May 13, 2008
Newsweek: The growing American death gap
MSNBC.com: Health - Fetched: May 13th, 2008, 9:00pm EDT
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Will airwave use interfere with medical devices?
MSNBC.com: Health - Fetched: May 13th, 2008, 6:30pm EDT
Losing the audio feed during "Monday Night Football" may seem like a crisis for some sports fan, but it's nothing compared to losing the signal that monitors a critically ill hospital patient.Read more
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Exercising as teen may stave off breast cancer
MSNBC.com: Health - Posted: May 13th, 2008, 4:06pm EDT
Get your daughters off the couch: New research shows exercise during the teen years — starting as young as age 12 — can help protect girls from breast cancer when they’re grown.Read more
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Beta blocker before surgery raises stroke risk
MSNBC.com: Health - Posted: May 13th, 2008, 3:36pm EDT
People given a blood pressure drug known as a beta blocker to reduce heart risks before surgery were one-third more likely to die within a month, Canadian researchers said.Read more
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More than 2 million U.S. teens depressed
MSNBC.com: Health - Posted: May 13th, 2008, 1:50pm EDT
More than 2 million U.S. teenagers have suffered a serious bout of depression in the past year, including nearly 13 percent of girls, according to a federal government survey.Read more
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Kids say kids with glasses look smarter
MSNBC.com: Health - Posted: May 13th, 2008, 12:40pm EDT
Some children dread getting glasses. Researcher Jeffrey Walline repeats some age-old advice for parents: Tell your kids they'll look smarter in spectacles. And now he has a study to back up the advice.Read more
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Newsweek: A summer camp for losers
MSNBC.com: Health - Fetched: May 13th, 2008, 11:30am EDT
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Breast-feeding may cut mom's arthritis risk
MSNBC.com: Health - Posted: May 13th, 2008, 11:26am EDT
Women who breast-feed their babies longer are less likely to get rheumatoid arthritis, Swedish researchers said on Tuesday.Read more
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28 million women face unwanted pregnancy
MSNBC.com: Health - Posted: May 13th, 2008, 9:42am EDT
Each year, half of American women who would rather not get pregnant will have an unplanned pregnancy, often because they failed to use their contraceptive properly or forgot to use it at all, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.Read more
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Marijuana may up heart attack, stroke risk
MSNBC.com: Health - Posted: May 13th, 2008, 9:06am EDT
Heavy marijuana use can boost blood levels of a particular protein, perhaps raising a person's risk of a heart attack or stroke, U.S. government researchers said on Tuesday.Read more
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Gay rights groups launch hospital ratings
MSNBC.com: Health - Posted: May 13th, 2008, 8:36am EDT
Just over half of 88 hospitals got top marks under a new rating system created by two national gay-rights organizations which hope the standards will result in more compassionate treatment of gay and lesbian patients.Read more
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Structuring your shape-up routine
MSNBC.com: Health - Posted: May 13th, 2008, 8:32am EDT
Does it matter what sequence you do your exercises in? Which workouts are best for people with a bum knee or a bad back? Smart Fitness answers your workout queries.
