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Retailers following teen tobacco laws
Oct 4 2007 11:35PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The percentage of retailers selling tobacco to underage youth during unannounced inspections dropped to 10.9 percent last year, the government reports.
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British patients get therapy on computer
Oct 4 2007 7:07PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - For nearly her entire life, Mary had a crippling fear of cramped spaces that meant she couldn't travel on airplanes, subways, or cars. Seeing a psychologist didn't help. So she tried something else. The 61-year-old bookkeeper, who only gave her first name to protect her privacy, sat down in front of a computer and spilled out her problems to a kind of psychiatric computer game called "Fearfighter."
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Low pregnancy weight gain OK for obese
Oct 4 2007 7:06PM (CT)
ST. LOUIS (AP) - Obese women can gain little or no weight during pregnancy _ and even lose a few pounds _ without harming their babies, new research suggests.
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Obesity a problem in HIV population
Oct 4 2007 4:35PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Early in the AIDS epidemic, people infected with the virus often lost a dangerous amount of weight, at times looking gaunt and ghostly. Today, they are facing the opposite problem. Many who have HIV, but not full-blown AIDS, are struggling with obesity, which has overtaken "wasting syndrome" as the top concern.
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Kids' use of heartburn drugs surges
Oct 4 2007 4:22PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - The number of young children on prescription drugs for heartburn and other digestive problems jumped about 56 percent in recent years and researchers say obesity and overuse might be contributing to the surprising increase.
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Kentucky sues makers of OxyContin
Oct 4 2007 4:16PM (CT)
PIKEVILLE, Ky. (AP) - Kentucky officials on Thursday sued the manufacturer of OxyContin, the prescription pain reliever dubbed "hillbilly heroin," because of widespread abuse in Appalachia.
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Woman, 60, pregnant with donated embryo
Oct 4 2007 4:15PM (CT)
TOKYO (AP) - A 60-year-old woman impregnated in the United States via in-vitro fertilization will become what is believed to be the oldest single mother in Japan to give birth from a donated egg, medical officials said Thursday.
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Sesame Street DVD for injured veterans
Oct 4 2007 12:47PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - It's not your typical Sesame Street episode. There are no lessons in letters or numbers, but there are plenty of hugs and lots of talk about feelings.
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Sesame Street DVD for injured veterans
Oct 4 2007 12:47PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - It's not your typical Sesame Street episode. There are no lessons in letters or numbers, but there are plenty of hugs and lots of talk about feelings.
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Sesame Street DVD for injured veterans
Oct 4 2007 12:47PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - It's not your typical Sesame Street episode. There are no lessons in letters or numbers, but there are plenty of hugs and lots of talk about feelings.
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Studies endorse 'virtual colonoscopy'
Oct 4 2007 7:17AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Having an X-ray to look for signs of colon cancer may soon be an option for those who dread the traditional scope exam. Two of the largest studies yet of "virtual colonoscopy" show the experimental technique works just as well at spotting potentially cancerous growths as the more invasive method. It's also quicker and cheaper.
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Studies endorse 'virtual colonoscopy'
Oct 4 2007 7:17AM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - Having an X-ray to look for signs of colon cancer may soon be an option for those who dread the traditional scope exam. Two of the largest studies yet of "virtual colonoscopy" show the experimental technique works just as well at spotting potentially cancerous growths as the more invasive method. It's also quicker and cheaper.
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Medtronic stent expected to be approved
Oct 4 2007 12:16AM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - U.S. doctors haven't seen a new drug-coated stent heart device for years, but that could change soon if the Endeavor stent from Medtronic Inc. wins U.S. regulatory approval. The Minneapolis-based company expects approval by the end of this year.
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