AP - The U.S. spends more on health care than any other nation yet has worse life expectancy than many — and a new report blames smoking and obesity.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 18:08:04 GMT]
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AP - Frederic Chopin's habit of drifting off and hallucinating at the piano may have been caused by epilepsy, according to a new study of the 19th-century romantic composer.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 13:26:16 GMT]
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AP - Before there was Dr. Atkins, there was William Banting. He invented the low-carb diet of 1863. Even then Americans were trying out advice that urged fish, mutton or "any meat except pork" for breakfast, lunch and dinner — hold the potatoes, please.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 08:02:36 GMT]
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- There's a worrisome uptick in the
incidence of certain head and neck cancers among middle-aged and even
younger Americans, and some experts link the trend to a rise in the
popularity of oral sex over the past few decades.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:03:00 GMT]
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Breast-feeding may help reduce
some long-term negative side effects of cancer treatment in women who
survived childhood cancer, according to a new study.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:02:55 GMT]
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- People with advanced cancer
should be told what end-of-life care choices are available earlier in the
course of their disease, a new policy statement from the American Society
of Clinical Oncology recommends.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:02:54 GMT]
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Reuters - Losing weight is often touted as a way to improve health, but many weight-loss programs may not help stave off disease since people tend to gain the weight back, Australian researchers say.
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Reuters - Nearly four out of five women and three of five men say they believe texting, Facebook and other social networking tools cause new couples to jump into bed faster, a survey released on Monday showed.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:31:07 GMT]
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com:
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AFP - A government study on US kids found Tuesday that just one in three show proficiency in science in middle school and junior high, while that number drops to one in five of those graduating high school.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:13:44 GMT]
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- Elderly patients with
dementia and delirium who are taken to a hospital emergency department
often do not comprehend why they are there and do not understand discharge
instructions from doctors or nurses, a new study finds.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:02:52 GMT]
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HealthDay - THURSDAY, Jan. 20 (HealthDay News) -- A good relationship between
a patient and therapist is likely to improve the patient's recovery from
depression, a new study finds.
[Fri, 21 Jan 2011 04:48:13 GMT]
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HealthDay - MONDAY, Jan. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Heavy smokers of childbearing
age -- especially women who have not been pregnant -- may face a modest
increase in their risk of developing breast cancer, a new study
suggests.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 04:48:22 GMT]
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, Jan. 25 (HealthDay News) -- It's hard to help overweight
children lose weight, and keeping it off over the long-term is even
tougher. But obese children whose parents took classes on the importance
of healthy eating and exercise lost weight and kept it off for the next
two years, according to a new Australian study.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 22:02:51 GMT]
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AP - A disgraced Air Force sergeant will spend up to eight years in prison for exposing multiple sex partners to HIV at swinger parties in a sentence that the prosecution hopes will send the message that the military values the integrity of its service members.
[Thu, 20 Jan 2011 08:25:03 GMT]
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AFP - Cures for paralysis, blindness and diabetes could all be in reach with embryonic stem cell research, but the pursuit of medical progress is being choked by the US rush to secure patents, experts say.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 14:54:12 GMT]
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Reuters - Compared to children without peanut or tree nut allergies, kids who have both these allergies may also be more likely to develop an allergy to sesame seeds, a small study suggests.
[Thu, 13 Jan 2011 20:38:49 GMT]
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Reuters - Rates of seasonal flu are rising in The Netherlands, Ireland, Spain and France, and the disease is spreading eastwards with hundreds of people needing treatment in intensive care units and death tolls also starting to rise.
[Tue, 25 Jan 2011 19:22:02 GMT]
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