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'Miracle' boy fights rare genetic disorder
Apr 5 2005 7:37PM (CT)
FAIRVIEW, Ala. (AP) - Doctors didn't give Clanton Crumbley much chance of surviving. One suggested an abortion when a serious problem with the fetus was detected. Others suggested his parents leave the newborn baby at the hospital until he passed away.
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Study: Obesity costs Calif. $21.7B yearly
Apr 5 2005 7:34PM (CT)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - California, the land of body worshippers and vegetarians, is getting alarmingly fat, with more than half of all adults overweight, according to a study released Tuesday.
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Hospitals scrambling to meet nurse ratio
Apr 5 2005 7:32PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - California hospitals are struggling to meet a new, first-in-the-nation requirement that they have one nurse on duty for every five patients at all times, and officials say most institutions are falling short.
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Breast cancer, hormone type may be linked
Apr 5 2005 7:21PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A new report adds weight to the idea that recurring breast cancer may be related to which hormones are used in therapy for women after menopause.
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Firms say they'll help poor get medicines
Apr 5 2005 6:00PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Drug manufacturers, under fire from consumer advocacy groups for opposing legislation to reduce prescription costs, announced Tuesday they would spend about $30 million through June to develop and promote a program that would help poor Americans gain access to the medicines they need.
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Rankings aim to boost state health care
Apr 5 2005 10:20AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Which state ranks highest in giving flu vaccines to the elderly? That would be Minnesota. And which state ranks last in the percentage of women receiving prenatal care in the first three months of pregnancy? That would be New Mexico.
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Kids in study try to dance away weight
Apr 5 2005 9:05AM (CT)
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) - Like many other 11-year-old boys, K.D. Jones loves sports. But at 5 feet, 175 pounds, he found his weight and his asthma an obstacle. His doctor wanted him to lose 50 pounds, and he is hoping a new health study using a video dance game will help him get down to 125 by the end of summer in time to play football.
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Study: Older air bags could increase risk
Apr 5 2005 6:28AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Children wearing safety belts who are exposed to older air bags in frontal crashes face a higher risk of serious injury compared with those in vehicles with newer versions of the safety devices, a study released Monday found.
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Bill would let patients pick nurse gender
Apr 5 2005 6:14AM (CT)
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) - Faith Myers, an Anchorage woman with schizophrenia, has been in and out of mental institutions since 2000. She said she felt violated during the time she spent at the Alaska Psychiatric Institute in Anchorage because male nurses would regularly see her and other female patients bathing, using the bathroom and dressing.
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Doctors, hospitals end videotaping births
Apr 5 2005 6:08AM (CT)
SEATTLE (AP) - Dr. John C. Nelson, an obstetrician, understands the desire of some parents to capture the miracle of birth on video. But a few years ago, he put a stop to the practice among his patients for fear the delivery-room footage could someday become Exhibit A in court.
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Liver donor meets 10-month-old recipient
Apr 5 2005 4:17AM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Ten-month-old Alondra Martinez was showing signs of end-stage liver disease and needed a transplant fast. Family members tried in vain to donate parts of their organs to save her, but were incompatible.
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