Archive for the ‘Health’ Category

Ban On Flavored Cigs Takes Effect – 922th Edition

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

Tobacco companies can no longer make or sell cigarettes that taste like fruit, candy or cloves.
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US Orders More H1N1 Flu Vaccine – 913th Edition

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

U.S. health officials want to have 251 million doses of vaccine for the so-called swine flu.
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Prostate Cancer Treatment May Be Heart Risk – 914th Edition

Thursday, September 24th, 2009

A common treatment for prostate cancer may slightly increase patients’ risk of heart problems, new research says.
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US Orders More H1N1 Flu Vaccine – 907th Edition

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

U.S. health officials want to have 251 million doses of vaccine for the so-called swine flu.
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Prostate Cancer Treatment May Be Heart Risk – 908th Edition

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

A common treatment for prostate cancer may slightly increase patients’ risk of heart problems, new research says.
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Study: Flu Viruses Can Spark Heart Attacks – 909th Edition

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Heart patients who catch the flu may have more to worry about than the sniffles: the virus could also spark a heart attack, new research shows.
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Couple Says Clinic Implanted Wrong Embryo – 910th Edition

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

After learning that their baby-to-be belongs biologically to another couple, an Ohio couple faces a tough choice.
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Condoms, Contacts Escape Tax In Health Bill – 911th Edition

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

They were calling it the tax on Q-tips.
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Don’t Believe Women’s Weight-Lifting Myths – 912th Edition

Tuesday, September 22nd, 2009

Lifting weights won’t make most women look manly. But it will help them stay thin and healthy.
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Report: 35M+ Worldwide Have Dementia – 901th Edition

Monday, September 21st, 2009

After analyzing dozens of studies, scientists predict 35.6 million cases of dementia worldwide by 2010.
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