AP – The Montana Supreme Court said Thursday that nothing in state law prevents patients from seeking physician-assisted suicide, making Montana the third state that will allow the procedure. …
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Archive for December, 2009
Montana 3rd state to allow doctor-assisted suicide (AP)
December 31st, 2009Clues to Cancer That Could Wipe Out Tasmanian Devils (HealthDay)
December 31st, 2009HealthDay – THURSDAY, Dec. 31 (HealthDay News) — Researchers are gaining a
better understanding of an outbreak of cancerous tumors that is killing
many of Australia’s Tasmanian devils, according to a new report. …
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Add Some Woof! to Your Workout (HealthDay)
December 31st, 2009HealthDay – THURSDAY, Dec. 31 (HealthDay News) — Forget about walking around
the park with your pooch. …
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Smoking, drinking up risks of gut, throat cancers (Reuters)
December 31st, 2009Reuters – A new study confirms that smoking raises a person’s risks of the major forms of esophageal and stomach cancers, while drinking has more narrow effects. …
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Effects of diet on diabetes risk vary by ethnicity (Reuters)
December 31st, 2009Reuters – Diets heavy in meat and fat seem to raise the risk of diabetes, though the effects of this and other diet patterns may vary by ethnicity and sex, a new study finds. …
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Diabetes on the rise among older Mexican Americans (Reuters)
December 31st, 2009Reuters – The percentage of Mexican Americans with type 2 diabetes, the kind closely linked to obesity, has nearly doubled since 1993, new research shows. …
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Early menstruation linked to heart disease risk (Reuters)
December 31st, 2009Reuters – Women who started having menstrual periods before the age of 12 may have a higher risk of developing or dying of heart disease than other women, a new study suggests. …
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Health Tip: Who Shouldn’t ‘Cosleep’ With an Infant (HealthDay)
December 31st, 2009HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — “Cosleeping” is the practice of letting
babies sleep in bed with their parents, an older sibling or a
caregiver. …
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East Timor’s ticking AIDS timebomb (AFP)
December 31st, 2009AFP – The tiny nation of East Timor could face a deadly AIDS epidemic, with promiscuity among youths, low condom use and general ignorance leading to a sharp increase in reported cases, doctors said. …
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East Timor’s ticking AIDS timebomb (AFP)
December 31st, 2009AFP – The tiny nation of East Timor could face a deadly AIDS epidemic, with promiscuity among youths, low condom use and general ignorance leading to a sharp increase in reported cases, doctors said. …
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