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NIH Panel: End Bans on Vaginal Birth After C-Section - WebMD

Thu, 11 Mar 2010 10:10:27 GMT+00:00

NIH Panel: End Bans on Vaginal Birth After C-Section
WebMD
March 10, 2010 - Hospitals and professional societies should end bans that that keep many women who've had a C-section from opting for a natural birth in later pregnancies, an NIH advisory panel today urged. ...
Panel Urges New Look at Caesarean GuidelinesNew York Times
Panel urges more choice in birth after C-sectionLos Angeles Times
Vaginal birth after cesarean underused: panelReuters
Baltimore Sun -ABC News -Detroit Free Press
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:51:28 GMT+00:00

Health Buzz: Recall of Salmonella-Tainted Products Expands
U.S. News & World Report
The Department of Agriculture has recalled 1.7 million pounds of ready-to-eat beef taquito and chicken quesadilla products that contain a flavoring ingredient probably tainted by salmonella, the Associated Press reports. ...
Salmonella Risk Prompts Wider Food RecallWebMD
Salmonella Alert causes more Processed Food RecallsNY Breaking News.com
Health Highlights: March 11, 2010Palm Beach Post
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:23:35 GMT+00:00

Disease Cause Is Pinpointed With Genome
New York Times
Two research teams have independently decoded the entire genome of patients to find the exact genetic cause of their diseases. The approach may offer a new start in the so far disappointing effort to identify the genetic roots of major ...
Gene Causing Inherited Neurological Disorder CMT IdentifiedTopNews United States
"Personal" study shows gene maps can spot diseaseReuters
First Family Genome Sequenced, Offers Insight on DiseaseDailyTech
Popular Science -Houston Chronicle -UPI.com
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:25:19 GMT+00:00

US Health Officials Fear Another Wave of Swine Flu
TopNews United States
The US health officials have been warning the restoration of the swine flu pandemic in Maryland and the United States. The World Health Organization had released a statement on February 25th that said that the pandemic has not been declined completely. ...
County vaccinates over 39000 with swine fluVictorville Daily Press
Free H1N1 (swine flu) shots offeredTampa Tribune
The Pandemic That Wasn'tForbes
The Almagest -New York Times -Business Gazette
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:37:01 GMT+00:00

Children turn to inhaling to get high
Reuters
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - More 12-year-olds in the United States admit to using potentially deadly inhalants to get high than have used marijuana, cocaine and hallucinogens combined, US health officials said on Thursday. Among this age group, ...
Inhalant Abuse a Deadly Middle-School ConcernU.S. News & World Report
'Huffing' More Popular Among 12 Year Olds Than Street DrugsFOXNews
12-year-olds abusing inhalants, report saysCNN International
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 02:11:13 GMT+00:00

Heart Test May Be Overused
Wall Street Journal
A widely used test to detect blockages in the heart's arteries often turns up little or no evidence of disease, a new study found, suggesting that patients are frequently exposed unnecessarily to the risks and costs of the invasive ...
Heart Angiograms Show No Disease in Almost 40%BusinessWeek
Study Suggests Overuse Of Heart AngiogramsKaiser Health News
Study: Too many angiograms givenMinneapolis Star Tribune
NPR (blog) -ABC7Chicago.com
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:13:16 GMT+00:00

Ohio Student Dies of Meningitis
FOXNews
OOLOGAH, Okla. — The superintendent of the Oologah-Talala School District says an elementary school student has died of bacterial meningitis. Superintendent Rick Thomas said Thursday the Oologah Lower Elementary student died and two other students are ...
Officials: Bacterial meningitis kills Oklahoma studentCNN
Oologah Student Dies From MeningitisKTUL
Oologah student dead from bacterial meningitisNewsOK.com
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 09:29:42 GMT+00:00

Men stay sexually active for longer than women
New York Daily News
Men's libidos last well into their 60s, 70s and beyond, while older women are more likely to lose interest in sex, according to a new study. Nothing, not even old age, comes between a man and his sex life. Some 67% of men between the ...
Healthier men want more sex for more yearsCNN
Men Outlive Women SexuallyFOXNews
Good Health Boosts Sexual Life ExpectancyWebMD
Atlanta Journal Constitution -TIME -NBC Chicago
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:28:16 GMT+00:00

Long-Term Health Risks Low for Kidney Donors
Voice of America
Kidney disease has become a worldwide epidemic, affecting tens of millions of people. Thursday, March 11 is World Kidney Day, a day to highlight the role diabetes and high blood pressure play in causing kidney disease, and to encouraging preventive ...
Long-Term Health Risks Low for Kidney DonorsWebMD
Live kidney donors do not die sooner: studyReuters
Donating a kidney doesn't shorten donor's lifemsnbc.com
Los Angeles Times -WRAL.com -BusinessWeek
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