The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says talk of 90,000 deaths from swine flu is only in an unlikely worst-case scenario.
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Don’t Panic About Swine Flu, CDC Says – 755th Edition
August 28th, 2009Blood Tests Find Heart Attacks More Quickly – 754th Edition
August 28th, 2009When a patient has chest pains, doctors need to know quickly if it’s a heart attack. New tests get it right more often, studies say.
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Two-Thirds Get Radiation In Medical Tests – 753th Edition
August 28th, 2009“Super X-rays” and CT scans can help diagnose some medical conditions, but some worry about what the radiation doses do to patients.
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Overweight People Have Skinnier Brains – 752th Edition
August 27th, 2009Overweight or obese people tend to have less brain tissue than those considered to have normal weight, researchers say.
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Highway Trooper Delivers Baby In Pickup Truck – 751th Edition
August 27th, 2009A Rhode Island state trooper responding to a call of a medical emergency on a highway has helped deliver a baby in a pickup truck.
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Health Workers May Skip Swine Flu Shot – 750th Edition
August 27th, 2009Less than half of Hong Kong’s health care workers would be willing to take a vaccination for the H1N1 flu.
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China Moves To Cut Use Of Executed Inmates’ Organs – 749th Edition
August 27th, 2009China has launched a national organ donation system to try to reduce its dependence on body parts harvested from executed prisoners, who make up the majority of donors, state media reported Wednesday.
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Circumcision May Not Protect Gays From HIV – 748th Edition
August 27th, 2009Circumcision, which has helped prevent AIDS among heterosexual men in Africa, doesn’t help protect gay men.
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High-Testosterone Women Choose Riskier Jobs – 747th Edition
August 27th, 2009A hormone associated with aggressive men may affect how some women choose their careers.
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New Exercises Get Athletes Out Of Gym – 746th Edition
August 26th, 2009New thinking in fitness has people working on whole-body movements, rather than just lifting a big weight with one muscle at a time.
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