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Anemia Medicine May Raise Stroke Risk in Kidney Patients (HealthDay)

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Anemia Medicine May Raise Stroke Risk in Kidney Patients (HealthDay)

HealthDay - SATURDAY, Oct. 31 (HealthDay News) — A drug designed to fight
anemia appears to double the risk of stroke in patients with diabetes and
kidney disease without substantially improving their quality of life, a
new study finds.

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Side effects not always due to swine flu shot (AP)

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Side effects not always due to swine flu shot (AP)

AP - Hundreds of people on any given day will die, develop the paralyzing Guillain-Barre syndrome or have spontaneous abortions, and that doesn’t necessarily mean that their swine flu vaccination shot was to blame, a new study says.

URL: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091031/ap_on_he_me/eu_med_swine_flu_side_effects

 

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Study finds stroke risk from anemia drug Aranesp (AP)

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Study finds stroke risk from anemia drug Aranesp (AP)

AP - A new study raises fresh safety concerns about widely used anemia medicines, finding that the drug Aranesp nearly doubled the risk of stroke in people with diabetes and chronic kidney problems who are not yet sick enough to need dialysis.

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Flu Shot in Pregnancy Protects Baby (HealthDay)

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Flu Shot in Pregnancy Protects Baby (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) — Pregnant women head the list
of people who should get H1N1 swine flu and seasonal flu shots, and four
new studies highlight the benefits of vaccination for moms-to-be and their
babies.

URL: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091031/hl_hsn/flushotinpregnancyprotectsbaby

 

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Surgery, Illness Not Linked to Mental Decline in Seniors (HealthDay)

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Surgery, Illness Not Linked to Mental Decline in Seniors (HealthDay)

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Oct. 30 (HealthDay News) — Illness and surgery don’t
contribute to long-term cognitive decline in seniors and don’t accelerate
progression of dementia, researchers say.

URL: http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/hsn/20091031/hl_hsn/surgeryillnessnotlinkedtomentaldeclineinseniors

 

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