Dangerous staph bacteria have been found in sand and water for the first time at five public beaches along the coast of Washington, and scientists think the state is not the only one with this problem.
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Archive for September, 2009
West Coast Beaches Hold Dangerous Staph Germs – 842th Edition
Sunday, September 13th, 2009Sebelius: Swine Flu Shots May Start Early October – 841th Edition
Sunday, September 13th, 2009The nation’s first round of swine flu shots could begin sooner than expected, with some vaccine available as early as the first week of October, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Sunday.
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Study: New Drug Fights Flu As Well As Tamiflu Does – 840th Edition
Sunday, September 13th, 2009Researchers delivered a double dose of good news Sunday in the fight against flu: successful tests of what could become the first new flu medicine in a decade, and the strongest evidence yet that such drugs save lives, not just shorten illness.
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Syringes The New Tool To Fight Drunken Driving? – 839th Edition
Sunday, September 13th, 2009When police officer Darryll Dowell is on patrol in the southwestern Idaho city of Nampa, he’ll pull up at a stoplight and usually start casing the vehicle. Nowadays, his eyes will also focus on the driver’s arms, as he tries to search for a plump, bouncy vein.
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NH Woman, 114, Becomes Oldest American – 838th Edition
Sunday, September 13th, 2009A 114-year-old New Hampshire woman who loves the Boston Red Sox, Hershey’s Kisses and ice cream is believed to be the oldest American.
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Health Care Faces Some Big Legislative Bottlenecks – 837th Edition
Saturday, September 12th, 2009The fierce national debate over health care is entering a new phase, with advocates on all sides focused on a few legislative bottlenecks that will determine the ultimate overhaul of the $2.5 trillion medical care system.
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State Lawmakers Try To Halt Health Care Changes – 836th Edition
Saturday, September 12th, 2009Republicans in more than a dozen states opposed to President Barack Obama’s push for health care overhaul have mounted state-driven efforts to block federal intervention in health care, with some early success.
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Obama Says Status Quo No Solution On Health Care – 835th Edition
Saturday, September 12th, 2009President Barack Obama assailed critics of his health care initiative Saturday, seeking to grab the megaphone from his opponents and boost momentum in his drive for congressional passage of his chief domestic priority.
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New Mom Leaves N.D. Hospital With The Wrong Baby – 834th Edition
Saturday, September 12th, 2009A hospital in northwestern North Dakota is investigating how the mother of a newborn went home with the wrong baby.
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Patients Rush To Beat Possible ‘Botax’ – 833th Edition
Saturday, September 12th, 2009Taxing cosmetic procedures like tummy tucks, liposuction and Botox injections could help finance health care reform, and that pushes some people to get surgery now.
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