Health Highlights: Sept. 7, 2004
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:    ------      Early Puberty Increases Risk of Substance Abuse      Youngsters who begin puberty at an early age are more likely to experiment with and abuse alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana than kids who start puberty at a later age, says a Australian study in the September issue of the journal Pediatrics.      The study found that early puberty was more important than school grade or age in influencing this kind of behavior...
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Pfizer is the latest drug maker to warn that a product already on the market may pose serious health risks. It took outrage from activists in September to get the Food and Drug Administration to require warning
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The New York City Health Department issued long-awaited instructions to doctors Thursday for treating and detecting illnesses related to the Sept. 11 attacks, including a warning that smoking can make those health problems worse.
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WEDNESDAY, Sept. 22 (HealthDayNews) -- The kind of work a father does may affect the risk of birth defects in his children, claims a study in the September issue of the Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.
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(Washington-AP, December 7, 2004, 9:42 am) The government plans to announce the purchase of more flu vaccine Tuesday. The Food and Drug Administration has signed off on the safety of a portion of five million
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ASK YOUR DOCTOR ABOUT VIOXX . . . but not for the reasons Merck &amp; Co. recommends. Last week a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) study found a link with heart attacks, and several large health insurers said
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TUESDAY, Sept. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Scientists may have found a new cause of Alzheimer's disease symptoms.
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Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay:    -----    Doctor Who Was Focus of Anthrax Probe Loses Job      A doctor who has recently become the focus of federal agents investigating the unsolved 2001 anthrax attacks in the United States has lost his job at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.      Dr...
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(HealthDayNews) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of CenterWatch:
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_ The city Department of Health and Mental Hygiene said most people enrolled in the World Trade Center Health Registry reported one or more respiratory problems that started or became worse after the Sept.
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from new or exacerbated respiratory, mental and other health problems, according to a government report. officers and volunteers show persistent effects from environmental toxins and psychological stress.
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Sept. 23, 2004 -- More American children need to get the flu vaccine, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
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Six Apart and LiveJournal combine to boast 6.5 million users and a growing business. Also: Microsoft unveils antivirus software.... Canada may stop internet drug sales to America.... and more.
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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 Josh Goldstein, The Philadelphia Inquirer  Feb. 14--The Food and Drug Administration yesterday notified pediatricians and parents of 28 cases of a potentially life-threatening condition in infants and children vaccinated against rotavirus, a leading cause of severe diarrhea worldwide.
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Nov, 17, 2004 - A third of Americans say that they or a family member have experienced a preventable medical mistake and that many of those mistakes resulted in severe pain, disability, and sometimes death.
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