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Don't let a hospital kill you
CNN
Friday May 02, 2008
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Like many young men, Josh Nahum loved a thrill. That's why he took up skydiving. But on Labor Day weekend in 2006, he had an accident while skydiving in Colorado, fracturing his femur and skull.
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CDC Cites Largest U.S. Resurgence of Measles Since 2001
Washington Post
Friday May 02, 2008
At least four outbreaks of measles are underway around the United States, the largest resurgence in years of the once-common childhood disease, federal health officials reported yesterday.
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Measles in U.S. at Highest Level Since 2001
New York Times
Friday May 02, 2008
Measles outbreaks in at least seven states are expected to produce more cases in 2008 than in any other recent year, federal health officials said Thursday, warning that measles is highly contagious and can cause severe illness and even death.
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Obesity May Worsen Impact of Asthma
Yahoo
Friday May 02, 2008
A study of women with a wide range of body-mass indexes (BMIs) found that obesity may worsen the impact of asthma and also mask its severity in standard tests.
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Delusions Common in Pediatric ICU
Yahoo
Friday May 02, 2008
About one-third of children in pediatric intensive care units experience delusions, and those delusional memories put youngsters at a higher risk of developing post-traumatic stress syndrome after their hospital stay.
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Complications Found in Proposed Prostate Cancer Treatment
Yahoo
Friday May 02, 2008
The idea that prostate cancer can be treated successfully just by blocking the activity of a protein called insulin-like growth factor (IGF-1) has been undermined by two new studies.
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