Health & Medical NewsCDC uses shopper-card data to trace salmonella - 23 hours 4 minutes agoCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) -- As they scrambled recently to trace the source of a salmonella outbreak that has sickened hundreds around the country, investigators from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention successfully used a new tool for the first time - the shopper cards that millions of Americans swipe every time they buy groceries.... |
Study suggests too many invasive heart tests given - March 11, 2010 00:04:00NEW YORK (AP) -- A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an excess of medical tests.... |
Panel: Women need chance to avoid repeat C-section - March 10, 2010 22:14:21WASHINGTON (AP) -- Too many pregnant women who want to avoid a repeat cesarean delivery are being denied the chance, concludes a government panel that urged doctors to rethink litigation-spurred policies that have swung the pendulum back toward the days of "once a C-section, always a C-section."... |
Brazils Silva quits smoking after 50 years - March 10, 2010 00:34:33BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) -- Brazils president said Tuesday that he kicked the smoking habit he had for 50 years after a recent health scare sent his blood pressure soaring.... |
Texas lottery officials move ahead with bidding - March 9, 2010 22:35:44AUSTIN, Texas (AP) -- Bidding on a new lucrative Texas lottery contract should move forward because theres no evidence that state consultant Gartner Inc. and the lotterys current operator GTECH Corp. improperly shared information about the process, a lottery official said Tuesday.... |
Murdoch to Arabs: censorship is counterproductive - March 9, 2010 16:59:33ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Rupert Murdoch on Tuesday challenged tight controls on media in the Middle East, calling censorship counterproductive and urging Arab leaders to allow their citizens the freedom to unleash their creativity.... |
Hoped-for drop in childbirth deaths not happening - March 9, 2010 08:04:43WASHINGTON (AP) -- Eleven days after her son Benjamins 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.... |
Researchers: AIDS virus can hide in bone marrow - March 7, 2010 19:15:39WASHINGTON (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.... |
Sarah Palin pitching TV show about Alaska - March 5, 2010 02:33:59NEW YORK (AP) -- Producer Mark Burnett said Thursday he is pitching a series to television networks that would be about Alaska seen through the eyes of its most famous resident, Sarah Palin.... |
FDA warning for hand sanitizer in Puerto Rico - March 4, 2010 22:53:43SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) -- Puerto Ricos government sent inspectors across the island Thursday to stop stores from selling locally produced hand sanitizers tainted with a dangerous bacteria.... |
Gene test claims to show what diet works best - March 4, 2010 22:22:29Diet not working? Blame your genes. Thats 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.... |
Senators: Lift ban on gays donating blood - March 4, 2010 20:12:18WASHINGTON (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.... |
Takeda renames heartburn drug to avoid errors - March 4, 2010 16:49:32WASHINGTON (AP) -- Federal regulators said Thursday that Takeda Pharmaceuticals will change the name of a heartburn drug that has repeatedly been confused by pharmacists with drugs meant to treat cancer and other ailments.... |
Cancer society casts more doubt on prostate tests - March 4, 2010 00:56:59ATLANTA (AP) -- Months after experts discounted the importance of routine mammograms and Pap smears for many women, the American Cancer Society is warning more explicitly than ever that regular testing for prostate cancer is of questionable value too, and can do men more harm than good.... |
Should men be tested for prostate cancer? - March 3, 2010 21:35:55The American Cancer Society revised its guidelines for prostate cancer screening on Wednesday. The advocacy group is one of many organizations that make such recommendations. Some questions and answers:... |
Russian Olympic Committee head resigns after flop - March 3, 2010 19:17:00MOSCOW (AP) -- The head of the Russian Olympic Committee resigned on Wednesday in the wake of the nations worst performance at the Winter Games, news agencies said, citing the committees spokesman.... |
KU, K-State ready for super Sunflower Showdown - March 2, 2010 19:42:31MANHATTAN, Kan. (AP) -- Frank Martin doesnt mince words. Even if its sometimes to his detriment, the Kansas State coach is going to tell the truth as he sees it.... |
Mullahs help promote birth control in Afghanistan - March 2, 2010 18:36:08Some mullahs in Afghanistan are distributing condoms. Others are quoting the Quran to encourage longer breaks between births. Health experts say contraception is starting to catch on in a country with the worlds second highest maternal death rate.... |
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