Can You ‘Hear’ Through the Skin?
Title: Can You ‘Hear’ Through the Skin? Category: Health News Created: 11/30/2009 10:54:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/30/2009 10:54:17 AM
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Can You ‘Hear’ Through the Skin?
Spike in Bacterial Infections With Swine Flu
Title: Spike in Bacterial Infections With Swine Flu Category: Health News Created: 11/30/2009 10:58:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 11/30/2009 10:58:55 AM
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What happens when doctors give patients more power? (Reuters)
Reuters – When patients are given the responsibility for medical decisions, they may be less willing to try a potentially risky treatment, a study published Monday suggests.
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What happens when doctors give patients more power? (Reuters)
WHO changes HIV treatment advice (AFP)
AFP – The World Health Organisation (WHO) issued new advice on the treatment of HIV on Monday, the eve of World AIDS day, saying drugs should be given earlier and even be prescribed to breastfeeding mothers.
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WHO changes HIV treatment advice (AFP)
Doctors in training still learn from cadavers (AP)
AP – Color-coded denim cloths cover the row upon row of black body bags atop cold metal tables. Blue means a body that eventually will go into a common grave
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Doctors in training still learn from cadavers (AP)
Chemical tragedy leaves legacy of ‘Bhopal brides’ (AFP)
AFP – Jyoti is one of many Indian women whose dreams of a glittering wedding were shattered after the Bhopal gas disaster killed thousands 25 years ago this week and left many more ill from exposure.
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Chemical tragedy leaves legacy of ‘Bhopal brides’ (AFP)
Pakistan sex workers on AIDS frontline (AFP)
AFP – A prostitute born and brought up in Karachi’s Napier Road red-light district, Shumaila never heard about HIV and AIDS until recently. Today, she carries condoms but clients refuse to wear them.
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Pakistan sex workers on AIDS frontline (AFP)
Employers play Dr. Mom to limit swine flu impact (AP)
AP – Big businesses are spending serious time and money trying to limit the swine flu pandemic’s impact on operations, from bankrolling video on good hygiene to training employees to cover for co-workers with critical jobs.
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Employers play Dr. Mom to limit swine flu impact (AP)
Sleep Apnea May Cause Nighttime Urination (HealthDay)
HealthDay – SUNDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) — People who wake up during the night to urinate shouldn’t automatically blame a urological problem. Sleep apnea, a breathing-related sleep disorder, could be the cause.
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Sleep Apnea May Cause Nighttime Urination (HealthDay)
When Accusations Start to Fly, They Multiply (HealthDay)
HealthDay – SUNDAY, Nov. 29 (HealthDay News) — The blame game is a contagious one, a new study reports, even when the target is innocent.
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When Accusations Start to Fly, They Multiply (HealthDay)
