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Injection saves lives for heart attack patients: study
Mar 27, 2012 14:58 EDT
Paramedics armed with a cheap, three-ingredient injection cocktail were able to reduce heart attack patients' risk of dying by 50 percent, said a US study released on Tuesday.
Vitamin D has mixed effects on cancer, broken bones
Dec 19, 2011 17:40 EST
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Extra vitamin D and calcium may offer some protection against fractures in elderly people, but have little or no impact on cancer risk, according to a fresh look at the medical evidence.
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Nov 25, 2011 19:00 EST
Another highlight of the evening will be a Southwest Tasting prepared by chef Brian Poe.
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Nov 22, 2011 19:00 EST
Pats players Gary Guyton, Zoltan Mesko, Danny Aiken, and Alex Silvestro paid a visit to patients at Tufts Medical Center in Boston yesterday as part of the team's season-long volunteerism campaign.
'DES daughters' prone to cancer, fertility woes
Oct 05, 2011 17:09 EDT
Women whose mothers took a synthetic estrogen called DES before it was discontinued in 1971 have been found to suffer from a variety of fertility problems and cancers, according to a major new study.
Heart failure hits the poor extra hard
Sep 19, 2011 17:22 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Poor women are more likely to end up in the hospital with heart failure, even when taking other measures of health and well-being into consideration.
Safe to skip radiation for prostate cancer?
Jun 07, 2011 12:25 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A review of recent studies comparing different radiation treatments for prostate cancer reveals no clear picture of what works best for the majority of men with the disease.
Between the run and the walk, falls the jog
Apr 11, 2011 06:02 EDT
NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Regular, easy running for fitness can be a boon to health and wellbeing, but experts say for safety, joggers especially must keep a spring in their step and an eye on how that foot falls.
Yes, sex can kill you, U.S. study shows
Mar 22, 2011 17:06 EDT
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Sudden bursts of moderate to intense physical activity -- such as jogging or having sex -- significantly increase the risk of having a heart attack, especially in people who do not get regular exercise, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
Yes, sex can kill you, U.S. study shows
Mar 22, 2011 17:06 EDT
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Sudden bursts of moderate to intense physical activity -- such as jogging or having sex -- significantly increase the risk of having a heart attack, especially in people who do not get regular exercise, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
Yes, sex can kill you, U.S. study shows
Mar 22, 2011 17:06 EDT
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Sudden bursts of moderate to intense physical activity -- such as jogging or having sex -- significantly increase the risk of having a heart attack, especially in people who do not get regular exercise, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
Mass. water main break affects Boston, suburbs
May 02, 2010 00:20 EDT
A "catastrophic" break Saturday in a relatively new, 10-foot wide steel pipe rendered the water undrinkable in Boston and more than two dozen of its suburbs, forcing Gov. Deval Patrick to declare a state of emergency.
Mass. water main break affects Boston, suburbs
May 01, 2010 22:27 EDT
A "catastrophic" break Saturday in a relatively new, 10-foot wide steel pipe rendered the water undrinkable in Boston and more than two dozen of its suburbs, forcing Gov. Deval Patrick to declare a state of emergency.
Mass. water main break affects Boston, suburbs
May 01, 2010 22:23 EDT
A "catastrophic" break Saturday in a relatively new, 10-foot wide steel pipe rendered the water undrinkable in Boston and more than two dozen of its suburbs, forcing Gov. Deval Patrick to declare a state of emergency.
Mass. dad convicted in OD death of daughter, 4
Mar 26, 2010 17:54 EDT
Massachusetts man convicted of murder for overmedicating 4-year-old daughter to death. A man accused along with his wife of giving their 4-year-old daughter a lethal prescription drug overdose to keep her quiet was convicted of first-degree murder Friday.
Mass. psychiatrist testifies in mom-overdose trial
Jan 25, 2010 18:17 EST
A psychiatrist for a 4-year-old girl whose mother is accused of giving her a fatal prescription drug overdose acknowledged Monday that she repeatedly increased the dosages after the mother reported the girl was aggressive and had trouble sleeping.
Mass. psychiatrist testifies in mom-overdose trial
Jan 25, 2010 18:17 EST
Psychiatrist testifies in Mass. trial of mom accused in drug overdose of toddler. A psychiatrist for a 4-year-old girl whose mother is accused of giving her a fatal prescription drug overdose acknowledged Monday that she repeatedly increased the dosages after the mother reported the girl was aggressive and had trouble sleeping.
U.S. parents on trial in 4-year-old's overdose death
Jan 13, 2010 15:53 EST
BOSTON (Reuters) - The parents of a 4-year-old girl with psychiatric problems who died after overdosing on powerful drugs are about to face first-degree murder charges in a Boston area courtroom.
U.S. parents on trial in 4-year-old's overdose death
Jan 13, 2010 15:53 EST
BOSTON (Reuters) - The parents of a 4-year-old girl with psychiatric problems who died after overdosing on powerful drugs are about to face first-degree murder charges in a Boston area courtroom.
Tips to have a flu-free party this holiday season
Oct 23, 2009 12:07 EDT
Is it safe to party when swine flu threatens to crash your bash?
