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Measles deaths worldwide have declined dramatically
ATLANTA - Measles deaths worldwide declined dramatically to about 200,000 a year, continuing a successful trend, global health authorities reported yesterday. From 2000 to 2007, annual measles deaths dropped 74 percent, largely because of vaccination...Tags: Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Organizations
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More Hints From Heloise
Dear Heloise: After reading your column about phone and cell-phone abuses, it reminded me of a cure that I used when in medical practice. I often would enter an exam room and have to wait until the patient finished a cell-phone call before beginning the...Tags: Networking, Marshmallows, Music, Holiday Vacations, Medicine
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Guitarist named for rodent infection writes Isles music
WatchdogThe Islanders have a new ad campaign featuring music by Ron (Bumblefoot) Thal, a guitarist for Guns N' Roses. Here is video and audio of said ads. I'd be more impressed if I had heard of Mr. Thal before today,......Tags: Diseases, Advertising
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Report: Beware of clinics offering stem cell treatments
Consumers should be wary of Web sites from clinics that offer stem cell treatments, says a study that found a lack of firm medical evidence to back up their claims. The Web sites in the study generally portrayed their therapies as safe, effective and...Tags: Diseases, Medical Specialization, Agricultural Research and Technology, Google Inc., Genetics
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Global measles deaths decline 74 percent, with dramatic drops in Africa, parts of Middle East
AP Medical WriterATLANTA (AP) — Measles deaths worldwide declined dramatically to about 200,000 a year, continuing a successful trend, global health authorities reported Thursday. From 2000 to 2007, annual measles deaths dropped 74 percent, largely because of...Tags: Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Health Organizations
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Study blasts sites touting stem cell use
The Associated PressConsumers should be wary of Web sites from clinics that offer stem cell treatments, according to a study that found a lack of firm medical evidence to back up their claims. The Web sites in the study generally portrayed their therapies as safe, effective...Tags: Diseases, Medical Specialization, Agricultural Research and Technology, Google Inc., Genetics
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Be wary of Web sites touting stem cell treatments, says study finding lack of medical evidence
AP Science WriterNEW YORK (AP) _ Consumers should be wary of Web sites from clinics that offer stem cell treatments, says a study that found a lack of firm medical evidence to back up their claims. The Web sites in the study generally portrayed their therapies as safe,...Tags: Diseases, Medical Specialization, Agricultural Research and Technology, Google Inc., Genetics
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Phone therapy effective in retaining patients
Although a clinician and patient usually meet in person during psychotherapy sessions, they can also talk by phone. Now an analysis of 12 studies concludes that although phone psychotherapy may only be half as effective as in-person therapy for treating...Tags: Medical Staff, Diseases, Northwestern University, Medical Specialization, Depression
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Experts: AIDS nabs funding from other world health woes
LONDON - As World AIDS Day is marked today, some experts are growing more outspoken in complaining that AIDS is eating up funding at the expense of more pressing health needs. They argue that the world has entered a post-AIDS era in which the disease'...Tags: United Nations, Death and Dying, AIDS, Diseases, Communicable Diseases
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Doctors losing money on vaccines mull dropping service
ATLANTA - About one in 10 doctors who vaccinate privately insured children are considering dropping that service largely because they are losing money when they do it, according to a new survey. A second survey revealed startling differences between...Tags: Diseases, Vaccines, Medical Specialization, Pediatrics, Insurance
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Some doctors likely to quit giving shots, citing poor vaccine reimbursement from insurers
AP Medical WriterATLANTA (AP) _ About one in 10 doctors who vaccinate privately insured children are considering dropping that service largely because they are losing money when they do it, according to a new survey. A second survey revealed startling differences between...Tags: Medical Staff, Diseases, Insurance, Preventative Medicine, University of Michigan
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AIDS diverting cash from more deadly ills, some experts say
Of The Associated PressAs World AIDS Day is marked today, some experts are growing more outspoken in complaining that AIDS is eating up funding at the expense of more pressing health needs. They argue that the world has entered a post-AIDS era in which the disease's spread has...Tags: Death and Dying, Diseases, AIDS, International Economic Institution, Communicable Diseases
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