Health News
FDA warns of deadly side effect with imaging drugs
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AP - Federal health regulators are warning doctors that a class of injectable drugs used in MRI medical imaging scans can cause a rare and sometimes fatal condition in patients with kidney disease.
CDC: Adults eating less fruit, not enough veggies
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AP - An apple a day? Apparently not in the United States.
Study: Flamboyant male dancing attracts women best
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AP - John Travolta was onto something. Women are most attracted to male dancers who have big, flamboyant moves similar to the actor's trademark style, British scientists say in a new study.
Doctors see eye hazard in powerful laser pointers
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AP - A 15-year-old boy damaged his eyes while playing with a laser pointer he'd bought over the Internet, say doctors who warn that dangerously high-powered versions are easily available online.
Group backs mandatory flu shots for health workers
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AP - Flu vaccination should be required for all doctors, nurses and other health workers, the nation's largest pediatricians' group says, calling it a long overdue step to protect patients.
Teens who move a lot have twice suicide risk
Kids aged 11 to 17 were twice as likely to attempt suicide if their families moved three or more times compared to those who had never moved, a new study says.
Details, schmetails: Think big on health care
As the debate over health care reform heats up, critics say overhauling U.S. health care can’t work because reform is “all in the details.” But in this case, success is not in the details.
Jackson’s health woes took center stage
Plastic surgery, mysterious hospitalizations and reports of pill popping have long plagued the “King of Pop.”
Is a 'public plan' the fix for health insurance?
Two words — public plan — now dominate the debate over how to overhaul the nation’s health insurance system. Would you and your family be better off if there were such a government-sponsored rival to private insurers?
Alcohol blamed for half of ’90s Russian deaths
Drinking may have caused more than half of deaths among Russians aged 15 to 54 in the turbulent era following the Soviet collapse.