 VitaBeat Health News - October 13, 2008
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A Mayo Clinic Cancer Center study finds a link between patients that have been diagnosed with diabetes and patients who are at risk for pancreatic cancer. The study shows up to three years after being diagnosed with diabetes, patients' risk for developing pancreatic cancer increases eight-fold. |
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Health and Human Services Secretary Mike Leavitt says there will be enough vaccine this flu season to meet "the needs of the country." Leavitt acknowledges past vaccine shortages, but says he is "quite certain" there will be an ample amount in the upcoming season. |
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A report, released Tuesday, from the Healthcare Research and Quality's Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project reveals the Caesarean section as the most common hospital procedure in the U.S. According to Reuters' report on the findings, 1.2 million Caesarean section operations are performed each year at a cost of $14.6 billion in 2003. |
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Ever wonder why your teeth chatter when you're cold, or if it really is possible to catch a disease from sitting on the toilet? A New York physician is laying many of these questions to rest with his new book, "Why do Men Have Nipples?" |
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According to the French Health Ministry, authorities have discovered the remains of more than 350 stillborn babies and fetuses kept illegally in a hospital morgue, in Paris. According to Health Minister, Xavier Bertrand, a preliminary judicial investigation has been launched into the discovery at Saint-Vincent-de-Paul Hospital. |
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