 "Personal" study shows gene maps can spot disease (Reuters)
 11.03.2010 9:18  0 views  0 comments
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 Reuters - Two studies published on Wednesday show it is possible to sequence the entire gene maps of families with inherited diseases and pinpoint the offending bit of DNA. Read more »
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Health Tip: Risk Factors for Melanoma (HealthDay)
11.03.2010 8:03 0 views 0 comments
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 HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Melanoma is an often deadly form of skin
cancer. Protecting yourself from sun damage can help protect your
skin. Read more »
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Health Tip: IBD May Contribute to Other Health Problems (HealthDay)
11.03.2010 8:03 0 views 0 comments
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 HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) includes a
number of disorders that lead to an inflammation of the intestines. Read more »
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New Knee May Improve Balance (HealthDay)
11.03.2010 8:03 0 views 0 comments
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 HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- A knee replacement can
help improve an elderly person's balance, according to a new study. Read more »
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Seaweed May Help Treat Lymphoma (HealthDay)
11.03.2010 8:03 0 views 0 comments
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 HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Seaweed extract has the
potential to become a treatment for the immune system cancer known as
lymphoma, according to the results of preliminary research. Read more »
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Online Dating as Honest as Real Life (HealthDay)
11.03.2010 8:03 0 views 0 comments
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 HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- For the millions looking
for love on the Internet, the nagging question remains: Is my virtual
paramour the person they say they are? Read more »
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S.Africa announces plans to ramp up HIV testing (AFP)
11.03.2010 6:56 0 views 0 comments
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 AFP - The South African government on Thursday announced a ramped up AIDS plan that aims to test 15 million residents for HIV in the world's worst affected country by next June. Read more »
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As You Age, Better Health Means Better Sex (HealthDay)
10.03.2010 22:48 0 views 0 comments
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 HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Better health translates into
better sex lives, with healthy people more likely to engage in sex (and
good sex at that) and to express an interest in sex, new research
finds. Read more »
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Health Tip: What's Behind Childhood Obesity (HealthDay)
10.03.2010 22:48 0 views 0 comments
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 HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Obesity is a major problem in the United
States, and children are no exception. Today's kids are spending more
hours watching TV, sitting at the computer or playing video games, and
less time being active. Read more »
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Health Tip: Help Prevent Athlete's Foot (HealthDay)
10.03.2010 22:48 0 views 0 comments
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 HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Athlete's foot is a fungal infection
characterized by itchy, red blisters and cracked skin between the
toes. Read more »
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Jump in Kids' Sports Injuries Due to Overuse (HealthDay)
10.03.2010 22:48 0 views 0 comments
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 HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- Orthopedic surgeons warn that
sports injuries in children are rising dramatically, creating a "silent
epidemic." Read more »
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Youth Baseball Injuries Becoming More Common (HealthDay)
10.03.2010 22:48 0 views 0 comments
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 HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- In the coming weeks,
millions of American children will dust off their bats and gloves and head
out to the baseball field. Read more »
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Health Highlights: March 10, 2010 (HealthDay)
10.03.2010 22:48 0 views 0 comments
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 HealthDay - Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by the editors of HealthDay: Read more »
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Clinical Trials Update: March 10, 2010 (HealthDay)
10.03.2010 22:48 0 views 0 comments
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 HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com: Read more »
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High Natural Estrogen Might Raise Women's Stroke Risk (HealthDay)
10.03.2010 22:48 0 views 0 comments
Tags: HealthDay, Rise, March, Hits, Strong, Natural
 HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- Higher levels of
naturally occurring estrogen are tied to a rising risk of stroke in
postmenopausal women who aren't on hormone therapy, a new study finds. Read more »
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Vaccination, Prevention Is Beating Back Hepatitis (HealthDay)
10.03.2010 22:48 0 views 0 comments
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 HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- Decades of vaccination and
prevention efforts may have the hepatitis viruses on the run, according to
a new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read more »
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Alcoholics' Relapses Better Understood (HealthDay)
10.03.2010 22:48 0 views 0 comments
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 HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. scientists say they've
learned new details about molecular mechanisms associated with alcohol
addiction and relapse. The findings could lead to new treatments for
alcoholism. Read more »
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FDA: more changes coming on drug safety (Reuters)
10.03.2010 16:51 0 views 0 comments
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 Reuters - Recent new powers have helped the U.S. Food and Drug Administration combat contaminated medications, counterfeit pills and other safety woes, but more work is needed to address lingering concerns about drug risks, FDA officials said on Wednesday. Read more »
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Vaginal birth after cesarean underused: panel (Reuters)
10.03.2010 16:16 0 views 0 comments
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 Reuters - If you're pregnant and have had a cesarean section before, chances are you'll have one again. In at least one-third of US hospitals, a repeat cesarean is the only option, and nine in 10 women end up getting one -- a fact that had experts worried at a national conference this week on vaginal birth after cesarean, or VBAC. Read more »
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Panel: Women need chance to avoid repeat C-section (AP)
10.03.2010 16:14 0 views 0 comments
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 AP - Too many pregnant women who want to avoid a repeat cesarean delivery are being denied the chance, concludes a government panel that urged doctors to rethink litigation-spurred policies that have swung the pendulum back toward the days of "once a C-section, always a C-section." Read more »
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