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needles stories: 3 news summaries

Drug Centers Hit by Worker Overdoses

Burnt-out harm reduction volunteers fall prey to addiction

Jan 10, 09 5:47 AM CST
(Newser) - Needle exchange programs have helped drastically cut rates of HIV infection among heroin users but often take a heavy toll on their volunteers, the Wall Street Journal reports. Unpaid or poorly paid staff members work long hours in tough inner-city conditions, often without proper training. All too often they end... More »

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drugs • drug addiction • HIV • heroin • overdose • drug abuse • needles

HPV Shot Extra Painful, Say Patients

Docs report patients fainting
after stinging injection

Jan 4, 08 3:54 AM CST
(Newser) - Recipients of the new HPV vaccine are reporting that it's more painful than regular vaccines because not only does the needle hurt, but the vaccine itself stings as it's injected. Doctors have reported teenage girls fainting when getting the shot of Gardasil, although that may be in part because teenagers... More »

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HPV • cervical cancer • Gardasil • vaccine • virus • needles • teenager

Chinese Woman 'Needled' for Being Female

26 needles embedded by grandparents who wanted a grandson

Sep 9, 07 6:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Chinese doctors have found an astonishing 26 sewing needles embedded in the body of a woman which they believe were inserted when she was a baby by grandparents who wanted a grandson. Some of the needles have pierced vital organs, and a broken one lies in the woman's brain. The... More »

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China • surgery • women • grandparents • needles • Guangdong

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