Archive for the ‘Health’ Category

Traffic Signals Could Improve Food Labels – 233th Edition

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

Do you know if your food is healthy? A proposed system could tell you if you should stop, use caution or go for it at the grocery store.
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WHO: Up To 2 Billion People May Get Swine Flu – 234th Edition

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

The World Health Organization says up to 2 billion people could be infected by swine flu, if the current outbreak turns into a pandemic.
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FDA: Kids At Risk From Testosterone Gel – 235th Edition

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

Federal health officials warn that testosterone gel can cause serious harm to children.
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Top Flu Expert Warns Of A Swine Flu-Bird Flu Mix – 236th Edition

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

Bird flu kills more than 60 percent of its human victims, but doesn’t easily pass from person to person. Swine flu can be spread with a sneeze or handshake, but kills only a small fraction of the people it infects.
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Harvard Survey: Swine Flu In, Affection Out – 237th Edition

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

Thanks to swine flu, there’s a little less hugging and kissing in the United States.
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Flu Overhyped? Some Say Officials ‘Cried Swine’ – 238th Edition

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

Did government health officials “cry swine” when they sounded the alarm on what looked like a threatening new flu?
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Face Transplant Patient Forgives Man Who Shot Her – 239th Edition

Sunday, May 10th, 2009

The woman who had the nation’s first face transplant says it was the smell of soap that made her realize her new face was working.
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Harvard Survey: Swine Flu In, Affection Out – 226th Edition

Saturday, May 9th, 2009

Thanks to swine flu, there’s a little less hugging and kissing in the United States.
By fox5vegas.com

Flu Overhyped? Some Say Officials ‘Cried Swine’ – 227th Edition

Saturday, May 9th, 2009

Did government health officials “cry swine” when they sounded the alarm on what looked like a threatening new flu?
By fox5vegas.com

Face Transplant Patient Forgives Man Who Shot Her – 228th Edition

Saturday, May 9th, 2009

The woman who had the nation’s first face transplant says it was the smell of soap that made her realize her new face was working.
By fox5vegas.com