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News Articles Related to Patient Safety
Patient Safety news articles from HealthDay

Most Americans Want Health Care Reform
Many frustrated with the inefficiency and cost of the current system, survey finds
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Study Links Agent Orange to Prostate Cancer in Vietnam Vets
But some researchers say the finding fails to establish cause-and-effect
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ER, Doctor Visits Topped 1 Billion in 2006
As America grows older, that's an average of 4 a year per person, CDC report says
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Brain Slow to Judge Fast-Moving Objects Head-On
It builds a statistical model based on what is, in fact, a very unhurried world, study says
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Researchers Find Genes That Influence West Nile Virus
Could lead to way to prevent, treat disease in humans
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Light Stretching Improves Range of Joint Motion
And it does so without weakening muscles, study finds
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What's in a Name? When It Comes to Drugs, Plenty
Doctors and pharmacists struggle to keep pace with medications that sound alike but aren't
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One-Fifth of British Childhood Cancer Survivors Smoke
Study finds despite hazards, many put themselves at increased risk for second malignancies
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New Test Diagnoses Anemia in Chronic Disease
Tool detects concentration of active hepcidin in the blood, researchers say
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HIV Drug Might Spur Resistant Strains of Virus
Used during breast-feeding to prevent mom-to-baby transmission, nevirapine could have downside, study finds
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Commonly Used HIV Infectivity Rate Misses Risks
Wide variety of co-factors affects heterosexual transmission, study finds
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Researchers Push Aggressive Cholesterol Control in Kids
Rather than drugs, they urge early lifestyle, dietary changes
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Immigrant Children Less Likely to Exercise
Study finds they participate in fewer sports but watch less TV
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Diving Accidents Common Among U.S. Kids
About 6,500 kids seen in ERs each year, study finds
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Estrogen May Have Preventive Role in Women's Schizophrenia
Symptoms, including delusions, hallucinatory behavior, improved with estradiol, study says
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