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Gadgets Count Calories As You Burn Them – 1056th Edition

Thursday, October 15th, 2009

You know you need to burn more than you eat to lose weight. But how can you tell how much energy you’re using?
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Top Hospitals Beat Avg. Death Risk By 50% – 1043th Edition

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

A poor hospital may increase your chances of dying by 71 percent over a top-rated hospital.
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46% Of H1N1 Patients Otherwise Healthy – 1044th Edition

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

The largest U.S. analysis of hospitalized adult swine flu patients has found almost half were healthy people who did not have asthma or any other chronic illnesses before they got sick.
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Report: Unsafe Abortions Kill 70,000 A Year – 1045th Edition

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

A group that supports abortion rights says more women around the world have access to contraception, which means fewer get abortions.
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Woman Dies After Cosmetic Procedure At Spa – 1046th Edition

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Police investigate when a woman dies after having seizures during a nonsurgical liposuction procedure.
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Another GOP Senator Open To Health Care Overhaul – 1047th Edition

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

A second Republican senator signaled Wednesday she’s open to voting for sweeping health care legislation this year, putting President Barack Obama closer to a historic achievement that has eluded generations of Democratic leaders.
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UN: World Hunger On The Rise For A Decade – 1048th Edition

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Declining aid and investment in agriculture caused a steady increase in world hunger for more than a decade before the economic crisis pushed the ranks of the hungry to a record 1 billion, a U.N. food agency said Wednesday.
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Study Seeks Ban On Organ Trafficking – 1049th Edition

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

A new international convention is needed to prevent trafficking in organs and potentially life-saving tissues and cells, a study finds.
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Woman Blames Tetanus, Flu Shots For Illness – 1050th Edition

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

A woman recovering from encephalitis claims her illness was caused by vaccines.
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Kids Under 10 May Need 2 H1N1 Vaccine Doses – 1051th Edition

Wednesday, October 14th, 2009

Test results of its swine flu vaccine suggest that children under 10 may need two shots to be fully protected, vaccine maker Sanofi Pasteur said Wednesday.
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