U.S. health officials are seeing a surprising rise in the number of cases of ordinary, seasonal flu at a time when the flu season typically peters out.
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Archive for May, 2009
CDC Seeing More Regular Flu Cases Now – 271th Edition
Sunday, May 17th, 2009Family Wants Natural Cures Instead Of Chemo – 270th Edition
Friday, May 15th, 2009A Minnesota judge is expected to decide whether a family can refuse chemotherapy for a 13-year-boy’s cancer and treat him with natural medicine.
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GlaxoSmithKline Taking Pandemic Vaccine Orders – 269th Edition
Friday, May 15th, 2009Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline says it has received orders from several countries to stockpile pandemic vaccine.
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One-Third Go ‘Off-Label’ For Breast Cancer – 268th Edition
Friday, May 15th, 2009Doctors are allowed to prescribe drugs to treat conditions other than what they were meant to treat. Sometimes, they do it for breast cancer patients.
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Obama Taps NYC Health Commissioner To Head CDC – 267th Edition
Friday, May 15th, 2009President Barack Obama on Friday appointed Dr. Thomas Frieden as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, turning to a health commissioner who led the campaign to ban smoking and trans-fats from New York City restaurants.
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Test Predicts Colon Cancer Comeback – 266th Edition
Friday, May 15th, 2009A genetic test may help predict which colon cancer patients are at higher or lower risk of having their cancer return after surgery, doctors report.
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Should Cereal Replace Sports Drinks? – 265th Edition
Thursday, May 14th, 2009Some athletes chug down Gatorade, Powerade or another sports drink after a workout, but a bowl of cereal could help their bodies more, a study says.
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Should Cereal Replace Sports Drinks? – 265th Edition
Thursday, May 14th, 2009Some athletes chug down Gatorade, Powerade or another sports drink after a workout, but a bowl of cereal could help their bodies more, a study says.
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Water Pills Match Blood-Pressure Drugs – 264th Edition
Thursday, May 14th, 2009Diuretics work better to fight hypertension than newer, more expensive drugs, the authors of a study say.
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Water Pills Match Blood-Pressure Drugs – 264th Edition
Thursday, May 14th, 2009Diuretics work better to fight hypertension than newer, more expensive drugs, the authors of a study say.
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