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After 35 Years, Unlikely Navy Caregivers Receive Recognition
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:42:00 -0400
The USS Kirk's rescue of 20,000 to 30,000 Vietnamese refugees in the last days of the Vietnam War is now being heralded as one of the most important humanitarian missions in the history of the U.S. Navy.
5 Big Health Issues On Campus
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:02:00 -0400
Dropping off your wide-eyed 18-year-old on campus for the first time? Here's what college health officials say students and their parents need to keep in mind for a healthy school year.
Justice Department Appeals Stem Cell Funding Stay
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:17:00 -0400
The argument for lifting a stay on research funding is that even a temporary halt in the flow of money could set back work that has been years in the making.
Heat Waves Are Bad For (Even The Healthiest) Lungs
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400
It's been the hottest summer on record in many cities on the East Coast -- and the hot days that keep coming could be dangerous. Ozone and fine particles are the two types of pollution that trigger Code Red and Orange days. Both are formed out of exhaust from power plants, cars and other things. And when people breathe in the chemicals, it irritates their lungs.

Wash Post Health

New workout programs show that pools can attract exercisers of all ages
Vicky Hallett Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400
Sean Stephens hasn't told his friends he does water aerobics. "I guess until now," the 36-year-old joked last week as we wiggled into the pool at LivingWell, the health club at the Washington Hilton. United States - Recreation - Camps - Day - Health
Inspectors find unsanitary conditions at egg farms
Lyndsey Layton Mon, 30 Aug 2010 21:49:01 -0400
Federal investigators found piles of manure up to eight feet tall, live mice, pigeons and other birds inside the hen houses at two egg farms suspected of causing a nationwide outbreak of salmonella illness, officials said Monday. Business - Poultry - Meat and Seafood - Food and Related Products - Associations
Physicians use photos from patients' cellphones to deliver 'mobile health'
Leslie Tamura Tue, 31 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400
In May, an emergency physician at George Washington University Hospital began a six-month study examining how accurately emergency doctors and physician assistants could diagnose wounds from patient-generated cellphone images. Medicine - Health - Mobile - Facilities - Health Systems

Reuters: Health News

Drug costs would push millions more into poverty: study
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 14:13:08 -0400
LONDON (Reuters) - Tens of millions of people in low and middle income countries would be pushed below the poverty line by buying common but vital medicines which are already unaffordable to hundreds of millions more, a study has found.
Too little sleep bad for teenagers' diets: study
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 19:05:00 -0400
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Teenagers who sleep less than eight hours a night on weeknights eat more fatty foods and snacks than those who get more than eight hours of sleep a night, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
Diabetes drug may keep lung cancer at bay
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:01:44 -0400
CHICAGO (Reuters) - The common diabetes drug metformin may hold promise as a way to keep smokers from developing lung cancer, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

CNN.com - Health

In mine's confines, survival instincts prevail
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:25:16 -0400
The health of 33 trapped Chilean miners is authorities' top priority as crews this week began drilling in an effort to free them.
FDA agents visit Iowa farms that recalled eggs
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 21:20:23 -0400
Federal agents visited Hillandale Farms and Wright County Egg, which have recalled more than half a billion eggs in the wake of the salmonella outbreak, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration spokeswoman said Wednesday.
Weight-loss drug boosts heart, stroke risks for some
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 17:40:47 -0400
Overweight people with a history of heart disease who take the prescription weight-loss drug Meridia may be at increased risk of heart attack or stroke, according to a study published this week in the New England Journal of Medicine.

ABC News: Health

Nip, Tuck, Not: Plastic Surgery Remorse
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:43:45 -0400
Are cosmetic procedures sending more and more people back for do-overs? Plastic surgery - Surgery - Medicine - Health - United States
Can Michael Douglas Beat Stage 4 Throat Cancer?
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 20:58:34 -0400
Throat cancer experts say they need to know more about the actor's cancer, but at stage 4, the best prognosis and highest survival rates are in HPV-related disease. Cancer - Michael Douglas - Health - Conditions and Diseases - Wall Street
Alcohol and Health: Why the Sober Die Sooner
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 10:15:43 -0400
While the debate over the possible health benefits of alcohol continues to rage, new research sheds light on why, and to what extent those who drink, live longer than their sober peers. Health - Substance Abuse - Addictions - Alcoholic beverage - Alcoholism

USATODAY.com Health News

Doctors: Michael Douglas' cancer therapy is grueling
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:22:55 -0000
Experts say the Oscar winner with Stage IV throat cancer is in for a tough haul, but otherwise his prognosis is excellent.
Active minds delay dementia but speed decline once it hits
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:22:52 -0000
Cognitive stimulation has early benefits, according to a 12-year study of those 65 and up, but after Alzheimer's hits may make it worse.
NASA delivers coping tips for miners trapped in Chile
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:22:57 -0000
Space travel psychiatrists say such isolation can lead to withdrawal, territorial behavior, hostility and post-traumatic stress disorder.

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The Penn Gamma KnifeŽ Center -- Blade-Free Brain Surgery
noreply@blogger.com (Penn Medicine) Thu, 22 Jul 2010 18:29:00 -0000
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