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NFL, union approve doctors for half the teams

There is no deadline for implementing the new setup across the league WASHINGTON (AP) -- The NFL and its players union have approved independent doctors to evaluate head injuries for about half of the league's 32 teams as part...

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Jackson Doc Conrad Murray Treating Patients Again

Conrad Murray, Focus of Michael Jackson Homicide Investigation, Reopens Medical Practice Dr. Conrad Murray, the cardiologist at the center of the investigation into Michael Jackson's death, has returned to work and is treating...

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Psychotropic drugs boost fall risk in the elderly

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new analysis of studies including nearly 80,000 people aged 60 and older confirms that certain types of widely prescribed drugs, such as antidepressants and sedatives, can increase their risk of...

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Racial disparity in colon cancer survival not easily explained, UAB researchers say

EUREKALERT Contact: Troy Goodman tdgoodman@uab.edu University of Alabama at Birmingham BMI and co-morbitity do not impact survival difference after surgery VIDEO: Upender Manne, Ph.D., talks about colon cancer survival...

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H1N1 Clinic for Pregnant Women This Friday

H1N1 Clinic for Pregnant Women This Friday WGRZ-TV A clinic is set for Friday to help one of the most at risk targets for the H1N1 virus get vaccinated. Pregnant women will be able to get a shot this Friday, November 27th from...

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Amid the flu epidemic, don't forget RSV in young children

An analysis of emergency department visits at Children's Hospital Boston shows that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) takes a substantially greater disease toll among young children than does seasonal flu. Children infected...

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Research reveals exactly how coughing is triggered by environmental irritants

Scientists have revealed how environmental irritants such as air pollution and cigarette smoke cause people to cough, in research published today in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. The authors of...

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Vioxx trial data shows early cardiovascular risk

Evidence of cardiovascular risks associated with taking Vioxx, the popular, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (rofecoxib), could have been identified nearly four years before its manufacturer, Merck & Co. Inc., voluntarily...

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Moderate-to-heavy exercise may reduce risk of stroke for men

Men who regularly take part in moderate-to-heavy intensity exercise such as jogging, tennis or swimming may be less likely to have a stroke than people who get no exercise or only light exercise, such as walking, golfing, or...

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Possible Link Studied Between Childhood Abuse and Early Cellular Aging

PROVIDENCE, R.I. [Brown University] - Children who suffer physical or emotional abuse may be faced with accelerated cellular aging as adults, according to new research from Butler Hospital and Brown University. Tyrka is...

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