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Back to School Can Mean a Return to Head Lice Worries
Close contact fuels infestations, but experts urge vigilance to keep critters at bay.
 09/10/2010 
Can Basic Physical Tests Help Predict Death Risk?
Poorer results on balance, mobility and strength tests linked to higher mortality rate, study contends.
 09/10/2010 
Clearing Kids for Sports Participation Sparks Conflicts
Medical experts disagree on how extensively young athletes' hearts should be tested.
 09/10/2010 
Clinical Trials Update: Sept. 10, 2010
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 09/10/2010 
Distrust of Hospitals May Deter Black Blood Donors: Study
Finding may explain why blacks less likely than whites to give blood.
 09/10/2010 
In Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Chest Compressions Matter
Outside hospital setting, using it before defibrillation may save lives, study found.
 09/10/2010 
Kids' Habit of Wallowing Caters to Lice
School nurse suggests parents take a breath, then get meticulous about battling outbreak.
 09/10/2010 
Male Partners May Be Key Influence on Birth Control Use
Young women twice as likely to use contraception if their mate strongly favors its use, study finds.
 09/10/2010 
Multivitamins Don't Reduce Colon Cancer Death Risk
Vitamins also failed to lower the risk of recurrence in survivors, study finds.
 09/10/2010 
New On the Menu: Genetically Modified Salmon?
FDA may approve fish that grow twice as fast due to genetic engineering.
 09/10/2010 
Stenting Riskier for Older Patients With Blocked Carotid Artery
But for folks under 70, stents and surgery have similar outcomes, study finds.
 09/10/2010 
Unneeded Hospital Transfers Add to U.S. Health-Cost Burden, Study Says
Reducing "secondary over-triage" could help improve balance sheet, researchers say.
 09/10/2010 

FYI

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Health Tip: Control Blood Pressure Before Pregnancy
And monitor it closely while you're pregnant
 09/10/2010 
Health Tip: Managing Pancreatitis
When the pancreas swells
 09/10/2010 

WebSCOUT

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Health Highlights: Sept. 10, 2010
Certain Imaging Drugs Pose Risk to Kidney Patients: FDA
More U.S. Children Being Raised by Grandparents: Study
U.S. Embryonic Stem Cell Funding Can Continue for Now: Court

 09/10/2010 

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