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Death rate for diabetics drops sharply, CDC study finds
Better management of blood sugar levels and improved tools for managing heart disease have led to a sharp drop in the death rate for diabetics, researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Tuesday. Between 1997 and 2006,...
Tags: Human Body, High Blood Pressure, Diabetes, Kidney Disease, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Flesh-eating bacteria hospitalizes another victim: New S.C. mom
The rare disease commonly known as flesh-eating bacteria has claimed another victim: a South Carolina woman who had just given birth to a healthy set of twins and who noticed an unusual spot on the back of her leg. Lana Kuykendall, 36, is a paramedic,...
Tags: Social Media, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Strep Throat, Necrotizing Fasciitis, Robert F. Kennedy
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200 years of surgical history, as told by Dr. Atul Gawande
Paging all Atul Gawande fans! Your favorite doctor-journalist is out with a new history on his own field: surgery. The article – part of a yearlong series celebrating the 200th anniversary of the New England Journal of Medicine – begins in...
Tags: Appendix, Culture, Human Body, Newspaper and Magazine, Ceremonies
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Zsa Zsa Gabor's daughter Francesca Hilton seeks conservatorship
Ministry of GossipZsa Zsa Gabor's daughter Constance Francesca Hilton on Tuesday filed a petition requesting an independent conservatorship be set up to watch out for the health and money interests of her mother. Zsa Zsa Gabor's affairs have been tended to in recent... -
Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis, Inc.
From defective cars to dangerous drugs to hazardous roadways, the firm has represented thousands of clients in individual suits, class actions and mass torts over the past four decades. Robinson Calcagnie Robinson Shapiro Davis, Inc. specializes in...
Tags: Lawyers, Labor Legislation, Machine Manufacturing, Lexapro (drug), Pharmaceuticals
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Weight-loss surgery effective against diabetes, studies show
In findings that promise radical changes in the care of the 20 million U.S. patients with Type 2 diabetes, two new clinical trials have shown that weight-loss surgery brings about dramatically greater improvement of blood sugar control in obese...Tags: Weight, Science and Technology, Obesity, Pharmaceuticals, General Practitioners
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U.S. must join mine ban convention, land mine survivor says
World NowWhen he was 13 years old, Firoz Ali Alizada lost both his legs to a land mine left over from an old war, trying to take a shortcut to school north of Kabul, Afghanistan. Sixteen years later, he is the campaign manager for the International Campaign to Ban... -
Prosthetics get the personal touch
SAN FRANCISCO — We can rebuild him. We have the technology. We can make him better than he was. Better … stronger … faster.
— Opening to "The Six Million Dollar Man"
As a boy, Scott Summit was entranced by that television show'...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Science and Technology, Orthopedic Surgery, Health, Entertainment Events
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Elderly woman attacked by pit bulls dies
L.A. NOWA 76-year-old San Diego woman who underwent amputation of her left leg and right arm after being mauled in June by her neighbor’s pit bulls has died.... -
VA: Combat injuries to urinary tract and genitals deserve payment
Nation NowThe Department of Veterans Affairs will now make payments to service members who have suffered injuries to the urinary tract or genitals. Foot patrols have put service members at higher risk of injuries to the urinary tract or genitals.... -
What happens after someone sets themself on fire?
World NowWe often see the headlines about people around the world setting themselves on fire. But what happens afterward? Nicole Bernal, acting director of the UC Irvine Regional Burn Center, explains.... -
$10 million awarded to girl who needed amputations after ER delay
L.A. NOWA 2-year-old whose arms and legs were amputated after waiting in a Sacramento emergency room too long has been awarded a $10 million malpractice settlement....
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