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Healthy News

• Amnesty International Report on U.S. Maternal Health (Time.com) March 15, 2010
  Time.com - In a new report on pregnancy andchildbirth care in the U.S., Amnesty details the maternal health care crisisin this country as part of a systemic violation of women's rights […]
• Common treatments fail to lower diabetic heart risk: study (AFP) March 15, 2010
  AFP - Diabetics who seek to aggressively lower their blood pressure and cholesterol are not reducing their risk of a heart attack and could suffer negative side effects, a study released Sunday said. […]
• Study: Mini clip is safer than heart-valve surgery (AP) March 15, 2010
  AP - Many Americans with leaky heart valves soon might be able to get them fixed without open-heart surgery. A study showed that a tiny clip implanted through an artery was safer and nearly as effective as surgery, doctors reported Sunday. […]