Post-attack workers at Ground Zero get 657 million dollars (Roundup)
(Source: Monsters and Critics Health News)...
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Acupuncture for back pain?
Acupuncture for back pain — Can acupuncture treatments relieve back pain? (Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed)...
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NIH panel: Women need chance to avoid repeat C-section
A government panel has urged doctors to rethink litigation-spurred policies that have swung the pendulum back to "once a C-section, ... (Source: USATODAY.com Health)...
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Montana governor wants Canadian drugs
Gov. Brian Schweitzer said Thursday that he is seeking U.S. government permission to import cheaper drugs from Canada for use in state insurance programs. (Source: CBC | Health)...
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Dems look to health vote without abortion foes
House Democratic leaders abandoned a long struggle to appease the most ardent abortion opponents in their ranks, gambling Thursday ... (Source: USATODAY.com Health)...
POSTED 03/11/2010 at 07:30 PM --
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Retail loyalty cards used for food recalls
WASHINGTON, March 11 (UPI) -- Retail loyalty cards are used by some food chains to alert customers of recalled products and other retailers should too, a U.S. food advocacy group says. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)...
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Quebec to fund in vitro fertility treatments
Quebec Health Minister Yves Bolduc says the province is going ahead with a plan to fully fund in vitro fertility treatments for women. (Source: CBC | Health)...
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Feds Recall More Cadmium-Tainted Kids' Jewelry
Federal safety regulators recalled a line of holiday-themed bracelets
Thursday, expanding their effort to purge children's jewelry boxes and
store shelves of items containing high levels of the toxic metal
cadmium. (Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire)...
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Maine Considers Warnings for Cell Phones
Legislators Debate Adding Label to Each Phone Sold in Pine Tree State Warning of Potential Health Risks From Radiation (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)...
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Video: Cell Phone Health Warning
State legislators in Maine are preparing to enact a law which would require all mobile phones in the state to carry a potential health risk warning. Jim Axelrod reports. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)...
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Plaster treatment for skin cancer
A sticking-plaster approach to treating skin cancer has been unveiled at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)...
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Birth control users sue Bayer
Canadians have launched class-action lawsuits against Bayer Inc., the maker of birth control drugs Yaz and Yasmin, alleging the pills have caused serious health problems. (Source: CBC | Health)...
POSTED 03/11/2010 at 06:14 PM --
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Video: Traffic Deaths Decline
Transportation safety experts say that the number of traffic-related deaths has decreased to the lowest level since 1954. Dean Reynolds reports on the reasons behind this drop. (Source: Health News: CBSNews.com)...
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Home 'cervical cancer' test hope
At-home screening tests for the virus responsible for most cervical cancers could detect many more cases, say researchers. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)...
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Blood pressure move 'stroke sign'
Fluctuations in blood pressure could be more important than high readings as a warning sign for stroke, say researchers. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)...
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Blood pressure spike 'stroke key'
Fluctuations in blood pressure could be more important than high readings as a warning sign for stroke, say researchers. (Source: BBC News | Health | UK Edition)...
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Pubs blitz 'boosts bingeing'
A CRACKDOWN on under-age drinkers in pubs could be adding to the problem of binge-drinking among young people, Wetherspoon boss Tim Martin has claimed. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)...
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Research discovers molecule that can switch off cancer
SCIENTISTS have found a "switch" that can turn off cancer without the side effects of chemotherapy. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)...
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Wine doubles risk to obese women's livers
OVERWEIGHT women almost double their risk of liver disease by drinking just two glasses of wine a day, according to new research. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)...
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GPs seek ban on 'loyalty points' for buying alcohol
CUSTOMERS buying alcohol should not be eligible for supermarket "loyalty points", doctors have advised. (Source: Scotsman.com News - Health)...
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