Health Highlights: Oct. 8, 2004
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The US Food and Drug Administration admitted Friday that the chances of salvaging any flu vaccine from a factory in Britain are slim at best.
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(Corrects final paragraph to show there have been 84 reports of adverse reactions as of Nov. 11, not since Nov. 11)
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This article was reported by Barry Meier, Gina Kolata and Andrew Pollack and written by Mr. Meier. In the mid-1990&#39;s, the medical community reached an inescapable conclusion.
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By Holly VanScoy, HealthDay Reporter    Doctors are combining time-honored therapies with conventional treatments     HealthDayNews -- In medical circles, what was once considered either old-fashioned or "far out" is getting another look. And sometimes that new look can bring about different ways to treat diseases and conditions...
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New research has found enough differences in health and lifespan between various groups to create 'eight Americas'
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Â· Study suggests common process in combined cases  Â· Rise in weight problems and respiratory condition
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDayNews) -- A new report calls for the urgent need to improve treatments and find a cure for prostate cancer, a disease that strikes one in six American men.
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Numbers don't lie &#151; or do they? When it comes to public health, figures are seldom straightforward.
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Online symptoms searches can be useful. They can also give you acute misinformation.
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(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
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Most of the health problems reported after the September 11, 2001 attacks have involved respiratory difficulties and mental distress, according to an American government report published on Wednesday.
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Common respiratory and urinary tract infections play a role in triggering heart attacks and strokes, a study of 40,000 medical records suggests.
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23 September 2004 - Heart diseases and strokes kill 17 million people every year - more than any other cause - and are increasingly likely to afflict people in poor countries, the United Nations World Health Organization (WHO) said today as it published
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A common antibacterial and antifungal ingredient in mouthwashes and toothpaste also can also guard against skin cancer. The surprise finding was presented Oct. 19 at the
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Department of Health and Human Services officials say the focus is now on people who visited the State Fair around October 8th and became ill on or after October 15th.
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October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. According to the American Cancer Society, an estimated 216,000 new cases of breast cancer are expected to occur among women in the United States in 2004.
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MONDAY, Sept. 18 (HealthDay News) -- A study of Texas residents suggests that tiny metallic bits of air pollution could account for some cases of lung cancer.