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'Top dogs' at school have better health in adulthood

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created Sep 28, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Children who are the most popular and powerful at school also enjoy better health in adult life compared to counterparts at the bottom end of the pecking order, said a Swedish study published Tuesday.


Multiple vaccinations have not caused ill health in UK soldiers in Iraq

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created Jul 01, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Multiple vaccinations have not been a cause of ill health in UK service personnel deployed to Iraq, finds a study published on bmj.com today.





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Repeatedly working when ill boosts risk of long term sick leave

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created Apr 30, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Repeatedly going to work when ill significantly boosts the chances of having to take long term sick leave later on, reveals research published ahead of print in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.


New swine flu deaths in Wis., Calif., Ill., Utah

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created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Health officials in Wisconsin, California, Illinois and Utah reported deaths from swine flu on Thursday, and said all four patients had had other health problems.


New study set to change how critically ill patients are treated

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created Mar 24, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The current practice of intensively lowering blood glucose in critically ill patients increases the risk of death by 10%. Results of the largest trial of intensive glucose lowering in critically ill patients published today ...


The global financial crisis is bad for more than just your pocket

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One in four Australian adults has taken an action that puts their health at risk as a result of the global financial crisis (GFC), according to a new MBF Healthwatch poll.


Australia to begin vaccinating against swine flu

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created Sep 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Australia approved a vaccine against swine flu Friday and said it would start administering the medicine this month its most at-risk citizens, including medical staff, pregnant women and the chronically ill.


Google has invited people to store "end-of-life" wishes

Google Health to safeguard 'end-of-life' wishes

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created Jul 17, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Google on Thursday invited people to store "end-of-life" wishes at its free online health records management service.


New US law helps ill students keep health coverage (AP)

New US law helps ill students keep health coverage

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created Oct 09, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(AP) -- A federal law inspired by a New Hampshire woman's courage and enacted through her mother's determination took effect Friday, sparing seriously ill or injured college students from having to choose ...


Doctors fear asking mentally ill to quit smoking

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 09, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

People with mental illnesses such as depression and anxiety are the heaviest smokers in the country, but their doctors are afraid to ask them to quit. They assume that if their patients try to quit smoking, their mental disorders ...


Critical illness from 2009 H1N1 in Mexico associated with high fatality rate

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created Oct 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Critical illness from 2009 influenza A(H1N1) in Mexico occurred among young patients, was associated with severe acute respiratory distress syndrome and shock, and had a fatality rate of about 40 percent, according to a study ...


Obesity a risk factor in swine flu?

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created Jul 10, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Some swine flu cases in Michigan are raising questions about obesity's role in why some people with infections become seriously ill.



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