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AFP - Swine flu has claimed at least 16,713 lives around the world since it was first uncovered in Mexico and the United States last April, the World Health Organisation said Friday.
(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:20:28 PST)Experts say US doctors overtesting, overtreating (AP)
AP - Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggest that too many Americans — maybe even President Barack Obama — are being overtreated.
(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:48:40 PST)Obesity, Drinking a Double Threat to the Liver (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity plus daily drinking boosts the risk of liver disease in men and women, researchers report in two new studies.
(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:03:53 PST)Variable Blood Pressure a New Stroke Risk Factor? (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Challenging established medical wisdom about blood pressure and stroke, new British research suggests that extremely variable blood pressure, and not just high blood pressure, can greatly increase a person's risk of stroke.
(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:03:52 PST)Health Tip: Symptoms of Ketoacidosis (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Ketoacidosis occurs when diabetic people develop dangerously high levels of ketones, which are produced when stored fat is burned for energy.
(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:03:51 PST)Health Tip: Having an Epidural (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- An epidural is an injected anesthetic often used during labor and delivery to ease the pain of childbirth.
(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:03:50 PST)Papaya Could Be a Cancer Fighter (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 10 (HealthDay News) -- An extract from dried papaya slows the growth of cancer cells in the laboratory, researchers report.
(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:03:49 PST)'Pill' Won't Shorten Your Life: Study (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- Good news for women who have used birth control pills: A long-term study finds that those who took oral contraceptives at some point in their lives have a lower risk of death than women who never took the "Pill".
(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:03:48 PST)High-Impact Sports Might Not Harm Knee Replacements (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- Patients who get a total knee replacement are usually advised to avoid high-impact sports to preserve their new body part. But a new study suggests sport participation is not only safe -- it may even help people gain better knee function.
(Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:03:47 PST)$657mln deal for sick Ground Zero workers (AFP)
AFP - More than 10,000 people who worked in the toxic chaos of New York's Ground Zero after 9/11 could receive compensation totaling 657 million dollars for health problems under a deal reached Thursday.
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