Health News
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Asthma Cases Continue to Rise in U.S., Affecting Millions
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM May 15, 2012 Comment (1)Latest numbers from the CDC find 19 million adults and 7 million kids have the illness today
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Beijing's Olympic Smog Shows Pollution's Effect on Health
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM May 15, 2012 CommentAs air quality rose and fell, so did blood-clotting factors, study found
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Trial Set to See if Drug Can Prevent Alzheimer's
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM May 15, 2012 Comment (3)Many of the study participants are genetically prone to the disease
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U.S. Assistance to Africa Cut AIDS-Related Deaths: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 4:00PM May 15, 2012 CommentEvaluation attributes more than 740,000 lives saved to the program launched in 2003
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U.S. Task Force Issues Blood Pressure Guidelines
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM May 15, 2012 CommentPatients do better when they receive care from a team of health professionals
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Two-Drug Combo Helps Teens With Migraines
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM May 15, 2012 CommentMany doctors already prescribe Treximet off-label to this age group, expert says
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Plavix's New Generic Status Could Be Boon for Patients
Tweet Share on Facebook 2:00PM May 15, 2012 Comment (1)Price of widely used blood thinner should drop once patent ends Thursday
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Are Post-Angioplasty Stress Tests Unnecessary?
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM May 15, 2012 Comment (1)Study finds no benefits in terms of outcomes from these expensive tests
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Doctors Restore Some Hand Function to Quadriplegic Patient
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM May 15, 2012 Comment (3)Location of spinal cord damage allowed surgeons to bypass damaged nerve in arm
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Inhaled Steroids Lead to Big Drop in Asthma Deaths at Texas Hospital: Study
Tweet Share on Facebook 12:00PM May 15, 2012 CommentThey reduce inflammation in the lungs, improving control of asthma symptoms
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Oxytocin, the 'Trust Hormone,' Could Become New Interrogation Tool
Tweet Share on Facebook 10:30AM May 15, 2012 Comment (4)
Syringe and ampules
A hormone that helps mothers bond with newborns could make interrogations easier, but it may be illegal.
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Health Highlights: May 15, 2012
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Steroid Nasal Sprays Show Only Small Benefit for Sinusitis
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM May 15, 2012 Comment (1)
Man with sinus infection
They eased symptoms only after three weeks, taken at high doses.
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At-Home HIV Test to Be Considered by the FDA
Tweet Share on Facebook 9:00AM May 15, 2012 Comment
Men sitting on couch and holding hands
Recommendation could usher in a new era of testing
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Health Tip: Exercising in the Heat
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:00AM May 15, 2012 CommentDrink lots of water
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Health Tip: Put the Brakes on Drowsy Driving
Tweet Share on Facebook 7:00AM May 15, 2012 CommentIf your eyelids are heavy, it's time to pull over
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Iraq veteran uses rap to treat his PTSD
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:21AM May 15, 2012 CommentLAS VEGAS (AP) — On one of the many days Leo Dunson wanted to die, the Iraq veteran put a gun to his temple and pulled the trigger. The loaded weapon misfired. For the troubled former soldier, it was another inexplicable failure, like his divorce or inability to make friends after returning from the war.
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Flesh-eating germ rare, especially for the healthy
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:58PM May 14, 2012 CommentATLANTA (AP) — Aimee Copeland, a Georgia grad student, is fighting for her life because of the flesh-eating bacteria that infected her after she gashed her leg in a river two weeks ago. One of her legs was amputated and her fingers will be too, her father says, because of the spreading infection.
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Ind. diocese denies discrimination over IVF
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:17PM May 14, 2012 CommentINDIANAPOLIS (AP) — An Indiana diocese asked a federal court on Monday to reject a lawsuit by a former parochial school teacher who claims she was fired for violating Roman Catholic doctrine by using in vitro fertilization to try to get pregnant.
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Student with flesh-eating bug mouths questions
Tweet Share on Facebook 5:13PM May 14, 2012 Comment (3)AUGUSTA, Ga. (AP) — After 10 days in the hospital, a Georgia graduate student fighting a rare flesh-eating infection isn't letting the breathing tube in her throat stop her from mouthing questions such as "Where am I?" and "How long have I been here?"
