Archive for January, 2007

World’s oldest woman dies in Canada -media reports

TORONTO (Reuters) - Julie Winnefred Bertrand, the world's oldest woman, died early on Thursday at the age of 115 in a Montreal nursing home, CanWest News Service reported.

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Obesity may reduce risk of heart failure death

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obese patients hospitalized with heart failure tend to fare better than their lean counterparts, new research suggests.

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Cholesterol decline may signal early dementia

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A decline in total cholesterol levels may precede the diagnosis of dementia by at least 15 years, according to a study reported in the Archives of Neurology.

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More HIV testing for drug users poor use of funds

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Most injection drug users in the US have undergone HIV testing, and expensive efforts to increase testing do not appear to be a worthwhile investment, investigators report in the American Journal of Public Health

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Tough pregnancy may raise wheeze risk in child

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Children born to women who experience certain complications during pregnancy and delivery are at increased risk for developing specific patterns of wheezing, according to a new report.

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