100-plus swine flu cases confirmed outside Mexico
In an age of widespread air travel, it is difficult, if not impossible, to contain a newly emerged infectious agent, and that is proving to be the case with swine flu, as isolated outbreaks continue to be confirmed around the world, with new cases reported today in Canada, Israel, France, New Zealand, Costa Rica and South Korea.
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Govt panel finds too many women denied chance to avoid repeat C-section, urges policy change
WASHINGTON (AP) — Too many pregnant women who want to avoid a repeat cesarean delivery are being denied the chance, concludes a government panel that urged doctors to rethink litigation-spurred policies that have swung the pendulum back toward the days of "once a C-section, always a C-section.... more
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Study suggests too many low-risk patients given invasive heart tests, docs need better methods Photo
NEW YORK (AP) — A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an excess of medical tests. more
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Study Finds Those Who Stay Fit Enjoy Sex For Longer In Life; Men More Satisfied Than Women
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Brazilian leader says he's quit smoking after 50 years, after scare over high blood pressure Photo
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil's president said Tuesday that he kicked the smoking habit he had for 50 years after a recent health scare sent his blood pressure soaring. more
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HEALTHBEAT: Jump in obesity, C-sections may be playing role in childbirth-related deaths Photo
WASHINGTON (AP) — Eleven days after her son Benjamin's birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly swollen. Just as her doctor returned her phone call asking what to do, she dropped dead from a blood clot. more
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UN says mother-to-child HIV transmission can be eliminated by 2015
GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations says mother-to-child HIV transmission can be eliminated by 2015 if health programs receive increased investments as planned. more
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AIDS virus avoids drugs by hiding in bone marrow; finding could point way to better treatment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The virus that causes AIDS can hide in the bone marrow, avoiding drugs and later awakening to cause illness, according to new research that could point the way toward better treatments for the disease. more
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WHO: polio vaccination for over 85 million children starts in 19 African countries
GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization says more than 85 million children under 5 in west and central Africa will be vaccinated against polio. more
