Posts Tagged ‘vegas’

Public Favors Gov’t Health Plan, Poll Says – 1234th Edition

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

More Americans support creation of a new government-run health insurance plan to compete with the private insurance market, a new Associated Press poll finds, but the level of enthusiasm depends on how the question is asked.
By fox5vegas.com

Smokers More Likely To Suffer Seizures – 1235th Edition

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

People who smoke cigarettes put themselves at a higher risk of seizures and epilepsy, according to a new study.
By fox5vegas.com

Kiss Drummer Talks About His Breast Cancer – 1236th Edition

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Former Kiss drummer Peter Criss speaks about his recent bout with breast cancer.
By fox5vegas.com

Study: CT Scans Rule Out Heart Attacks Faster – 1237th Edition

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

A CT scan — a kind of super X-ray — provides a faster, cheaper way to diagnose a heart attack when someone goes to the emergency room with chest pains, a new study suggests.
By fox5vegas.com

Novartis: Lower Dose Of Flu Vaccine Sufficient – 1229th Edition

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Pharmaceutical maker Novartis AG says a U.S. clinical study suggests that half a dose of its swine flu vaccine may be sufficient to protect people from the virus and could allow many more to be immunized with current supplies.
By fox5vegas.com

Poll: Tax Rich To Pay For Health Bill – 1230th Edition

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

When it comes to paying for a health care overhaul, Americans see just one way to go: Tax the rich.
By fox5vegas.com

New Mammogram Advice Raises Questions, Concerns – 1231th Edition

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

For many women, getting a mammogram is already one of life’s more stressful experiences. Now, women in their 40s have the added anxiety of trying to figure out if they should even be getting one at all.
By fox5vegas.com

Pharmaceuticals Get Shot In Arm With Vaccines – 1232th Edition

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Vaccines are no longer a sleepy, low-profit niche in a booming drug industry. Today, they’re starting to give ailing pharmaceutical makers a shot in the arm.
By fox5vegas.com

School Helps Young Adults Combat Obesity – 1233th Edition

Tuesday, November 17th, 2009

Go inside a California school that teaches obese high school and college students how to regain their health and turn their lives around.
By fox5vegas.com

Australian Doctors Operate On Conjoined Twins – 1223th Edition

Monday, November 16th, 2009

A team of Australian surgeons were working Monday on a delicate and complicated surgery to separate twin sisters who are joined at the top of the head.
By fox5vegas.com