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05/17/2008 01:20 AM
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Report Assesses Blame in Hepatitis Cases
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The Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada was found to have routinely mishandled injection equipment and medication vials, contributing to a large hepatitis outbreak.
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05/16/2008 12:36 AM
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Study Links Rise in Mastectomies to M.R.I. Detection
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New techniques for detecting breast cancer may be leading more women to have their entire breast removed.
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05/16/2008 04:35 PM
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Vitamin D May Help Curb Breast Cancer, Study Finds
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Breast cancer patients with low levels of vitamin D were much more likely to die of the disease than patients getting enough of the nutrient, a study found.
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05/16/2008 02:10 AM
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Sanofi-Aventis Wants F.D.A. to Reconsider Heart Drug
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The company said it would resubmit its application for Multaq based on results from a study showing that the drug reduced both hospitalization and death in patients with atrial fibrillation.
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05/16/2008 02:06 AM
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Judge Sides With Red Cross Over Trademark
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Johnson & Johnson lost the second round in its trademark dispute against the disaster relief agency when a federal judge in Manhattan threw out most of the case.
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05/16/2008 12:37 AM
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Prison for Man With H.I.V. Who Spit on a Police Officer
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The man, Willie Campbell, was found guilty of harassing a public servant with a deadly weapon: his saliva.
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05/14/2008 11:29 PM
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Entrepreneurial Edge: If It?s Eye Care Technology, This Must Be Orange County
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Orange County, Calif., has become a center for small eye care device makers in much the same way that Silicon Valley is a center for technology.
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05/16/2008 02:06 AM
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Older Americans Urged to Get Shingles Shots
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The one-time vaccination can prevent painful rashes, scarring and nerve damage, said federal officials.
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05/16/2008 02:08 AM
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Blood Loss Drug Again Found to Increase Death Rates in Surgery Patients
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Experts say the anti-bleeding drug, now off the market, likely will never return.
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05/14/2008 12:34 PM
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Rough Transition to a New Asthma Inhaler
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For many people with asthma, the transition to CFC-free inhalers will not be a easy one.
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05/14/2008 01:13 AM
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Mammogram With Ultrasound Improved Detection of Cancers
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The study was designed to see whether ultrasound might improve the chances of finding breast cancer in high-risk women with dense breast tissue, which makes cancer harder to see on a standard mammogram.
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05/14/2008 12:07 AM
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A Child, a Bizarre Tumor and a Perilous Operation
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A little girl, a rare tumor and a new surgical procedure that may make everything normal again.
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05/12/2008 10:58 PM
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Brain: For a Sharp Brain, Stimulation
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Research suggests that staying active, physically and mentally, may help the aging brain remain fit, too.
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05/12/2008 11:30 PM
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Oral Cancer in Men Associated With HPV
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Researchers are discovering that a large percentage of oral cancers in men as associated with HPV.
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05/13/2008 11:39 AM
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Engineering by Scientists on Embryo Stirs Criticism
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Researchers in New York have created what is believed to be the first genetically engineered human embryo, which critics immediately branded as a step toward ?designer babies.?
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05/15/2008 12:29 PM
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Fitness for Every Body: O.K., Avatar, Work With Me
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Can Wii Fit, born of a best-selling gaming console, revolutionize exercise? Five testers weigh in.
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05/13/2008 09:26 AM
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Waist: Watch Your Girth
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Many studies suggest that for both men and women, it?s not how much you weigh that matters most, but where you carry those pounds.
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05/14/2008 12:47 PM
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Exercise May Protect Girls From Future Breast Cancer
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New research shows exercise during the teen years ? starting as young as age 12 ? can help protect girls from breast cancer when they?re grown.
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05/13/2008 02:53 PM
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Muscles: More Than an Exercise in Vanity
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Bulky isn?t necessarily better when it comes to muscles. What?s important is keeping them fit so they?ll provide power and strength as the body ages.
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05/12/2008 11:33 PM
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Vital Signs: Nutrition: Breast-Feeding Tied to Intelligence
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Researchers have found evidence that prolonged breast-feeding is associated with improved scores on some intelligence tests in childhood.
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05/09/2008 11:53 AM
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Personal Best: For Peak Performance, 3 Is Not Better Than 1
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To run faster, triathletes need to stop swimming and cycling.
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05/15/2008 12:36 AM
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Serious Deficiencies in Nursing Homes Are Often Missed, Report Says
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Nursing home inspectors routinely overlook or minimize problems that pose a serious, immediate threat to patients, Congressional investigators say.
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05/14/2008 11:29 PM
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F.D.A. Delays Clinical Trial of Embryonic Stem Cells
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The Geron Corporation announced Wednesday that its plans to begin the first clinical trial using embryonic stem cells had been delayed by federal regulators.
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05/14/2008 11:29 PM
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Medical Journal?s Article Questions TV Ads for Stent
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A television ad for a heart stent may deceive the public and should be reviewed by federal regulators, according to an article published by a leading medical journal.
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05/14/2008 02:03 PM
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For the Disabled, Age 18 Brings Difficult Choices
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As medical advances have allowed patients who might have died as children to survive into adulthood, the health care system has yet to develop institutions for them.
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05/14/2008 10:09 AM
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F.D.A. Chief Writes Congress for Money
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The Food and Drug commissioner has written Congress that the agency needs an immediate infusion of $275 million to ensure that imported foods, drugs and medical devices are safe.
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05/13/2008 11:39 AM
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Court Hears More Claims of Vaccine-Autism Link
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The United States Court of Federal Claims is considering whether the government should pay millions of dollars to the parents of some 4,800 autistic children.
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05/13/2008 01:43 AM
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Personal Health: Mosquito Thrives; So Does Dengue Fever
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Dengue fever has increased rapidly in tropical and subtropical areas worldwide in recent years, thanks to factors both natural and man-made.
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05/12/2008 11:31 PM
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Really?: The Claim: If You?re Hyperventilating, Breathe Into a Paper Bag
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Like a bandage for a cut or a crutch for a broken leg, the brown paper bag is a symbol for hyperventilation. But does it help?
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05/12/2008 11:29 PM
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Cases: In Delusions of Romance, Genuine Comfort
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Schizophrenia offers a unique relief from the rigors of cancer.
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05/13/2008 11:57 PM
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A Conversation With Alfredo Quiñones-Hinojosa: A Surgeon?s Path From Migrant Fields to Operating Room
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Dr. Quiñones-Hinojosa, 40, was an illegal immigrant working in the vegetable fields of the Central Valley in California before becoming a neurosurgeon.
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05/11/2008 06:06 AM
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?Mad Pride? Fights a Stigma
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Just as gay-rights activists reclaimed the word queer as a badge of honor rather than a slur, mental illness advocates are proudly calling themselves mad.
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05/09/2008 04:26 PM
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Chronicle of a Death Foretold
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After learning of a possibly fatal mutation lurking in her genes, Masha Gessen went in search of answers medical and moral.
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05/05/2008 11:27 PM
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Essay: Forcing Sobriety, However Imperfectly
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Alcohol-monitoring bracelets can help people get over substance abuse problems, but they are not perfect.
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05/05/2008 05:02 AM
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For Physician Assistant, Empathy Goes Two Ways
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John C. Welton, 60, who atrophied from the chest down after contracting polio as a boy, sees to dying patients at Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx.
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