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12/04/2008

Low pay, high stress tied to state schools woes: - 12:00 AM

The employees who care for developmentally disabled Texans at 13 large state facilities have some of the lowest-paying, highest-stress jobs in state government.
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12/03/2008

Saliva test could detect heart attacks - 5:19 PM

Local heart attack patients are helping test a new early detection screening that could save lives. It's technology that uses saliva to tell if someone's having a heart attack.
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12/02/2008

S.A. AirLIFE captures statewide EMS honors - 10:37 PM

San Antonio AirLIFE was named 2008 Texas EMS Air Medical Service of the year, out of roughly 25 air medical services in the state.
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Device helps fractured bones heal better - 7:15 PM

A San Antonio medical device company is changing the way some orthopedic surgeons operate. They manufacture a tool called a memory staple that helps fractured bones heal better.
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Group wants everyone over the age of 13 tested for HIV - 1:54 AM

The American College of Physicians is making a medical call to action on this World AIDS Day. The group wants doctors to perform HIV screening tests on all patients over the age of 13.
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No fuss, no agonizing wait for HIV test results - 12:00 AM

Earlier testing and more of it were main themes for the health district as it joined others in Bexar County in observing the 20th annual World AIDS Day, with free HIV testing offered at five city locations.
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12/01/2008

Cowboys' T.O. links mind, body, spirit in fitness book - 12:00 AM

It took years of hard work for Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Terrell Owens to develop his body and reach the top of his game. His book “T.O.'s Finding Fitness: Making the Mind, Body and Spirit Connection for Total Health” contains the secrets to his success.
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Clinical trials aid those with complex diseases - 12:00 AM

Dr. Jerry Mitchell, chairman of the company and adjunct professor at Baylor College of Medicine, spoke with the Houston Chronicle about the importance of clinical trials.
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Ask UT Medicine: Simvastatin could cause swollen legs - 12:00 AM

Q. Since I've started taking 80 mg. of the cholesterol medicine simvastatin, my legs have been swollen. Is this a side effect of the medicine?
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Prosthesis no match for teen's determination - 12:00 AM

Nineteen months ago Matthew Patino was diagnosed with cancer in his right leg. Doctors amputated his lower right leg on April 2, 2007. Through it all he had one goal – to run again.
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Military City expanding its commitment - 12:00 AM

When the Warrior and Family Support Center opened in a 1,200-square-foot room at Fort Sam Houston in 2003, its mission was to operate for six months. But as thousands of wounded were sent to San Antonio for treatment and therapy, the center outgrew its space.
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11/30/2008

Hospital to host cancer support group - 9:21 PM

The North Central Baptist Hospital Cancer Support Group will host a general and breast cancer support group meeting at 10 a.m. Saturday in the Atrium Education Classroom of the hospital, at 520 Madison Oak.
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11/29/2008

HIV tests available on World AIDS Day - 10:11 PM

The Metropolitan Health District will observe World AIDS Day from 9:30 to 11:45 a.m. Monday in the Central Library Auditorium, 600 Soledad.
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S.A. events to mark World AIDS Day with tests and vigils - 12:00 AM

San Antonio will observe World AIDS Day on Monday with a variety of events, from candlelight vigils to awareness programs to free HIV testing at various locations.
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Collected spit will help fine-tune heart attack test - 12:00 AM

For those unlucky enough to suffer crushing chest pain over the next year or so, don't be surprised if the paramedic who answers the call asks for a little spit.
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Some are cutting back on elective surgeries - 12:00 AM

Grayce said she thought long and hard about her tummy tuck and breast lift when her twins were born last year, 18 months after her third child. Grayce went through with the surgery. But as the economy keeps shuddering, others are rethinking all kinds of surgeries.
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