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Motorcycle deaths rise as gas prices go up
Wednesday, October 21, 2009NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - As gas prices rise, more people switch to motorcycles -- and more people die in motorcycle accidents, results of a new study indicate.
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Is it safe to treat glaucoma in pregnant women?
Wednesday, October 21, 2009NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eye drops containing a prescription drug called a beta-blocker, which lowers blood pressure, can be used in pregnant women with glaucoma, according to researchers from Taiwan.
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Experts study thriving HIV "controllers" in vaccine search
Wednesday, October 21, 2009PARIS (Reuters) - AIDS researchers want to expand their study of a rare group of HIV-infected people, whose immune systems naturally and mysteriously prevent the virus thriving in their bodies.
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Shellfish may raise diabetes risk: study
Wednesday, October 21, 2009NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eating white and oily fish regularly may provide protection against type 2 diabetes, but eating shellfish may have the opposite effect, a study from the UK hints.
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Tests show flu spreads from schools
Wednesday, October 21, 2009* Most positive tests are among school-aged children
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Global immunizations hit record but miss millions
Wednesday, October 21, 2009* 24 million children unprotected despite gains
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People with schizophrenia rarely kill strangers
Wednesday, October 21, 2009NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Despite some highly publicized incidents in recent years, people with schizophrenia rarely commit random homicide, research shows.
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Toyota philosophy works in the ER
Wednesday, October 21, 2009NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Emergency rooms may be able to give patients faster and better care by applying some of the same principles that have worked in Japanese car manufacturing, a new study suggests.
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U.S. backs vaccines for drug, nicotine addiction
Wednesday, October 21, 2009CHICAGO (Reuters) - Hooked on cocaine or cigarettes? The U.S. government wants drug companies to make a vaccine for that.
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House moves closer to healthcare public option
Wednesday, October 21, 2009WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives moved closer on Tuesday to agreeing on a broad healthcare reform plan that would include the most liberal version of a government-run public insurance option.
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Farmers' pesticides may not raise heart risks
Wednesday, October 21, 2009NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Good news for men who farm U.S. fields. Regular exposure to pesticides used commonly on the farm does not appear to increase the risk of heart attack.
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More fruit, fewer calories urged for US school lunch
Wednesday, October 21, 2009* Panel proposes a calorie range for students
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Healthy lifestyle benefits those with diabetes
Tuesday, October 20, 2009NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Research presented Tuesday at the 20th World Diabetes Congress in Montreal provides further evidence that healthy behaviors reduce mortality in people with and without diabetes.
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Polluted air may give you a headache
Tuesday, October 20, 2009NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Have a headache and don't know why? It could be high levels of air pollution.
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Is the pill less effective in heavy women?
Tuesday, October 20, 2009NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Oral contraceptives seem to work equally well in women who are overweight and those who are not, according to a new study from Europe.