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April 12, 2011
Experts seek help from primary care physicians in curbing suicides
Forty-five percent of the 32,000 Americans who commit suicide each year visit their primary care provider within one month of taking their lives. Ninety percent suffer from a mental health or substance abuse disorder, or both. However it’s only been in the last few years that suicide has been considered a preventable public health problem.
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Study finds growing trend in youth football-related injuries
Medical researchers are seeing a rise in the amount of football-related injuries among young children and teens.
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Many smokers falsely believe some cigarettes offer less risk
Medical professionals for decades have warned that there is no safe or “less harmful” cigarette on the market. But despite these warnings, new research reveals many smokers still believe that cigarettes labeled “silver,” “gold” and “slim” may contain less dangerous ingredients.
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Health Overhaul Could Double Community Health Centers’ Caseload
Community health centers serve 20 million people every year, and that number is expected to double by 2015, thanks to an $11 billion infusion from the health-care overhaul and $2 billion in federal stimulus funds.
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Study: Blood protein levels linked cardiovascular events
According to a recent study elevated levels of a protein that helps regulate the body’s blood pressure may also predict a major cardiovascular event in high-risk patients.
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CPSC: Parents, Caregivers Should Consider Safety Before Opening Windows
As temperatures go up, so do windows in many homes. Opening windows in your home to enjoy the warmer temperatures may seem harmless, but open windows have proven to be sources of injury and death for young children.
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Heart attack risk linked to sitting prompts magazine staff to work standing
Editors of the Men’s Health magazine are now spending more time standing while working since learning about a 2009 study linking sitting to higher risk of suffering from heart attack.
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April 11, 2011
WHO study finds Nepal exposed to high ultraviolet radiation
Researchers have found that people living in Nepal are exposed to very high and extreme ultraviolet radiation, which causes skin cancer, photokeratitis and cataracts.
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Straight Talk with Stephen Lewis
A former politician, diplomat and aid worker, few people have witnessed the fight against HIV from as many international vantage points as former UN Special Envoy for AIDS in Africa, Stephen Lewis. Now co-director of the international advocacy organization, AIDS-Free World, Lewis spoke to IRIN/PlusNews about the direction of the international response to HIV.
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