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03/18/2010 06:24 PM |
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Asthma Attack Victim 'Neglected' by School Teachers, Dies |
A boy who died after an asthma attack was left struggling for breath in a corridor by teachers who failed to call an ambulance, Sky News reported Thursday.
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03/16/2010 01:23 PM |
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'Addicted:' One Woman's Descent Into Drugs and Alcohol |
Kristina Wandzilak had her first drink at 13. At 15, she tried cocaine. By 16, she added methamphetamines. By 18, she was dependent on drugs and alcohol.
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03/18/2010 07:33 PM |
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121 Walgreens Stores to Stop Taking New Medicaid Patients |
More than a hundred Walgreens drugstores will stop accepting new Medicaid patients next month because the company claims it is losing money, the Seattle Times reported Thursday.
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03/16/2010 12:55 PM |
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5 Habits Women Hate |
No matter how innocent you think you are, if youre keeping these bad habits theres a good chance youre turning your girl against you.
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03/18/2010 06:00 PM |
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Omega 3 Supplement Targets Bowel Cancer Risk |
A purified form of omega 3, the so-called "good fat" found naturally in certain fish and nut oils, reduced dangerous polyps among people prone to bowel cancer, a study published on Thursday says.
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03/18/2010 05:52 PM |
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New Attack on Cancer Forces Cells to Grow Old and Die |
Instead of killing off cancer cells with toxic drugs, scientists have discovered a molecular pathway that forces them to grow old and die, they said on Wednesday.
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03/17/2010 02:46 PM |
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Washington, D.C. School Confirms 3 Cases of Scarlet Fever |
Parents in the nations capital can add scarlet fever to the list of illnesses they have to worry about their kids coming down with. Officials have confirmed three cases of the disease at Terrell Elementary school in Washington, D.C.
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03/17/2010 09:31 PM |
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Report: Doctors Left 722 Objects Inside Patients in One Year |
More than 770 objects were left inside patients in botched operations by Britain's National Health Service, The Sun reported.
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03/17/2010 08:29 PM |
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Dentist Accused of Using Paper Clips Inside Root Canals |
A former Massachusetts dentist is accused of placing paper clips instead of stainless steel posts inside the teeth of root canal patients while billing Medicaid for the more expensive parts.
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03/17/2010 07:37 PM |
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Roll-On Testosterone to Improve Men's Sex Drive |
A testosterone-laced underarm roll-on that can improve men's flagging sex drive has been developed in Australia and snapped up by top 10 pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly, The Australian reported on Tuesday.
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03/17/2010 11:00 PM |
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New iPhone App Counts the Calories Burned During Sex |
A London woman desperate to get her lazy boyfriend to exercise has invented an iPhone application that measures how many calories you burn off having sex, The Sun reported Wednesday.
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03/17/2010 06:19 PM |
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Study: E-Prescriptions Cut Medication Errors |
Doctors who trade in their prescription pads for electronic prescribing systems may be able to significantly cut down on medication errors, a small study suggests.
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03/17/2010 08:11 PM |
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'Macho Men' Get More Sex in Countries with Poor Health |
In a study published on Wednesday, scientists report that women living in countries with worse rates of disease and ill-health are far likelier to plump for "masculine"-looking men than "feminine"-looking rivals.
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03/16/2010 07:25 PM |
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Nurse Glues 6-Year-Old Boy's Eye Shut |
A 6-year-old boy was in agony after a nurse in an English hospital glued his eye shut, The Sun reported Tuesday.
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03/16/2010 08:28 PM |
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New Anti-Perfume Rules in Detroit May Cause a Legal Stink |
Some Detroit workers will be forbidden from wearing scented products following a landmark court decision that sided with a woman who said her coworker's scents hindered her breathing, myfoxdetroit.com reported Tuesday.
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03/15/2010 03:28 PM |
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World's Shortest Man Dies at Age 21 |
The world's shortest man, He Pingping, who stood 2-feet, 4-inches tall, has died at the age of 21
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