March 14, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog, Pregnancy
AP - Many Americans with leaky heart valves soon might be able to get them fixed without open-heart surgery. A study showed that a tiny clip implanted through an artery was safer and nearly as effect
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March 14, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog, Pregnancy
HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- Repairing a torn knee meniscus at the same time as anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction is safe and effective in children, a new study finds
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March 14, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog, Pregnancy, Preventive
HealthDay - SUNDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- Hopes that two available drugs could help prevent diabetes and the problems it causes in overweight people with poor sugar metabolism have been dashed
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March 14, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog, Pregnancy, Preventive
AP - Key results from a landmark federal study are in, and the results are disappointing for diabetics: Adding drugs to drive blood pressure and blood-fats lower than current targets did not prevent h
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March 13, 2010 / Cancer, Healthy Life, Pregnancy
Successful treatment for gum disease cuts the risk of pregnant women giving birth early, US research suggests. The preliminary research showed those whose gum disease was not treated successfully wer
March 13, 2010 / Medical Video
Dr. Phil - Medical Mystery - 14 July 2008 - Part 1 of 5
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March 13, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog
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 s
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March 13, 2010 / Healthy Life
Too many people in England receive poor quality out-of-hours doctors' services, the Patients Association has warned. In some areas, a fifth of patients described the service as "poor" or &q
March 13, 2010 / Medical Video
"Next Go Round LIVE" by Old Crow Medicine Show. From their first LIVE DVD "Live at the Orange Peel and Tennessee Theatre" available NOW. Order the DVD from Amazon here: www.nettwerk.com Check out th
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March 13, 2010 / Cancer, Medical Blog, Pregnancy
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 hav
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