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Heart attacks similar in men, women

Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of both men and women. But conventional wisdom has been that older men die of heart attacks, while women die of old age. For several decades, medical science … more

By Lee Bowman
Scripps Howard News | 11/2/09 | 181 views

Are alternative medicines now in mainstream?

Future doctors and nurses are learning about acupuncture and herbs along with anatomy and physiology at a growing number of medical schools. It’s another example of how alternative medicine has … more

By Marilynn Marchione
AP Medical Writer | 11/2/09 | 184 views

Fast food Q and A

It’s been a while since we’ve checked in on our favorite guilty pleasure: the Center for Science in the Public Interest’s “Food Porn” statistics. It’s a rundown of nutritional horrors … more

11/2/09 | 137 views

Flu drug needs special FDA OK

He was a healthy teenager from another country, visiting friends and relatives in Minnesota, when he got sick. Then really sick. The teenager wound up at Hennepin County Medical Center in … more

By Josephine Marcotty
Minneapolis Star Tribune | 11/2/09 | 127 views

UN says $39 billion needed to prevent pneumonia deaths

LONDON — To fight pneumonia, the world’s top killer of children, United Nations officials say they need $39 billion over the next six years. On the first World Pneumonia Day on Monday, the … more

By Maria Cheng
AP Medical Writer | 11/2/09 | 88 views

Millions without sick leave fear getting swine flu

CHICAGO — For millions of Americans the rule is simple: If you don’t come to work, you don’t get paid. That idea drives an untold numbers of carpenters, day-care workers, servers, … more

By Ashley M. Heher
AP Retail Writer | 11/2/09 | 78 views

R.I. tracks flu via electronic drug records

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — State health officials are tracking the spread of swine flu through electronic prescription records, developing what they believe is a model that could help doctors more … more

By Eric Tucker
Associated Press Writer | 10/26/09 | 190 views

1 out of 5 children get little vitamin D

CHICAGO — At least one in five U.S. children aged 1 to 11 don’t get enough vitamin D and could be at risk for a variety of health problems including weak bones, the most recent national … more

By Lindsey Tanner
AP Medical Writer | 10/26/09 | 145 views

Fun workout, dull name

Imagine dancing with joyous abandon, grooving and gliding into soul-kissing bliss. That’s what my morning was like when I took my first “Nia” class. Nia stands for Neuromuscular Integrative … more

By Dee Depass
Minneapolis Star Tribune | 10/19/09 | 443 views

Eating at work can make you fatter

We all know the table, the desk, even the credenza where the goodies are piled in the office. Rosa buys pies every Thursday. R.J. brings in roasted peanuts. Teresa finally finished selling … more

By Ann Belser
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette | 10/19/09 | 277 views