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New research institute could help create jobs, improve health for Hoosiers
WSBT-TVSOUTH BEND-- The Indiana Biosciences Research Institute is the first of its kind in the country and it could one day lead to research breakthroughs in cancer, heart disease and other diseases. The institute is a collaborative effort between the state,...Tags: Science, Diseases and Illnesses, Heart Disease, Research, University of Notre Dame
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Study: Helmet law weakened, motorcycle injuries up
WASHINGTON (AP) — The average medical claim from a motorcycle crash rose by more than one-fifth last year in Michigan after the state stopped requiring all riders to wear helmets, according to an insurance industry study. Across the nation,...
Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Insurance, Justice System, University of Michigan, Highway Transportation
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Babies born after mom's obesity surgery do better
WASHINGTON (AP) — Obese mothers tend to have kids who become obese. Now provocative research suggests weight-loss surgery may help break that unhealthy cycle in an unexpected way — by affecting how their children's genes behave. In a first-...
Tags: Premature Birth, Overweight, Duke University, Research, Science and Technology
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Scientists find new gene markers for cancer risk
NEW YORK (AP) — A huge international effort involving more than 100 institutions and genetic tests on 200,000 people has uncovered dozens of signposts in DNA that can help reveal further a person's risk for breast, ovarian or prostate cancer,...Tags: Medical Specialization, Health Treatments, Ovarian Cancer, Mammogram, Cambridge (England)
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Bill for tougher Ind. abortion pill law advances
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Indiana clinics that provide only abortion drugs would face the same requirements as those where surgical abortions are performed under a proposal approved Wednesday by a state legislative committee. The bill approved by the...Tags: Politics, Personal Income, Drugs and Medicines, Family, Abortion
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SPECIAL REPORT: Obamacare (Part 2)
WSBT-TVThe WSBT Fact Finder team is taking a look at what health care reform means to you. We explored how Obamacare could affect where you get treated and who treats you. Historically, the American health system was identified as hospitals and doctors. Now,...Tags: Health Insurance, Health Care Reform (2009), Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Hospitals and Clinics
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Study sees prostate cancer treatment side effects
A new study shows how important it is for men to carefully consider treatments for early-stage prostate cancer. Fifteen years after surgery or radiation treatment, nearly all of the older men in the study had some problems having sex. About one-fifth...Tags: Health Treatments, Urinary Incontinence, Cialis (drug), Diseases and Illnesses, Levitra (drug)
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Notre Dame's Kelly wins another 'Coach of the Year' award
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Just hours before his team's final matchup of the college football season, Notre Dame's Brian Kelly on Monday was named the Liberty Mutual Insurance 'Coach of the Year.' The annual award, which honors sportsmanship,...
Tags: Bowl Championship Series, Sports, University of Notre Dame, Financial Aid, Ronald McDonald House Charities
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Purdue Extension studies obesity among rural kids
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — Purdue Extension researchers are helping with a multi-state study that's seeking the causes of childhood obesity among preschoolers in the Midwest's rural areas. The federally funded study led by Kansas State University...
Tags: Weight, Obesity
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Unemployment may increase chances of heart attacks
CHICAGO (AP) — Unemployment hurts more than your wallet — it may damage your heart. That's according to a study linking joblessness with heart attacks in older workers. The increased odds weren't huge, although multiple job losses posed as...
Tags: Internal Medicine, Duke University, High Blood Pressure, University of Michigan, Heart Attack
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Booze calories nearly equal soda's for US adults
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans get too many calories from soda. But what about alcohol? It turns out adults get almost as many empty calories from booze as from soft drinks, a government study found. Soda and other sweetened drinks — the focus...Tags: Wines, Coca-Cola Co., Weight, Long Island, Obesity
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More women have driver's licenses than men in US
WASHINGTON (AP) — Women have passed men on the nation's roads. More women than men now have driver's licenses, a reversal of a longtime gender gap behind the wheel that transportation researchers say is likely to have safety and economic...
Tags: Services and Shopping, Media Industry, Research, University of Michigan, Public Transportation
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