Obesity fuels fears of faster diabetes rise (Reuters)
Reuters - The prevalence of diabetes worldwide will far outstrip even the sharp increase currently projected unless rising trends of obesity are controlled, health experts said on Saturday.
Publ.Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 11:36:28 GMT
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Radioactive 'Seed' Rx Helps Women With Implants Fight Breast Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Dec. 1 (HealthDay News) -- Women who have had their breasts augmented with implants and are later diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer may be treated successfully with a partial-breast radiation treatment known as brachytherapy, according to an Arizona physician and researcher.
Publ.Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:02:45 GMT
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Some doctors may give up vaccines because of cost (AP)
AP - About one in 10 doctors who vaccinate privately insured children are considering dropping that service largely because they are losing money when they do it, according to a new survey.
Publ.Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 15:28:01 GMT
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More HIV testing can save babies' lives: U.N. report (Reuters)
Reuters - The United Nations on Monday urged countries across the world to expand screening of newborn infants exposed to the virus that causes AIDS, saying it could save the lives of countless children.
Publ.Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:14:30 GMT
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Asthma inhalers to go 'green' on Dec. 31 (AP)
AP - Last warning: Asthma inhalers go "green" on Dec. 31, forcing patients still using the old-fashioned kind to make a pricey and even confusing switch. The medicine inside these rescue inhalers — the albuterol that quickly opens airways during an asthma attack — isn't changing. But the chemicals used to puff that drug into your lungs are.
Publ.Date: Mon, 01 Dec 2008 20:28:39 GMT
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