Archive for September, 2009

Flu Season Comes Early; Most Are Swine Variety – 832th Edition

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

Influenza is circulating unusually early this year with cases in all 50 states — nearly all the swine flu variety, government health officials say.
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Japan’s Century Club Swells To 40,399 – 831th Edition

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

Japan will have 40,399 people aged 100 or older this month, surpassing the previous record of 36,276 last year, the Health and Welfare Ministry said in an annual report marking a Sept. 21 national holiday honoring the elderly.
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Studies: Fighting Swine Flu May Be More Manageable – 830th Edition

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

Fighting the swine flu may have gotten more manageable.
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Death Rate For Children Under 5 Continues Decline – 829th Edition

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

It is unacceptable that 8.8 million children die every year before their fifth birthday — 40 percent of them in India, Nigeria and Congo, the U.N. children’s agency said Thursday.
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Traffic Noise May Raise Blood Pressure – 828th Edition

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

Hearing noise from a road all day and night could cause hypertension, a study says.
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HPV Vaccine Could Help Men, Too, Panel Says – 827th Edition

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

Federal health advisers say Gardasil, which is used to prevent cervical cancer in women, should also be approved to stop genital warts in men.
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Latest ‘Superfoods’ Claim To Boost Health – 826th Edition

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Research shows some surprising benefits to foods you already knew and could lead you to try some new things in your diet.
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Traffic Noise May Raise Blood Pressure – 825th Edition

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Hearing noise from a road all day and night could cause hypertension, a study says.
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Swine Flu Shot Tests Add Pregnant Women – 824th Edition

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Tests of a vaccine for the H1N1 virus are going well, so an important category of people can now try it.
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HPV Vaccine Could Help Men, Too, Panel Says – 823th Edition

Thursday, September 10th, 2009

Federal health advisers say Gardasil, which is used to prevent cervical cancer in women, should also be approved to stop genital warts in men.
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