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// 1 decade ago
Aspirin-exacerbated disease tied to smoke
NEW YORK, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Adults with aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease are more than three times as likely to have been exposed to secondhand smoke as kids, U.S. researchers say.
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// 1 decade ago
Vitamin B12 may still help reduce stroke
LONDON, Ontario, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Vitamin B therapy still has a role to play in reducing the risk of stroke, U.S. and Canadian researchers suggest.
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// 1 decade ago
New to jogging? Don't skip doctor's visit
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- For those who want to hit the ground running in 2012 by taking up jogging, a U.S. expert suggests not skipping the visit to a primary care physician.
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// 1 decade ago
Diet may help prevent brain shrinkage
CORVALLIS, Ore., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Elderly people with higher levels of vitamins B, C, D and E, and omega-3 fatty acids in their blood are mentally sharper, U.S. researchers say.
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// 1 decade ago
Improve character, improve school quality
CORVALLIS, Ore., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A program in Hawaii to build students' social, emotional and character skills resulted in significantly improved overall quality of education, researchers say.
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// 1 decade ago
Study finds most people are cooperative
MADRID, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- About one-third of a given population may be willing to work cooperatively, researchers in Spain found.
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// 1 decade ago
Medication reminder uses lights, sound
PHOENIX, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- A U.S. chain of pharmacies offers some patients a unique medication reminder that uses sound and light signals to keep pill-taking on schedule, officials say.
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// 1 decade ago
Many Pa. healthcare workers got flu shots
HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Pennsylvania health officials are recognizing healthcare facilities with staff flu vaccination rates of 90 percent or higher on an online honor roll.
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// 1 decade ago
FDA approves pneumococcal 13 vaccine
WASHINGTON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Prevnar 13, a pneumococcal 13 vaccine, was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for people age 50 and older to prevent pneumonia, officials said.
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// 1 decade ago
Recall of Miller's Shredded Cheese
QUINCY, Mass., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The U.S. Stop & Shop Supermarket Co. removed Miller's Shredded Cheese from sale for possible Listeria monocytogenes, officials said.
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// 1 decade ago
First 90 days after deployment critical
LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The first 90 days post-deployment are the most critical for U.S. military marriages, officials of a non-profit group that provides marriage assistance says.
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// 1 decade ago
Scottish doctors threaten work action
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The union representing Scottish doctors says its members are furious about changes to the British public employee pension system.
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// 1 decade ago
90 million children worldwide get flu
EDINBURGH, Scotland, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Some 90 million children worldwide age 5 and younger get the flu each year because they are not vaccinated, researchers in Scotland say.
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// 1 decade ago
Britain reviews data on faulty implants
LONDON, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- The British government has ordered a review of safety data on French-made breast implants manufactured using industrial silicone.
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// 1 decade ago
Viagra may help treat heart failure
BOCHUM, Germany, Dec. 31 (UPI) -- Sildenafil, the active ingredient in Viagra, may ease heart symptoms because it makes stiffened cardiac walls more elastic, U.S. and German researchers say.
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