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Removing clot aids heart attack recovery
Feb 6 2008 11:29PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - New research suggests that more people survive major heart attacks with fewer problems if doctors use a mini-vacuum to clear out an artery blockage instead of pushing it aside to restore blood flow.
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FDA fines Red Cross another $4.6 million
Feb 6 2008 9:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration has fined the Red Cross an additional $4.6 million for the distribution of "unsuitable blood products," bringing penalties against the organization to more than $19 million in recent years.
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Fat people cheaper to treat, study says
Feb 6 2008 6:25PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Preventing obesity and smoking can save lives, but it doesn't save money, researchers reported Monday. It costs more to care for healthy people who live years longer, according to a Dutch study that counters the common perception that preventing obesity would save governments millions of dollars.
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Deaths partially halt diabetes study
Feb 6 2008 6:24PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government abruptly halted aggressive treatment in a major study of diabetes and heart disease after a surprising number of deaths among patients who pushed their blood sugar to super-lows _ findings that call into question a growing movement in diabetes care.
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Moms pre-chewing food gave HIV to kids
Feb 6 2008 6:23PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - For the first time, health officials report that the AIDS virus can be spread by a mother pre-chewing her infant's food, a practice mainly seen in poor, developing countries.
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Removing clot aids heart attack recovery
Feb 6 2008 5:18PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - New research suggests that more people survive major heart attacks with fewer problems if doctors use a mini-vacuum to clear out an artery blockage instead of pushing it aside to restore blood flow.
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Trial opens in growth hormone deaths
Feb 6 2008 10:33AM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - Seven doctors and pharmacists went on trial Wednesday for the deaths of more than 100 young people who contracted a brain-destroying disease after being treated with tainted human growth hormones.
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Trial opens in growth hormone deaths
Feb 6 2008 10:33AM (CT)
PARIS (AP) - Seven doctors and pharmacists went on trial Wednesday for the deaths of more than 100 young people who contracted a brain-destroying disease after being treated with tainted human growth hormones.
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