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Whooping cough risks and symptoms
Los Angeles TimesWhooping cough is a respiratory infection caused by the Bordetella pertussis bacterium. An airborne disease that can also be spread through direct contact, it infects infants when someone with the disease breathes on them or coughs or sneezes in close...Tags: Common Cold, Family, Internists, Health, Whooping Cough
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Late preterm birth increases risk of respiratory illness
Attention pregnant women: No, you cannot spring the baby early because you're tired of swelling, heartburn and frequent trips to the bathroom. Yet another study shows that being born even a few weeks early is not healthy for the baby. In the new study,...Tags: Learning Disability, Internists, Medical Research, Diseases and Illnesses, Health and Medical Professionals
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Recalls don't get all tainted groceries
Tribune staff reporterUntil three years ago, Kenneth Maxwell enjoyed Banquet chicken and turkey pot pies so much he ate them three or four times a week. They were easy to prepare, and Maxwell could eat one for lunch and quickly return to work as an electrician. When cases...Tags: E. coli Infection, Rutgers University, Internists, ConAgra Foods Incorporated, Pies and Tarts
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Sleep and Aging
myRegence.com ContributorAh, sleeping like a baby for eight solid hours. Sounds like a dream, doesn't it? That's because it is. Unless you are a baby, the only place you're going to sleep like one is in your dreams. Sorry to be the bearer of such shocking news, but it's true....Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Adults, Health, Infants, Plastic Surgeons
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FDA: Genetic Tests Need to be Regulated
Tribune reporterDuring a stay at a resort two years ago, Carol Arand bought $4,000 in genetic tests after a spa physician praised their potential to improve her health. If ever she got sick, Arand reasoned, she could take the results to her doctor. "I hoped that this...Tags: Hospitals and Clinics, Arizona, Science and Technology, Consumers, Instrument Engineering
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Academy-Award Actress Patricia Neal, Dead At 84
Patricia Neal, the willowy, husky-voiced actress who won an Academy Award for 1963's "Hud" and then survived several strokes to continue acting, died on Sunday. She was 84.
Neal had lung cancer and died at her home in Edgartown, Mass., on Martha's...Tags: Glenda Jackson, Internists, Paul Newman, Jack Carson, Arts and Culture
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Fido's Food Could Be Making Kids Sick, Report Says
Associated PressFido's food may be making kids sick, a government report warns, detailing the first known salmonella outbreak in humans, mostly young children, linked to pet food. The outbreak sickened 79 people in 21 mostly eastern states, between 2006 and 2008. Almost...Tags: Pediatrics, Internists, Hospitals and Clinics, Health, Salmonella Infection
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Keeping Kids Safe In The Heat
Melissa MoonFAST FACTS: - Memphis doctors warn parents to watch for signs of heat distress when children are outside. - Medical experts say children and elderly more susceptible to heat-related illnesses. - Doctors say heat-related illnesses can have deadly...Tags: Basketball, Internists, Hospitals and Clinics, Chiropractors, Fatigue
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BP demanded to pay stress-related claims
Los Angeles TimesNews that BP is unlikely to pay any claims related to mental-health problems caused by the oil spill has angered health groups around the country. On Friday, the American Psychiatric Assn. became the latest organization to demand that BP treat mental-...Tags: Internists, Stress, BP Plc, Environmental Issues, Behavioral Conditions
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