Friday, November 11th, 2011
More children should be screened for high cholesterol before puberty, beyond those with a family history of problems, according to wide-ranging new guidelines expected from government-appointed experts who are trying to prevent heart disease later in life.
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Friday, November 11th, 2011
For diabetics, there is no comfortable way to accurately measure blood sugar that does not involve blood. Testing takes a little pinprick, but some people who should test many times a day don't because of the pain.
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Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011
A new study by a University of Iowa researcher suggests that males score better on technical aptitude tests than females because boys and men are simply more interested than girls in technical things, like taking apart a bike. The theory offered by Frank Schmidt, professor of management and organizations in ...
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Sunday, October 16th, 2011
Hugo Chavez, President of Venezuela, is going to Cuba again for more tests after a tumor was surgically removed four months ago, followed by four bouts of chemotherapy. Chavez has been very secretive about where his cancer is, what type it is, how advanced it was when diagnosed, and what ...
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Thursday, October 13th, 2011
Terry Dyroff's PSA blood test led to a prostate biopsy that didn't find cancer but gave him a life-threatening infection.
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