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Researcher studies meth exposure on kids
Jan 1 2007 11:22PM (CT)
MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) - A University of Montana researcher is exposing laboratory mice to methamphetamine smoke to try to determine the long-term effect of the illegal drug on children who live in houses where meth is manufactured and used.
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Study: War trauma may raise heart risks
Jan 1 2007 11:22PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A groundbreaking study of 1,946 male veterans of World War II and Korea suggests that vets with symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder are at greater risk of heart attacks as they age.
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Doctors back new approach on 2nd opinion
Jan 1 2007 11:11PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Reluctant to get a second opinion? Consider this: Over half of breast cancer patients had their initial treatment changed when they sought a review at a specialty center. But the question remains whether everybody with cancer really needs to go shopping for a second opinion. And if the first two doctors disagree, do you need a tiebreaker?
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Fla. Keys resort may have been warned
Jan 1 2007 8:28PM (CT)
KEY WEST, Fla. (AP) - An upscale resort where a guest was exposed to fatal dose of carbon monoxide had been told that another family at the hotel had been treated days earlier for the toxic fumes, a hospital official said.
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Millions save money on Medicare program
Jan 1 2007 3:20AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - At first, Ruth Goundry wasn't sure about participating in the new Medicare drug benefit. It was too confusing, she said. But in the end, she gave it a try. She's glad she did.
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