Do needle-exchange programs really work?
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Needle-exchange programs designed to cut injection drug users' risk of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, and other infections do seem to reduce needle sharing, but there is only limited evidence that they lower disease transmission, a new research review concludes. ...
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U.S. children turn to inhaling to get high: study
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More 12-year-olds in the United States admit to using potentially deadly inhalants to get high than have used marijuana, cocaine and hallucinogens combined, U.S. health officials said on Thursday. ...
POSTED 03/11/2010 at 02:33 PM --
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Scientists find "mother" of all skin cells
LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found the "mother," or origin, of all skin cells and say their discovery could dramatically improve skin treatments for victims of serious wounds and burns. ...
POSTED 03/11/2010 at 02:31 PM --
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Peanut allergy linked to worse asthma in kids
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among children and teenagers with asthma, those who also have peanut allergies may have more or more-severe asthma attacks, a new study suggests. ...
POSTED 03/11/2010 at 01:50 PM --
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Democrats move closer to healthcare deal
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Congressional Democrats drew closer on Thursday to agreement on a broad healthcare overhaul that could lead to a final vote in the next few weeks, but vowed not to be bound by White House deadlines. ...
POSTED 03/11/2010 at 02:32 PM --
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"Personal" study shows gene maps can spot disease
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Two studies published on Wednesday show it is possible to sequence the entire gene maps of families with inherited diseases and pinpoint the offending bit of DNA. ...
POSTED 03/11/2010 at 10:18 AM --
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U.S., Canadian health officials OK Polish isotopes
CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. and Canadian health officials have approved the use of the medical isotopes created at a Polish nuclear reactor, a move that will help ease a shortage of the materials used in millions of diagnostic tests, health products provider Covidien said Thursday. ...
POSTED 03/11/2010 at 12:55 PM --
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Long-used, little-studied laxative safe, effective
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - 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. ...
POSTED 03/11/2010 at 01:24 PM --
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Doctors fail to cut cholesterol enough
LONDON (Reuters) - Only half of patients at high risk of heart disease are given the right targets for cutting their cholesterol and millions may suffer heart attack or stroke due to doctors' poor advice, scientists said on Thursday. ...
POSTED 03/10/2010 at 07:13 PM --
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Vaginal birth after cesarean underused: panel
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If you're pregnant and have had a cesarean section before, chances are you'll have one again. In at least one-third of US hospitals, a repeat cesarean is the only option, and nine in 10 women end up getting one -- a fact that had experts worried at a national conference this week on vaginal birth after cesarean, or VBAC. ...
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