Friday, November 5, 2010

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Study: CT scans slightly reduce lung-cancer deaths
Philadelphia Inquirer
By Lauran Neergaard AP WASHINGTON - Screening heavy smokers with a special type of CT scan modestly reduces lung-cancer deaths, the National Cancer Institute announced Thursday - the first clear evidence that a screening test may help fight the ...
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San Francisco bans happy meals and fun
The Daily Cougar
By Cougar Editorial Board San Francisco's Board of Supervisors passed a bill that will ban the Happy Meal. The vote won with a veto-proof 8-3 margin, meaning Mayor McCheese (Gavin Newson) will not be able to follow through with his promise of a veto. ...
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Health-care law likely to stay - for now
Washington Post
By NC Aizenman Fresh off their triumph in the midterm elections, Republican leaders are vowing to do whatever it takes to repeal the new health-care law. In an interview with Fox News on Thursday, presumptive new House speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio), ...
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Researchers find another piece to the AIDS puzzle
Philadelphia Inquirer
By Faye Flam AIDS researchers announced Thursday that they had finally cracked a long-standing puzzle: Why a few people can get infected with the AIDS virus and remain healthy without treatment. It was the culmination of a 16-year effort that started ...
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Michigan bans sale of caffeinated alcoholic drinks
Boston Herald
By Melanie D. Scott DETROIT — The Michigan Liquor Control Commission on Thursday banned the drink Four Loko and dozens of similar alcoholic drinks from being sold in the state. Known by some as "blackout in a can" for its combination of caffeine and 12 ...
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Dr. Michael Maves Head Of American Medical Association Leaving In June 2011
Medical News Today
Michael Maves, MD, MBA, CEO and Executive Vice-President of the American Medical Association (AMA) is to leave the association when his contract finishes on 30th June, 2011. The AMA wrote in a communiqué that this was the result of a mutual decision ...
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State kicks off flu shot campaign
Monroe News Star
The state Department of Health and Hospitals kicked off its flu campaign Thursday at the school-based health clinic at Carroll Junior High School in Monroe. Dorothy Miller, a nurse practitioner at the clinic, said the clinic is focusing on trying to ...
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The fight against cancer goes on
Fort Dodge Messenger
The Fighting Angels Abreast would like to express our heartfelt "thank you" to everyone who stopped by our table at Hy-Vee to pick up literature, donate to the cause, buy a Pink Ribbon cookie or just talk about how cancer has touched their lives. ...
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