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  • Exposure to high pollution levels during pregnancy may double risk of having autistic kids

    Women exposed to high levels of air pollution while pregnant were up to twice as likely to have a child with autism as women who lived in areas with low pollution, according to a new study from Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH). It is the first large national study to examine links between autism and air pollution across the U.S. The researchers examined data from Nurses' Health Study II, ...

  • Brazil to produce H1N1 flu vaccine

    Brazil plans to produce vaccines against the influenza H1N1 virus, Health Minister Alexandre Padilha said. Nationwide production of the vaccine will help the country have an easier and faster access to the drug in case of an epidemic, he said Tuesday. "When Brazil has the technology, no economic crisis, exchange rate fluctuations, nor unilateral decision from a company can put patient ...

  • A Public Health and Healthcare Spending Time Bomb Hepatitis C

    Hepatitis C virus (HCV) (Photo credit: AJC1) By Mina Marmor and Henry I. Miller The relatively obscure liver inflammation caused by hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a significant threat worldwide, and its prevalence is growing. It demands greater attention from both public health officials and drug developers. The ...

  • U.S. doctors say obesity is a disease

    An overweight person is shown in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., May 12, 2005. Obesity rates are at an all-time high, especially in certain parts of the country, say researchers, who have "mapped" the changes to illustrate how Canadians' waistlines have expanded over time. (Richard ...

  • Health Department questioned on spending again

    (13 mins ago) More questions have been raised over the Department of Health's use of public money to train staff. Two weeks ago it was revealed that an assistant health director had been given full-paid leave for a year to study as a barrister. Now it's emerged that since 2010 three other staff have been granted full-tuition sponsorship from the government -- amounting to over ...

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The Killers (1964) [DVD]

The Killers (1964) [DVD]

It isnt surprising that not one, but two suspenseful potboilers have been made from Ernest Hemingways 1927 10-page short story The Killers. Hemingways story reads like a primer for a screenwriting class assignment, leaving far more questions than it does answers by the final page. Two mysterious men walk into a lunch-counter in a small town, tie up the occupants, and declare that they are awaiting ... ...

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  • Minimally Invasive Techniques Allow Doctors To Remove Suspicious Polyps Keep Colon Intact

    Millions of people each year have polyps successfully removed during colonoscopies. But when a suspicious polyp is bigger than a marble or in a hard-to-reach location, patients are referred for surgery to remove a portion of their colon - even if doctors aren't sure whether the polyp is cancerous or not. Since only 15 percent of all polyps turn out to be malignant, many patients are ...

  • Celebrate the Defeat of the Granny Bashers Billionaire-backed Campaign Fails to Cut Social Security and Medicare

    Campaign to Fix the Deb t and its efforts to cut Social Security and Medicare. Just to remind everyone, the Campaign to Fix the Debt (CFD) is yet another Peter Peterson-inspired initiative that has as its main goal cutting and/or privatizing Social Security and Medicare. Peterson has used the billions of dollars he earned as a Wall Street investment banker and private equity fund manager to ...

  • American Medical Association recognises obesity as a disease

    United States The American Medical Association (AMA) has voted to recognise obesity as a disease, describing it as an "epidemic" gripping the US.At its annual meeting, the AMA noted that obesity rates in the US have doubled among adults in the past 20 years and tripled among children in a generation.More than one-third of US adults are obese.The World Health Organisation and the US ...

  • Doctors group urges ban on marketing energy drinks to youths

    A group representing 225,000 U.S. doctors called for a ban on marketing energy drinks, such as those from Red Bull GmbH and Monster Beverage Corp., to youths. The American Medical Association, in a vote at its annual policy meeting in Chicago, Tuesday endorsed a policy that called for limiting how the caffeinated beverages are sold to those younger than 18. The group cited studies that link the ...

  • Breast cancer patients may have to pay for aftercare say doctors

    Cancer Care Programme (NCCP).However, Dr Ray Walley, chairman of the GP committee in the Irish Medical Organisation (IMO), said this would mean an extra workload for GPs and those with a medical card may have to be charged."The HSE is failing to fund or invest in cancer-care services in general practice, thereby passing all costs on to patients, including medical-card ...

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