The Indianapolis Monumental Marathon kicked off Saturday morning without a hitch. Some 6,000 folks from 44 states and seven countries took off from Washington and West streets. The race features a full, 26.2 marathon and a half-marathon. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WNDY 23 Indianapolis]
New generation of Catholics support the use of birth control and emergency contraceptives. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WLUK FOX 11 Green Bay]
Officials at Holiday Valley say if the weather cooperates, they will begin making snow Thursday. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WIVB CBS 4 Buffalo]
A Milwaukee family continues the fight against childhood cancer after losing their son to the disease. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTMJ Milwaukee, WI]
Experts testify about new Mammogram guidlines [www.clipsyndicate.com | WWLP NBC 22 Springfield M]
The diabetes vaccine [www.clipsyndicate.com | WWLP NBC 22 Springfield M]
drugs become scarce for some bugs [www.clipsyndicate.com | WWLP NBC 22 Springfield M]
Dr. Titus Duncan discusses the five signs of a heart attack. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WAGA FOX 5 Atlanta, GA ]
Medical headlines for Thursday, December 3. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WNYW FOX 5 New York, NY]
MPS is considering a proposal that would make free condoms available to students provided the students meet several conditions. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTMJ Milwaukee, WI]
India is under pressure to commit to binding targets to reduce its carbon footprint. But with more and more people upgrading from two wheels to four, there is concern about an increase in emissions. The WHO estimates that nearly 120,000 Indians die each year from polluted air, out of two million worldwide. Languageen Duration00:02:05 ProductsPRWINT CodeNameMMV100019 FileNameMMV100019_TEN- Puneet Masih, customer looking to buy new car - Dr Pramod Niphadkar, Chest Physician and Honourary Secretary of the Asthma and Bronchitis association of India - Darius Lam, Associate editor, Autocar Professional magazineSCRIPT: In a car showroom in south Mumbai, Puneet Masih is looking to buy a new car for his parents. He's one of a rising number of young middle class Indians with money to spend. Last financial year just over 1.5 million new cars were sold, making the country one of the fastest growing car markets. But despite the sheer volume of vehicles on the roads and concern about its impact on pollution levels, what Puneet wants is a good deal and a fuel efficient car that can cope with the stop-start of chronic congestion. SOUNDBITE 1: Puneet Masih, customer. (English, 10 secs) "It's got a lot of cabin space, which gives you a lot of leg room space and the fuel efficiency is quite good. That's the main reason I'm here and it's a pretty decent city car." Traffic jams are a part of daily life in cities like Mumbai, but there's concern pollution is directly affecting people's health. At this chest clinic in the city centre an increasing number of patients are being diagnosed with asthma and bronchitis. The doctor in charge here is clear about what's to blame. SOUNDBITE 2: Dr Pramod Niphadkar, Chest Physician. (English, 12 secs) "See, by and large, if you see the car pollution is the main and the sole factor which is responsible for the increase in the respiratory complaints of patients." The country's car manufacturers are making efforts to go green, but as the middle class continue to seek a symbol of their new-found wealt
A college student from Barrington is in a North Carolina hospital with H1N1, according to a Facebook page set up by her family [www.clipsyndicate.com | WPRI CBS 12 Providence]
A Barrington girl remains on life support fighting the H1N1 virus. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WPRI CBS 12 Providence]
Houston doctors are finding a high rate of kids have heart problems that are going undetected. It's making them think that a traditional physical exam is not enough before allowing children to get involved with sports. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KRIV FOX 7 Houston, TX]
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Task Force Says It Poorly Communicated Breast Cancer Guidelines
Members of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force told Congress, "We have communicated very poorly" it's recommendations for breast cancer screening. (Dec. 2) [www.clipsyndicate.com | Associated Press]
Minnesota has now recorded 39 deaths related to H1N1 flu infections, including seven new cases reported by the state health department Wednesday. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KMSP FOX 9 Minneapolis]
The Vigo County Health Department has been out of the seasonal flu vaccine since October. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WTHI CBS 10 Terre Haute]
It’s the perfect stress reliever, especially for this time of year. In Style File, we’ll show you a great way to relieve stress for under 20 bucks. Check out the video inside the story... [www.clipsyndicate.com | KTTV FOX 5 Los Angeles]
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There was a big dedication for Muhammed Ali's new Parkinson's center at St. Joseph's Medical Center Wednesday night. [www.clipsyndicate.com | KSAZ FOX 10 Phoenix, AZ]
West Allis reported its first swine flu related death on Wednesday. [www.clipsyndicate.com | WISN ABC 12 Milwaukee WI]
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