Archive for November, 2006

Google Calendar revealing PHI?

I played around with the search yesterday, and found a Manhattan woman's gynecologist appointment, with her physician's exact location, and (presumably) tied to her real name and e-mail address.Google Calendar adds searchable public events - Lifehacker

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Kids who smoked have higher asthma risk

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children who smoke are almost four times more likely to develop asthma than those who don't smoke, and their risk is even greater if their mothers smoked while pregnant with them, a new study shows.

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Chemotherapy temporarily alters brain structure

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Chemotherapy causes transient changes in sensitive areas of the brain, which may partly account for some of the previously reported cognitive difficulties reported by patients and referred to as "chemobrain," Japanese investigators report in the journal Cancer.

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Bacon tied to greater bladder cancer risk

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Indulging in bacon too frequently may be hazardous to your health, a new study suggests, while taking the skin off your chicken before you cook it might not be so good for you either.

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Older dieters need to exercise too: study

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For older adults who want to shed pounds, exercise may be even more important than cutting calories, new research suggests.

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