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Medicare paid $5. 1B for poor nursing home care

February 28th, 2013 admin Posted in salud publica No Comments »

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) ? Medicare paid billions in taxpayer dollars to nursing homes nationwide that were not meeting basic requirements to look after their residents, government investigators have found.

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Huge study: 5 mental disorders share genetic links

February 27th, 2013 admin Posted in salud publica No Comments »

WASHINGTON (AP) ? The largest genetic study of mental illnesses to date finds five major disorders may not look much alike but they share some gene-based risks. The surprising discovery comes in the quest to unravel what causes psychiatric disorders and how to better diagnose and treat them.

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Advanced breast cancer edges up in younger women

February 27th, 2013 admin Posted in salud publica No Comments »

CHICAGO (AP) ? Advanced breast cancer has increased slightly among young women, a 34-year analysis suggests. The disease is still uncommon among women younger than 40, and the small change has experts scratching their heads about possible reasons.

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Gun control supporter wins Chicago House race

February 26th, 2013 admin Posted in salud publica No Comments »

CHICAGO (Reuters) – Gun control supporter and former Illinois state Representative Robin Kelly on Tuesday won the Democratic primary to replace indicted former U. S. Representative Jesse Jackson Jr. in a race that highlighted the national debate over gun violence. New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a champion of tighter restrictions on weapons, poured more than $2 million into the Chicago race. He backed Kelly and attacked her main opponent, Debbie Halvorson, who was supported by the gun rights lobby. . . .

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Swiss Red Cross cuts blood supply to broke Greece

February 26th, 2013 admin Posted in salud publica No Comments »

BERLIN (AP) ? The Swiss Red Cross is slashing its supply of donor blood to Greece because the financially stricken country has failed to pay its bills on time, the head of the group’s transfusion service said Tuesday.

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C. Everett Koop, ‘rock star’ surgeon general, dies

February 26th, 2013 admin Posted in salud publica No Comments »

NEW YORK (AP) ? Dr. C. Everett Koop has long been regarded as the nation’s doctor? even though it has been nearly a quarter-century since he was surgeon general.

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Mediterranean-style diets found to cut heart risks

February 26th, 2013 admin Posted in salud publica No Comments »

Pour on the olive oil, preferably over fish and vegetables: One of the longest and most scientific tests of a Mediterranean diet suggests this style of eating can cut the chance of suffering heart-related problems, especially strokes, in older people at high risk of them.

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Panel questions value of calcium, vitamin D pills

February 26th, 2013 admin Posted in salud publica No Comments »

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Popping calcium and vitamin D pills in hopes of strong bones? Healthy older women shouldn’t bother with relatively low-dose dietary supplements, say new recommendations from a government advisory group.

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Koop, who transformed surgeon general post, dies

February 25th, 2013 admin Posted in salud publica No Comments »

With his striking beard and starched uniform, former Surgeon General C. Everett Koop became one of the most recognizable figures of the Reagan era ? and one of the most unexpectedly enduring.

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‘Watchful Waiting’ Best for Ear Infections

February 25th, 2013 admin Posted in salud publica No Comments »

In an effort to rein in antibiotic use, the American Academy of Pediatrics has issued stricter guidelines on diagnosing and treating ear infections in kids.

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