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news and information articles that significantly
impact the Hispanic medical community. To access
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Study: Vitamin D Helps Fight Lung Cancer
ANAHEIM, Calif. (AP) --
Getting enough vitamin D may be a matter of life
or death. A provocative new study suggests it
plays an important role in surviving lung cancer.
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The Medical Money Pit
A dozen years ago, everyone was talking
about a health care crisis. But then the issue
faded from view: a few years of good data led
many people to conclude that H.M.O.'s and other
innovations had ended the historic trend of
rising medical costs.
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Food Pyramid Gets New Look
For the first time since it introduced the Food
Guide Pyramid in 1992, the federal government
yesterday unveiled a makeover of this well-known
icon that emphasizes eating a variety of food,
including healthful fat, and underscores the
importance of physical activity.
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PIECEWORK
To become a doctor, you spend so much time in
the tunnels of preparation—head down, trying not
to screw up, trying to make it from one day to
the next—that it is a shock to find yourself at
the other end, with someone shaking your hand
and asking how much money you want to make.
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Migrant Workers Being Educated on HIV
FALLBROOK
Calif. (AP) -- Alicia Vera rises bleary-eyed
before dawn, downs a cup of coffee and heads for
nearby fields and churches to help stop the
spread of AIDS. She is among a small group of
health educators working against language,
cultural and economic barriers to reach an
estimated 1.3 million migrant farm laborers
living in California.
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CDC Links Extra Pounds, Lower Death Risk
CHICAGO (AP)
Packing on the pounds is not nearly as deadly as
the government thought, according to a new
calculation from the CDC that found people who
are modestly overweight actually have a lower
risk of death than those of normal weight.
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