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Sealants in playgrounds may block arsenic
May 12 2005 11:22PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sealants can help reduce the cancer risk from arsenic-treated wood found primarily in playground equipment and backyard decks, government scientists report.
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Video games may help stroke victims
May 12 2005 7:33PM (CT)
DALLAS (AP) - When stroke victims played virtual reality games in which they imagined they were diving with sharks or snowboarding down a narrow slope, their ability to walk eventually improved, researchers reported in a small study.
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Study looks at diet in cutting cholesterol
May 12 2005 7:32PM (CT)
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Eating a low-fat diet packed with vegetables, fruit, beans and whole grains reduces levels of "bad" cholesterol twice as much as eating a low-fat diet that's heavy on processed foods, a small study has found.
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Flu shots may soon be recommended for all
May 12 2005 7:32PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Perhaps within five years, the government is likely to recommend annual flu shots for every American _ not just young children, the elderly and other at-risk people, public health advocates predict.
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Feds move against 'specialty hospitals'
May 12 2005 7:31PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The government plans to adjust Medicare payments to remove some financial incentives that have led to a new trend in health care: doctor-owned hospitals that focus on treating more profitable patients.
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Oklahoma baby born at just 11 ounces
May 12 2005 7:29PM (CT)
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) - Her legs are no longer than an adult's pinkie and her feet are about the size of an adult's fingernails. Weighing 11 ounces, Kalea Lyn Allen was delivered three months premature Tuesday by Caesarean section after an ultrasound raised concerns, Dr. John Stanley said.
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New campaign to educate medical volunteers
May 12 2005 7:28PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Thousands of people every year volunteer for medical experiments that often help them reach cutting-edge treatments but also can expose them to serious risks. Now a major campaign is intended to better educate people about how to weigh whether a study is worth trying.
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Mass. governor sends back stem-cell bill
May 12 2005 6:53AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - Gov. Mitt Romney is refusing to sign a recently approved stem cell bill unless lawmakers amend it to ban cloning for research, a practice he describes as ethically wrong.
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