- Early C-Sections Can Be Risky Bet
Babies do better after a scheduled caesarean section if they're born no sooner than seven days before their due date, a large study of U.S. births suggests.
- No Purple Hearts For Post-Traumatic Stress
The Pentagon has decided it will not give the Purple Heart, the prestigious medal awarded to service members wounded or killed in action, to sufferers of post-traumatic stress disorder.
- I Want The House, The Kids And The Kidney!
A Long Island man's quest to end his messy divorce took a new turn this week as he demanded his estranged wife give back the kidney he donated to her in 2001. No chance says CBS legal analyst Lisa Bloom.
- No Link Between Kawasaki, Travolta Death
Jett Travolta's childhood brush with Kawasaki disease is highly unlikely to have caused the seizures that apparently led to his death, a Kawasaki expert tells WebMD.
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| Candid Discussion: Dr. Strobel answers your questions |
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Posted: 10:19 AM Jul 11, 2008
Last Updated: 10:19 AM Jul 11, 2008
Reporter: Nicole Holt
Email Address: nicole.holt@kxii.com
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We've heard from Dr. Strobel all week. Now it's time to hear from our viewers. Nicole and Lisanne ask the questions you've sent in this week on topics rangings from migraines, heart disease, even menopause.
If you have a health related topic you would like to learn more about, email Nicole at nicole.holt@kxii.com.
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- Melanoma Increase Is Real
The increase in the potentially deadly skin cancer melanoma that has occurred over the last several decades can't be linked just to better screening and earlier detection of the cancer, according to a new study.
- Saliva Test for Autism in the Works
Certain compounds in saliva are different in some -- but not all -- children with autism spectrum disorders, Italian researchers report.
- Nicotine Gum OK for Gradual Quitters
Cigarette smokers who try to quit gradually rather than giving up smoking cold turkey can safely use nicotine-replacement gum, a new study shows.
- Focus Shifts for Long-Term Diabetes
People with longstanding diabetes should focus on lowering blood pressure and cholesterol rather than intensive blood sugar control, recent studies suggest.
- Salmonella Outbreak Hits 42 States
An ongoing salmonella outbreak has sickened 388 people in 42 states, according to the CDC.
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- Ga., Minn. part of national salmonella outbreak
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AP - Georgia, Ohio and Minnesota are among the states that are part of a national salmonella outbreak that has sent at least a dozen people to the hospital and sickened nearly 400 people, officials said Thursday.
- Daschle seeks aggressive health care overhaul
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 AP - Tom Daschle told former Senate colleagues on Thursday that as health secretary he would learn from Bill Clinton's failed attempt to overhaul health care, an effort criticized as too long, secretive and hard to understand.
- Drug made from genetically engineered goats may become scientific first
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AP - You've heard of making cheese from goats' milk, but prescription drugs? In what would be a scientific first, an anti-clotting drug made from the milk of genetically engineered goats moved closer to government approval Wednesday after experts at the Food and Drug Administration reported that the medication works and its safety is acceptable.
- Major lab discloses problem with vitamin D testing
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AP - The nation's largest medical lab company says it recently discovered and fixed a problem that led to inaccuracies in a small number of tests for vitamin D deficiency.
- C-sections best for baby when close to due date
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 AP - Babies do better after a scheduled Caesarean section if they're born no sooner than seven days before their due date, a new large study of U.S. births shows. Those delivered earlier had more complications, including breathing problems, even though they were full term, the researchers reported in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine. Even just a few days made a difference, they said.
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