Posts Tagged ‘Health’

NH Woman, 114, Becomes Oldest American – 845th Edition

Monday, September 14th, 2009

A 114-year-old New Hampshire woman who loves the Boston Red Sox, Hershey’s Kisses and ice cream is believed to be the oldest American.
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Syringes The New Tool To Fight Drunken Driving? – 846th Edition

Monday, September 14th, 2009

When police officer Darryll Dowell is on patrol in the southwestern Idaho city of Nampa, he’ll pull up at a stoplight and usually start casing the vehicle. Nowadays, his eyes will also focus on the driver’s arms, as he tries to search for a plump, bouncy vein.
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NH Woman, 114, Becomes Oldest American – 838th Edition

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

A 114-year-old New Hampshire woman who loves the Boston Red Sox, Hershey’s Kisses and ice cream is believed to be the oldest American.
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Syringes The New Tool To Fight Drunken Driving? – 839th Edition

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

When police officer Darryll Dowell is on patrol in the southwestern Idaho city of Nampa, he’ll pull up at a stoplight and usually start casing the vehicle. Nowadays, his eyes will also focus on the driver’s arms, as he tries to search for a plump, bouncy vein.
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Study: New Drug Fights Flu As Well As Tamiflu Does – 840th Edition

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

Researchers delivered a double dose of good news Sunday in the fight against flu: successful tests of what could become the first new flu medicine in a decade, and the strongest evidence yet that such drugs save lives, not just shorten illness.
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Sebelius: Swine Flu Shots May Start Early October – 841th Edition

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

The nation’s first round of swine flu shots could begin sooner than expected, with some vaccine available as early as the first week of October, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Sunday.
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West Coast Beaches Hold Dangerous Staph Germs – 842th Edition

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

Dangerous staph bacteria have been found in sand and water for the first time at five public beaches along the coast of Washington, and scientists think the state is not the only one with this problem.
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Obama Says He’s Expecting ‘Good Health Care Bill’ – 843th Edition

Sunday, September 13th, 2009

President Barack Obama said he is confident Congress will pass “a good health care bill,” as months of rancor over reforming the nation’s health care system seemed to be easing Sunday, with the White House playing down an immediate role for a government insurance option.
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Japan’s Century Club Swells To 40,399 – 831th Edition

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

Japan will have 40,399 people aged 100 or older this month, surpassing the previous record of 36,276 last year, the Health and Welfare Ministry said in an annual report marking a Sept. 21 national holiday honoring the elderly.
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Flu Season Comes Early; Most Are Swine Variety – 832th Edition

Saturday, September 12th, 2009

Influenza is circulating unusually early this year with cases in all 50 states — nearly all the swine flu variety, government health officials say.
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