Archive for December, 2009

Montana 3rd State To Allow Doctor-Assisted Suicide – 1480th Edition

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

The Montana Supreme Court says nothing in state law prevents patients from seeking physician-assisted suicide, making Montana the third state that will allow the procedure.
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Too Much Vitamin E May Do Harm – 1479th Edition

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

A theory that antioxidants will help everyone avoid heart disease has been disproved in a large study, the authors say.
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Did Americans Get Healthier Over Past Decade? – 1478th Edition

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

About 10 years ago the government set some lofty health goals for the nation to reach by 2010. So how did we do? By many measures, not so hot.
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1st U.S. Case Of Intestinal Anthrax Found – 1477th Edition

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

An African drum used at a campus ministry may have given a woman a rare kind of anthrax infection.
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Norway Has Plan To Stop Staph ‘Superbug’ – 1476th Edition

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

The rate of a hard-to-treat infection often found in hospitals is lowest in Norway. Why are they so good at fighting MRSA?
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CDC: Fewer States Seeing Widespread Swine Flu – 1475th Edition

Thursday, December 31st, 2009

Health officials say swine flu was widespread in only four states last week, indicating the fall wave of illness is still declining.
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Acupuncture Stops Hot Flashes After Cancer – 1474th Edition

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Breast cancer patients who get acupuncture in a study feel better and have a higher sex drive than patients who take medication to fight hot flashes.
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H1N1 Not As Catchy As Other Pandemic Strains – 1473th Edition

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

How contagious is swine flu? Less than the novel viruses that have caused big world outbreaks in the past, new research suggests.
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Women’s Workout Myths Get Busted – 1472th Edition

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Should women use free weights? Are cardio workouts beneficial? Fitness experts break down common misconceptions women have about working out, and advise on what you should be doing instead.
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Ginkgo Doesn’t Help Brains, Study Says – 1471th Edition

Wednesday, December 30th, 2009

Ginkgo biloba may be the most widely used supplement. But researchers say it doesn’t really do anything.
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