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121. Many heart attack patients don't refill their meds
     Thursday, October 4, 2012
     NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older people who've suffered a heart attack often don't stick with the drugs their doctor prescribes, although the medications have been proven to save lives, according to a new study.
122. Rapid gene machines find cause of newborn illnesses
     Wednesday, October 3, 2012
     CHICAGO (Reuters) - U.S. scientists have sequenced the entire genetic code of four gravely ill newborns and identified genetic diseases in three of them in two days, quick enough to help doctors make treatment decisions.
123. Infant fussiness not tied to later mental health
     Wednesday, October 3, 2012
     NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Babies who fuss and cry a lot may not have a greater chance of mental health issues later in life - despite what their mothers might think, a new study suggests.
124. NY's Bloomberg aims to save mothers, children in Tanzania
     Tuesday, October 2, 2012
     UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg said on Tuesday he is funding the expansion of a pilot maternal health program in Tanzania that is predicted to help 50,000 mothers and their children during the next three years.
125. Fish linked to heart failure risk, omega-3 results mixed
     Tuesday, October 2, 2012
     NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people conscious about their heart health, a new study suggests it may be best to eat fish instead of taking individual omega-3 fatty acids in supplement form.
126. U.S. teen drinking and driving rate cut in half in 20 years
     Tuesday, October 2, 2012
     ATLANTA (Reuters) - The percentage of U.S. high school students who drink and drive has dropped by more than half in two decades, in part due to tougher laws against driving under the influence of alcohol, federal health officials said on Tuesday.
127. Extra vitamin D may not help ward off colds
     Tuesday, October 2, 2012
     NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Loading up on vitamin D is unlikely to prevent the common cold this winter, a new study from New Zealand suggests.
128. Common heart drugs may be less helpful than thought
     Tuesday, October 2, 2012
     NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The cheap and popular heart drugs known as beta-blockers may be overused in many patients, exposing them needlessly to bothersome side effects, a new study suggests.
129. Teens' poor sleep tied to heart risk factors
     Tuesday, October 2, 2012
     NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Teenagers who don't get enough sleep are more likely to have conditions that could affect their heart health down the road, a new report finds.
130. Study finds errors in post-surgery care are common
     Tuesday, October 2, 2012
     NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - If the norm at one large urban teaching hospital is any indicator, surgery patients can expect to experience between four and five procedural mistakes - half of which will cause them real harm - during their post-op recuperation, according to a UK study.
131. Ghana's mentally ill suffer widespread abuses: report
     Tuesday, October 2, 2012
     ACCRA (Reuters) - Thousands of mentally ill people in Ghana are abused in healing camps and hospitals, sometimes chained up and starved in a bid to cleanse them of 'demons,' a Western human rights group said.
132. Docs have mixed feelings on school vaccinations
     Tuesday, October 2, 2012
     NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Colorado doctors mostly support local efforts to give kids their flu shots and other vaccines at school - but they also have misgivings, a new study shows.
133. Analysis: Romney would send consumers healthcare bill, with benefits
     Tuesday, October 2, 2012
     WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney has a prescription for controlling soaring costs within the $2.8 trillion U.S. healthcare system, partly by making consumers pay more of their own medical bills.
134. Patients like reading their doctors' notes: study
     Monday, October 1, 2012
     NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Both doctors and patients gave high marks to a program allowing patients to access their primary care physicians' office notes online, in a new study.
135. Do seniors turn to the right places at end of life?
     Monday, October 1, 2012
     NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new study says almost one third of Medicare's beneficiaries use the program to pay for end-of-life care at nursing homes, which may not be equipped to treat or prevent pain and suffering.

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