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Officials identify 2 bodies found in Lake Michigan - Detroit Free Press
 WOOD-TV | Detroit Free Press AP LUDINGTON — Michigan State Police divers recovered today the remains of two of four missing passengers who were on a plane that crashed into Lake Michigan last week. The bodies belonged to Alma school superintendent Don Pavlik and his wife, Irene, ... State Police Divers find two victims of Lake Mich. Plane Crash9&10 News Wreckage of medical plane found in Lake MichiganThe Associated Press 2 Bodies Recovered After Lake Michigan Plane CrashWLNS UpNorthLive.com -ABC12.com -Muskegon Chronicle - MLive.com all 336 news articles » |
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Flu Vaccines Are Approved and Urged for Most - New York Times
 89.3 KPCC | New York Times The Food and Drug Administration said Friday that it had approved vaccines for the next flu season, expected to start in the fall, and health officials are recommending vaccination for everyone 6 months old and older. ... Vaccines approved for 2010-2011 flu seasonWFAA H1N1 Protection in Coming Season's Flu Vaccines: FDABusinessWeek Companies start shipping US flu vaccinesReuters msnbc.com -MedPage Today -CIDRAP all 120 news articles » |
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Close friend, family relationships boost survival - USA Today
 Sydney Morning Herald | USA Today Family and friends may do more than provide companionship: They also may boost your longevity, making as much of a difference as not smoking, a new analysis of studies suggests. Researchers combined the results of 148 ... Family, Friends Help You Live LongerVoice of America Relationships boon to healthDeseret News Study Suggests Strong Social Ties Could Extend LifeRTT News The Guardian -Food Consumer -TIME all 225 news articles » |
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Health Buzz: Calcium Supplements May Boost Heart Attack Risk - U.S. News & World Report
 CBS News | U.S. News & World Report A new review of research on calcium supplements raises concern for those who routinely take them to prevent bone loss. After analyzing data on close to 12000 adults, researchers found that in people older than 40, the supplements ... Calcium Supplements Linked to Heart AttacksLos Angeles Times Study links calcium pills to heart riskTimes of India Study: Calcium May Increase Heart Attack RiskWebMD ABC News -Food Consumer -CTV.ca all 315 news articles » |
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Does CPR on a moving stretcher work? - Reuters
 Sydney Morning Herald | Reuters By Frederik Joelving NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Paging script-writers: Pumping on a patient's chest during CPR while a stretcher careens down a hospital hallway works just fine, Chinese researchers have found. By straddling patients on the stretcher ... Hands-Only CPR Works Just As Well As Mouth-To-MouthCBS News Studies: CPR Without Rescue Breathing OKWebMD Compression CPR Found EffectiveLos Angeles Times NPR -U.S. News & World Report -CNN all 571 news articles » |
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CORRECT: UPDATE:Geron Gets FDA Approval To Resume Stem-Cell Study - Wall Street Journal
 WDTN | Wall Street Journal ("=UPDATE: Geron Gets FDA Approval To Resume Stem-Cell Study," at 11:20 am EDT, misstated how stem cells are obtained in the 12th paragraph. The correct version follows:) By Thomas Gryta Of DOW JONES NEWSWIRES NEW YORK (Dow Jones)--Geron Corp. ... Geron says FDA lifts hold on stem cell trialThe Associated Press Geron Gets FDA OK to Test Embryonic Stem Cell Therapy on Spinal Cord InjuriesDailyFinance FDA Lifts Hold on Geron Stem Cell Trial, Shares LeapBioWorld Online UPI.com -Oakland Tribune -USA Today all 210 news articles » |
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Mental health board hears MHSA plan update - Willits News
 MedIndia | Willits News By Mike A'Dair/TWN Staff Writer When and if California coughs up, the Mental Health Division will have another $3 million to spend on county Mental Health Services Act programs. That's the upshot of a joint meeting of the Mental Health Board and the ... One in five Californians say they need mental health careLos Angeles Times Include Mental Health in an Age-Friendly New YorkHuffington Post (blog) Survey: One out of Five Californians Report Need for Mental Health HelpCalifornia Healthline USInsurance Online.com -Bizjournals.com -UPI.com all 56 news articles » |
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Feds run cable TV ad touting health care law - USA Today
 MiamiHerald.com | USA Today But the new cable TV ad debuting today, on Medicare's 45th birthday, is about the future, not the past: It's part of the annual Medicare open enrollment campaign -- but no harm done if it also make seniors feel better about the health care law that ... Andy Griffith Pitches Health Care Law in TV AdCBS News White House to take healthcare to TVUPI.com Seniors Demonstrate In Support Of MedicareThe San Francisco Appeal Memphis Commercial Appeal -Gossip Jackal all 350 news articles » |
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New Sensor Brings Fresh Hope to Diabetics - Food Consumer
 Los Angeles Times | Food Consumer “Diabetes kills one American every three minutes and is the seventh leading cause of death in the US Life expectancy for people with diabetes has historically been shortened by an average of seven to 10 years, and the risk of death for people with ... UC San Diego researchers develop implantable glucose sensor that lasts for a ...Los Angeles Times Wireless Blood Glucose Monitor: A Breakthrough in the Fight Against DiabetesGossip Jackal New Blood Glucose Monitor Allows for Wireless TransmissionsiHealthBeat Sydney Morning Herald -Seer Press -DG News all 40 news articles » |
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Weight-Loss Combo Appears Effective - MedPage Today
 Reuters India | MedPage Today Explain to interested patients that a combination of bupropion and naltrexone (Contrave) appeared to be both safe and effective for weight loss in obese patients. A sustained-release formulation combining ... Contrave Diet Pill Safe and Effective ... So FarABC News Combo Weight Loss Pill Fights Cravings and AppetiteWebMD Orexigen weight-loss drug shows positive results in studyFierceBiotech msnbc.com -MSN Health & Fitness -ModernMedicine all 57 news articles » |
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New insurance pool set up for Kansans with pre-existing conditions - Kansas City Star
 TopNews United Kingdom (blog) | Kansas City Star AP HUTCHINSON, Kan. | The state of Kansas is taking applications for a temporary insurance program that would offer coverage to those with pre-existing medical conditions who have not been able to find other insurance for six months or more. ... Health insurance rates: California plans to crack down, but how hard?Los Angeles Times Health insurance coverage rates varies between countiesUSInsurance Online.com Feds Want Help With Insurance ExchangesHealth Data Management Kaiser Health News -San Francisco Chronicle -Bloomberg all 158 news articles » |
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Wedding De-Stressing Tips for the Former First Daughter
If you thought planning your own wedding was stressful, try being the former First Daughter.
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Rare Disease Carried By Mosquitoes Kills Infant
Gulf coast health officials are urging residents to use mosquito repellant after two people died of Eastern equine encephalitis this month.
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Rare Disease Carried By Mosquitoes Kills Infant - FOXNews
 Central Florida News 13 | FOXNews TAMPA, Fla. — Gulf coast health officials are urging residents to use mosquito repellant after two people died of Eastern equine encephalitis this month. On Thursday, Hillsborough County health officials elevated an advisory first issued in April to an ... Plane sprays pesticide around Brandon to fight virus-carrying mosquitoesTampabay.com More EEE confirmed in MiddleboroThe Patriot Ledger Combatting mosquitoes after EEE deathsMyFox Tampa Bay 95.9 WATD-FM -TheHorse.com -WWMT all 81 news articles » |
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1 Dead, 3 Sickened at Pa. Water Treatment Plant
A sewage plant employee became faint and died Thursday while working in a 30-foot hole, and three other people who tried to rescue him were overcome by an unknown gas and had to be hospitalized, officials said.
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Another Infant Dies of Whooping Cough in California
San Diego County health officials say a month-old baby boy has died of whooping cough. The death reported Thursday marks at least the seventh infant to die of whooping cough this year in California.
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Calcium Supplements May Raise Risk of Heart Attack
Calcium supplements, which many people consume hoping to ward off osteoporosis, may increase the risk of heart attack by as much as 30 percent, researchers reported Friday.
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Another Infant Dies of Whooping Cough in California - FOXNews
 Gossip Jackal | FOXNews SAN DIEGO, Calif. — San Diego County health officials say a month-old baby boy has died of whooping cough. The death reported Thursday marks at least the seventh infant to die of whooping cough this year in California. The San Diego County Health and ... Vaccinations Urged Against Whooping Cough EpidemicCBS 5 Whooping cough cases doubled in July in Santa Clara CountySan Jose Mercury News Whooping Cough spreading through south bay1590 KLIV Silicon Valley News KPBS -Gossip Jackal -USA Today all 161 news articles » |
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Sisters Sought After Woman Dies From Butt-Injection
Los Angeles police are searching for two sisters accused of running an illegal cosmetics business that led to the death of a 22-year-old woman.
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West Nile Warning - TriValley Central
 ABC15.com (KNXV-TV) | TriValley Central Recent and forecast monsoon rains in western Pinal County — although greatly appreciated by most residents — increase the probability of pools of standing water that serve as breeding areas for mosquitoes carrying a harmful virus. ... Prepare for possibility of the West Nile virusWarwick Advertiser West Nile virus thriving this summerSan Bernardino Sun Department of health seeks help stop the flow of West Nile VirusTbo.com Tonawanda News -Chicago Daily Herald -Sonoma Index-Tribune all 96 news articles » |
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