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TV found to be a painkiller for children
Aug 17 2006 9:37PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Sometimes the numbing effect of TV can be helpful. Especially if you're a kid being stuck with a needle at the hospital.
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Study revisits PTSD in Vietnam veterans
Aug 17 2006 8:27PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A widely quoted estimate that almost one in three Vietnam veterans developed post-traumatic stress disorder was too high, says a re-analysis that puts the toll closer to one in five.
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FDA, MIT to collaborate on drug safety
Aug 17 2006 8:01PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration and Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced Thursday an agreement to develop an automated system to detect unanticipated problems with prescription drugs and medical devices.
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FDA approves expanded use for Plavix
Aug 17 2006 6:07PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The popular blood-thinning drug Plavix received expanded federal approval Thursday to prevent the sudden blockage of arteries that can lead to heart attack, stroke and death.
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5 centenarians offer secret to long life
Aug 17 2006 6:06PM (CT)
ROLLA, Mo. (AP) - Five neighbors at a central Missouri retirement community who are all centenarians get asked all the time: "How did you live to be 100?"
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Grassroots AIDS activists get their due
Aug 17 2006 2:54PM (CT)
TORONTO (AP) - Behind the glamor and glare of the spotlight on the big names attending the International AIDS Conference, there are thousands of little-known stars who are out in the trenches everyday, fighting the battle against AIDS.
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Ark. advances against childhood obesity
Aug 17 2006 2:40PM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Rhonda Sanders received an eye-opening letter from her daughter's school three years ago: At age 10, her 5-foot, 137-pound child was heavier than 98 percent of her peers.
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Harvard prof cleared in fluoride study
Aug 17 2006 9:45AM (CT)
BOSTON (AP) - A Harvard review has found that a dentistry professor did not commit research misconduct while looking into potential links between fluoride in drinking water and a rare form of bone cancer.
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Ark. aggressive on childhood obesity
Aug 17 2006 9:31AM (CT)
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Rhonda Sanders received an eye-opening letter from her daughter's school three years ago: At age 10, her 5-foot, 137-pound child was heavier than 98 percent of her peers.
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Families troubled by health care costs
Aug 17 2006 12:48AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - About half of adults in middle-income families reported serious problems in paying for their health care while even those in more affluent circumstances said they had troubles with medical bills, a new survey found.
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Doctors taking less Medicaid patients
Aug 17 2006 12:38AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Many people who rely on government health insurance for the poor have to search harder to find a doctor and increasingly are going to large practices, a study shows.
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