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Wednesday, January 07, 2009
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Death of Travolta's son raises medical questions
Millions of children and adults have seizures in the United States, but dying from one is rare. That only adds to the confusion and mystery surrounding the life and death of Jett Travolta, the 16-year-old son of actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston.......
POSTED 01/06/2009 at 06:19 PM -- 
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Brain pacemaker helps Parkinson's, but with risks
CHICAGO (AP) -- Parkinson's sufferers who had electrodes implanted in their brains improved substantially more than those who took only medicine, according to the biggest test yet of deep brain stimulation. The study, which followed patients for six months, offers the most hopeful news to date for Parkinson's sufferers. The new technique reduced tremors, rigidity and flailing of the limbs and allowed people to move freely for nearly five extra hours a day.......
POSTED 01/06/2009 at 06:17 PM --
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Nation's health spending rises, but not so much
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Health care continued to take up a greater share of the economy in 2007, as spending on hospitals, doctors and other services increased 6.1 percent to $2.2 trillion.......
POSTED 01/06/2009 at 11:14 AM --
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Shaping good health as teens outgrow pediatrician
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Ever watched a teen skulk in the corner of a toddler-packed pediatrician's waiting room, obviously wishing to be anywhere else?......
POSTED 01/05/2009 at 06:56 PM --
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MySpace is research place for busybody 'Dr. Meg'
CHICAGO (AP) -- Many teenagers cleaned up their MySpace profiles, deleting mentions of sex and booze and boosting privacy settings, if they got a single cautionary e-mail from a busybody named "Dr. Meg." The e-mail was sent by Dr. Megan Moreno, lead researcher of a study of lower-income kids that she says shows how parents and other adults can encourage safer Internet use.......
POSTED 01/05/2009 at 04:03 PM --
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Nursing industry desperate to find new hires
MILWAUKEE (AP) -- Please, please accept a high-paying job with us. In fact, just swing by for an interview and we'll give you a chance to win cash and prizes.......
POSTED 01/05/2009 at 03:02 PM --
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Cell phone soap operas deliver safe-sex message
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) -- "Hey baby, you OK?" Mike asks his girlfriend as she sits down next to him.......
POSTED 01/03/2009 at 08:48 PM --
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Danny's heart: College swimmer faces mortality
CHICAGO (AP) -- This time, when the lanky young man stepped into the pool, his chest was tight. His muscles ached. He pushed off to take his first strokes, and grimaced at the pain.......
POSTED 01/03/2009 at 05:47 PM --
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Doctor, former patient now colleagues in Detroit
DETROIT (AP) -- When Dr. Trevor Banka treats cancer patients alongside Dr. Michael Mott he is working with not only his mentor, but the physician who helped save his life.......
POSTED 01/03/2009 at 10:24 AM --
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Recording studio in hospital about more than music
HOUSTON (AP) -- Just down the hall from the chemo infusion rooms at Texas Children's Hospital, Jalen Huckabay was about to slip into another world, away from the wearying regimen of pokes, prods and pinches she'd endured since being diagnosed with lymphoma in November.......
POSTED 01/03/2009 at 10:23 AM --
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