Heart failure hospitalizations drop 30 percent
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(CBS/AP) The nation has a new reason to take heart. Over the past decade, hospital stays for heart failure dropped 30 percent in Medicare patients.
The drop is forceful evidence that the U.S. is making headway in reducing the billion-dollar burden of a common condition - and America's #1 killer.
Continue »Malaria vaccine to cut risk in half: Study
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(CBS/AP) The world's first malaria vaccine just got one step closer.
Shots of an experimental vaccine halved the risk of the disease in young children, according to a new study released Tuesday.
Continue »Pap is best test for cervical cancer, docs say
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(CBS/AP) Cervical cancer screening saves lives. But what's the best test to use?
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The Pap test - a lab exam of cells scraped from the cervix, the gateway to the uterus - is an effective way to screen young and middle-aged women - and it's only needed once every three years, say scientists advising the government.
Continue »Drugged driving takes big toll on young drivers
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(CBS) Drunk driving may get more attention, but driving while drugged also takes an enormous toll in the U.S. That's the word from the nation's drug czar, who along with Mothers Against Drunk Driving today launched a public awareness campaign to draw attention to drugged driving.
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"Research shows that drugs have adverse effects on judgment, reaction time, and motor skills - all vital requirements for responsible driving," Gil Kerlikowske, director of National Drug Control Policy, said in a written statement.
Continue »Blubbery Britons urged to cut 5 billion calories
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(CBS/AP) Talk about cutting calories.
British health officials say the country needs to slow its obesity epidemic by slashing calories from its collective daily diet. How many? Five billion.
Continue »Too much pink? Breast cancer campaign under fire
This Sephora Collection Pink Eyelash Curler is one of many pink-theme products this month.
(Credit: AP)(CBS/AP) Has the breast cancer awareness campaign gone too far?
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Pink products are everywhere in support of breast cancer awareness this month. And some people are sick of it.
Continue »Concussions landing more kids in the ER
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(CBS/AP) Are sporty kids more likely to end up in the ER? One thing's for sure - among young athletes, hospital visits for concussions are up by 60 percent, according to a new federal study.
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But experts say that's a good thing. The rise in visits is likely due to parents and coaches being more careful about treating head injuries.
Continue »Breast cancer awareness: NFL sports pink
San Diego Chargers nose tackle Antonio Garay walks off the field with a haircut in honor of breast cancer awareness month, Sunday, Oct. 2, 2011, in San Diego.
(Credit: AP)(CBS/AP) What does it mean when everyone on an NFL football field is wearing pink?
Breast cancer awareness.
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Coaches, players, and even referees will be donning pink caps and cleats for October's breast cancer awareness month. In an initiative to remind women 40 and older about the importance of annual mammograms, the league collaborated with the American Cancer Society.
More than 1 in 10 parents avoid kids' vaccines
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(CBS/AP) How can parents protect their kids against potentially deadly diseases?
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By giving them at least two dozen separate doses of vaccines against 14 diseases by the time their kids turn 6, says the U.S. government.
Continue »Asperger's syndrome gets in way of work? Not at this startup
Two adults with Asperger's syndrome, Oran Weitzberg, left, and Rick Alexander, celebrate a breakthrough, at Aspiritech, a nonprofit enterprise that specializes in finding software bugs, as they test a new program in Highland Park, Ill.
(Credit: AP)Think Asperger's syndrome makes it impossible to hold down a job? Meet the software testers at a new U.S. startup: Katie Levin talks nonstop. Brian Tozzo hates driving. Jamie Specht is bothered by bright lights, vacuum cleaners and the feel of carpeting against her skin. Rider Hallenstein draws cartoons of himself as a DeLorean sports car. Rick Alexander finds it unnerving to sit near other people.
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And they all have the mild form of autism known as Asperger's syndrome.
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