Archive for the ‘Health’ Category

What’s Ugly, Smells, Kills Dogs? Blue-Green Algae – 937th Edition

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Waterways across the upper Midwest are increasingly plagued with ugly, smelly and potentially deadly blue-green algae, bloomed by drought and fertilizer runoffs from farm fields, that’s killed dozens of dogs and sickened many people.
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Intense Tracking For Swine Flu Shot’s Side Effects – 938th Edition

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

More than 3,000 people a day have a heart attack. If you’re one of them the day after your swine flu shot, will you worry the vaccine was to blame and not the more likely culprit, all those burgers and fries?
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585K Kids Have Bad Drug Reactions Per Year – 939th Edition

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Unknown allergies and accidental overdoses leave over half a million kids with bad side effects each year.
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Pregnant Women Face Snags In Getting Flu Shot – 940th Edition

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Only about one in seven pregnant women gets a flu shot each winter because of the obstacles they face.
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Fight Sickness At Work With Moving, Wipes – 941th Edition

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Lowering stress — as well as the bacteria count on your desk — can help you stay well and boost productivity.
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Quick, Easy Meals Can Fill Frantic Nights – 930th Edition

Friday, September 25th, 2009

When you think about hitting the drive-through, think about your pantry. You probably have the ingredients for a fast, tasty meal.
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New Vaccine First To Prevent HIV Infection – 923th Edition

Friday, September 25th, 2009

An experimental vaccine proves itself in a giant study, cutting the risk of contracting HIV by more than 31 percent.
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Family Sues After Teen’s Breast Surgery Death – 924th Edition

Friday, September 25th, 2009

The family of cheerleader who died after corrective breast surgery files a lawsuit against a plastic surgeon and anesthesiologist.
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Protein Can Say If Prostate Cancer Dangerous – 925th Edition

Friday, September 25th, 2009

A study possibly reveals a way to tell which men with prostate cancer need surgery or chemotherapy and which can live with the disease.
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Obesity May Become Women’s Top Cancer Cause – 926th Edition

Friday, September 25th, 2009

Scientists aren’t sure why being overweight boosts cancer risk, but research shows that it does.
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