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76. Is your boss watching your cholesterol?
    Wednesday, October 10, 2012
    NEW YORK (Reuters) - If you're an employee who's looking to save money or make more of it, here's a little advice: Step away from the cigarettes and chocolate éclairs. They might cost you - and not just in your lungs or on your hips.
77. Portable device points to better lung transplants
    Wednesday, October 10, 2012
    LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have successfully tested a portable device to prepare lungs for transplant, potentially boosting the number of organs available and reducing the risk the operation will fail.
78. Man awaits meningitis tests after memorial for wife killed in outbreak
    Wednesday, October 10, 2012
    HOWELL, Michigan (Reuters) - George Cary on Tuesday attended a memorial for his British-born wife Lilian Cary, one of 11 people who have died of meningitis after receiving injections of potentially tainted steroids.
79. US House, Senate lawmakers seek meningitis briefings
    Wednesday, October 10, 2012
    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Leading lawmakers from the U.S. House of Representatives and the Senate on Tuesday asked federal health officials for briefings on a deadly meningitis outbreak in 10 states as a first step toward possible legislative action to strengthen federal drug safety regulations.
80. Trader turned neuroscientist explores risky highs
    Wednesday, October 10, 2012
    LONDON (Reuters) - When John Coates was on a winning streak during his days as a trader at Deutsche Bank and Goldman Sachs, the narcotic-like "high" he experienced was so powerful he was determined to find out more.
81. Cell receptor research wins Americans chemistry Nobel
    Wednesday, October 10, 2012
    STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Two American scientists won the 2012 Nobel Prize for chemistry on Wednesday for research into how cells respond to external stimuli that is helping to develop better drugs to fight diseases such as diabetes, cancer and depression.
82. Sports only small risk in rare bleeding disorder
    Tuesday, October 9, 2012
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Participating in sports such as basketball or wrestling appears to increase the bleeding risk in boys with a rare blood clotting disorder, but the overall risk remains small, according to new research from Australia.
83. Fewer heart stents in US states reporting outcomes
    Tuesday, October 9, 2012
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In what might be an unintended consequence of health care improvement efforts, older heart attack patients seem less likely to get stents in the U.S. states that require hospitals to report the outcomes of such procedures, according to a new study.
84. Controversial bone product often used in kids
    Tuesday, October 9, 2012
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Nearly one in ten U.S. children undergoing spine fusion surgery get injections with bioengineered bone-growth proteins that have not been green-lighted for that use by health regulators, researchers have found.
85. Female heart attack victims more likely to call 911
    Tuesday, October 9, 2012
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women suffering symptoms of a heart attack are more likely than their male counterparts to dial 911 - but there's a lot of room for improvement for men and women, alike, a new study finds.
86. More evidence flu shot is safe for the egg-allergic
    Tuesday, October 9, 2012
    NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - With flu season approaching, a new study offers more reassurance that kids with egg allergies can be safely vaccinated against the virus.
87. Deadly brain-eating amoeba resurfaces in Pakistan
    Tuesday, October 9, 2012
    ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - A brain-eating amoeba has killed at least 10 people in Pakistan's most populous city since May, a World Health Organization official said on Tuesday.
88. States on alert for fungal meningitis outbreak
    Tuesday, October 9, 2012
    (Reuters) - A rare outbreak of fungal meningitis in the United States has so far killed eight people. Health officials estimate that as many as 13,000 people in 23 states may have received steroid injections linked to the disease.
89. What to expect when you choose a health plan
    Tuesday, October 9, 2012
    (This is part of a five-story package on employee benefits and open enrollment season.)
90. Blood signatures for aggressive prostate cancer?
    Tuesday, October 9, 2012
    LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found two distinct genetic "signatures" for prostate cancer that may help doctors predict which patients have aggressive tumors, and designed experimental blood tests to read those genetic signs like barcodes.

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