Thursday, December 2, 2010

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Health Buzz: Being Slightly Overweight Can Put You at Risk, Study Finds
U.S. News & World Report
By Kurtis Hiatt Consider it another reason to go easy on the pies, cakes, and other holiday treats this month: Research examining roughly 1.5 million adults shows that even being slightly overweight—not obese—is enough to raise the risk of an early ...
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MRI Test Shows Diagnostic Promise for Autism
MedPage Today
By Charles Bankhead, Staff Writer, MedPage Today Explain that an MRI of the brain focused on two specific regions in the temporal lobe was able to diagnose high-functioning autism with 94% sensitivity in a preliminary evaluation. ...
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Health care providers pledging less radiation
Washington Post
By CARLA K. JOHNSON AP CHICAGO -- Heath care providers are pledging to stop the overuse of radiation on patients during medical exams in a new, nationwide safety effort launched this week in Chicago. The first step in the Image Wisely campaign is a ...
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U.S. Government Sets New Health Goals for 2020
U.S. News & World Report
By Steven Reinberg THURSDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) -- As 2010 winds down, the US Department of Health and Human Services has announced its next set of 10-year goals for improving the nation's health. According to the agency, about 19 percent of the ...
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Whooping cough booster vaccination advised
Sequoyah County Times
by Courtney Bullard, Staff Writer Sequoyah County has seen an increase of one in whooping cough cases this year while the state of Oklahoma has seen a decrease in cases according to health officials. Laurence Burnsed, director of communicable diseases ...
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FDA Panel to Consider Lap Band Expansion
ABC News
By LARA SALAHI A US Food and Drug Administration advisory committee convening Friday will consider a request by manufacturers of the Lap Band to allow the popular weight-loss device to be used on those who are less obese. The request by Allergan, ...
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ABC News
Worldwide HIV-Prevention Services Lacking, Survey Finds
U.S. News & World Report
THURSDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) -- The majority of gay men worldwide don't have access to HIV testing, counseling or free condoms and lubricant, a new study finds. Researchers conducted an online survey of nearly 5000 men who have sex with men (MSM) ...
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Doctors encouraged pregnant women to get flu shot
Reuters
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor WASHINGTON (Reuters) - About twice as many pregnant women as usual got flu vaccines last year during the H1N1 swine flu pandemic, most because their doctors urged them to do so, federal government researchers ...
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