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British hospitals: No sitting allowed(AP) (Yahoo Health 2010-03-17 00:01:53)
AP - Britons trying to cheer up their hospitalized friends and relatives often have to do so standing up; sitting on the bed usually isn't allowed.
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First lady to food makers: Hurry up on healthy food(Reuters) (Yahoo Health 2010-03-16 21:25:17)
Reuters - Food manufacturers need to work faster to re-formulate and re-package food so that it is healthier for kids, U.S. first lady Michelle Obama said on Tuesday.
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FDA Approved Diabetes Drug Despite Hints at Cancer Risk(HealthDay) (Yahoo Health 2010-03-16 21:03:15)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Feb. 18 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and DrugAdministration is defending its decision in late January to approve a newdiabetes drug, Victoza (liraglutide), even though animal studies suggestit might increase the risk for a rare thyroid cancer.
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E-prescriptions cut medication errors: study(Reuters) (Yahoo Health 2010-03-16 19:30:18)
Reuters - Doctors who trade in their prescription pads for electronic prescribing systems may be able to significantly cut down on medication errors, a small study suggests.
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Pain Relief Often Delayed for Cancer Patients(HealthDay) (Yahoo Health 2010-03-16 18:04:01)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 16 (HealthDay News) -- Palliative care services,which help people who are seriously ill relieve symptoms such as pain, arenow found at most U.S. cancer centers, but many programs don't interactwith patients until it's too late, study findings show.
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Prostate Cancer Radiation Side Effects May Subside WithTime(HealthDay) (Yahoo Health 2010-03-16 18:04:00)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 16 (HealthDay News) -- The balance between usingenough radiation to shield patients from prostate cancer's return whilekeeping side effects at bay may not be as tricky as once thought, newresearch shows.
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Video Games May Hinder Learning for Boys(LiveScience.com) (Yahoo Health 2010-03-16 17:55:06)
LiveScience.com - Parents who buy their children a video game system mightwant to be careful that all the fun doesn't interfere with their learning. Anew study suggests owning a game system could hinder academic development, atleast for young boys.
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Type 2 Diabetes Study: Drugs Don't Cut Heart Disease Risk(Time.com) (Yahoo Health 2010-03-16 16:15:00)
Time.com - New data suggest that aggressive drug treatments to reduce known heart-disease risk factors don't actually help Type 2 diabetes patients. Why? And what now?
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Doctor says heart groups too cozy with industry(AP) (Yahoo Health 2010-03-16 16:08:58)
AP - A prominent cardiologist accused leading heart organizations of being too cozy with industry and allowing those ties to influence its policies and education programs for doctors.
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Freezing Tumors Shows Promise Against Prostate, BreastCancer(HealthDay) (Yahoo Health 2010-03-16 16:03:29)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 16 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers have succeededin freezing away breast and prostate tumors in a small number of patients,opening a promising door to a new generation of cancer treatments.
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Are New Chemo Treatments Cost-Effective?(HealthDay) (Yahoo Health 2010-03-16 16:03:27)
HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 16 (HealthDay News) -- New chemotherapy agents formetastatic colon cancer improve patient survival but are costly, says anew study.
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Gene test 'helps pinpoint right dose of heart drug'(AFP) (Yahoo Health 2010-03-16 15:51:03)
AFP - A simple genetic test can help pinpoint the precise dose of a potentially life-saving medication taken by millions to ward off blood clotting after heart surgery, a study published Tuesday found.
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Study: Gene testing helps get warfarin dose right(AP) (Yahoo Health 2010-03-16 14:01:28)
AP - Doctors are reporting an exciting win for gene testing and personalized medicine: Checking patients' DNA before starting them on a popular blood thinner helps get the tricky dose right and keep them out of the hospital.
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As conservatism rises, HIV infections are too, U.N. official says(AP) (Yahoo Health 2010-03-16 10:38:10)
AP - New HIV infections are increasing among homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes who don't seek help because of laws that criminalize these practices, the head of the U.N. AIDS agency said Monday.
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Diabetes Trial: Drug Treatment May Not Cut Heart Disease(Time.com) (Yahoo Health 2010-03-16 08:20:00)
Time.com - New data suggest that aggressive drug treatments to reduce known heart-disease risk factors don't actually help diabetes patients. Why? And what now?
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New HIV infections increasing among homosexuals(AP) (Yahoo Health 2010-03-16 04:55:40)
AP - New HIV infections are increasing among homosexuals, drug users and prostitutes who don't seek help because of laws that criminalize these practices, the head of the U.N. AIDS agency said Monday.
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Erectile Dysfunction Plus Heart Disease Raises Death Risk(HealthDay) (Yahoo Health 2010-03-15 23:04:34)
HealthDay - MONDAY, March 15 (HealthDay News) -- Men suffering from bothcardiovascular disease and erectile dysfunction are at greater risk forheart attack, stroke, heart failure and death, a new study finds.
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Arteries improve after smokers quit, study finds(AP) (Yahoo Health 2010-03-15 21:06:10)
AP - Quitting smoking can turn back time.
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Brain scans show signs of early Alzheimer's: study(Reuters) (Yahoo Health 2010-03-15 20:13:53)
Reuters - People with a family history of Alzheimer's disease often have clumps of a toxic protein in their brains even though they are perfectly healthy, researchers said on Monday.
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Impotence plus heart disease ups death risk: study(Reuters) (Yahoo Health 2010-03-15 20:11:22)
Reuters - Men with heart disease who also complain of erectile dysfunction die sooner than other male heart patients, researchers reported on Monday.