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With Swine Flu Returning, Families Can Reduce Risk of TransmissionLast winter, a few months before the first outbreak of H1N1 flu, my 13-year-old became ill, first with a cough and runny nose, and then with low-grade fever and nasal congestion. It was not severe enough to have her miss school, but we had her skip indoor soccer practice. A week later her older s...
Washington Post Tuesday, September 08, 2009Medical Mysteries: Little Girl's Sudden Illness Stumped Doctors for DaysIt was the middle of the night when 4-year-old Brooke Dawn suddenly awoke in her Northern Virginia hospital room shrieking, "Ow, ow, ow!" But it was what she said next that her mother, Patricia Dawn, says she will never forget.
Washington Post Tuesday, September 08, 2009Overworked Australian doctors urged to drink coffeeSydney - Australian doctors working up to 72 hours at a stretch are being urged by their employers to drink six cups of coffee a day to stay awake. The main doctors' lobby group slammed the advice Tuesday, saying the excessive caffeine consumption re...
Earth Times Tuesday, September 08, 2009Virus could cause prostate cancer, says new researchA VACCINE against prostate cancer has moved a step closer after
scientists discovered the disease may be caused by a virus.
Scotsman Tuesday, September 08, 2009Raspberry leaf tea and curries 'don't bring on labour'MOTHERS-TO-BE "mistakenly" believe that eating a curry can bring on labour, according to a poll.
Scotsman Tuesday, September 08, 2009Politics not so different from medicine - but with more supportPEOPLE who used to read the newspaper column I wrote when I was a GP often ask me how life has changed since I threw away my stethoscope and entered parliament.
Scotsman Tuesday, September 08, 2009Reading and Writing and Rigatoni: What's for Lunch at School?Ann Cooper has been trying to fix school lunches for a decade.
Washington Post Tuesday, September 08, 2009Obama Rallies Union Support for Health-Care ReformCINCINNATI, Sept. 7 -- President Obama attempted to reinvigorate support for his struggling health-care agenda on Monday by giving a stirring, campaign-style speech to thousands of union members celebrating Labor Day.
Washington Post Tuesday, September 08, 2009Chia: Rediscovering a Forgotten Crop of the Aztecs (Paperback) newly tagged ''health''Chia: Rediscovering a Forgotten Crop of the Aztecs (Paperback)By Ricardo Ayerza Buy new: $14.3518 used and new from $11.52 Customer Rating: First tagged "health" by "bibliophagus" Customer tags: nutrition(2), health, healthy hair, stamina, miracle, health food, nuts and seeds, chia seeds, too involved
Amazon Tuesday, September 08, 2009Time Running out for Bipartisan Health CompromiseBipartisan Senate group to meet on health care as time winds down for compromise
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