Obama appeals for health care votes
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:28:15 GMT
 AP - President Barack Obama has made a last-minute personal appeal to Democrats to pass landmark health care legislation.
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Alaska island village hit by suspected swine flu
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:05:19 GMT
 AP - Suspected swine flu is sweeping a traditional Eskimo whaling village on a remote Alaska island — prompting an urgent medical mission to deliver help.
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In Europe, most swine flu shots by invitation only
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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:50:26 GMT
 AP - In Britain, there are no long lines of people seeking swine flu vaccine. Doctor's offices aren't swamped with desperate calls. And there are no cries of injustice that the vaccine is going to wealthy corporations or healthy people who don't really need it.
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Poll: One-third able to get swine flu vaccine
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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:29:00 GMT
 AP - Only about a third of adults who have tried to get a swine flu vaccine have been able to get it, according to a new national poll released Friday.
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FDA warns Web companies not to sell flavored cigs
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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:07:11 GMT
AP - The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it has warned several companies to stop selling banned flavored cigarettes to U.S. consumers online.
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Goldman Sachs, Citigroup got swine flu vaccine
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Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:53:15 GMT
 AP - Some of New York's biggest companies, including Wall Street giants Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, received doses of swine flu vaccine for at-risk employees, drawing criticism that the hard-to-find vaccine is going first to the privileged.
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Obesity causes 100,000 US cancers every year: study
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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:17:30 GMT
 AFP - Obesity causes more than 100,000 incidents of cancer in the US every year, the American Institute for Cancer Research said in estimates published Friday.
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'All-natural' sex pill contains Viagra chemical: FDA
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Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:22:55 GMT
 AFP - The US food and drug safety watchdog warned Thursday that an over-the-counter men's sex aid, labeled as all-natural, contains a chemical similar to the active ingredient in Viagra and could be dangerous.
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Health Tip: Follow Directions When Taking Medication
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:48:45 GMT
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- A number of adverse effects can result if you
don't take a medication as directed.
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Singing in Pregnancy May Be Harder Work
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:48:27 GMT
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Nov. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Hormonal fluctuations make it
harder for women to sing during pregnancy, a new study finds.
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House Democrats scramble for health-care votes
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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 23:23:20 GMT
 Reuters - Democratic leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives scrambled on Friday to allay lingering concerns about a broad healthcare overhaul and said a landmark vote planned for Saturday could slip a day or more.
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Depression May Blur Memory of Aches and Pains
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Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:49:12 GMT
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Depressed people tend to report
more physical symptoms than they actually experience, a new study
finds.
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Moderate exercise may lower prostate cancer risk
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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 20:25:51 GMT
Reuters - Men who regularly get moderate exercise may have a lower risk of developing prostate cancer -- including aggressive, fast-growing tumors, a new study finds.
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Trauma Deadlier for Kids Without Insurance
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Sat, 07 Nov 2009 04:48:25 GMT
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Uninsured children in the
United States are three times more likely to die from trauma injuries than
children with private insurance, according to a new study.
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Shrinking AIDS funding threatens gains: aid group
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Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:26:00 GMT
 AFP - Waning international donor support for the fight against AIDS is a threat to a decade of progress in HIV treatment, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) warned on Thursday.
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FDA Issues Warning for Diabetes Drug
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Wed, 04 Nov 2009 04:49:13 GMT
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Reports about possible kidney
problems, including renal failure, in people taking the diabetes drug
exenatide (Byetta) have prompted changes to the drug's prescribing
information, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said Monday.
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Fibre may keep asthma, diabetes at bay, study finds
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Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:35:29 GMT
 AFP - An apple a day may keep the doctor away but a fibre-filled diet could also hold the key to keeping asthma, diabetes and arthritis at bay, according to Australian research released Thursday.
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Obesity causes 100,000 U.S. cancer cases, group says
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Fri, 06 Nov 2009 12:52:53 GMT
 Reuters - Obesity causes more than 100,000 cases of cancer in the United States each year -- and the number will likely rise as Americans get fatter, researchers said on Thursday.
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