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Health Tip: Straining the Hamstring (HealthDay)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- A hamstring injury can sideline an athlete
or exercise buff for quite a while.
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Another Genetic Link to Testicular Cancer Is Found (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- A second gene linked to
inherited testicular germ-cell cancer has been identified by scientists at
the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
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Why Swine Flu Differs From Seasonal Flu (HealthDay)
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists have uncovered
some intriguing clues about why the new swine flu frequently brings on
gastrointestinal distress and vomiting, symptoms not usually associated
with seasonal flu.
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Obesity Rates Continue to Climb in U.S. (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- The rates of adult obesity
in the United States increased in 23 states during the past year and did
not decrease in any state.
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Master Stem Cell for Human Heart Identified (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- For the first time,
researchers have identified a single "master" stem cell in humans that is
capable of differentiating into all three major cell types that make up
the human heart.
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Anti-Smoking Drugs Get FDA 'Black-Box' Warning (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- Two drugs prescribed to
help people quit smoking, Chantix and Zyban, will now carry "black-box"
warnings on the potential risks of psychiatric problems, including
depression and suicidal thoughts, U.S. health officials said Wednesday.
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With Medicare Plan, Drug Spending May Be Up (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- Older people who signed up
for Medicare's prescription drug coverage, called Part D, spent more on
drugs after enrolling than they had before but less on other types of
medical care, researchers have found.
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CPR Survival Rates for Older People Unchanged (HealthDay)
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 1 (HealthDay News) -- Despite efforts to
fine-tune the procedure for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR, the
survival rate for older people given CPR has not changed much in recent
decades, new research has found.
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U.S. orders suicide warnings on two anti-smoking drugs (Reuters)
Reuters - U.S. health officials on Wednesday ordered Pfizer Inc and GlaxoSmithKline PLC to add strong "black box" warnings on their anti-smoking drugs to highlight the risk of serious mental health problems, including suicidal thoughts.
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Obesity rates rising, Mississippi's still fattest (AP)
AP - Mississippi's still king of cellulite, but an ominous tide is rolling toward the Medicare doctors in neighboring Alabama: obese baby boomers.
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