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Thursday 20 November 2008
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Open Season For Medicare Part D Enrollment
Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD
From November 15th to the end of December is "open season" for American senior citizens to sign up for another year to benefit from the federal government program known as Medicare Part D designed to help eligible older...
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American Teenager Survives 4 Months Without Heart
Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD
A 14-year old American girl was kept alive for 118 days without a heart while waiting for a second heart transplant at a hospital in Florida; surgeons fitted a custom-made artificial heart after removing the first...
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Genetic Testing For Diabetes Type 2 Still In Its Infancy
Written by Catharine Paddock, PhD
Genetic testing for type 2 diabetes is still in its infancy, said researchers who did a US study that compared risk assessment based on screening for gene variants with more traditional risk factors like weight, blood pressure and blood sugar...
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