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| Father Sues Doctors Over Autism Therapy |
| Tue, 09 Mar 2010 19:44:00 -0500 |
| In perhaps the first lawsuit of its kind, a parent of a child with autism is suing his son's doctors, claiming they provided treatments without proven scientific benefit. The treatment, called chelation therapy, was expensive, and, the suit says, carried risks of serious harm. |
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| Top 3 Reasons Fat May Not Be Your Fault |
| Tue, 09 Mar 2010 12:58:06 -0500 |
| As more scientists and sociologists look at our bulging waistlines, some unusual explanations for the increasinb obesity rate in the last 30 years are popping up. |
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| Woman: Surgeon Gave Me 'Four Breasts' |
| Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:28:45 -0500 |
| Women may not know about a the risk for a 'double bubble deformity' when they have surgery for breast augmentation. A woman from Staten Island, N.Y., is now suing her doctor for what she describes as four breasts. |
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| WATCH: Eyes on Glaucoma |
| Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:31:47 -0500 |
 Raising awareness for the disease during World Glaucoma Week. |
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| WATCH: Grace's Story |
| Thu, 04 Mar 2010 18:43:48 -0500 |
| Meet a family determined to find a cure for Sanfilippo syndrome. |
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| Hoped-for drop in childbirth deaths not happening (AP) |
| Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:04:34 GMT |
 AP - Eleven days after her son Benjamin's birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly swollen. Just as her doctor returned her phone call asking what to do, she dropped dead from a blood clot.
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| Researchers: AIDS virus can hide in bone marrow (AP) |
| Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:15:30 GMT |
| AP - The virus that causes AIDS can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness, according to new research that could point the way toward better treatments for the disease. |
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| Gene test claims to show what diet works best (AP) |
| Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:22:26 GMT |
| AP - Diet not working? Blame your genes. That's the pitch behind a new test that claims to show whether people will do better on a low-fat or a low-carb weight loss plan. |
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| Senators: Lift ban on gays donating blood (AP) |
| Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:12:07 GMT |
| AP - The time has come to change a policy that imposes a lifetime ban on donating blood for any man who has had gay sex since 1977, 18 senators said Thursday. |
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| Obese Colon Cancer Survivors Face Poorer Prognosis (HealthDay) |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:48:47 GMT |
| HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Colon cancer survivors who are moderately or severely obese face tougher survival odds following treatment compared with their normal-weight peers, a new study reveals. |
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| As You Age, Better Health Means Better Sex (HealthDay) |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 04:48:37 GMT |
| HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Better health translates into better sex lives, with healthy people more likely to engage in sex (and good sex at that) and to express an interest in sex, new research finds. |
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| Call to halt NHS medical database |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:00:55 GMT |
| Doctors' leaders urge ministers to halt the development of a medical records database for patients in England. |
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| Social care deal 'dead in water' |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:36:06 GMT |
| Attempts to reach a cross-party deal on funding social care appear to be dead in the water ahead of a key summit. |
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| MP writes to police over hospital |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:39:00 GMT |
| An MP writes to police to ask if there is a basis for a criminal inquiry into activities at Stafford Hospital. |
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| 'Problem kids' risk future pain |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:04:47 GMT |
| Children with behavioural problems are twice as likely to suffer chronic pain as adults than others, say researchers. |
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| Illegal cord blood sample warning |
| Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:06:07 GMT |
| Parents, hospitals and private firms are being warned over risky and illegal collections of umbilical cord blood |
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| 'London bomb stress' recognised |
| Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:06:26 GMT |
| Psychologists say they have treated hundreds of survivors of the 2005 London bombings for post-traumatic stress disorder. |
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| Patients 'get care in cupboards' |
| Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:06:37 GMT |
| Patients are being treated in mop cupboards, storerooms and kitchens due to wards being full, a survey suggests. |
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| Pharmacy probe over pill refusal |
| Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:29:30 GMT |
| A high street chemist is investigating after a religious employee refused a customer in Sheffield the contraceptive pill. |
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| UK gives SA millions of condoms |
| Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:21:57 GMT |
| The UK donates £1m ($1.5m) to South Africa to buy 42m condoms, as the nation builds up to the football World Cup. |
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| 'No proof' IVF aided by acupuncture |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:17:10 GMT |
| There is no evidence acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine boost the chance of IVF success, fertility experts warn. |
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| The health risks of a big carbon footprint |
| Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:57:02 GMT |
| In this week's health opinion column Scrubbing Up, paediatrician Dr Tony Waterston, warns of the health dangers of a big carbon footprint and says doctors are leading by example |
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| Obesity risk |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:18:38 GMT |
| Why extra fat can turn you into a killer behind the wheel |
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| Chickenpox row |
| Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:10:38 GMT |
| A vaccine is available - why don't we use it? |
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| Three-way swap |
| Mon, 08 Mar 2010 10:41:57 GMT |
| UK's first pooled kidney transplant hailed a success |
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| Surgery on joints |
| Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:25:19 GMT |
| Patient benefits from rare ankle replacement |
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| Full circle |
| Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:59:27 GMT |
| Ex-footballer tells how he has overcome cancer |
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| What happens to your body under anaesthetic? |
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| Premature brain 'wash out' hope |
| Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:19:54 GMT |
| A technique that "washes out" the brains of severely ill premature babies may aid survival, a study suggests. |
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| US school soda deal 'cuts sugar' |
| Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:36:40 GMT |
| The US soft drinks industry says it has dramatically cut full-calorie beverages available in schools as part of a drive to tackle obesity. |
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| Your Health: Many women avoid calling 911 |
| Mon, 08 Mar 2010 01:15:14 GMT |
If you think you are having a heart attack or stroke, what would you do? Anything other than an immediate call for help can carry ...   |
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