Posts Tagged ‘Health’

2M Babies, Mothers Die At Birth, Study Says – 1006th Edition

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

More than 2 million babies and mothers die worldwide each year from childbirth complications, according to a study.
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4 Sisters Share Breast Cancer Battle – 992th Edition

Wednesday, 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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Studies: Autism Rates Higher Than Thought – 993th Edition

Wednesday, October 7th, 2009

A pair of new studies indicate that about 1 in 100 children have autism disorders.
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First Swine Flu Vaccinations — But Most Must Wait – 994th Edition

Wednesday, October 7th, 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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CDC: Fewer Schools Selling Candy, Soda – 995th Edition

Wednesday, October 7th, 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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Breast Cancer PSAs Use Sex To Sell Message – 996th Edition

Wednesday, October 7th, 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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Vaccine-Like Shots Help Fight Cocaine Habit – 991th Edition

Tuesday, 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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4 Sisters Share Breast Cancer Battle – 982th Edition

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

Fighting breast cancer has become a family’s mission after four of five sisters were diagnosed with the disease.
By fox5vegas.com

Studies: Autism Rates Higher Than Thought – 983th Edition

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009

A pair of new studies indicate that about 1 in 100 children have autism disorders.
By fox5vegas.com

First Swine Flu Vaccinations — But Most Must Wait – 984th Edition

Tuesday, 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.
By fox5vegas.com