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About six of every 10 people in the United States age 18 and older have at least one chronic medical condition, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
 
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Potentially preventable medical errors that occur during or after surgery may cost employers nearly $1.5 billion a year...
 
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Diabetes now affects nearly 24 million people in the United States, an increase of more than 3 million in approximately two years, according to new 2007 prevalence data estimates released CDC.
 
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New consumer products make it possible to thaw food without electricity, cook it with sunlight, determine its doneness and warm it at a picnic. But are these products "too good to be true"?
 
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Alcohol Binges Early in Pregnancy Increase Risk of Infant Oral Clefts

A new study by researchers at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) shows that pregnant women who binge drink early in their pregnancy increase the likelihood that their babies will be born with oral clefts.
 
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If you are a man over 40 years old, who is thinking of having a child, you may be facing some problems in doing so, according to French researchers.
 
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Hospitalizations of children principally for Asthma fell by almost 60,000 between 1997 and 2006, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
 
Older adults are particularly at risk for developing heat-related illness because the ability to adequately respond to summer heat can become less efficient with age.
 
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FDA Approves 2008-2009 Flu Vaccinesreceiving shot
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has approved this year's seasonal influenza vaccines...
Mechanism for Postpartum Depression Found in Micemouse
Researchers have pinpointed a mechanism in the brains of mice that could explain why some human mothers become depressed...
Reductions in Smoking Show Promise for Reducing Home Fire Deathsman smoking
Home fire deaths are higher in states that have a greater percentage of smokers, according to a new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Broad Differences in Alcohol, Tobacco and Illegal Drug Use Across Countriesshot glass
A survey conducted by the World Health Organization research consortium found that the United States had among the highest...

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