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Read health-related news articles from Reuters Health Information and HealthDay, plus the most recent press announcements from major medical organizations.
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Health Disparities
- Weight Affects White, Hispanic Kids' Mental Health (01/27/2009, Reuters Health)
- Access to Healthy Foods Worse in Poor Areas (01/21/2009, Reuters Health)
- Optimal Treatment Boosts Blacks' Lung Cancer Survival (01/19/2009, HealthDay)
- Women in Coastal Areas Have Higher Mercury Levels (01/19/2009, HealthDay)
- More Men Than Women Die of COPD, Study Hints (01/19/2009, Reuters Health)
- U.S. Chlamydia Infections Hit All-Time High (01/13/2009, HealthDay)
- Stroke Deaths Unexplained by Customary Risk Factors (12/30/2008, Reuters Health)
- Rules Change Could Increase Hospice Use (12/22/2008, HealthDay)
- Newborn Hospital Deaths Highest for Those Without Insurance (12/17/2008, HealthDay)
- Uninsured Face Worse Outcomes After Diverticulitis (12/15/2008, HealthDay)
- Colorectal Cancer Racial Gap Still Growing (12/15/2008, HealthDay)
- New System Improves Distribution of Donated Livers (11/25/2008, HealthDay)
- Wealthy More Likely to Have Breast Reconstruction (11/17/2008, HealthDay)
- Death Rates Higher for Minority Children Awaiting Heart Transplant (11/12/2008, HealthDay)
- Hispanics Less Likely to Get Repeat Artery Surgery (11/10/2008, HealthDay)
- Green Areas Lower Health Inequities Between Rich, Poor (11/06/2008, HealthDay)
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Health Disparities
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Health Facilities
- Special Hospital Units Improve Care of Elderly (01/23/2009, Reuters Health)
- More Than 60,000 Patients Risked Hepatitis Infections (01/06/2009, HealthDay)
- U.S. Sets Hospital Infection Control Goals (01/06/2009, Reuters Health)
- Pneumonia from Health Care Contact Often Fatal (01/05/2009, Reuters Health)
- Newborn Hospital Deaths Highest for Those Without Insurance (12/17/2008, HealthDay)
- Program Aids Hospital Compliance with Stroke Guidelines (12/16/2008, HealthDay)
- Cost of Hospital Cardiac Care on the Rise (12/11/2008, HealthDay)
- Rapid Response Teams Don't Cut Hospital Heart Attacks, Death Rates (12/02/2008, HealthDay)
- With Angioplasty, More Is Better (11/12/2008, HealthDay)
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Health Facilities
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Health Statistics
- St. Louis Ranked America's 'Asthma Capital' (01/29/2009, HealthDay)
- Lower IQ in Young Adults Tied to Earlier Death (01/20/2009, Reuters Health)
- U.S. Heart Attacks Becoming Less Severe (01/20/2009, HealthDay)
- U.S. Chlamydia Infections Hit All-Time High (01/13/2009, HealthDay)
- Obese Americans Now Outweigh the Merely Overweight (01/12/2009, Reuters Health)
- Teen Birth Rate up in 26 States in 2006 (01/07/2009, HealthDay)
- More Than Half of U.S. Cyclists Forgo Helmets (01/06/2009, Reuters Health)
- More Americans Getting Multiple Chronic Illnesses (01/06/2009, Reuters Health)
- Drop in Second-Hand Smoke Deaths Predicted (12/18/2008, Reuters Health)
- Deaths from Heart Disease, Stroke Down 30% (12/15/2008, HealthDay)
- Leprosy Lingers in the U.S. (12/12/2008, HealthDay)
- Cost of Hospital Cardiac Care on the Rise (12/11/2008, HealthDay)
- Dementia Often Missed as Cause of Death (12/09/2008, HealthDay)
- Cancer to Surpass Heart Disease as World's Leading Killer (12/09/2008, HealthDay)
- Cases of Age-Related Farsightedness to Soar (12/09/2008, HealthDay)
- Diabetic Eye Disease Rates Soaring (12/09/2008, HealthDay)
- Anemia Rates Down for U.S. Women and Children (12/08/2008, HealthDay)
- Almost Two-Thirds of Americans Meet Exercise Guidelines (12/04/2008, HealthDay)
- Worldwide Measles Deaths Drop Dramatically (12/04/2008, HealthDay)
- U.S. Cancer Rate-Death Rate Combo Drops for 1st Time (11/25/2008, HealthDay)
- 5 Million People a Year Use Self-Help Addiction Programs (11/24/2008, HealthDay)
- High Blood Pressure Stalks Many Americans (11/21/2008, HealthDay)
- U.S. Won't Meet 2010 No-Smoking Goals (11/13/2008, HealthDay)
- Drug-Resistant TB Declines in United States (11/11/2008, HealthDay)
- After Decades, Decreases in Heart Risk Factors Level Off (11/11/2008, HealthDay)
- Use of Imaging Technology Skyrockets (11/10/2008, HealthDay)
- Heart Failure Hospitalizations Up Sharply (11/10/2008, HealthDay)
- Too Few Americans Aware of 'Pre-Diabetes' (11/06/2008, HealthDay)
- U.S. Reported 25,000 Cases of HPV-Related Cancers Annually (11/03/2008, HealthDay)
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Health Statistics
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Heart Attack
- MRI Scans Reveal Post-Heart Attack Bleeding (01/20/2009, HealthDay)
- U.S. Heart Attacks Becoming Less Severe (01/20/2009, HealthDay)
- Cholesterol Levels May Not Measure Cardiac Risk (01/16/2009, HealthDay)
- Women with Heart Attack Symptoms See Delays in Care (01/13/2009, HealthDay)
- New Guidelines Issued for Diagnosis and Management of Post-Myocardial Infarction Depression (01/13/2009, American Academy of Family Physicians)
- Framingham Score May Not Spot Lifetime Heart Risk (01/12/2009, HealthDay)
- Few People Seek Help Before Heart "Events" (01/05/2009, Reuters Health)
- Home as Good as Hospital for Cardiac Rehab (01/01/2009, Reuters Health)
- Smoke-Free Policy Leads to Dramatic, Sustained Drop in Heart Attack Hospitalizations in Pueblo, Colorado (12/31/2008, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- Genetic Variation Makes Plavix Less Effective (12/23/2008, Reuters Health)
- Gene Ups Risk for Those on Blood-Thinner Plavix (12/23/2008, HealthDay)
- Women Are More Likely Than Men to Die in Hospital from Severe Heart Attack (12/09/2008, American Heart Association)
- Women's Death Rate Higher from Severe Heart Attack (12/08/2008, HealthDay)
- Long-Term Help Regimen Cut Heart Attack Recurrence (11/11/2008, HealthDay)
- Speed Not Always of the Essence with Heart Cases in ER (11/10/2008, HealthDay)
- Anxiety Linked to Heart Attack Can Raise Death Risk (11/04/2008, HealthDay)
- Sudden Death Risk Highest 30 Days After Heart Attack (11/04/2008, HealthDay)
- Study Sheds Light on Painkillers' Heart Risk (11/03/2008, HealthDay)
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Heart Attack
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Heart Diseases
- 60 Million Worldwide Carry Heart Disease Mutation (01/23/2009, HealthDay)
- Abnormal Heart Function Reduces Exercise Capacity (01/20/2009, HealthDay)
- Newer Contraceptives Don't Increase Heart Risk (01/15/2009, HealthDay)
- Sodium, Potassium Intake Tied to Heart Disease (01/12/2009, HealthDay)
- Sleep Duration - Cardiac Death Link Seen in Study (12/19/2008, Reuters Health)
- Strict Blood Sugar Lowering Won't Ease Diabetes Heart Risk (12/17/2008, HealthDay)
- Deaths from Heart Disease, Stroke Down 30% (12/15/2008, HealthDay)
- Stress Triggers Heart-Damaging Behavior (12/15/2008, HealthDay)
- Panic Attacks Linked to Heart Disease (12/11/2008, Reuters Health)
- Cost of Hospital Cardiac Care on the Rise (12/11/2008, HealthDay)
- Fast Heart Rate Warns of Obesity, Diabetes (12/11/2008, HealthDay)
- Vitamin D Vital for the Heart (12/01/2008, HealthDay)
- Depression's Behavior Changes Linked to Heart Risks (11/25/2008, HealthDay)
- Bad Bosses Are Hard on the Heart (11/25/2008, HealthDay)
- Vitamin D Deficit Could Lead to Heart Woes (11/20/2008, HealthDay)
- EKG Not Strong Predictor of Heart Risk (11/14/2008, HealthDay)
- Study Questions Screening Heart Attack Patients for Depression (11/11/2008, HealthDay)
- Obese Kids Have Old Arteries (11/11/2008, HealthDay)
- New Type of Stent Shows Promise (11/11/2008, HealthDay)
- Retired NFL Players Don't Face Greater Heart Risk (11/11/2008, HealthDay)
- Coated Stents Best for Heart Patients with Diabetes (11/10/2008, HealthDay)
- Statement from Elizabeth G. Nabel, M.D., Director, NHLBI on New Findings on the Role of Inflammation in Prevention of Coronary Heart Disease (11/10/2008, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
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Heart Diseases
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Heart Failure
- Monitoring Protein Didn't Improve Heart Failure Outcomes (01/27/2009, HealthDay)
- Some Heart Failure Meds May Raise Fracture Risk in Women (01/27/2009, HealthDay)
- Gender May Influence Heart Failure Treatment (01/22/2009, HealthDay)
- Viagra May Shield Heart from Blood Pressure Damage (01/05/2009, HealthDay)
- Diet Appears to Alter Heart Failure Risk (12/25/2008, Reuters Health)
- Staying Trim and Fit May Prevent Heart Failure (12/22/2008, Reuters Health)
- Heart Drug Linked to Breast Cancer (12/11/2008, Reuters Health)
- Limited Value Found for First-Generation Heart Pumps (11/25/2008, HealthDay)
- Avandia's Heart Risk Higher than Others in Its Class (11/24/2008, HealthDay)
- Gains Against Heart Failure Reported (11/11/2008, HealthDay)
- Heart Failure Hospitalizations Up Sharply (11/10/2008, HealthDay)
- Sudden Death Risk Highest 30 Days After Heart Attack (11/04/2008, HealthDay)
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Heart Failure
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High Blood Pressure
- Good Blood Pressure Control Cuts Stroke Risk (01/22/2009, Reuters Health)
- Cold Weather May Raise Blood Pressure in Elderly (01/12/2009, HealthDay)
- Viagra May Shield Heart from Blood Pressure Damage (01/05/2009, HealthDay)
- High Vitamin C Linked to Lower Blood Pressure in Young Women (12/30/2008, Reuters Health)
- "White-Coat" Hypertension Not Benign in Diabetics (12/30/2008, Reuters Health)
- Gene Linked to High Blood Pressure Discovered (12/29/2008, HealthDay)
- Proper Sleep May Help Clear Arteries (12/23/2008, HealthDay)
- Study Finds Molecular Link Between Obesity, Hypertension (12/17/2008, HealthDay)
- For Elderly, Blood Pressure Spikes Mar Thinking (12/15/2008, Reuters Health)
- Blood Pressure Pill Combo More Effective Than Diuretics (12/03/2008, HealthDay)
- Continuous Blood Pressure Monitoring Predicts Risks (11/24/2008, HealthDay)
- Hypertension May Hit Black Males Earlier (11/24/2008, HealthDay)
- High Blood Pressure Stalks Many Americans (11/21/2008, HealthDay)
- Lipoprotein Levels May Predict Women's Hypertension Risk (11/11/2008, HealthDay)
- Lack of Potassium Linked to High Blood Pressure (11/09/2008, HealthDay)
- Diabetes, Hypertension Hasten Death in Alzheimer's Patients (11/03/2008, HealthDay)
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High Blood Pressure
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