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'Top dogs' at school have better health in adulthood
Sep 28, 2009 |
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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
Jul 01, 2008 |
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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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New swine flu deaths in Wis., Calif., Ill., Utah
Jun 04, 2009 |
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(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.
The global financial crisis is bad for more than just your pocket
Nov 16, 2009 |
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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
Sep 18, 2009 |
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(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 Health to safeguard 'end-of-life' wishes
Jul 17, 2009 |
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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
Oct 09, 2009 |
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(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
Sep 09, 2009 |
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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
Oct 12, 2009 |
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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?
Jul 10, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Some swine flu cases in Michigan are raising questions about obesity's role in why some people with infections become seriously ill.
Obesity epidemic taking root in Africa
Dec 15, 2009 |
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The urban poor in sub-Saharan Africa are the latest victims of the obesity epidemic. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Public Health claim that overweight and obesity are on the increase among this group. ...
Tamiflu-resistant swine flu case found in Canada
Jul 22, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Canada has recorded its first case of Tamiflu-resistant swine flu virus in a man who had been given the drug to prevent infection.
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