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Study suggests antibiotics are overused
Feb 25 2008 11:05PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A woman dying of Alzheimer's has a fever. Should she be given antibiotics? Many people would say yes. But a provocative new study suggests that antibiotics are overused in people dying of dementia diseases and should be considered more carefully because of the growing problem of drug-resistant superbugs.
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Bill proposed after R.I. surgery errors
Feb 25 2008 9:02PM (CT)
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - Lawmakers have proposed a system to investigate and track medical mistakes and so-called "near misses" after brain surgeons at Rhode Island Hospital operated on the wrong side of patients' heads last year on three separate occasions.
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Men as well as women need bone tests
Feb 25 2008 4:18PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Bone tests aren't just for women anymore. New guidelines are calling for older men to get a routine check for bone-thinning osteoporosis.
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