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Doctors test implant to block strokes
Nov 27 2006 11:24PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - At least 120,000 Americans a year suffer strokes because of a common irregular heartbeat _ one that's on the rise, hard to treat and can shoot deadly blood clots straight to the brain. Now doctors are experimenting with a new way to prevent those brain attacks: a tiny device that seals off a little section of the jiggling heart where the clots form.
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AIDS to be 3rd leading cause of death
Nov 27 2006 8:56PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Within the next 25 years, AIDS is set to join heart disease and stroke as the top three causes of death worldwide, according to a study published online Monday.
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Feds say there is enough flu vaccine
Nov 27 2006 8:49PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - There's still time to get a flu shot. Federal health officials reminded people Monday that the flu season usually doesn't peak until February or later. There's more than enough vaccine to go around.
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CDC opens model employee fitness center
Nov 27 2006 8:26PM (CT)
ATLANTA (AP) - For decades, the nation's top public health agency has promoted exercise and healthy eating _ and offered its own employees high-fat cafeteria food and a lackluster fitness center. But no more.
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Pilates can aid some with Parkinson's
Nov 27 2006 8:06PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Movements in Pilates exercises are controlled _ sometimes moving the body only inches _ but those small motions are making a big difference to some people with Parkinson's disease.
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American Red Cross fined for violations
Nov 27 2006 5:40PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The federal government has fined the American Red Cross $5.7 million for violating blood-safety laws and the terms of a 2003 consent decree.
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Singapore said forms HIV policy panel
Nov 27 2006 5:06PM (CT)
SINGAPORE (AP) - Singapore has formed a national policy committee to combat a rise in the number of HIV cases, local media reported Monday.
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Mad cow risk low for hemophilia patients
Nov 27 2006 4:29PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Patients with hemophilia and other blood-clotting disorders face an uncertain though probably very low risk of contracting the human form of mad cow disease from medicines made using donated plasma, health officials said Monday.
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Idaho cancer center to offer drug trials
Nov 27 2006 4:24PM (CT)
COEUR D'ALENE, Idaho (AP) - The Kootenai Medical Center's North Idaho Cancer Center will begin offering some patients the option of taking part in trials of experimental cancer drugs, starting in January.
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Australia lawmakers weigh stem cell bill
Nov 27 2006 2:54PM (CT)
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - Lawmakers begin debating legislation this week that would lift a ban on cloning human embryos for stem cell research _ a bill that, if passed, could make Australia a world leader in research into diseases such as diabetes and Alzheimer's.
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Saudi Arabia more open about AIDS
Nov 27 2006 1:41PM (CT)
JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia (AP) - The 35-year-old mother of six flinched when asked if she has told her children that she and her husband were diagnosed with AIDS four months ago.
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South Korea to kill cats, dogs
Nov 27 2006 12:49PM (CT)
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) - South Korea plans to kill cats and dogs to try to prevent the spread of bird flu after an outbreak of the deadly H5N1 virus at a chicken farm last week, officials said Monday.
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Warning issued on dangers of methadone
Nov 27 2006 10:44AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - People starting treatment with methadone have died and suffered life-threatening side effects, health officials said Monday in warning of the dangers of overdosing on the painkiller.
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China to tighten organ transplant rules
Nov 27 2006 8:22AM (CT)
BEIJING (AP) - China will tighten its organ transplant rules to prevent unqualified doctors and profit-hungry hospitals from abusing patients, state media said Monday, amid concerns that executed prisoners have had their organs harvested without consent.
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