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Hearts may swoon when stocks do, study suggests
(AP)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:53:48 GMT AP - Stock market slides may hurt more than your savings. New research suggests they might prompt heart attacks. |
Many WTC responders show early signs of heart woes
(AP)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 13:20:02 GMT AP - Law enforcement officers who worked near ground zero after the World Trade Center attacks seem to show early signs of heart problems at a higher rate than would be expected for their age, a new study suggests. |
Women on the pill may live longer, study says
(AP)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 18:06:44 GMT
AP - Women who took the birth control pill beginning in the late 1960s lived longer than those never on the pill, a new study says.
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Court says thimerosal did not cause autism
(AP)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 02:09:31 GMT AP - The vaccine additive thimerosal is not to blame for autism, a special federal court ruled Friday in a long-running battle by parents convinced there is a connection. |
Experts say even Obama getting too many med tests
(AP)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 21:30:07 GMT
AP - Too much cancer screening, too many heart tests, too many cesarean sections. A spate of recent reports suggests that many Americans are being overtreated. Maybe even President Barack Obama, champion of an overhaul and cost-cutting of the health care system.
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FDA warning: some patients cannot process Plavix
(AP)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 23:49:11 GMT
AP - The Food and Drug Administration is adding its strongest warning to the label for Plavix, cautioning that some patients do not respond to the blockbuster blood thinner.
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Obesity, Drinking a Double Threat to the Liver
(HealthDay)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:49:28 GMT 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. |
As You Age, Better Health Means Better Sex
(HealthDay)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:48:56 GMT 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. |
Clinical Trials Update: March 12, 2010
(HealthDay)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:49:20 GMT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of ClinicalConnection.com: |
Health Tip: Having an Epidural
(HealthDay)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:49:25 GMT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- An epidural is an injected anesthetic often
used during labor and delivery to ease the pain of childbirth. |
New Knee May Improve Balance
(HealthDay)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:49:46 GMT HealthDay - THURSDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- A knee replacement can help
improve an elderly person's balance, according to a new study. |
MRIs May Detect Hidden Tumors in Breast Cancer Patients
(HealthDay)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:49:08 GMT HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- MRI scans are more likely to
turn up undiagnosed tumors in the breasts of postmenopausal women who
already had cancer in their other breast, researchers report. |
Health Tip: Risk Factors for Melanoma
(HealthDay)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 04:49:48 GMT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Melanoma is an often deadly form of skin
cancer. Protecting yourself from sun damage can help protect your
skin. |
'Pill' Won't Shorten Your Life: Study
(HealthDay)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:49:23 GMT HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- Good news for women who have used
birth control pills: A long-term study finds that those who took oral
contraceptives at some point in their lives have a lower risk of death
than women who never took the "Pill". |
S.Africa announces plans to ramp up HIV testing
(AFP)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 12:56:16 GMT
AFP - The South African government on Thursday announced a ramped up AIDS plan that aims to test 15 million residents for HIV in the world's worst affected country by next June.
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Health Tip: Symptoms of Ketoacidosis
(HealthDay)
Sat, 13 Mar 2010 04:49:26 GMT HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Ketoacidosis occurs when diabetic people
develop dangerously high levels of ketones, which are produced when stored
fat is burned for energy. |
Health Tip: Treating a Sinus Headache
(HealthDay)
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 04:49:31 GMT 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. |
Health Tip: What's Behind Childhood Obesity
(HealthDay)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 04:48:55 GMT 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. |

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| Word of the day |
Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for March 13, 2010 is:
acronym \AK-ruh-nim\ noun
: a word formed from the beginning letter or letters of each or most of the parts of a compound term; also : an abbreviation formed from initial letters
Example sentence:
The new committee spent a fair amount of time choosing a name that would lend itself to an appealing acronym.
Did you know?
"Acronym" was created by combining "acr-" ("beginning") with "-onym," ("name" or "word"). You may recognize "-onym" in other familiar English words such as "pseudonym" and "synonym." English speakers borrowed "-onym" directly from the Greek (it derives from "onyma," the Greek word for "name"). "Acr-" is also from Greek, but it made a side trip through Middle French on its way to English. When "acronym" first entered English, some usage commentators decreed that it should refer to combinations of initial letters that were pronounced as if they were whole words (such as "radar" or "scuba"), differentiated from an "initialism," which is spoken by pronouncing the component letters (as "FBI" and "CEO"). These days, however, that distinction is largely lost, and "acronym" is a common label for both types of abbreviation.
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