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• HEALTHDAY - PUBLIC HEALTH

  Roadside Breath Test for Drugs Could Be on Horizon

  

  Posted 7:00 AM 4/26/2013 by Robert Preidt

  FRIDAY, April 26 (HealthDay News) -- A roadside breathalyzer test for marijuana, cocaine and other illegal drugs could be a step closer to reality, thanks to new research.

  Using a commercially available breath sampler, Swedish scientists were able to identify 12 (More)

  
  

• HEALTHDAY - INFECTIOUS DISEASE

  No Evidence That New Bird Flu Passes Between People: Study

  

  Posted 10:00 AM 4/25/2013 by Robert Preidt

  THURSDAY, April 25 (HealthDay News) -- A new study is the first to confirm that the H7N9 bird flu virus is passed from birds to people. But the study did not find evidence of person-to-person transmission.

  In the study, Chinese scientists provide details about four cases of human H7N9 (More)

  
  

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• HEALTHDAY - CANCER

  Many Who Got Thyroid Cancer After Chernobyl Still Alive: Study

  

  Posted 12:00 PM 4/24/2013 by Robert Preidt

  WEDNESDAY, April 24 (HealthDay News) -- Many people who were children and teens when they developed thyroid cancer after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 are now in total or nearly complete remission, a new study indicates.

  The finding is good news for people exposed to radiation (More)

  
  

• HEALTHDAY - ALLERGY RESPIRATORY

  Many Americans Breathing Cleaner Air: Report

  

  Posted 7:00 AM 4/24/2013 by By Carina Storrs
  HealthDay Reporter

  WEDNESDAY, April 24 (HealthDay News) -- Although many Americans are now breathing cleaner air, others are living in cities that are more polluted than they were a decade ago, a new report shows.

  "The long-term trend is positive and headed to much cleaner air," said report author Janice (More)

  
  

• HEALTHDAY - PUBLIC HEALTH

  Motorcycle Deaths Continue to Climb: Report

  

  Posted 7:00 AM 4/24/2013 by Robert Preidt

  WEDNESDAY, April 24 (HealthDay News) -- An estimated 5,000 motorcyclists were killed on U.S. roads in 2012, an increase of about 9 percent from the previous year, a new report shows.

  Last year's number of motorcyclist deaths is near an all-time high, and (More)

  
  

• HEALTHDAY - CAREGIVING

  'Misdiagnosis' Leading Cause of U.S. Malpractice Payouts: Study

  

  Posted 5:00 PM 4/22/2013 by By Denise Mann
  HealthDay Reporter

  MONDAY, April 22 (HealthDay News) -- Missed or wrong diagnoses made up the lion's share of U.S. malpractice payouts -- which totaled nearly $39 billion -- during the past 25 years, finds a new study of more than 350,000 claims.

  "These are the most common and the most costly of all (More)