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Blood clot fiber study may aid treatment
Aug 3 2006 10:25PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The fibers that make up blood clots are more elastic than rubber bands and stretchier than spider webs. They're even tougher than doctors suspected _ a discovery that could lead to improved treatment of heart attacks and strokes.
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Earlier surgery may stop anesthesia woes
Aug 3 2006 8:10PM (CT)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) - Scheduling surgery earlier in the day may help prevent unexpected problems related to anesthesia, including added pain and postoperative nausea and vomiting, according to a study conducted at Duke University.
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Conjoined twins, 4, prepare for surgery
Aug 3 2006 8:04PM (CT)
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - They were born in a perpetual hug, their little bodies fused at the midsection so that they are practically face-to-face, and have grown into outgoing 4-year-olds who chatter away and finish each other's sentences.
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Governors seek generic guidelines
Aug 3 2006 6:27PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The governors of four states petitioned federal health officials Thursday to issue long-delayed guidelines on the production of generic versions of insulin and human growth hormone.
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Obese face greater risks from heat wave
Aug 3 2006 4:50PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - Obese people face a higher risk of passing out _ or worse _ during heat waves, some health experts say. Layers of fat make it extra difficult for a body to dissipate heat, or to move to a cool location. Add in diabetic dehydration and other conditions common in the obese, and it's a recipe for trouble.
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Researchers: Dementia risk can be tested
Aug 3 2006 4:36PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Researchers have for the first time developed a "risk score" to try to predict which people may develop dementia. The leading factors virtually mirror those already known for cardiovascular disease: obesity, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, according to the study published Thursday in the journal Lancet Neurology.
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Art boosts Alzheimer's patients' spirits
Aug 3 2006 4:36PM (CT)
DENVER (AP) - Not a word is spoken as five aging artists sit at a table in a small room and draw. Talking is discouraged, since it can be distracting: The artists are Alzheimer's patients in the first stages of the dementia disorder that afflicts an estimated 4.5 million Americans.
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New test may spot futile CPR cases
Aug 3 2006 4:35PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - If your heart suddenly stopped, how long should rescue workers try to save you? Should you be taken to the hospital even if you can't be revived and are likely to die? Canadian researchers say they've devised a test that helps rescue workers spot those futile cases and save a frantic trip to the hospital.
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Heat index makes it sound worse, for health
Aug 3 2006 2:06PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - As if it weren't bad enough to report 100-degree temperatures, thanks to the heat index weathercasters are quick to add that it actually feels even hotter. Isn't that adding insult to injury?
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India facing polio outbreak in poor region
Aug 3 2006 10:01AM (CT)
NEW DELHI (AP) - A spike in polio cases among children in northern India is raising fears of a global outbreak, with the same strain of the crippling virus cropping up as far afield as Africa, health officials said Thursday.
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