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ATLANTA Teens should get a booster dose of the vaccine for bacterial meningitis because a single shot doesnt work as long as expected, a federal advisory panel said Wednesday.The vaccine was...
DATE: Oct. 31, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
United Blood Services announces drives United Blood Services will hold blood drives at these locations:b 1 to 6 p.m today, Tuesday and Wednesday at the United Blood Services office, 146 Sawyer...
DATE: Oct. 31, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
ADELPHI, Md. Federal health advisers said last week that patients with failing kidneys should continue taking a group of widely used anemia drugs, despite a recent study showing they can increase...
DATE: Oct. 24, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
CHICAGO Which hip is being repaired? Is this the right anesthesia? Do we have all the right surgery tools?Answering such basic questions from surgery checklists and involving everyone as a...
DATE: Oct. 24, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
United Blood Services announces drives United Blood Services will hold these drives:b 1 to 6 p.m. today, Tuesday and Wednesday and 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at the United Blood Services Office, 146...
DATE: Oct. 24, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
JOHANNESBURG The medical experts gathered from around Africa were here to talk about a continentwide epidemic, but it wasnt AIDS or malaria it was diabetes, and the bad habits that often bring...
DATE: Oct. 24, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
DENVER Three healthy men had their prostate glands removed. Five people had surgery on the wrong part of their spines. A child underwent an unneeded ear operation after the wrong person was...
DATE: Oct. 24, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
Several nutrition-conscious professionals in La Plata County would like to put a new focus on Halloween, which traditionally kicks off a binge on sugar-laden goodies that doesn’t end until after...
DATE: Oct. 24, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
CHICAGO If you knew you had one year to live, would you have medical tests you didnt need?Turns out a surprising number of patients with late-stage cancer get useless screening tests for new...
DATE: Oct. 17, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
Discussion of herbal treatments Wednesday Herbal ABCs for Children will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at Dancing Willow Herbs, 1018 Main Ave. Debra Swanson, clinical herbalist and owner of...
DATE: Oct. 17, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer among American women, excepting skin cancer. It is the second-leading cause of cancer death among...
DATE: Oct. 17, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
Custom-built has a nice ring to it, particularly to someone who needs a total knee replacement.Dr. Brinceton Phipps at Animas Orthopedic Associates is providing just that by using technology that...
DATE: Oct. 17, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
