Uninsured pay $30 billion for health care: study
WASHINGTON Reuters - Americans who go without health insurance for any part of 2008 will spend $30 billion out of pocket for health care and they will get $56 billion worth of free care, according to ... |
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Canada says 12 dead in food poisoning outbreak
WINNIPEG, Manitoba Reuters - Twelve people have now died out of 26 confirmed cases of food poisoning linked to deli meats produced at a plant owned by Maple Leaf Foods Inc, Canadian health officials s... |
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Human exoskeleton suit helps paralyzed people walk
HAIFA, Israel Reuters - paralyzed for the past 20 years, former Israeli paratrooper Radi Kaiof now walks down the street with a dim mechanical hum.<div class="feedflare"><a hr... |
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Two experiments suggest new direction for diabetes
WASHINGTON Reuters - Two experimental treatments suggest new directions for treating diabetes, both using compounds already made by the body, researchers in the United States reported on Monday.&l... |
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U.S. nonprofit hospitals face mounting pressures: reports
CHICAGO Reuters - U.S. nonprofit hospitals face mounting pressures that could adversely affect their bottomlines, according to reports released on Monday by Moody's Investors Service and Standard ... |
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Kids follow parents' lead on fruits and vegetables
NEW YORK Reuters Health - Parents who want their preschoolers to eat their fruits and vegetables should probably practice what they preach, a new study suggests.<div class="feedflare"&... |
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Burning incense linked to respiratory cancers
NEW YORK Reuters Health - Burning incense may create a sweet scent, but regularly inhaling the smoke could put people at risk of cancers of the respiratory tract, researchers reported Monday.<di... |
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Lilly depression drug eases back pain in study
NEW YORK Reuters - Eli Lilly and Co's Cymbalta depression treatment significantly reduced chronic low back pain in a relatively small clinical trial, the company said on Monday.<div class=&q... |
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FDA wants Biogen, Elan drug warning revised
WASHINGTON Reuters - Prescribing instructions for Biogen Idec and Elan Corp's drug Tysabri should be revised to note cases of a serious brain disorder in patients who were using it as their sole t... |
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STDs common among arrested teenagers
NEW YORK Reuters Health - Teenagers arrested for juvenile offenses have a high rate of sexually transmitted diseases, so screening these teens soon after arrest may help catch many cases, a new study ... |
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London to rival Beijing in "own sweet way"
BEIJING Reuters - After the firework smoke has cleared and the flame goes out on Beijing's spectacularly successful Olympics on Sunday, all eyes turn to next host city London and the inevitable qu... |
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Britons party as London adopts host status
LONDON Reuters - Riding a wave of sporting euphoria after its best Olympic performance in a century, Britain accepted Olympic host-nation status from China on Sunday with a huge street party in front ... |
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Paris Hilton searches for British best friend
LOS ANGELES Reuters - Calling all young, beautiful Britons with a yearning for life in the fast lane -- Paris Hilton is heading to Britain to find a new best friend.<div class="feedflare&qu... |
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Two held after teen stabbing
LONDON Reuters - An 18-year-old has been stabbed to death in east London, the 24th teenager to die in a knife or gun attack in the capital this year, police said on Sunday.<div class="feedf... |
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Notting Hill carnival "welcomes the world"
LONDON Reuters - Blowing whistles and dancing in the drizzle, thousands of revellers packed the streets of west London on Sunday for the first day of the Notting Hill carnival, one of Europe's big... |
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Accurist calls time on speaking clock
LONDON Reuters - At the third stroke, the time will no longer be sponsored by Accurist...<div class="feedflare"><a href="http://feeds.reuters.com/~f/reuters/UKDomesticNew... |
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Chelsea wins to stay top of the table
LONDON Reuters - Chelsea maintained their 100 percent start to the season when a stunning free kick from new signing Deco was enough to give them a 1-0 Premier League win at Wigan Athletic on Sunday.&... |
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Final act set to be played out in Berbatov transfer saga
LONDON Reuters - The final act in the drawn-out saga surrounding the transfer of Bulgarian striker Dimitar Berbatov from Tottenham Hotspur to Manchester United looks set to be played out within the ne... |
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Maple Leaf confirmed source of deadly Canada meat
TORONTO Reuters - A food poisoning outbreak that has killed four Canadians and sickened at least 21 others has been genetically linked to meat produced at a plant owned by Maple Leaf Foods Inc, author... |
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Gene found for rare and deadly childhood cancer
WASHINGTON Reuters - Researchers have found a gene that causes most inherited forms of neuroblastoma, a rare and deadly form of childhood cancer, and say the discovery points to new treatments.<... |
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