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Nine-Year-Old's Parasitic Twin Removed Surgically From Her Stomach
Health & Fitness – A nine-year-old in Greece suffering from stomach pain was found to be unknowingly carrying her embryonic twin.Doctors at Larissa General Hospital surgically removed the fetus of an undeveloped twin, which was more than two inches long.
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Researchers Expect Global Warming To Increase Incidences Of Kidney Stones
Health & Fitness – Add kidney stones to the list of thing global warming will affect, according to researchers. Scientists announced Thursday that studies have revealed rising global temperatures may increase the incidences of kidney stones because global warming will probably increase incidences of dehydration, and dehydration has been linked to stone disease, par
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Chemicals Present In Baby Bottles Can Lead To Obesity
Health & Fitness – Chemicals present in baby bottles or plastic food wraps can lead to problems like obesity in children when they grow up, three new studies have found. Experts believe that the new revelations could change the view how obesity is viewed and dealt with.The studies from United States National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, U.S. Environm
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11-year-old Texas Boy Dies From Unusual But Rarely Fatal Disease
Health & Fitness – An 11-year-old boy here died from an unusual but rarely deadly disease.Paul Roscoe died in his home Saturday morning after he collapsed. The cause of his death was Kawasaki disease - a medical condition that affects children and results in aneurysms and blockages in blood vessels. It is common in boys under the age of 5.
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Government Introduces New Fitness Test For Adults
Health & Fitness – The President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports is all set to unveil an adult fitness on Wednesday. The test will measure factors such as resting heart rate, muscular strength and endurance and body mass to determine if you are healthy or at risk for disease.The new test, which is targeting people18 and older will measure most of the exerc
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Canadian Nurses Complain Of Bullying, Intimidation On The Job
Careers & Jobs – As Nursing Week begins Sunday, the government and Canadians are concerned about what appears to be declining nursing care. But nurses too are complaining of bullying and intimidation on the job.A finding by the Ontario Health Coalition that care in nursing homes did not move at 2.85 hours per resident for the past three years has prompted Health M
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Link Between Major Ailments, Lack Of Vitamin D To Be Investigated By Health Canada Study
Health & Fitness – Health Canada will launch a study by fall to probe the link between the lack of Vitamin D and major ailments like cancer, heart disease and multiple sclerosis.The study was triggered by mounting pressure from the Canadian Cancer Society and the Canadian Pediatric Society on Health Canada to look deeper based on the claims by the two medical socie
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Mother's Day Demonstration Held In Canada Against Electroshock Therapy
Health & Fitness – Protesters are calling for the prohibition of electroshock therapy (ECT) commonly used by Canadian psychiatrists on patients with severe depression.The protest, led by Sue Clark-Wittenberg and members of the International Campaign to Ban Electroshock, was held in Ottawa on Sunday.
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Boy's Forced Chemo Treatments Raises Ethical Concerns
Health & Fitness – An 11-year-old boy's refusal to undergo chemotherapy despite doctor's orders challenged Canada's bioethics as the debate heats up over the right to ignore conventional wisdom and seek alternative therapies.The family of the boy, diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at age seven, was in court Tuesday to fight for his custody. The boy was ta
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Exercise In Young Girls Reduces Future Breast Cancer Risk, Study Finds
Health & Fitness – Girls and young women who exercise regularly between the ages of 12 and 35 can substantially cut their risk of developing breast cancer, according to a major new study.Remaining physically active until the age of 35 can reduce the chances of developing the disease before menopause by up to 23 per cent, researchers found. The study, conducted by r
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Electronic Pillbox Helps Elderly Take Medication On Time
Gadgets & Tech – An electronic pillbox meant to aid the elderly people in taking their medicines on time is a useful tool in old age, new research reveals. The pill box not only beeps at the appointed drug-taking time but also announces the number of pills to take and how to take them.Manufactured by Santa Barbara, Calif.-based company Lifetechniques, the interact
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Michigan High Court Rules Against Gay Partners' Health Benefits
Gay & Lesbian – The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled 5-2 that local governments and state universities in Michigan are barred from offering health insurance to the partners of gay workers.The ban would affect gay employees at the University of Michigan and other public-sector employers from 20 public universities, community colleges, school districts and
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Study: Rapid HIV Test On Pregnant Moms Can Save Newborns From Infection
Gay & Lesbian – Researchers of McGill University have found an HIV test using saliva to be effective in preventing pregnant Indian mothers from passing the virus to their newborns.The OraQuick test, which was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in 2004, lets doctors know within 20 minutes if a laboring pregnant mom is HIV-infected. The early detecti
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Group Says 911 ground Zero Rescue Workers Dying From Unusually High Cancer Rates
Health & Fitness – At least 360 workers who volunteered to perform search and rescue operations at the World Trade Center directly following the September 11, 2001 attacks have since died; 80 of which suffered cancer-related deaths.The volunteers and rescuers worked at Ground Zero, nearby blocks and at the Fresh Kills landfill on Staten Island. New York state health
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Sweden Ranked As Best Place To Be Mom
Women – Nordic countries dominate the top while countries in sub-Saharan Africa dominate the bottom levels of the best and worst places to be a mother and a child.The Mother's Index of US-based global humanitarian organization Save the Children highlighted in the organization's State of the World's Mothers 2008 report compares the well-being of mothers an
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