June 12th, 2008 . by stcrim
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Josh Nahum fractured his skull skydiving, but he died of a raging infection he got in the hospital. Each year, 99,000 people die from infections acquired in the hospital Josh’s mother is now pleading with others to take easy steps to avoid becoming a victim. In this week’s Empowered Patient, CNN Medical Correspondent Elizabeth Cohen has the list.
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Jolting the brain fights deep depression
Scientists are testing a device that uses implanted electrodes to jolt the brain and regulate mood circuits — potentially easing deep depression that no other treatments help.
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Nurses’ 280-mile commute helps a city still in need
Nonna Bullock drives 280 miles roundtrip to work. She’s among a handful of nurses who make personal sacrifices to work for New Orleans’ still-struggling health system
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Blood substitutes linked to heart, death risks
A government researcher said Monday that experimental blood substitutes are linked to an increased risk of heart attack and death, and suggested that studies on people should be halted.
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Study questions theory that you can be fat but fit
New research challenges the notion that you can be fat but still be fit, finding that being active can lower but not eliminate heart risks faced by women who are overweight or obese.
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