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 |  | | | | |  | | | | November 10, 2008 09:04 AM ET
 | CHICAGO (Reuters) - Use of diagnostic imaging tests in the United States has increased across the board in recent years, with more patients getting the tests and more tests being ordered per patient, researchers said on Monday.
| | | November 10, 2008 05:18 PM ET
 | HONG KONG (Reuters) - Sleeping less than 7.5 hours a day may raise the risk of heart disease in elderly people, especially those who have elevated blood pressure at night, a study in Japan has found.
| | | November 10, 2008 04:48 PM ET
 | WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Brain scans of people with an abnormality that is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease are strengthening the notion that greater education levels somehow protect against this common form of dementia.
| | | November 10, 2008 04:59 PM ET
| NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Drug-coated stents were more effective in reducing the risk of repeat surgical procedures, heart attack and death in patients with diabetes, compared with the older bare metal stents, according to results of a study released on Monday.
| | | November 10, 2008 04:53 PM ET
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Stem cell advocates and researchers are eagerly awaiting the moment next year when president-elect Barack Obama rescinds a directive that limits federal funding of human embryonic stem-cell research.
| | | November 10, 2008 01:59 PM ET
| CHICAGO (Reuters) - CVS Caremark Corp said on Monday it is offering discounts of about 30 percent on fertility treatments to couples struggling with infertility and high medication costs.
| | | November 10, 2008 04:19 PM ET
| LONDON (Reuters) - Doctors may one day be able to use stem cells taken from umbilical cord blood to build new heart valves for children born with heart defects, German scientists said on Monday.
| | | November 10, 2008 04:21 PM ET
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Use of antibiotics at U.S. hospitals is rising despite concerns about fueling bacterial resistance, with Wyeth's Zosyn and the older drug vancomycin driving the trend, researchers said.
| | | November 10, 2008 02:33 PM ET
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A survey of nurses in elementary and middle schools found that food allergy action plans for students with food allergies are used inconsistently.
| | | November 10, 2008 04:13 PM ET
| CHICAGO (Reuters) - A law that requires older drivers in Florida to prove they can see well enough to drive cut collision-related deaths among the over-80 set by 17 percent, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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Increases in imaging tests widespread: study
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