Posts Tagged ‘Health’

Pregnant Women Face Snags In Getting Flu Shot – 940th Edition

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Only about one in seven pregnant women gets a flu shot each winter because of the obstacles they face.
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Fight Sickness At Work With Moving, Wipes – 941th Edition

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Lowering stress — as well as the bacteria count on your desk — can help you stay well and boost productivity.
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Clues May Let You Know When Someone Lies – 931th Edition

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

A new movie imagines a world where nobody knows how to lie. But in ours, people do it all the time — and scream about it in Congress. Find some ways to detect a falsehood.
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Docs Unsure If Milk-Duct Cells Are ‘Cancer’ – 932th Edition

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Some doctors think that when then find a growth in milk ducts, they should avoid the words “cancer” and “carcinoma.”
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Ginsburg Released From Hospital, Back To Work – 933th Edition

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who had cancer surgery earlier this year, made a quick return to work Friday after feeling ill at the office and spending the night in a Washington hospital as a precaution.
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New Vaccine First To Prevent HIV Infection – 923th Edition

Friday, September 25th, 2009

An experimental vaccine proves itself in a giant study, cutting the risk of contracting HIV by more than 31 percent.
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Family Sues After Teen’s Breast Surgery Death – 924th Edition

Friday, September 25th, 2009

The family of cheerleader who died after corrective breast surgery files a lawsuit against a plastic surgeon and anesthesiologist.
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Protein Can Say If Prostate Cancer Dangerous – 925th Edition

Friday, September 25th, 2009

A study possibly reveals a way to tell which men with prostate cancer need surgery or chemotherapy and which can live with the disease.
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Obesity May Become Women’s Top Cancer Cause – 926th Edition

Friday, September 25th, 2009

Scientists aren’t sure why being overweight boosts cancer risk, but research shows that it does.
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HHS: Swine Flu Vaccine Arrival In 2 Weeks – 927th Edition

Friday, September 25th, 2009

More swine flu vaccine will arrive the first week of October than officials previously thought — between 6 million and 7 million doses.
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