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Breast Cancer Treatment Side Effects May Last for Years
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM April 11, 2012 Comment (7)Study finds lingering pain, swelling, fatigue, mobility problems in many women
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Disrupted Sleep May Raise Risk for Obesity, Diabetes: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM April 11, 2012 Comment (4)Researchers found altering amount, timing of rest raised blood sugar levels, slowed metabolism
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FDA Seeks to Limit Antibiotics in Animal Feed
Tweet Share on Facebook 1:00PM April 11, 2012 Comment (1)Practice blamed by some for increase in drug-resistant germs in people
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Mobile Stroke Units Might Trim Time to Treatment
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM April 11, 2012 CommentBut, overall outcomes were similar to patients treated in the hospital, German study shows
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FDA Seeks to Limit Antibiotics in Animal Feed
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM April 11, 2012 Comment (1)Practice blamed by some for increase in antibiotic-resistant germs in people
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Some Folks Just Can't Help Being Nice, Study Suggests
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM April 11, 2012 CommentKindness may be in your genetic makeup, researchers say
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Health Highlights: April 11, 2012
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Supreme Court Misunderstanding on Health Overhaul?
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A man walks in front of the U.S. Supreme in the morning hours in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court continued to hear oral arguments on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
WASHINGTON (AP) — A possible misunderstanding about President Barack Obama's health care overhaul could cloud Supreme Court deliberations on its fate, leaving the impression that the law's insurance requirement is more onerous than it actually is.
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Codeine After Surgery Could Endanger Certain Kids
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM April 11, 2012 Comment (1)
Prescription drug bottles
In children with rare gene mutation, post-tonsillectomy death seemed to be due to reaction to pain medicine
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White Women Make Up Bulk of Assisted-Living Residents
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM April 11, 2012 CommentMore than half of those in residential care facilities are 85 or older, analysis shows
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Health Tip: Know Your Risk Factors for Atherosclerosis
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:00AM April 11, 2012 CommentThe leading killer of men and women in the United States
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Health Tip: Talk to Your Doctor Before You Are Pregnant
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:00AM April 11, 2012 CommentIncluding suggestions to improve your health
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WHO: Dementia Cases Worldwide Will Triple by 2050
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:28AM April 11, 2012 Comment (1)Doctor points to a section of the brain on an MRI scan.
GENEVA (AP) — Cases of dementia — and the heavy social and financial burdens associated with them — are set to soar in the coming decades as life expectancy and medical care improve in poorer countries, the World Health Organization says.
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Calif. finds toxins in 'nontoxic' nail polishes
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:28PM April 10, 2012 CommentSAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Some nail polishes commonly found in California salons and advertised as free of a so-called "toxic trio" of chemicals actually have high levels of agents linked to birth defects, state regulators said Tuesday.
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FDA details blood clot risk on birth control pills
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:44PM April 10, 2012 CommentWASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators said Tuesday they are adding labeling to Yaz and other newer birth control pills emphasizing that the drugs may be more likely to cause blood clots than older contraceptive pills.
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Short Walks May Ease Fatigue in Pancreatic Cancer Patients
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:00PM April 10, 2012 Comment (1)Patients were told not to push themselves, but to do what they could comfortably
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Online Tool Could Diagnose Autism Quickly, Developers Say
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM April 10, 2012 CommentSimple questionnaire and short video could help patients get treatment sooner, research suggests
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Sibling Had a Stroke? Your Risk Might Rise, Too
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM April 10, 2012 CommentStudy shows interconnections between genetics, shared lifestyles, experts say
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Certain Birth Control Pills May Carry Higher Blood Clot Risk: FDA
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM April 10, 2012 Comment (1)Products such as Yaz or Yasmin, containing drospirenone, will get new labels, agency says
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EKG Heart Test May Predict Risk in Older Adults
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM April 10, 2012 CommentEven minor changes can mean greater odds of heart attack, other conditions, study finds
