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Hoped-for drop in childbirth deaths not happening
(AP)
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 08:04:34 GMT
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 AP - Eleven days after her son Benjamin's 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.
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Researchers: AIDS virus can hide in bone marrow
(AP)
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Sun, 07 Mar 2010 19:15:30 GMT
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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.
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Gene test claims to show what diet works best
(AP)
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Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:22:26 GMT
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AP - Diet not working? Blame your genes. That's 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.
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Senators: Lift ban on gays donating blood
(AP)
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Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:12:07 GMT
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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.
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Obese Colon Cancer Survivors Face Poorer Prognosis
(HealthDay)
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:04:05 GMT
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Colon cancer survivors who
are moderately or severely obese face tougher survival odds following
treatment compared with their normal-weight peers, a new study
reveals.
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As You Age, Better Health Means Better Sex
(HealthDay)
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:03:55 GMT
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Better health translates
into better sex lives, with healthy people more likely to engage in sex
(and good sex at that) and to express an interest in sex, new research
finds.
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Men likelier than women to enjoy sex in old age
(AFP)
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:05:48 GMT
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 AFP - Men are more than twice as likely as women to be sexually active in old age but good health is the key for both to feeling naughty, says a study published Wednesday by the British Medical Journal.
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Obesity and Depression: A Vicious Circle?
(HealthDay)
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Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:51:23 GMT
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HealthDay - MONDAY, March 1 (HealthDay News) -- There appears to be a
back-and-forth link between depression and obesity, say researchers who
reviewed the findings of 15 studies that included nearly 59,000
people.
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Canadian vaccination study proves 'herd immunity'
(Reuters)
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:35:40 GMT
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Reuters - Inoculating children against flu protects more people of all ages in the larger community, probably because young people tend to spread viruses through physical play, Canadian researchers said on Tuesday.
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HIV Hides Out in Bone Marrow Cells
(HealthDay)
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 04:48:37 GMT
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HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 7 (HealthDay News) -- Medications can reduce the level of
the AIDS virus in the blood to zero, but HIV doesn't disappear and often
roars back when patients stop taking their pills. Now, research is giving
scientists new insight into how the virus manages to hide and avoid the
killing powers of medicine.
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Asthma Rates Rising Across the U.S.
(HealthDay)
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Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:49:27 GMT
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 2 (HealthDay News) -- Asthma rates are increasing
across the United States, a new government study shows, but certain states
have significantly lower rates of the respiratory disease.
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