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March 10, 2010

Depression, relational uncertainty linked

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Twin sisters Leanne Knobloch of the University of Illinois and Lynne
Knobloch-Fedders of The Family Institute at Northwestern University said
more than three decades of research has shown that people with
depression are less satisfied in their romantic relationships.

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CDC: U.S. STD’s remain unacceptably high

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More than 750 public health leaders convened in Atlanta Monday for the
three-day National Sexually Transmitted Disease Prevention Conference
featuring more than 300 studies.

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For young teens, (condom) size matters

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Nysse Norballe, a spokesman for Lamprecht AG, said the company had been
approached by an AIDS awareness organization in Switzerland after it
had carried out many studies which found that a lot of young people
– i.e. teenagers — had trouble finding a suitably sized condom,
ABC-TV News reported.

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March 9, 2010

Health insurance no healthcare guarantee

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The survey of 1,022 Michigan adults by the Center for Healthcare
Research & Transformation showed while 40 percent of those who lacked
insurance delayed seeking needed care, so did 17 percent of those with
health insurance — mostly due to cost concerns.

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Moderate caffeine may not hurt heart

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Researchers at the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research in Oakland,
Calif., found those who reported drinking four or more cups of coffee
daily had an 18 percent lower risk of hospitalization for heart rhythm
disturbances and those drinking one to three cups each day had a 7
percent lower risk.

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Bathtub caulk put in women’s buttocks

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Fortunately, these women are being treated and are recovering,
Tina Tan, the state epidemiologist, told the (Newark) New Jersey
Star-Ledger in a story published Monday.

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Many in California not ready for ‘big one’

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The recent earthquakes in Chile and Haiti call attention to the need
for Californians to do even more to prepare for the big one, Matthew
Bettenhausen of the California Emergency Management Agency said in a
statement. This study confirms that Californians need constant
reminders and a steady stream of earthquake preparedness information to
motivate people to act. We continue to urge Californians to prepare
now.

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March 8, 2010

Temptation obscures healthy heart choices

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Michigan cardiologist Dr. Barry Franklin, a respected nutrition and
exercise expert and a prominent member of the American Heart
Association, stopped to fill up his car at a gas station, and found
himself buying Twinkies, The San Francisco Chronicle reported.

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U.S. foodborne illness costs $152 billion

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The costs associated with foodborne illness are substantial,
report author Robert L. Scharff, a former Food and Drug Administration
economist now at Ohio State University in Columbus, said in a statement.
This study puts the problem of foodborne illness in its proper
perspective and should help facilitate reasonable action designed to
mitigate this problem.

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17,000 die in Germany from medical errors

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A report by the German Coalition for Patient Safety says adverse medical
events include all harms occurring during patient care that are not due
to the underlying disease. In other words, the medical treatment for
both inpatient and outpatient care can make a patient ill, the report
says.

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