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Bat Saliva Drug May Improve Stroke Outcome Feb 05, 2005 The results of a small study suggest that desmoteplase, an investigational clot-busting drug derived from vampire bat saliva, safely restores blood supply to the brain when administered up to 9 hours after a stroke occurs. |
Rheumatoid Arthritis Raises Heart Death Risk - Study Feb 04, 2005 Rheumatoid arthritis seems to raise the risk of silent heart disease in patients -- even before they know they have the chronic condition, U.S. researchers reported on Thursday.
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Expert Sees Obesity Hitting U.S. Life Expectancy Feb 03, 2005 Life expectancy in the United States is set to drop within the next 50 years due to obesity, one of the world's top experts on the subject said on Wednesday. |
Half of Bankruptcy Due to Medical Bills -- U.S. Study Feb 02, 2005 Half of all U.S. bankruptcies are caused by soaring medical bills and most people sent into debt by illness are middle-class workers with health insurance, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Medicare to Cover Viagra Under New Drug Benefit Feb 01, 2005 Viagra, the blockbuster impotence drug, will be paid for under Medicare's new prescription drug coverage, officials said on Tuesday.
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Study: Smoking Harms Women More Than Men Jan 31, 2005 Cigarette smoking is more harmful to women than to men, cutting more than a decade off female smokers' life expectancy but much less for their male peers, Dutch government research suggested Monday.
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Exercise Can Ease Depression Jan 30, 2005 Aerobic exercise alone can have a significant impact on mild to moderate depression, says a study by researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center.
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Medicare Expands Defibrillator Coverage Jan 28, 2005 About 500,000 Medicare beneficiaries can now receive coverage for expensive defibrillators — if they agree to release details about their cases to a database shared by hospitals, Medicare officials said. |
Pregnancy Outcomes Worsening for Diabetic Women Jan 27, 2005 Women with type 2 diabetes are at increased risk for several poor pregnancy outcomes compared with the general population, and with women who have type 1 diabetes, a Danish study shows.
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Mental Health Charity Calls for Cannabis Probe Jan 27, 2005 A British health charity called on Saturday for an investigation into evidence that smoking cannabis may cause psychosis in people at risk of mental illness.
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