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July 31, 2009

Lifestyle change can lower blood pressure

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The study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association,
found women who adhered to a regime of maintaining normal weight, daily
vigorous exercise, eating a diet high in fruits, vegetables, low-fat
dairy products and low in sodium and taking a folic acid supplement
self-reported less hypertension.

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CDC: Kids up to age 18 should get flu shot

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This past year’s recommendations encouraged vaccination, and the plan
has been that this year this would be a full recommendation, Dr.
Anne Schuchat, director of the National Center for Immunization and
Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
told reporters in a telephone news conference Friday.

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CESA alternative for aortic aneurysm

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Dr. William Quinones-Baldrich of the University of California, Los
Angeles’ David Geffen School of Medicine describes the good outcomes for
combined endovascular and surgical approach in the first 20 of these
high-risk patients treated.

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Emphysema, coal dust directly linked

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The study findings, reported in the Journal of Respiratory and Critical
Care Medicine, said cumulative exposure to coal mine dust was a highly
significant predictor of emphysema severity after accounting for
cigarette smoking, age at death and race.

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July 30, 2009

Flow automation technology frees beds

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Anthony Sanzo, chief executive officer, and Lisa Romano, vice president,
of TeleTracking Technologies, a maker of patient flow automation
technology, say boarding, forces patients, in pain and under
stress, to lie in public thruways and use portable toilets behind linen
screens. Studies in Britain have shown the practice may increase the
spread of infection, Romano says.

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Hospital defends handling of brain case

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The hospital this week notified 53 patients they have an extremely low
risk of contracting the disease, despite being operated on with
potentially contaminated surgical instruments used on the patient with
the disease, The Wisconsin State Journal reported Saturday.

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RCN shifts assisted suicide stance

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Dr. Peter Carter, chief executive of the U.K. organization, said in a
press release Friday his group decided to take a neutral stance on the
legality of assisted suicide after conducting a thorough consultation
process.

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Many Swedish doctors oppose circumcision

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The opposing doctors said they did not perform circumcisions unless the
procedure was deemed medically necessary. Otherwise, they viewed the
procedure as barbaric and akin to unnecessary female circumcision, said
Gunnar Gothberg, chairman of the Swedish Pediatric Surgeons Association.

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July 29, 2009

Not much risk of plane flight blood clots

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However, when people wear a cast or splint after a sports accident many
are not aware they have an increased risk of deep-vein thrombosis in
their legs and pelvic area, says Peter Sawicki, director of the German
Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care.

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Medical costs for obesity top $147 billion

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The study by the Research Triangle Institute in Research Triangle Park,
N.C., and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta
reported the proportion of all annual medical costs that are due to
obesity increased from 6.5 percent in 1998 to 9.1 percent in 2006.

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