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More children need medical help for RSV than previously known

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Feb 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

More than 2 million children with Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) are seen in hospitals, emergency rooms and doctors' offices in the United States every year -- many more than doctors know. In fact, only 3 percent of children ...





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Cost-cutting Yahoo to close offices for holidays

Technology / Business

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(AP) -- Yahoo says it will close its offices from Christmas through New Year's to help save money. The cost-cutting move ends a year in which Yahoo's revenue declined for the first time since 2001.


US says first swine flu vaccine to arrive Oct. 5

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The first swine flu vaccine should be in some doctors' offices as early as Oct. 5, U.S. health officials said Friday.


Mayo Clinic backs new personal health record site

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- The Mayo Clinic has combined its medical expertise with Microsoft Corp.'s technology in a free Web site launching Tuesday that will let people store personal health and medical information.


Malpractice caps lure docs to Texas

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created Oct 05, 2007 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Medical malpractice award caps in Texas have swollen the ranks of medical specialists and license applications at the state medical board, official said.


No new leads on missing Minn. mother, son (AP)

No new leads on missing Minn. mother, son

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created May 22, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- A Minnesota father's public plea for his wife to bring home their 13-year-old son for cancer treatment went unanswered as their flight from authorities stretched into another day Friday.


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Computerized reminder system drove up colon cancer screening rates, study found

Medicine & Health / Cancer

created Sep 05, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A computerized reminder system used in community-based primary care doctors' offices increased colorectal cancer screening rates by an average of 9 percent, according to a new study from the University of ...


Electronic health records are valuable but won't be a panacea

Medicine & Health / Health

created Apr 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Turns out most Americans are all for moving to a comprehensive system of electronic medical records. They just don't think it's going to save us any money when it comes to health care.


Calls to doctor's office may delay stroke treatment

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 20, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Calling a primary care doctor instead of 9-1-1 at the first sign of a stroke can delay patients from reaching an emergency room during the most critical period — the first three hours after onset of stroke symptoms, researchers ...


Goldman Sachs, Citigroup got swine flu vaccine (AP)

Goldman Sachs, Citigroup got swine flu vaccine

Medicine & Health / Medications

created Nov 05, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Some of New York's biggest companies, including Wall Street giants Goldman Sachs and Citigroup, received doses of swine flu vaccine for at-risk employees, drawing criticism that the hard-to-find vaccine ...


Doc says new injections melt fat

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created Jul 26, 2007 | popularity 3.4 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Some U.S. doctors say a new procedure called lipodissolve is a viable alternative to surgical liposuction.



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