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Archive for February 20th, 2008
Google to store patients’ health records (AP)
AP - Google Inc. will begin storing the medical records of a few thousand people as it tests a long-awaited health service that’s likely to raise more concerns about the volume of sensitive information entrusted to the Internet search leader.
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Posted: February 20th, 2008 under NEWS.
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China to set new AIDS prevention policy (Reuters)
Reuters - China will set policies aimed at
stopping the spread of AIDS among gay men as the country seeks
to stem growing numbers of HIV infections contracted through
sex, state media reported.
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Posted: February 20th, 2008 under NEWS.
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Cut salt to keep children thin: study (Reuters)
Reuters - Reducing the amount of salt that
children eat could provide a short-cut to keeping them slim,
British researchers reported on Wednesday.
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Posted: February 20th, 2008 under NEWS.
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More ammo against withdrawn surgery drug (AP)
AP - Heart surgery patients were more likely to die if given the anti-bleeding drug Trasylol, two more U.S. studies have found, renewing the claims that the drug is dangerous. Bayer AG stopped selling the drug last fall, after a Canadian study was halted because of deaths among patients taking Trasylol.
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Salty snacks mean more sodas for kids (AP)
AP - Kids who load up on salty meals and snacks get thirsty, and too often they turn to calorie-filled sodas. So maybe cutting back on the salt is a good way to cut the calories. That’s the idea coming from a British study published Wednesday in an American Heart Association journal.
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Posted: February 20th, 2008 under NEWS.
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