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"Hands-on" childbirth method prevents anal tears

admin — Sun, 18 May 2008 13:08:18 +0000

Bringing back some traditional delivery techniques may sharply cut
the number of women who suffer an anal tear during childbirth, a
study from Norway suggests.

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Salmonella outbreak traced to tainted dog food

admin — Sun, 18 May 2008 13:08:17 +0000

Contaminated dry dog food was the source of an outbreak of
Salmonella infections affecting people in 19 states, public health
officials report in the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, a
publication of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

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Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Dry Dog Food

admin — Sun, 18 May 2008 13:08:16 +0000

70 people, many of them young children, were sickened after
handling the food, CDC says

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Drug adherence does not explain diabetes race gap

admin — Sun, 18 May 2008 13:08:15 +0000

Differences in medication adherence do not fully explain why
African Americans fare more poorly than whites in managing their
diabetes, a new study suggests.

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Arthritis may be triggered by environmental factors

admin — Sun, 18 May 2008 13:08:14 +0000

A number of environmental exposures, including trauma, are
associated with the onset of inflammatory arthritis in patients
with psoriasis, findings published in the Annals of the Rheumatic
Diseases indicate.

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First Beijing death linked to China virus outbreak

admin — Sun, 18 May 2008 13:08:13 +0000

China’s capital has recorded its first death from an outbreak of
hand, foot and mouth disease as authorities try to contain the
spread of a potent virus just three months before the city hosts
the Olympic Games.

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Acid problem common at diabetes diagnosis in kids

admin — Sun, 18 May 2008 13:08:11 +0000

When first diagnosed with diabetes, roughly one in four children
and teens in the US have a potentially life-threatening condition
that makes their blood more acidic than normal, according to a
report in the journal Pediatrics.

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Racial differences in cancer care still unexplained

admin — Sun, 18 May 2008 13:08:10 +0000

Even though black patients and white patients with rectal cancer
are equally likely to consult with an oncologist, blacks are less
likely to undergo additional treatment after surgery, according to
research findings posted online by the Journal of the National
Cancer Institute.

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Drug combo prevents NSAID-related GI disturbance

admin — Sun, 18 May 2008 13:08:09 +0000

Although all of the common strategies protect the upper
gastrointestinal tract from the complications of nonsteroidal
anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), popular over-the-counter
analgesics such as Motrin (ibuprofen) or Aleve (naproxen), the
combination of a COX-2 inhibitor and a proton pump inhibitor is
associated with the largest reduction in gastrointestinal
complications, according to a Canadian study published in the
medical journal Gastroenterology.

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Antidepressant may calm teens’ irritable bowels

admin — Sun, 18 May 2008 13:08:08 +0000

Treatment with the antidepressant amitriptyline can reduce symptoms
and improve quality of life in adolescents with irritable bowel
syndrome (known as IBS), the results of a small study suggest.

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