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AP - When carpenter Greg Douglas crashed his pickup truck, his toolbox hit him and smashed his ribs and collarbone. After a month in the hospital, the medical bills hit him even harder, totaling $165,000.
New Drug Could Work Against Leukemia
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HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- A new targeted therapy shows
promise in treating acute myeloid leukemia, a highly treatment-resistant
blood cancer, according to a new study. Jackson kids face hurdles to coping with his death
(AP)
AP - No matter how unusual their lives may have been so far, Michael Jackson's children now face a universal trauma felt by all kids who suddenly lose a parent.
Uganda to outlaw female circumcision
(AFP)
AFP - Uganda will pass a law banning female genital mutilation, which is rampant among pastoralist tribes in the country's eastern region, the president said in a statement Friday.
New Weapons in Fight Against TB?
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, July 3 (HealthDay News) -- Extreme drug-resistant tuberculosis
might someday meet its match in two drugs now used to treat Parkinson's
disease, suggests a new study. Health Tip: Controlling Asthma
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Medication used to control asthma may be
used every day, without the fear of becoming addicted, the American
Academy of Family Physicians says. Health Tip: Understanding Pre-Diabetes
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Before some people develop full-blown
diabetes, their blood sugar is above normal, but not high enough to
qualify for a diagnosis of diabetes. Rwandan bill would lead to forced sterilization: rights group
(AFP)
AFP - A US-based rights group on Wednesday urged Rwanda to revise a draft law which it said would introduce compulsory HIV testing and require all people with mental disabilities to be sterilized.
Kids With Type 1 Diabetes Often Overweight
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HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Children with type 1
diabetes are more likely to be overweight than those without the disease,
increasing their risk of serious health complications, researchers
say. Another Genetic Link to Testicular Cancer Is Found
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- A second gene linked to
inherited testicular germ-cell cancer has been identified by scientists at
the U.S. National Institutes of Health. Many Adults With Asthma Are Skipping Flu Shots
(HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, June 26 (HealthDay News) -- Adults with asthma face a
higher risk of complications if they catch the flu, yet many skip their
annual shots, new research from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention shows. Calif. regulators warn of pot's cancer capability
(AP)
AP - It might take Californians a puff or two to get their heads around an apparent contradiction recently enshrined in state law. The same marijuana smoke that doctors can recommend to ease cancer patients' suffering must soon come with a warning saying it causes the disease. Botched circumcisions leave 31 dead in S.Africa
(AFP)
AFP - Thirty-one teenage boys have died from complications after botched traditional circumcision rites in South Africa's rural Eastern Cape region, officials said on Friday.
Fertility drug combo promising in older women
(Reuters)
Reuters - The combination of two drugs -- Femara (letrozole) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) -- could be of benefit in infertile women of advanced reproductive age undergoing intrauterine insemination, results of a study indicate. Study: New flu inefficient in attacking people
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AP - With swine flu continuing to spread around the world, researchers say they have found the reason it is so far more a series of local blazes than a wide-raging wildfire. The new virus, H1N1, has a protein on its surface that is not very efficient at binding with receptors in people's respiratory tracts, researchers at the Harvard-MIT Division of Health Sciences and Technology report in Friday's edition of the journal Science.
Bedwetting, being overweight linked to sleep apnea
(Reuters)
Reuters - Children who are overweight and wet the bed at night may have obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), researchers report. |