New York TimesMaker Drops Hip Device, Then Warns of FailuresDePuy Orthopaedics alerted doctors to a high early failure rate of its artificial hip after announcing it would phase out the device citing slow sales.
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Flu Shots in Children Can Help CommunityA study of farming colonies in Canada found that giving flu vaccine to schoolchildren protected the community.
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Merck and Sanofi-Aventis Combine Animal Health UnitsThe combined business would jointly control about 29 percent of the $19 billion-a-year global market for medicines for pets and livestock.
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Recipes for Health: Winter’s GreensLooking for new ways to get greens in your diet? An innovative panino and luxurious gratin are among this week’s recipes.
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Obama Turns Up the Volume in Health Care BidIn an appearance that harked back to his 2008 campaign, President Obama made an emotional pitch for public support.
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A Conversation With Dr. Peter J. Pronovost: Doctor Leads Quest for Safer Ways to Care for PatientsDr. Peter J. Pronovost, medical director of the Quality and Safety Research Group at Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, travels the country advising hospitals on innovative safety measures.
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Vital Signs: Cognitive Decline Is More Likely After HospitalizationA new study found that older people hospitalized for a critical condition had a statistically significant drop in scores on cognitive tests when compared with people who had not been hospitalized.
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Vital Signs: One in Four Parents Link Autism to Vaccines, Study FindsMost reported vaccinating their children, but more than half said they were concerned about adverse effects.
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Dr. Barton Childs, Who Studied Inherited Diseases, Is Dead at 93Dr. Childs helped shape the understanding of inherited diseases as scientists learned more about so-called inborn errors of metabolism, biochemistry and molecular biology.
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Vital Signs: New Study Finds Many Americans Say They’re Too Tired for SexA National Sleep Foundation report on ethnic groups’ habits found responses on tiredness and sex were similar for most groups.
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States See Flaw in Obama Plan for Health Insurance PremiumsExperts said state officials might be left to worry about the solvency of insurers, the ultimate consumer protection.
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Global Update: The Fight Against AIDS, Malaria and Tuberculosis Goes OnlineUsing their computers, travelers will be able to donate $2 when making reservations on some Internet travel sites.
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Rapid DNA Sequencing Can Help Doctors Track Cancer TreatmentIf altered bits of genetic material could be picked up in a patient’s bloodstream, they would serve as a direct and sensitive marker of cancer.
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