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03/12/2010 Experts say US doctors overtesting, overtreating (AP)
Read more at this website... 03/12/2010 People with variable blood pressure at stroke risk (AP) AP - People with occasional spikes in their blood pressure could be at higher risk of having a stroke than those with regularly high blood pressure, new studies said Friday. Read more at this website... 03/10/2010 Study suggests too many invasive heart tests given (AP)
Read more at this website... 03/10/2010 Panel: Women need chance to avoid repeat C-section (AP) AP - Too many pregnant women who want to avoid a repeat cesarean delivery are being denied the chance, concludes a government panel that urged doctors to rethink litigation-spurred policies that have swung the pendulum back toward the days of "once a C-section, always a C-section." Read more at this website... 03/10/2010 CDC uses shopper-card data to trace salmonella (AP)
Read more at this website... 03/09/2010 Hoped-for drop in childbirth deaths not happening (AP)
Read more at this website... 03/12/2010 Obesity, Drinking a Double Threat to the Liver (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- Obesity plus daily drinking boosts the risk of liver disease in men and women, researchers report in two new studies. Read more at this website... 03/10/2010 As You Age, Better Health Means Better Sex (HealthDay) HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Better health translates into better sex lives, with healthy people more likely to engage in sex (and good sex at that) and to express an interest in sex, new research finds. Read more at this website... 03/11/2010 Long-used, little-studied laxative safe, effective (Reuters) Reuters - Until now, a scant number of top notch clinical trials have evaluated whether sodium picosulfate -- the active ingredient in numerous over-the-counter laxatives -- is safe and effective. Read more at this website... 03/12/2010 Health Tip: Having an Epidural (HealthDay) HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- An epidural is an injected anesthetic often used during labor and delivery to ease the pain of childbirth. Read more at this website... 03/11/2010 New Knee May Improve Balance (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- A knee replacement can help improve an elderly person's balance, according to a new study. Read more at this website... 03/11/2010 U.S. Chalks Up Victories in War on Cancer (HealthDay) HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- The decrease in cancer deaths in the United States since 1990 is the result of reduced tobacco use, increased cancer screening and improvements in treatment, according to an American Cancer Society study. Read more at this website... 03/10/2010 Prostate test 'public health disaster': discoverer (Reuters) Reuters - The most commonly used tool for detecting prostate cancer, routine PSA screening, has become "a hugely expensive public health disaster," its discoverer said on Wednesday. Read more at this website... 03/12/2010 Amnesty International: In the U.S., Too Many Women Dying While Having Babies (Time.com)
Read more at this website... 03/11/2010 S.Africa announces plans to ramp up HIV testing (AFP)
Read more at this website... 03/12/2010 Health Tip: Symptoms of Ketoacidosis (HealthDay) HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Ketoacidosis occurs when diabetic people develop dangerously high levels of ketones, which are produced when stored fat is burned for energy. Read more at this website... 03/02/2010 Health Tip: Treating a Sinus Headache (HealthDay) HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- A sinus headache usually is caused when the air-filled cavities around your nose, eyes and cheeks become congested and inflamed. Doctors call this condition sinusitis. Read more at this website... 03/10/2010 Health Tip: What's Behind Childhood Obesity (HealthDay) HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Obesity is a major problem in the United States, and children are no exception. Today's kids are spending more hours watching TV, sitting at the computer or playing video games, and less time being active. Read more at this website... |





