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Latrepirdine may improve cognition in Huntington's disease
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with Huntington's disease treated with the investigational drug latrepirdine (Dimebon) showed signs of improved cognitive function in a 3-month trial, investigators report.Huntington's disease is thought to be caused by...
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African-American women face higher risk of peripartum cardiomyopathy
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - African-American mothers are nearly 16 times more likely than other women to develop peripartum cardiomyopathy, according to a report in the February 16th Journal of the American College of Cardiology.For the period between 2003...
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Weed killer atrazine may be linked to gastroschisis
_ Weed killer atrazine may be linked to gastroschisis.
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CVS Caremark profit tops view; shares up 6 pct
_ CVS Caremark profit tops view; shares up 6 pct.
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HMO deals seen heating up, but reform a wildcard
_ HMO deals seen heating up, but reform a wildcard.
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Becton Dickinson recalls intravenous devices
_ Becton Dickinson recalls intravenous devices.
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For obese, vaccine needle size matters
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Our ever-expanding waistlines may have outgrown the doctor's needle, researchers say, in what could be another casualty of the obesity epidemic.In a new study, the researchers report that using a standard 1-inch needle to immunize...
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Study shows how Medicare rewards MDs for overuse
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Medicare's move in 2005 to pay doctors to do bladder cancer surgery in their offices rather than in hospitals dramatically raised the number of procedures and overall health costs, U.S.researchers said on Monday. The findings reflect...
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Being religious may not make you healthier after all
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -- A number of studies over the past two decades have shown that religious people tend to be healthier.But a new study suggests that when it comes to heart disease and clogged arteries, attending religious services or having...
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Best device for DVT prophylaxis remains unclear
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - How intermittent pneumatic compression compares to graduated compression stockings for preventing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is still unclear, according to a systematic review published online January 15th in the Annals of Surgery.
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