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ATLANTA A government panel is recommending doctors steer clear of giving one brand of flu vaccine to young children this year because of convulsions and fever in kids who got the shot in...
DATE: Aug. 8, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
LONDON The doctor will see you now: Just click here.In Britain, an increasing number of websites are pushing the boundaries of online medicine, with at least a dozen sites offering consultations...
DATE: Aug. 8, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
CHICAGO More than 70,000 children and teens go to the emergency room each year for injuries and complications from medical devices, and contact lenses are the leading culprit, the first detailed...
DATE: Aug. 1, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
NEW YORK Attention, weekend athletes: Dont be too quick to agree to surgery for a common type of knee ligament tear.A study of Swedish amateur athletes mostly soccer players found that those...
DATE: Aug. 1, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
ATLANTA More bystanders are willing to attempt CPR if an emergency dispatcher gives them firm and direct instructions especially if they can just press on the chest and skip the mouth-to-mouth,...
DATE: Aug. 1, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
NEW YORK A few months ago, Dr. Thomas Einhorn was treating a patient with a broken ankle that wouldnt heal, even with multiple surgeries. So he sought help from the mans own body.Einhorn drew...
DATE: Aug. 1, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
WASHINGTON Facing surgery? You could receive blood thats been stored for a week, or three weeks, or nearly six and theres concern that people who get the older blood might not fare as...
DATE: Aug. 1, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
ROME Doctors have successfully transplanted windpipes into two cancer patients in an innovative procedure that uses stem cells to allow a donated trachea to regenerate tissue and create an organ...
DATE: Aug. 1, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
BISBEE, Ariz. Lauren Bergstrand-Fecteau starts her day by talking to patients, gathering medical histories and conducting basic exams.As a second-year medical student working with Dr. Peggy...
DATE: July 25, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
WASHINGTON Most women who have had a C-section, and many who have had two should be allowed to try labor with their next baby, say new guidelines a step toward reversing the once a cesarean,...
DATE: July 25, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
NEW YORK Attention, weekend athletes: Dont be too quick to agree to surgery for a common type of knee ligament tear.A study of Swedish amateur athletes mostly soccer players found that those...
DATE: July 25, 2010 | CATEGORY: Health
