Patients to get European medical treatment on NHS

By Kate Devlin, Medical Correspondent Millions of patients will be able to travel abroad for free medical treatment within three years under European plans.

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Researchers New Method Better Predicts Vitro Fertilization Success

Boston (ChattahBox) - Researchers from the Stanford University School of Medicine have found a new method to better predict the success of vitro fertilization.

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Ralphs says recalled ground beef has been replaced in California

An outbreak of E. coli sickness in the Midwest that led to a Nebraska beef recall led the supermarket to pull meat from store shelves Tuesday.

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Dueling ads pressure Congress on Medicare

WASHINGTON (AP) - Two powerful health trade groups will begin airing dueling ads this week in their fight over Medicare, hoping to influence Congress as lawmakers face pressure to reverse scheduled cuts in doctor fees.

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Meditation, Yoga Might Switch Off Stress Genes

By Amanda Gardner WEDNESDAY, July 2 (HealthDay News) -- Researchers say they've taken a significant stride forward in understanding how relaxation techniques such as meditation, prayer and yoga improve health: by changing patterns of gene activity that ...

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Artery-clearing surgery good for men, not all women

Women who have had a heart attack benefit from surgery to clear their arteries, though the procedure may harm those with less advanced heart disease, researchers found.

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Salmonella outbreak ongoing, 869 people sickened

By Sue Mueller WEDNESDAY July 2, 2008 (foodconsumer.org) -- The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated on June 1 the ongoing salmonella outbreak saying that the outbreak has resulted in 869 cases of illness and 107 hospitalizations ...

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Study finds people with HIV living longer

By Michael Kahn LONDON (Reuters) - People with HIV in the developed world are no more likely to die in the first five years following infection than men and women in the general population, British researchers said on Tuesday.

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Watermelon Like Viagra? Fruit's Nutrients Found to Cause the Same ...

By Robert Dougherty, published Jul 02, 2008 Watermelons are regarded as a good fruit to eat on a hot day. One thing watermelons have never been associated with is Viagra, however.

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Many Sunscreens Ineffective, Group Says

An environmental research and advocacy group contends that most name-brand sunscreens are insufficiently effective or potentially unsafe.

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