Archive for February, 2010

Placebo Treatments Stronger Than Thought – 1719th Edition

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

When it comes to the placebo effect, it really may be mind over matter, a new analysis suggests.
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Docs Leave Foot-Long Instrument In Woman – 1718th Edition

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

It took five long months for a Czech woman to discover the reason for her pain: Doctors had left a foot-long medical tool inside her.
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Dolphins Could Help Cure Cervical Cancer – 1717th Edition

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

People and dolphins can harbor some of the same viruses, which could be a clue in fighting human disease, marine biologists say.
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Premiums Jump 14 Percent On Medicare Plans – 1716th Edition

Friday, February 19th, 2010

A new study finds that premiums for Medicare Advantage plans offering medical and prescription drug coverage jumped 14.2 percent on average in 2010, after an increase of only 5.2 percent the previous year.
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Placebo Treatments Stronger Than Thought – 1715th Edition

Friday, February 19th, 2010

When it comes to the placebo effect, it really may be mind over matter, a new analysis suggests.
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Docs Leave Foot-Long Instrument In Woman – 1714th Edition

Friday, February 19th, 2010

It took five long months for a Czech woman to discover the reason for her pain: Doctors had left a foot-long medical tool inside her.
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Happiness Helps When It Comes To The Heart – 1713th Edition

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

A new study says that happier people are 22 percent less likely to have heart problems.
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Blowing Up Diet Myths – 1712th Edition

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

Think you’re on the right track with your diet? Find out which diet myths should be destroyed.
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Cops: Imitation Pot As Bad As The Real Thing – 1711th Edition

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

There may be nothing like the real thing, but some industrious marijuana users have seized on an obscure but easily accessible substance that mimics the drug’s effects on the brain — creating a popular trade in legal dope that has stymied law enforcement authorities.
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‘Dead’ Woman Moves Arm At Funeral Home – 1710th Edition

Thursday, February 18th, 2010

A Colombian woman declared dead of a heart attack moved one of her arms just as an undertaker was about to embalm her, doctors said Wednesday.
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