Studies: Autism Rates Higher Than Thought – 993th Edition

October 7th, 2009

A pair of new studies indicate that about 1 in 100 children have autism disorders.
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4 Sisters Share Breast Cancer Battle – 992th Edition

October 7th, 2009

Fighting breast cancer has become a family’s mission after four of five sisters were diagnosed with the disease.
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Vaccine-Like Shots Help Fight Cocaine Habit – 991th Edition

October 6th, 2009

Vaccine-like shots to keep cocaine abusers from getting high also helped them fight their addiction, a new study finds.
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Cocaine Vaccine Could Treat Addiction – 990th Edition

October 6th, 2009

A new immunization could make it so that people don’t get pleasure from taking cocaine.
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Gen. Petraeus Treated For Prostate Cancer – 989th Edition

October 6th, 2009

Gen. David Petraeus, the top U.S. commander for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, was diagnosed with prostate cancer in February and has since undergone two months of radiation treatment.
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WHO Sees Minor Side Effects From H1N1 Shot – 988th Edition

October 6th, 2009

Vaccine is the best tool against swine flu despite reports of a few minor side effects from the initial campaign in China, the WHO says.
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Insurers: Coverage Penalty Has To Have Bite – 987th Edition

October 6th, 2009

The health insurance industry doesn’t want Congress to let you off easy if you decide to ignore a proposed requirement that all Americans must have coverage.
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Breast Cancer PSAs Use Sex To Sell Message – 986th Edition

October 6th, 2009

A woman in a skimpy white bikini sashays next to a swimming pool. Onlookers gawk, men’s tongues roll and music blares in the background.
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CDC: Fewer Schools Selling Candy, Soda – 985th Edition

October 6th, 2009

A new government report finds that fewer U.S. high schools and middle schools are selling candy and salty snacks to students.
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First Swine Flu Vaccinations — But Most Must Wait – 984th Edition

October 6th, 2009

Swine flu vaccinations began Monday with squirts up the noses of health care workers in Indiana, Illinois and Tennessee — it just tickled, shrugged one — as the government opened a massive effort to immunize over half the nation in a few months.
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