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Fliers Can Keep Blood Clots at Bay

Oct 11, 2008 04:02 PM PDT

HealthDay - SATURDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Acting U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Steven K. Galson recently released a "Call to Action" to reduce the number of cases of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in the United States. Full Story

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Fliers Can Keep Blood Clots at Bay
Oct 11, 2008 08:48 PM PDT, HealthDay
HealthDay - SATURDAY, Oct. 11 (HealthDay News) -- Acting U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Steven K. Galson recently released a "Call to Action" to reduce the number of cases of deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in the United States.
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Financial crisis threatens medical research: Nobel winner
Oct 11, 2008 09:10 AM PDT, AFP
AFP - One of the joint winners of this year's Nobel Prize for medicine said the current financial crisis could have a negative impact on the world's health, particularly in poorer countries.
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Financial crisis threatens medical research: Nobel winner
Oct 11, 2008 07:32 AM PDT, AFP
AFP - One of the joint winners of this year's Nobel Prize for medicine said the current financial crisis could have a negative impact on the world's health, particularly in poorer countries.
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Health Tip: Coping With Epilepsy
Oct 10, 2008 08:48 PM PDT, HealthDay
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- People with epilepsy are prone to injury in the event of a sudden seizure.
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Racial Disparities Exist in Head and Neck Cancer Outcomes
Oct 10, 2008 08:48 PM PDT, HealthDay
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Blacks and the poor have worse outcomes when it comes to head and neck cancer, researchers say.
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Tamoxifen Cuts Fracture Risk: Study
Oct 10, 2008 08:48 PM PDT, HealthDay
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Tamoxifen, the drug used for more than 30 years to treat breast cancer, reduces the risk of osteoporosis-related fractures, a new study shows.
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Chemo Alone Effective in Treating Kids' Brain Tumors
Oct 10, 2008 08:48 PM PDT, HealthDay
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Using chemotherapy alone, and delaying or avoiding radiation altogether, may be effective in treating children with inoperable or progressive low-grade glioma brain tumors, according to a multi-institutional study.
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Metabolic Syndrome Raises Colon Cancer Risk 75%
Oct 10, 2008 08:48 PM PDT, HealthDay
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Patients coping with metabolic syndrome have a 75 percent higher risk for developing colorectal cancer sometime in their lives, a new study suggests.
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Kogenate FS Prevents Joint Damage in Young Hemophiliacs
Oct 10, 2008 08:48 PM PDT, HealthDay
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Kogenate FS to help reduce bleeding episodes and prevent joint damage in children with hemophilia A, the most severe form of the disease.
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Liver Transplant Patients at Higher Cancer Risk
Oct 10, 2008 08:48 PM PDT, HealthDay
HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 10 (HealthDay News) -- Liver transplant patients have a higher incidence of cancer than the general population, say researchers in Finland.
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