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System Keeps Scan Results From Going Astray
THURSDAY, March 30 (HealthDay News) — An automated coding system that tracks medical imaging test results helps prevent scans from…
Online Support Eases Breast Cancer Stress
THURSDAY, March 30 (HealthDay News) — Women struggling with breast cancer can benefit greatly from online support groups, new rese…
Second Drug Approved to Prevent Flu
WEDNESDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) — The inhaled antiviral drug Relenza (zanamivir for inhalation) has been approved to prevent i…
WEDNESDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) — While the scientific debate over brain size and intelligence continues, new research suggest…
WEDNESDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) — U.S. military personnel and their families now have a free, anonymous Web-based mental heal…
Brain Produces Growth Hormone
WEDNESDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) — The brain’s hippocampus produces its own store of growth hormone, researchers report.
…Pneumonia Vaccine Saving Lives
WEDNESDAY, companies March 29 (HealthDay News) — A new study suggests that the pneumonia vaccine does fight off a potential killer.
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WEDNESDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) — Molecular changes in the fetal environment, including altered levels of antioxidants, may a…
Loneliness Boosts Blood Pressure in Older Adults
TUESDAY, March 28 (HealthDay News) — Loneliness has now joined obesity and lack of exercise as a potential risk factor for hyperte…
Health Highlights: March 28, 2006
Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:
Americans Uninformed Abo…