Health News
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Health Tip: When Lugging Luggage
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:00AM July 24, 2012 CommentHere's how to help prevent back pain
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Antioxidants Might Help Cut Pancreatic Cancer Risk, Study Suggests
Tweet Share on Facebook 6:00AM July 24, 2012 CommentBut the research cannot prove cause and effect, and better trials are needed, experts say
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Fighting AIDS: US donates an extra $150 million
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:29PM July 23, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Science now has the tools to slash the spread of HIV even without a vaccine — and the U.S. is donating an extra $150 million to help poor countries put them in place, the Obama administration told the world's largest AIDS conference Monday.
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Elton John: 'I shouldn't be here today'
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:20PM July 23, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Elton John says he should be dead because of his self-destructive lifestyle decades ago.
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California county to vote on Rx drug disposal bill
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:08PM July 23, 2012 CommentOAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A proposed county ordinance in Northern California puts the pharmaceutical industry on the hook for not only making drugs, but also getting rid of them.
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Scientists: Novel TB drug combo passes first test
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:35PM July 23, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Scientists are hot on the trail of a new tuberculosis treatment that a small study suggests might one day offer an alternative to battle this deadly lung disease, even if it's resistant to today's two main drugs.
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NYC Ban on Super-Sized Sodas Would Cut Consumers' Calories: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM July 23, 2012 CommentResearchers find reduction of about 63 calories per fast-food meal
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Joint Replacement Boosts Heart Attack Risk Right After Surgery: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM July 23, 2012 CommentExperts say doctors need to cut chances of cardiac trouble before procedure
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Many Teens With High Blood Pressure Don't Get Needed Tests
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM July 23, 2012 CommentFewer than 1 in 4 receives recommended screening for kidney disease, organ damage, study finds
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Heavy Drinking in Pregnancy Linked to Host of Problems in Children
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM July 23, 2012 CommentEven in kids without fetal alcohol syndrome, study found higher risk for mental abnormalities
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YouTube Videos Might Help Ease Form of Vertigo
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM July 23, 2012 CommentPatients who watch and follow Epley maneuver this way may benefit, experts say
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Doctors Spar Over Cholesterol Screening in Kids
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM July 23, 2012 CommentSome question supporting evidence and drug-industry ties, but others say guidelines benefit certain children
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Stem Cells Show Promise as Heart Failure Treatment
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM July 23, 2012 CommentIn cellular and animal studies, a key protein helped the cells rejuvenate damaged cardiac tissue
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Young Cancer Patients Often Lack Support: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM July 23, 2012 CommentThose aged 14 to 39 are more likely to report unmet social, psychological and informational needs
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All HIV Patients Should Take Meds Early On, Experts Now Say
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM July 23, 2012 CommentNew guidelines reflect the improvements in antiretroviral therapy over last 25 years
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Black American Men Have High Rates of HIV Infection: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM July 23, 2012 CommentInstances of new infections rival rates in sub-Saharan Africa, researchers say
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Health Highlights: July 23, 2012
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Women With HIV May Not Have Higher Cervical Cancer Risk: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM July 23, 2012 CommentThey had similar Pap, biopsy results to women not infected with virus
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Pre-Season Fitness Not a Factor in Collegiate Sports Injury Risk
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM July 23, 2012 CommentBut gender, type of sport played are, Canadian researchers report
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'Toe-Walking' More Common in Kids With Mental Woes: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM July 23, 2012 CommentMany healthy children also adopt this stance, which can lead to posture problems, experts say
