on a natural
grass playing field seems to offer athletes some protection from anterior
cruciate ligament injury when they make a quick turn, new research
shows.
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Posted: January 30th, 2010, 11:47pm EST
HealthDay - SATURDAY, Jan. 30 (HealthDay News) -- Fears about losing status
at work and about confidentiality are among the main reasons that many
American workers are more hesitant to seek treatment for mental health
issues than for physical health problems, according to a national survey
released this week by the American Psychiatric Association.
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Posted: January 30th, 2010, 8:01pm EST
AFP - Haitian Health Minister Alex Larsen said Saturday the government is "moving as fast as possible" to shelter quake-hit refugees ahead of heavy rains due as soon as next month that could trigger a public health disaster.
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Posted: January 30th, 2010, 7:36pm EST
AFP - Haitian Health Minister Alex Larsen said Saturday the government is "moving as fast as possible" to shelter quake-hit refugees ahead of heavy rains due as soon as next month that could trigger a public health disaster.
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Posted: January 30th, 2010, 6:12am EST
AFP - If you're about to try to negotiate a pay rise, it might be a good idea to have a sugary drink beforehand, according to a study published this week in Psychological Science.
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Posted: January 30th, 2010, 6:12am EST
AFP - If you're about to try to negotiate a pay rise, it might be a good idea to have a sugary drink beforehand, according to a study published this week in Psychological Science.
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Posted: January 29th, 2010, 11:59pm EST
AP - Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has ordered two state agencies to investigate a rash of birth defects that have confounded impoverished Kettleman City for more than a year.