Thursday, December 2, 2010

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AIDS still a serious health problem: WHO
Times of India
The World Health Organisation (WHO) Wednesday said that HIV/AIDS is still a serious public health problem, although Southeast Asian countries were witnessing a downward trend in new HIV cases. Children are the most vulnerable group, with such cases ...
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Obesity Surgery May Become Option for Many More
New York Times
By ANDREW POLLACK Weight-loss surgery, once a last resort for extremely overweight people, may soon become an option for those who are less heavy. Rashida Brown of Jamaica Plain, Mass., wanted gastric banding surgery but her body mass index was below ...
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Miscarriage 'raises heart risk'
BBC News
Having multiple miscarriages increases the risk of a heart attack later in life, according to researchers. The German study, published in the journal Heart, found that women who had more than three miscarriages had a five-fold increase in risk. ...
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City to Deploy Ambulances to Save Organs
New York Times
By ANEMONA HARTOCOLLIS Some 911 calls in Manhattan will now bring out two ambulances, one hurrying to the scene and one lagging slightly behind. The first one will try to save the patient's life. The second one will try to save the patient's kidneys, ...
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Fed investigators to start tracing pertussis cases
Columbus Dispatch
By Misti Crane The months-long whooping cough outbreak in Franklin County has drawn federal officials to Columbus to help stop the spread of the potentially deadly disease. Starting this morning, three researchers from the Centers for Disease Control ...
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Health premiums for employer plans surge 41%
Washington Post
By Lena H. Sun Premiums for employer-sponsored family health insurance increased an average of 41 percent across states from 2003 to 2009, more than three times faster than median incomes, and Maryland's rise was among the highest, at 50 percent, ...
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