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Changes proposed in how psychiatrists diagnose
WASHINGTON - Don't say "mental retardation" - the new term is "intellectual disability." No more diagnoses of Asperger's syndrome - call it a mild version of autism instead. And while "behavioral addictions" will be new to doctors' dictionaries, "Internet addiction" didn't make the cut.
People:Rahm Emanuel Sarah Palin
2010-02-11
Study: Vegetative brains show signs of awareness
NEW YORK - Scientists have detected glimmers of awareness in some vegetative brain-injury patients and have even communicated with one of them - findings that push the boundaries of how to assess and care for such people.
Source:(AP)
2010-02-03
Study finds US birth weights inch down a bit
WASHINGTON - U.S. newborns are arriving a little smaller, says puzzling new Harvard research that can't explain why. Fatter mothers tend to produce heavier babies, and obesity is soaring. Yet the study of nearly 37 million births shows newborns were a bit lighter in 2005 than in 1990, ending a half-century of rising birth weights.
Source:(AP)
2010-01-24
Belgian doctors give injured woman a new windpipe
LONDON - For more than a quarter of a century, Linda De Croock lived with constant pain from a car accident that smashed her windpipe.
Nations:Australia Source:(AP)
2010-01-13
School nurse shortage hampers swine flu response
SAN FRANCISCO - As schools grapple with a resurgence of swine flu, many districts have few or no nurses to prevent or respond to outbreaks, leaving students more vulnerable to a virus that spreads easily in classrooms and takes a heavier toll on children and young adults.
Nations:U.S. Activities:2009 Swine Flu Source:(AP)
2009-09-25
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