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Uninsured more likely to die after trauma, according to researchers

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
Uninsured Americans are more likely to die after a trauma-related hospital visit than those who are insured. According to a new study, lack of health insurance may cause an extra 18,000 deaths in America each year.
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Rib cartilage works well for plastic surgery

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
Rib cartilage from human donors is well tolerated as a grafting material in nasal plastic surgery and yields positive functional, structural and cosmetic results, even in complex cases.
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First U.S. face transplant appears successful

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
A year and a half after the first U.S. face transplant was performed, results appear successful.
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Drugs provide same benefit as angioplasty for diabetics, at lower cost

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
Researchers say medications provide the same amount of protection as angioplasty in treating type-2 diabetics, and new insight shows the choice could be a significant money saver.
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Bladder cancer risks increase over time for smokers

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
It's well established that cigarette smoking causes bladder cancer, but the influence of smoking history over time has been unclear.
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Building bladders inside the body

Friday, Nov. 20, 2009
They help surgeons remove diseased organs -- now robots are also building new ones inside the body. It's an option that boosts the chances of survival for patients who lose an organ to cancer.
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Sebelius: Stick with advice of American Cancer Society

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
WASHINGTON -- Women should continue getting regular mammograms starting at age 40, Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius said Wednesday, moving to douse confusion caused by a task-force recommendation two days earlier.
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Imaging tests help determine cancer treatment success

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
After receiving chemoradiotherapy treatment, there may now be a way to predict which head and neck cancer patients will respond to the treatment and who may need surgery.
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EKG readings can be wrong

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
Measurements on the electrocardiogram (EKG) can often mislead physicians into diagnosing the heart condition left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), requiring further screening tests before a definitive conclusion can be reached.
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Study: Video games provide high-energy workout

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
Having the Wii gaming system at home may give you another reason not to go to the gym.
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Study: Migraine raises risk of stroke

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
Migraine headaches more than double the chances of the most common kind of stroke, which occurs when blood supply to the brain is suddenly cut off by a blood clot or plaque buildup.
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Dangerous energy drinks?

Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009
Energy drinks are a booming business. Americans spent 744 million/em dollars on them in one year alone. They're already banned in several countries, including Denmark, Italy, Norway and Sweden, but in the U.S. , the drinks are marketed to our youth. So what's the risk?
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Vitamin D deficiency linked to cardiovascular disease

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
We all know that vitamin D from milk builds strong bones -- but can it build a healthy heart as well?
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Viagra for women?

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
A drug originally developed as an anti-depressant may work better as a female sexual boost. Researchers say it could be a Viagra for women.
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Study: Phthalate exposure impacts boys

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
Traces of a chemical found in everyday food products, plastics, soaps and lotions may push young boys away from trucks and playful fighting.
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Link between Alzheimer's and heart failure

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
New evidence supports a link between Alzheimer's disease and chronic heart failure, two of the ten leading causes of death in the United States.
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CPR minus mouth-to-mouth boosts survival

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
Knowing CPR and when to use it saves countless lives, and new research shows eliminating the mouth-to-mouth could double survival rates.
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Re-Growing spines

Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009
About 80 percent of Americans will experience low back pain at some point in their lives. It's the second most common reason people visit their doctors.
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Body of info on he, she

Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009
The latest dispatch from the frontiers of science is that when it comes to treating your body right, sex really matters. We're talking about X and Y chromosomes, nothing X-rated.
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