BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s president said Tuesday that he kicked the smoking habit he had for 50 years after a recent health scare sent his blood pressure soaring….
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HealthDay – TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) — To make ends meet these
days, many Americans are sacrificing sleep to work night shifts or juggle
two jobs.
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HealthDay – TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) — The kind of treatment
received by a prostate cancer patient often depends on the type of
specialist providing the patient’s care, new research shows.
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HealthDay – TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) — Colon cancer survivors who
are moderately or severely obese face tougher survival odds following
treatment compared with their normal-weight peers, a new study
reveals.
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HealthDay – Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments,
compiled by the editors of HealthDay:
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Reuters – It may not be surprising, but a new study offers some proof that patients who are worried about their medications are more likely to have side effects from them.
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Reuters – Motorists under the influence of drugs are a growing threat on U.S. roads, while the number who drink and drive has fallen thanks to education and law enforcement, a top U.S. drug control official said on Tuesday.
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HealthDay – TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) — A single-page questionnaire can
help primary-care doctors screen patients for common psychiatric
illnesses, U.S. researchers report.
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Healthier men, no matter their age, are going to have better sex more frequently and desire it more often than healthier women.
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HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy of
ClinicalConnection.com:
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Reuters – U.S. regulators on Tuesday approved the use of Allergan Inc’s wrinkle smoother Botox to treat spasms of the elbow, wrist and fingers in adults.
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AP – Brazil’s president says a recent health scare led him to quit smoking — a habit he’s had for 50 years.
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ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Rupert Murdoch on Tuesday challenged tight controls on media in the Middle East, calling censorship counterproductive and urging Arab leaders to allow their citizens the freedom to unleash their creativity….
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HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Distracted driving — including driving while
talking on the phone, trying to answer the phone or texting — is a
dangerous habit.
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People come up to Aimee Mullins all the time and say, “you know, I have to tell you, you just don’t look disabled.”
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HealthDay – TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) — Over 5 million Americans are
living with Alzheimer’s disease, and blacks and Hispanics are at highest
risk of developing the disease, a new report finds.
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HealthDay – TUESDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) — When the cost of junk food
increases, people consume less of it, a new study has found.
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HealthDay – (HealthDay News) — Pneumonia, a respiratory infection of the
lung, can be caused by bacteria, viruses or fungi.
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This week, Dr. Charles Raison offers part two of his answer to the viewer question: Can a 9- or 10-year-old be bipolar?
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Francisca Terrazas and other Latinas are about 1.5 times more likely than Anglos to develop Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, a new report says. Read how her family copes.
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Some women avoid drinking calorie-filled cocktails, wine, and beer because they’re worried about packing on the pounds. Now, a new study suggests that women who are moderate drinkers actually tend to gain less weight over time than teetotalers.
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Eleven days after her son Benjamin’s birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly swollen. Just as her doctor returned her phone call asking what to do, she dropped dead from a blood clot….
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AP – Eleven days after her son Benjamin’s birth by C-section, Linda Coale awoke in the middle of the night in pain, one leg badly swollen. Just as her doctor returned her phone call asking what to do, she dropped dead from a blood clot.
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HealthDay – MONDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) — Doctors need to do a better job of
explaining genomic test results to breast cancer patients, say U.S.
researchers.
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