Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 5:06 am, Over one day old
AP - Transplant surgeon Clive Callender has hurtful memories of being the only black doctor at medical meetings in the 1970s, met with stark silence when he pleaded for better access to transplant organs for blacks.
Read AMA apologizes to black doctors for past racism
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Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 5:06 am, Over one day old
AP - Harvard researchers have discovered half a dozen new genes involved in autism that suggest the disorder strikes in a brain that can't properly form new connections.
Read Genes from Middle East families yield autism clues
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Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 5:06 am, Over one day old
AP - Nearly half of nonsmoking Americans are still breathing in cigarette fumes, but the percentage has declined dramatically since the early 1990s, according to a government study released Thursday.
Read Fewer nonsmokers breathe cigarette fumes, CDC says
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Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 5:06 am, Over one day old
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to sex,
grandma and grandpa are having more of it these days, new Swedish research
suggests.
Read Seniors Having More Sex Than Ever
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Posted Thursday July 10, 2008, 5:06 am, Over one day old
Reuters - The newest low-tech fertility
treatment may be a diet, researchers said on Wednesday after
learning that obese men have more abnormal sperm and make less
semen.
Read Newest fertility treatment may be a diet
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Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 5:48 am, Over one day old
AP - Massachusetts Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, battling a brain tumor, walked through a wall of applause and into the Senate on Wednesday and cast a dramatic, decisive vote on long-stalled Medicare legislation.
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Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 5:48 am, Over one day old
AP - More than 1,000 people now are confirmed ill from salmonella initially linked to raw tomatoes, a grim milestone Wednesday that makes this the worst foodborne outbreak in at least a decade. Adding to the confusion, the government is warning certain people to avoid types of hot peppers, too.
Read Salmonella toll tops 1,000; peppers now eyed
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Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 5:48 am, Over one day old
Time.com - Should cholesterol drugs be given to children? New guidelines have caused a stir among doctors and parents
Read The Kiddie Cholesterol Debate
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Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 5:48 am, Over one day old
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic autoimmune
disease that affects the joints. Remedies may include lifestyle changes,
medication and surgery designed to help control pain and minimize joint
damage.
Read Health Tip: Alleviating Rheumatoid Arthritis
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Posted Wednesday July 9, 2008, 5:48 am, Over one day old
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, July 9 (HealthDay News) -- When it comes to sex,
grandma and grandpa are having more of it these days, new Swedish research
suggests.
Read Seniors Having More Sex Than Ever
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