Archive for the ‘Health’ Category

GlaxoSmithKline Taking Pandemic Vaccine Orders – 269th Edition

Friday, May 15th, 2009

Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline says it has received orders from several countries to stockpile pandemic vaccine.
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Family Wants Natural Cures Instead Of Chemo – 270th Edition

Friday, May 15th, 2009

A Minnesota judge is expected to decide whether a family can refuse chemotherapy for a 13-year-boy’s cancer and treat him with natural medicine.
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Should Cereal Replace Sports Drinks? – 265th Edition

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Some athletes chug down Gatorade, Powerade or another sports drink after a workout, but a bowl of cereal could help their bodies more, a study says.
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NC, Wisconsin Lawmakers Pass Smoking Bans – 263th Edition

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Beer and cigarettes go together like cows and hay in hard-partying Wisconsin. North Carolina is the country’s top tobacco-growing state.
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NC, Wisconsin Lawmakers Pass Smoking Bans – 263th Edition

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Beer and cigarettes go together like cows and hay in hard-partying Wisconsin. North Carolina is the country’s top tobacco-growing state.
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Water Pills Match Blood-Pressure Drugs – 264th Edition

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Diuretics work better to fight hypertension than newer, more expensive drugs, the authors of a study say.
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Water Pills Match Blood-Pressure Drugs – 264th Edition

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Diuretics work better to fight hypertension than newer, more expensive drugs, the authors of a study say.
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Should Cereal Replace Sports Drinks? – 265th Edition

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Some athletes chug down Gatorade, Powerade or another sports drink after a workout, but a bowl of cereal could help their bodies more, a study says.
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Medicare Won’t Cover ‘Virtual Colonoscopy’ – 257th Edition

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

The so-called virtual colonoscopy procedure is virtually impossible to get under Medicare due to inadequate evidence to support the cheaper, less intrusive alternative to the dreaded colonoscopy.
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Folic Acid Fights Premature Births – 258th Edition

Thursday, May 14th, 2009

Women who are at the right age to get pregnant should start taking supplements that will help their babies if they get pregnant, the March of Dimes says.
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