Archive for the ‘Health’ Category

JBS Swift Beef Co. Expands Beef Recall – 487th Edition

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

JBS Swift Beef Co. of Greeley, Colo., is voluntarily expanding its beef recall to include about 380,000 pounds of products because of possible E. coli contamination.
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Nearly 15% Of Teens Expect To Die Young – 488th Edition

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

New research shows that nearly 15 percent of teens assume they will die before turning 35.
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Doctors Say More Ovary Transplants Possible – 489th Edition

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

New techniques could help women — including cancer patients — have children when they are older, doctors say.
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Drug-Resistant Swine Flu Seen In Patient – 490th Edition

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

For the first time, a case of swine flu has proven resistant to Tamiflu — the leading pharmaceutical weapon against the new virus, health officials say
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FDA Says E. Coli Found In Nestle Sample – 491th Edition

Tuesday, June 30th, 2009

The Food and Drug Administration said Monday a sample of raw cookie dough collected at a Nestle USA manufacturing plant last week has tested positive for E. coli.
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Preventive Care May Cost More Than It Saves – 476th Edition

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

When it comes to health care spending, an ounce of prevention is seldom worth a pound of cure.
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28 Deaths Tied To Gardasil, Watchdog Says – 477th Edition

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

A group raises concerns about deaths and serious side effects in girls and women who take a vaccine to prevent cervical cancer.
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Program Pays Girls To Not Get Pregnant – 478th Edition

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

A program gives girls $1 a day toward a college education — if they don’t get pregnant.
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Ailing Budgets Could Close Poison Hotlines – 479th Edition

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

Nationwide, poison control centers that have been a lifeline for millions of residents could face deep cutbacks or be closed altogether to balance budgets.
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Doctor In South Pole Breast Cancer Case Dies – 480th Edition

Saturday, June 27th, 2009

Dr. Jerri Nielsen FitzGerald, who diagnosed and treated her own breast cancer before a dramatic rescue from the South Pole a decade ago, dies after the disease recurs.
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