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Severe reactions to swine flu vaccine in Canada (AFP) (Nov-24, 11:41 EDT )-- AFP - An unusual number of severe allergic reactions to swine flu vaccinations have been recorded in Canada, where a batch of the vaccine from GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has been recalled, the WHO said on Tuesday.
Trials showed Vioxx risk 'years before withdrawal' (AFP) (Nov-24, 11:35 EDT )-- AFP - The risks of taking anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx could have been detected nearly four years before the drug was pulled from the market, according to analysis of nearly 30 clinical trials.
AIDS deaths top 25 million but infections slow (AFP) (Nov-24, 11:25 EDT )-- AFP - AIDS has killed 25 million people worldwide but new infections are slowing sharply, the UN said in an annual report on the crisis Tuesday that mixed hope with a warning against complacency.
Conscious but paralysed: Belgian 'coma' case not unique (AFP) (Nov-24, 11:22 EDT )-- AFP - The story of a Belgian patient wrongly diagnosed as comatose for 23 years revives the debate on care for those considered in a vegetative state, with the astonishing case far from unique according to a recent study.
Venezuelans borrow for plastic surgery in hard times (Reuters) (Nov-24, 11:15 EDT )-- Reuters - Unfazed by a recession and rampant inflation, image-conscious Venezuelans show no signs of cutting back on the facelifts, liposuction, and breast augmentation that have become de rigueur beauty treatments.
'Covert' coping with job conflict ups heart risk (Reuters) (Nov-24, 11:13 EDT )-- Reuters - Walking away or letting things pass may be an unhealthy way to deal with unfair treatment on the job, research from Sweden shows.
Meet flu's rival in kids: respiratory syncytial virus (Reuters) (Nov-24, 11:09 EDT )-- Reuters - With all the public's attention focused on flu, particularly H1N1 swine flu, doctors in Boston are warning that another highly contagious seasonal virus takes a substantially greater toll in some ways than does seasonal flu, particularly in...
Belgian expert looks at other questionable comas (AP) (Nov-24, 10:57 EDT )-- AP - A doctor who discovered that a Belgian man had been wrongly diagnosed as vegetative says he is reexamining dozens of other cases.
Exposure to smoke, lead ups risk of ADHD (Reuters) (Nov-24, 10:55 EDT )-- Reuters - If you need another reason to stop smoking while pregnant, or to rid your home of lead, a new study suggests that children whose mothers smoked during pregnancy and who are exposed to the metal have more than twice the usual risk of attention...
Bottling up work woes increases heart risk: study (AFP) (Nov-24, 10:52 EDT )-- AFP - Men who bottle up frustrations about unfair treatment at work are twice as likely to have a heart attack, a study published on Tuesday suggests.
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