CDC: Swine flu is widespread only in 25 states (AP)
AP – Swine flu infections continue to wane, just as vaccine is becoming plentiful enough that some communities are allowing everyone to get it, not just those in priority groups.
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Medicine News- Health Ministry administers almost 400,000 doses of H1N1 vaccineKUALA LUMPUR: The Health Ministry administered 371,185 doses of Influenza A(H1N1) vaccine to 194,743 frontline personnel and 176,442 people in the high-risk group up to July 28 this year, the Dewan Negara was told Thursday. […]
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- Health Ministry administers almost 400,000 doses of H1N1 vaccine
‘Doughnut hole’ unites seniors wary of health bill (AP)
AP – Lawmakers have wooed seniors skeptical of the health care overhaul by emphasizing the plan would close the “doughnut hole” — a gap in Medicare drug coverage that can cost thousands of dollars a year.
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Glaxo’s swine flu shot may give kids fever (AP)
AP – The European Medicines Agency warns that young children given GlaxoSmithKline’s swine flu shot may get a fever after their second dose.
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Young Adults Who Exercise Get Higher IQ
The results were published in the prestigious Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The study involved 1.2 million Swedish men doing military service who were born between 1950 and 1976. The research group analysed the results of both physical and IQ tests when the men enrolled. The study shows a clear link between [...]
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Apathy Common In Dementia Patients With Brain Changes
Changes in the brain’s white matter are common among the elderly and dementia patients, and often appear as blurred patches on CT and MRI images…
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Smoking Cessation By Latino Men Influenced By Acculturation
Latino men who are more adapted to U.S. culture are more likely to quit smoking than their less-acculturated counterparts, according to research by scientists at The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center published in the December issue of Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention, which has a special emphasis on tobacco…
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Preventing Risk-Taking And Self-Destructive Behavior In Young People
At the beginning of 2010, the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Department at the Center for Psychosocial Medicine at Heidelberg University Hospital will conduct a study named “Saving and Empowering Young Lives in Europe (SEYLE) – promoting the health of young people through the prevention of risk-taking and self-destructive behavior” in cooperation with twelve centers in [...]
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