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Queimados :: Brazil | updated Fri Nov 20 09:14:43 -0800 2009 | health-news

BIOPSY The surgical removal of tissue for microscopic examination to aid in diagnosis. INFUSION Delivering fluids or medications into the bloodstream over a period of time. CARDIAC ARREST Used in a medical sense, this means a cessation of bodily activity...
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Blowing Point :: Anguilla | updated Fri Nov 20 23:28:19 -0800 2009 | health-news

Joy and fear come together while brining a baby to the world whether the baby would be healthy or not? For many parents this fear turns into bitter reality when they find their child with a disability. The disability may...
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Concepción :: Chile | updated Sat Nov 21 05:30:38 -0800 2009 | health-news

1. Hot Dogs Because they are high in nitrates, the Cancer Prevention Coalition advises that children eat no more than 12 hot dogs a month. If you can’t live without hot dogs, buy those made without sodium nitrate. 2. Processed...
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San Juan :: Argentina | updated Sun Oct 11 17:51:16 -0700 2009 | health-news

health is so important for each and every person!!!and health is the only thing that you can't buy with money...
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All Saints :: Antigua and Barbuda | updated Sun Nov 15 16:42:30 -0800 2009 | health-news

What are the possible types of cough? Cough can be dry or productive (bringing up mucus/sputum). Depending on its duration cough is classified into three different types: Acute (present one to two weeks), Sub acute (present two to three weeks)...
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Current Event: Smoking
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Belize :: Belize | updated Sun Nov 15 16:42:59 -0800 2009 | health-news

Good health is an asset. But at times unhealthy lifestyles can deteriorate its quality. Smoking is one such example. A common perception is that smoking causes lung cancer. But this is not all. It actually is also a cause of...
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Latest World Event: Association of heart disease and diabetes
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Aparecida de Goiânia :: Brazil | updated Mon Nov 09 01:06:56 -0800 2009 | health-news

Diabetes and heart have a strong association. With diabetes the early occurrence and severity of heart disease increases. Diabetics usually don't have a chest pain when experiencing Angina. They may get out of breath. A person with diabetes should know...
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Breaking News Event: Navy’s Vieques Training May Be Tied to Health Risks
Source: The New York Times

San Juan :: Argentina | updated Sun Nov 15 16:35:07 -0800 2009 | health-news

As a result, it said, it plans to recommend monitoring to determine whether residents of the island of Vieques, the site of decades of live fire and bombing exercises, have been exposed to harmful chemicals and at what levels. “Much...
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Latest News Event: Blood test to confirm cause of woman's death --
Source: Trinidad Express

Trinidad :: Bolivia | updated Sun Nov 15 16:35:37 -0800 2009 | health-news

Blood test to confirm cause of woman's death Carolyn Kissoon South Bureau Saturday, November 14th 2009 The woman who died at the San Fernando General Hospital while being treated for suspected influenza A/H1N1 ’swine flu’ virus, suffered a sudden blockage...
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Breaking World News: Lexicon says IBS drug met mid-stage study goal
Source: Miami Herald

Havana :: Cuba | updated Sun Nov 15 16:38:48 -0800 2009 | health-news

Cuban cancer drug undergoes rare U.S. trial For the first time since Fidel Castro took power in Cuba over a half-century ago, a drug developed by the Communist regime is going through clinical trials in the United States. The drug...
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