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Nurses fear even more ER assaults as programs cut (AP)

AP - Violence against nurses and other medical professionals appears to be on the rise around the country — as more and more drug addicts, alcoholics and psychiatric patients visit emergency rooms.

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FDA moves toward tighter medical device oversight (AP)

AP - Makers of X-ray machines, drug pumps and other medical devices would have to submit more safety information to win federal approval under a proposal designed to tighten regulation of thousands of products reviewed each year.

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Health Tip: Is Your Blood Sugar High? (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Hyperglycemia, the medical term for high blood sugar, is a prime cause of complications among people with diabetes.

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New program rebuilding faces of soldiers, veterans (AP)

AP - Master Sgt. Todd Nelson lost his right eye and ear in a flash when a car bomb in Afghanistan exploded, sending fire up his arm and over his head.

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Special report: Targeting teens for gastric bands (Reuters)

Reuters - After one patient died and others suffered serious complications following Lap-Band surgery, Dr. Neelu Pal had seen enough.

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Some 440 medical pot shops ordered to close in L.A. (Reuters)

Reuters - Around 440 self-described medical marijuana dispensaries across Los Angeles were under orders to close on Monday, nearly five months after city officials voted to shut most of them down.

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Britain bans doctor who linked autism to vaccine (AP)

AP - Britain’s top medical group banned a doctor who was the first to publish peer-reviewed research suggesting a connection between a common vaccine and autism from practicing in the country, finding him guilty Monday of serious professional misconduct.

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Puerto Rico struggles with high preterm birth rate (AP)

AP - The first thing Dr. Marta Valcarcel notices on a walk through a nursery full of tiny, heavily bandaged babies is the empty incubator in the corner

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Health Tip: Ward Off Hypoglycemia (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Hypoglycemia, the medical term for low blood sugar, is uncommon in older children and adults, except among those who have diabetes.

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Study: 1 in 4 elderly need care decisions made for them (AP)

AP - A significant number of the elderly — more than one in four — will eventually need someone to make end-of-life decisions about their medical care, a new study suggests.

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