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Many ER visits could be handled elsewhere
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SANTA MONICA, Calif., Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Some 17 percent of all visits to U.S. hospital emergency room could be treated at retail medical clinics or urgent care centers, U.S. researchers say.
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Many moms depressed before child is age 12
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LONDON, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- One-third of mothers and one-fifth of fathers in Britain appear to experience some depression between their child's birth and age 12, researchers found.
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Urban living linked to psychotic disorders
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CARDIFF, Wales, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- The risk of psychosis is higher in cities than in rural areas and that may be a reflection of increased social fragmentation in cities, Welsh researchers said.
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Sometimes smoking cessation is 'delayed'
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PORTLAND, Ore., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- U.S. researchers say some errant puffs cause some smokers to give up too soon on smoking cessation efforts.
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Cognition problems linked to physical ills
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EDMONTON, Alberta, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- People with diabetes and high blood pressure who walk slowly or lose balance or say they're in bad health may have cognition issues, Canadian researchers say.
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Judge rejects stem cell injunction motion
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- A federal judge Tuesday rejected a U.S. Justice Department motion to lift an injunction barring federal funding of human embryonic stem cell research.
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White gay men take greater HIV risk
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GHENT, Belgium, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- A significant number of new HIV infections occur through high-risk behavior between young white homosexual men, researchers in Belgium say.
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Quebec Cabinet minister Bechard dies
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MONTREAL, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Claude Bechard, the agriculture and intergovernmental affairs minister for Quebec, died of cancer Tuesday, provincial Premier Jean Charest said.
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8 Calif. babies died after late diagnoses
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SACRAMENTO, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- California hospitals and clinics failed to diagnose whooping cough in eight babies until it was too late to save their lives, state health officials say.
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U.S. pessimistic on healthcare reform
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WASHINGTON, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Only 38 percent of U.S. adults are happy that healthcare reform has become law, while 46 percent are dissatisfied, a poll released Tuesday indicated.
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Blood clot screening may fall short
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MAYWOOD, Ill., Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Current screening for embolisms -- blood clots -- may not be enough to prevent them after brain surgery, U.S. researchers say.
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New 'superbug' may endanger global health
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TOKYO, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Japanese experts say they fear an enzyme that turns bacteria into superbugs resistant to antibiotics may be able to similarly affect poisonous bacteria.
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Preventative mastectomies can reduce risk
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SAN ANTONIO, Sept. 7 (UPI) -- Preventative mastectomies do reduce cancer risks for some women, U.S. researchers say.
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One in 6 U.S. adults struggle with weight
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HERSHEY, Pa., Sept. 6 (UPI) -- About one out of six Americans struggles with weight loss and few maintain weight loss, U.S. researchers say.
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End-of-life oxygen not always advised
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DURHAM, N.C., Sept. 6 (UPI) -- A team of researchers in the United States, Australia and Britain challenge automatically using oxygen therapy during end-of-life care.
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