Topic: Medical Specializations

AFP Global Edition | 2009-01-15 15:00:33

Middle-aged people who drink moderate amounts of coffee significantly reduce their risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, a study by Finnish and Swedish researchers showed Thursday. "Middle-aged people who drank between three and five cups of coffee a day lowered their risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease by between 60 and 65 percent later in life," said lead ...

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AP News | 2009-01-15 12:00:13
UNICEF: Teenage pregnancies 5 times deadlier than for women in 20s

Girls who give birth before the age of 15 are five times more likely to die in childbirth than women in their 20s, the U.N. said Thursday, focusing its annual children's survey on the health of their mothers. Every year, 70,000 women between the ages of ...

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AP News | 2009-01-15 11:28:04
Teenage pregnancies put mother and child at risk of death, says new UNICEF report

Girls who give birth before the age of 15 are five times more likely to die in childbirth than women in their 20s, the U.N. said Thursday, focusing its annual children's survey on the health of their mothers. Every year, 70,000 women between ...

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AP Features | 2009-01-15 08:09:12

From December 2007 through October 2008, there were nine emergency medical helicopter crashes resulting in 35 deaths. The nine crashes: _ Dec. 3, 2007: A helicopter operated under contract for Providence Hospital in Anchorage, Alaska, crashed into the ocean three miles east of Whittier, Alaska, in poor weather and visibility conditions. Of the four persons on board, only one body ...

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Citysearch | 2009-10-30 17:37:42

Vaccine Week: Success Stories

Smithsonian | 2009-10-27 10:28:37

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Men's Fitness | 2009-10-27 02:06:56

Vaccine Week: A Brief History and How Vaccines Work

Smithsonian | 2009-10-26 11:05:55

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