Comatose for 23 years Belgian feels reborn
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Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:02:37 GMT
 AP - With a caretaker holding his hand, a Belgian man who was diagnosed as comatose for 23 years typed out a message Tuesday that he felt reborn after decades of loneliness and frustration. A leading bioethicist, however, expressed skepticism that the man was truly communicating on his own.
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UN: HIV outbreak peaked in 1996
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Tue, 24 Nov 2009 15:14:39 GMT
 AP - The number of people worldwide infected with the virus that causes AIDS — about 33 million — has remained virtually unchanged for the last two years, United Nations experts said Tuesday.
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Trying last-ditch lung bypass for worst swine flu
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Tue, 24 Nov 2009 13:57:58 GMT
 AP - A technology originally developed for premature babies may be helping to save some of the sickest swine flu patients by rerouting their blood so their lungs can rest.
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Schumer says failure not an option on health care
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Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:30:58 GMT
 AP - Failure is not an option on health care, a leading Democratic senator said Monday, even as Republicans turned up the heat on moderates who hold the fate of the legislation in their hands.
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Health reform: Is tax on 'Cadillac' plans fair?
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Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:17:42 GMT
 AP - Schoolteacher Kinzi Blair makes only $46,000 a year, but she has what many would consider a "Cadillac" health plan, now targeted for a big tax increase by health reformers.
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Study: kids watching hours of TV at home daycare
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Mon, 23 Nov 2009 11:35:39 GMT
AP - Parents who thought their preschoolers were spending time in home-based day cares, taking naps, eating healthy snacks and learning to play nicely with others may be surprised to discover they are sitting as many as two hours a day in front of a TV, according to a study published Monday.
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Appalachia, Southeast Hit Hardest by Obesity and Diabetes
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Mon, 23 Nov 2009 06:38:54 GMT
HealthDay - THURSDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) -- While rates of obesity are
climbing across America, they are especially high in sections of
Appalachia and the Southeast, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention reports in its first county-by-county survey.
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One in Four Teen Girls Have STDs
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Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:48:53 GMT
HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- As many as one in four U.S.
teenage girls have had a sexually transmitted disease (STD), many infected
soon after their first sexual encounter, a new government report
shows.
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Clinical Trials Update: Nov. 24, 2009
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Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:03:29 GMT
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com:
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Traffic, Dust Linked to Asthma in Kids
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Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:03:36 GMT
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Infants exposed to outdoor traffic
pollution and indoor endotoxin are at increased risk for asthma,
researchers say.
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Chronic Pain Trips Up Seniors
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Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:03:22 GMT
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Falls are a leading cause of
death among older Americans, and new research confirms that chronic pain
contributes to those accidents.
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Weight May Not Drive Racial Disparities in Colon Cancer
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Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:49:01 GMT
HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- Body weight and co-existing health
problems don't explain why black colon cancer patients have lower survival
rates than whites, U.S. researchers say.
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Combo Treatment Beneficial in Biliary-Tract Cancer Study
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Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:48:59 GMT
HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- A new combination drug therapy
shows promise in treating patients with advanced biliary-tract cancers,
researchers say.
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Childbirth May Slow Progression of Multiple Sclerosis
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Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:03:33 GMT
HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Having children may slow the
progression of multiple sclerosis, new research suggests.
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Over 33 million infected with AIDS virus: U.N.
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Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:40:51 GMT
Reuters - An estimated 33.4 million people worldwide are infected with the AIDS virus, up from 33 million in 2007, but more people are living longer due to the availability of drugs, according to a United Nations report.
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Health Tip: Managing Gestational Diabetes
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Mon, 23 Nov 2009 04:49:06 GMT
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Gestational diabetes occurs during pregnancy,
resulting in high blood sugar levels that can pose dangers for mom and
baby.
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Research Yields Clues to Severe Form of Sinusitis
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Tue, 24 Nov 2009 04:48:52 GMT
HealthDay - MONDAY, Nov. 23 (HealthDay News) -- U.S. researchers say they've
identified a protein that causes nasal and sinus polyps in 15 percent to
30 percent of people with chronic sinusitis.
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Obesity in adolescence may increase girls' MS risk
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Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:15:23 GMT
Reuters - A woman's risk of developing multiple sclerosis (MS) during her lifetime is doubled if she was obese at age 18, new research shows.
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