US, Costa Rica swine flu deaths reported (AP)

AP – A Washington state man with underlying heart conditions became the third person infected with swine flu to die in the U.S., health officials said Saturday, while Costa Rica reported the first swine flu death outside North America.

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Health overhaul draws groups’ competing demands (AP)

AP – Patients and doctors. Small businesses and multinationals. Retirees, workers and insurance companies.

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Flu exposes flaws in Mexico’s health care system (AP)

AP – Mexicans will do almost anything to avoid a public hospital emergency room, where ailing patients may languish for hours slumped on cracked linoleum floors that smell of sweat, sickness and pine-scented disinfectant.

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Trial Of Device That Reshapes Enlarged, Leaky Heart Valve Shows Intriguing Early Results

An innovative device that acts like a belt to reshape an enlarged, leaky heart valve is providing a minimally invasive treatment option for patients who are too sick for open-heart surgery.

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Vibration Plate Machines May Aid Weight Loss And Trim Abdominal Fat

New research suggests that, if used properly, vibration plate exercise machines may help you lose weight and trim the particularly harmful belly fat between the organs.

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