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Cancer Patients Exposed to High Radiation (AP)
AP - Dozens of patients at a cancer treatment center were exposed to radiation levels 50 percent stronger than they were supposed to receive because a radiation machine was improperly ...
Surgical Infection Rates Lower in Elderly (HealthDay)
HealthDay - FRIDAY, April 1 (HealthDay News) -- Risks for infection at the site of surgery appear to rise each year until age 65, when the risk steadily begins to decline, a new study ...
Autumn Birth Linked to Childhood Brain Cancer (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SATURDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- Can the time of year you were born affect your chances of developing brain cancer?
Statins Do More Than Lower Cholesterol (HealthDay)
HealthDay - SATURDAY, April 2 (HealthDay News) -- There's more evidence statin drugs, which include popular medications like Lipitor, Pravachol and Zocor, prevent heart attack and ...
Abortion trial resumes in Portugal amid protests (AFP)
AFP - About 100 pro-abortion activists protested outside a Portuguese court as the trial of three women accused of violating the staunchly Roman Catholic nation's strict rules against ...
Study Uses Video Games to Fight Obesity (AP)
AP - Like many 11-year-old boys, K.D. Jones loves sports. But at 5 feet, 175 pounds, he found his weight and the asthma it caused an obstacle to enjoying many activities. His doctor wanted ...
Memory Remains Intact in Type 1 Diabetics (Reuters)
Reuters - Some areas of cognitive
function, or thinking ability, are impaired in patients with
type 1 diabetes, but learning and memory remain intact, Dutch
investigators report.
Fibroid Treatment May Not Complicate Pregnancy (Reuters)
Reuters - Uterine artery embolization is
a blood vessel blocking technique used to treat fibroids,
benign growths in the uterus that can cause pain and other
symptoms. Although this ...
Victims of Nazi Medical Experiments Get More Funds (Reuters)
Reuters - Some 714 surviving victims of Nazi
medical experiments are being paid additional funds, bringing
their compensation to 6,693 euros ($8,675) each, an
international aid agency said ...
Bush Order Allows Isolation of Those with Bird Flu (Reuters)
Reuters - President Bush issued a directive on
Friday allowing authorities to detain or isolate any passenger
suspected of having avian flu when arriving in the United
States aboard an ...
Computer Helps Detect Small Breast Cancers (Reuters)
Reuters - A computer-aided detection
system can help radiologists spot small breast tumors that may
otherwise be missed, results of a study show. The system
detected 92 percent of cancers ...
HIV Testing Advised for All Sexually Active People
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Now is the time to implement routine, not risk-based, HIV testing, according to an editorial published in the medical journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.
Fruit, Veggies Tied to Lower Pancreatic Cancer Risk
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - New research from Canada suggests that a diet rich in fruits and vegetables may help prevent pancreatic cancer, a particularly deadly type of tumor.
New Test Detects Multiple Sclerosis
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A protein pattern or "molecular footprint" in the blood can distinguish patients with multiple sclerosis from healthy subjects, preliminary research suggests ...
Girls Follow Mom's Lead When Eating Fruits, Veggies
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When mothers add more fruits and vegetables to their plates, their daughters do as well, new research reports.
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