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Study links preemies, long-term risks
Mar 25 2008 9:35PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The largest-ever study of the long-term consequences of premature birth finds that children born early have higher death rates in childhood and are more likely to be childless in adulthood.
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Fla. teen dies during breast surgery
Mar 25 2008 8:43PM (CT)
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - A South Florida teenager who was captain of her high school cheerleading squad and had plans to become a doctor died after corrective breast surgery, a family attorney said Tuesday.
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Fla. teen dies during breast surgery
Mar 25 2008 8:43PM (CT)
BOCA RATON, Fla. (AP) - A South Florida teenager who was captain of her high school cheerleading squad and had plans to become a doctor died after corrective breast surgery, a family attorney said Tuesday.
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WHO claims Polio stopped in Somalia
Mar 25 2008 5:14PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - The World Health Organization claims polio transmission has been stopped in Somalia, leaving only a dozen other countries with the deadly disease.
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Italy starts anti-anorexia campaign
Mar 25 2008 5:10PM (CT)
ROME (AP) - Italian authorities are mounting a $1.5 million campaign against a growing epidemic of anorexia and other eating disorders in a country known for its fashion industry and image consciousness.
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Weighing costs in choosing cancer care
Mar 25 2008 5:00PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - You've just been diagnosed with cancer, and the doctor is discussing treatment options. Should the cost be a deciding factor? Chemotherapy costs are rising so dramatically that later this year, oncologists will get their first guidelines on how to have a straight talk with patients about the affordability of treatment choices, a topic too often sidestepped.
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Weighing costs in choosing cancer care
Mar 25 2008 5:00PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - You've just been diagnosed with cancer, and the doctor is discussing treatment options. Should the cost be a deciding factor? Chemotherapy costs are rising so dramatically that later this year, oncologists will get their first guidelines on how to have a straight talk with patients about the affordability of treatment choices, a topic too often sidestepped.
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