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Experts: Heart disease being neglected
Sep 5 2006 11:11PM (CT)
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide but not nearly enough is being done to educate people about how they can lessen their vulnerability, experts said Tuesday.
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Lung problems rife among WTC responders
Sep 5 2006 3:52PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Nearly 70 percent of the rescue and cleanup workers who toiled in the dust and fumes at ground zero have had trouble breathing, and many will probably be sick for the rest of their lives, doctors said Tuesday in releasing results of the biggest Sept. 11 health study yet.
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Toddlers don't always outgrow chubbiness
Sep 5 2006 3:27PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Pudgy toddlers face a good chance of becoming overweight 12-year-olds, according to government research that shoots down the notion that kids just naturally outgrow early chubbiness.
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FDA approves sale of 4,000 heart devices
Sep 5 2006 1:03PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A Massachusetts company received federal approval Tuesday to sell up to 4,000 artificial hearts a year, though the number of devices implanted annually will likely be far smaller.
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