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NEW YORK Imagine being pregnant and taking a simple blood test that lays bare the DNA of your fetus. And suppose that DNA could reveal not only medical conditions like Down syndrome but also...
DATE: June 12, 2011 | CATEGORY: Health
WASHINGTON – Zapping salad fixings with just a bit of radiation can kill dangerous E. coli and other bacteria – and food-safety experts say Europe’s massive outbreak shows that wary consumers...
DATE: June 12, 2011 | CATEGORY: Health
Want to know how much it costs to have a baby? How about replacing that blown-out knee or clearing up your vision with laser surgery? Want to know which facility in your community charges the most...
DATE: June 12, 2011 | CATEGORY: Health
Sunday marked 30 years since the first AIDS cases were reported in the United States. And this anniversary brings fresh hope for something many had come to think was impossible: finding a cure. The...
DATE: June 5, 2011 | CATEGORY: Health
WASHINGTON A growing shortage of medications for a host of illnesses from cancer to cystic fibrosis to cardiac arrest has hospitals scrambling for substitutes to avoid patient harm, and...
DATE: June 5, 2011 | CATEGORY: Health
As the Colorado law that tightens requirements for the deployment of carbon-monoxide detectors nears its two-year anniversary, Cara-Lyn Lappen looks for news about deaths from the silent...
DATE: June 5, 2011 | CATEGORY: Health
CHICAGO Look around a waiting room at a university counseling center and youll see students wrestling with all sorts of issues: The one whos failing because of binge drinking. Another whos...
DATE: June 5, 2011 | CATEGORY: Health
Pediatric Partners selected as study site Pediatric Partners of the Southwest has been selected as a pilot site for a Colorado American Academy of Family Physicians pediatric 2011 obesity project....
DATE: June 5, 2011 | CATEGORY: Health
WASHINGTON Courtney Montgomerys heart was failing fast, but the 16-year-old furiously refused when her doctors, and her mother, urged a transplant. Previous surgeries hadnt helped, and the...
DATE: May 29, 2011 | CATEGORY: Health
WASHINGTON The nations push to computerize medical records has failed to fully address long-standing security gaps that expose patients most sensitive information to hackers and snoops,...
DATE: May 29, 2011 | CATEGORY: Health
CHICAGO A surprising study of nearly 46 million Medicare patients says older residents in rural areas are more likely to have any of nine common surgeries than people in cities.Back surgery, hip...
DATE: May 29, 2011 | CATEGORY: Health
Red Cross announces classes The American Red Cross will offer these health and safety training classes at the chapter office, 1911 Main Ave., Suite 282:b Adult, child and infant CPR/AED and first...
DATE: May 29, 2011 | CATEGORY: Health
