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Study suggests too many invasive heart tests given
(AP) |  AP - A troublingly high number of U.S. patients who are given angiograms to check for heart disease turn out not to have a significant problem, according to the latest study to suggest Americans get an excess of medical tests.
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Do needle-exchange programs really work? | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Needle-exchange programs designed to cut injection drug users' risk of HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, and other infections do seem to reduce needle sharing, but there is only limited evidence that they lower disease transmission, a new research review concludes.
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Hospital rap over medicine errors | | Too many patients in England and Wales are not getting their medicines in hospital, a safety watchdog says....
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How to save a friend from the brink | When a friend is depressed, it's hard to know what to say. But by simply reaching out, you may help avert a tragedy like the one Marie Osmond's family experienced. Here's how to gently help. ...
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