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| Donor's Hands Help Artistic Amputee |
| Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:54:24 -0500 |
| By donating her husband’s skilled hands to an amputee so that he might once again play music and paint, a New Hampshire woman created a fitting legacy for a handy and generous man who never hesitated to help strangers. Jodi Lloyd stayed in the background... |
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| Komen Foundation Reinstates Planned Parenthood Funding |
| Fri, 03 Feb 2012 11:32:17 -0500 |
| Amid a firestorm of controversy, the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation apologized for cutting off funding from Planned Parenthood and vowed to revise its policy that led to that decision. “We want to apologize to the American public for recent decisions that cast... |
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| HPV Vaccine for Boys Urged By CDC |
| Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:58:25 -0500 |
| All 11- and 12-year-old boys should be vaccinated against the human papillomavirus, according to a statement from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The announcement serves as the official recommendation of the conclusions of a CDC advisory panel vote in October that boys... |
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| Josh Hamilton Suffers Addiction Relapse |
| Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:54:18 -0500 |
| Texas Rangers’ outfielder Josh Hamilton, the 2010 American League MVP who has battled alcohol and drug addictions for over a decade, has suffered a relapse with alcohol. ESPN reports that Hamilton, 30, drank alcohol at Sherlock’s Pub and Grill in Dallas on Monday. Teammate Ian... |
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| Sex Life of Older Adults and Rising STDs |
| Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:31:09 -0500 |
| The sex life of older adults – long ignored and little researched – is getting new attention in the face of some staggering statistics. Rates of sexually transmitted diseases such as chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis have doubled for people in their 50s, 60s and 70s in... |
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| Malaria Deaths Twice As High As Once Reported |
| Fri, 03 Feb 2012 07:30:20 -0500 |
| Malaria kills 1.2 million people each year, twice as high as previously reported in 2011, according to new research published in the Lancet. And, while many believe that most malaria death occur in children under 5, the report found 42 percent of all malaria deaths occur in older children and adults. |
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| Top 9 Heart Healthy Foods |
| Sat, 04 Feb 2012 06:50:06 -0500 |
| The single most important step you can take for heart health starts with what you put on your plate. |
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| Some former Komen supporters can't forgive, forget (AP) |
| Sun, 05 Feb 2012 02:35:18 GMT |
 AP - When Dorothy Twinney first saw a Race for the Cure walk for breast cancer — "a sea of pink" traveling through her hometown of Plymouth, Mich. — she was so moved she sat in her car and wept.
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| Surprises about Planned Parenthood cancer testing (AP) |
| Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:02:25 GMT |
 AP - To many people, breast cancer screening means a mammogram. But for millions of poor, mostly young women who visit Planned Parenthood, it is usually just a physical exam by the only health professional they may ever see.
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| Study: Follow-up Exams Key in Diagnosing Child Sexual Abuse Problems (ContributorNetwork) |
| Wed, 01 Feb 2012 21:56:41 GMT |
| ContributorNetwork - In cases of child sexual abuse, a second follow-up exam often finds injuries, trauma or sexually transmitted infections missed on the first evaluation, especially in teens, says a study published by the American Academy of Pediatrics. With 80,000 reports of child sexual abuse in the U.S. annually, doctors say children should be examined at least once more in cases of reported sexual assault. Here are details about child sex abuse and how further medical evaluation might help. |
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| Many Stroke Victims Still Don't Get Treated Fast Enough: Study (HealthDay) |
| Sat, 04 Feb 2012 04:47:12 GMT |
| HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) -- While a clot-busting medication can often help stop a stroke in its tracks if it's given promptly, a new study finds that a high number of stroke victims continue to fail to get to the emergency room quickly enough to get the drug. |
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| Dealing With Head Lice (HealthDay) |
| Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:06:57 GMT |
| HealthDay - SUNDAY, Feb. 5 (HealthDay News) -- Although there is a stigma associated with having head lice, infestations with these small insects are common and nothing to be ashamed of, according to Dr. Hannah Chow-Johnson, a pediatrician at Loyola University Health System. |
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| 'A little too much drink' warning |
| Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:39:22 GMT |
| Drinking "just a little more than they should" puts people at risk of serious illness including heart disease, stroke and cancer, the government is warning. |
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| Health bodies reject NHS reforms |
| Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:23:39 GMT |
| Physiotherapist leaders have joined the Royal College of GPs in calling for the health bill in England to be scrapped, increasing pressure on the government. |
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| Malaria toll 'is twice as high' |
| Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:07:13 GMT |
| The number of deaths worldwide from malaria has been underestimated, according to data published in the medical journal the Lancet. |
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| Weekend hospital admission fears |
| Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:37:17 GMT |
| Research which suggests that patients are more likely to die in hospital if they are admitted at the weekend is backed up by a major study. |
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| Poison arrest nurse loses appeal |
| Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:32:55 GMT |
| A nurse arrested and later freed over the poisoning deaths of patients at Stepping Hill Hospital loses an appeal against her sacking. |
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| Brains may be wired for addiction |
| Thu, 02 Feb 2012 19:03:24 GMT |
| Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists. |
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| PFI hospitals 'get bailout fund' |
| Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:09:29 GMT |
| Seven English NHS hospital trusts with debts caused, in part, by PFI repayments are to have access to a £1.5bn government bailout fund. |
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| Record 'legal highs detected' |
| Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:46:35 GMT |
| A record number of potentially dangerous new legal highs were found in Europe last year, say doctors. |
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| Legionella Britons die in Spain |
| Fri, 03 Feb 2012 08:58:01 GMT |
| Three British men die and three more people remain in hospital after contracting Legionnaires' disease while on holiday in Spain, a tour company says. |
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| Watermelon 'is salmonella source' |
| Thu, 02 Feb 2012 13:12:35 GMT |
| A salmonella outbreak linked to watermelon has affected 35 people, killing one, in the UK since December, health experts have revealed. |
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| Chairman quits troubled NHS trust |
| Fri, 03 Feb 2012 00:19:19 GMT |
| The chairman of a hospital trust that closed an emergency department and considered bringing in army medics is to stand down. |
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| UK workers 'richer but stressed' |
| Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:14:30 GMT |
| Britons are richer and more stressed than when the Queen came to the throne, a report by the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development has found. |
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| Science decodes 'internal voices' |
| Wed, 01 Feb 2012 04:29:41 GMT |
| Researchers turn brain waves from thoughts of words into actual words, in a breakthrough that could benefit comatose and locked-in patients. |
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| Foetus parties: Womb with a view? |
| Fri, 13 Jan 2012 01:31:22 GMT |
| Prof Cathy Warwick, chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives, outlines her fears about the "commercialisation of childbirth" |
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| VIDEO: GP leaders turn back on NHS plans |
| Fri, 03 Feb 2012 06:55:40 GMT |
| The Royal College of GPs calls for the health bill to be scrapped, heaping more pressure on the government's controversial reforms in England. |
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| VIDEO: Brains may be 'wired' for addiction |
| Thu, 02 Feb 2012 20:40:57 GMT |
| Abnormalities in the brain may make some people more likely to become drug addicts, according to scientists at the University of Cambridge. |
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| New map pinpoints Lyme disease risk areas |
| Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:33:19 GMT |
Researchers who spent three years dragging sheets of fabric through the woods to snag ticks have created a detailed map they claim could improve ...   |
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| First lady's push-ups raise fitness bar |
| Fri, 03 Feb 2012 23:15:00 GMT |
Michelle Obama and Ellen DeGeneres put on an impressive push-up demonstration -- setting a great example for other women their age.   |
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| Malaria death toll possibly twice as high |
| Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:26:45 GMT |
Malaria may be killing around twice as many as experts thought, and it could also be hitting older children and adults a new study suggests.   |
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