Study: Banning fast-food TV ads could dent obesity (AP)

AP - A little less “I’m Lovin’ It” could put a significant dent in the problem of childhood obesity, suggests a new study that attempts to measure the effect of TV fast-food ads.


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November 20th, 2008

Philippine family planning bill headed for defeat: Church (AFP)

File photo shows a Philippina looking on as her children play in front of their shanty house in the Tondo neighbourhood of Manila. The Roman Catholic church on Thursday said it has sufficient support in the Philippine congress to defeat a controversial family planning bill promoting sex education and the use of contraceptives.(AFP/File/Jes Aznar)AFP - The Roman Catholic church on Thursday said it has sufficient support in the Philippine congress to defeat a controversial family planning bill promoting sex education and the use of contraceptives.



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November 19th, 2008

Health Tip: Is Your Child More Prone to Ear Infections? (HealthDay)

HealthDay - (HealthDay News) — Ear infections are common in children, and
may occur for a variety of reasons.


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November 19th, 2008

Growth Hormone Boost May Not Slow Alzheimer’s (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) — A compound that boosts
growth hormone levels in Alzheimer’s patients may not slow the disease,
new research suggests.


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November 19th, 2008

Technique Tracks Cancer-Killing Cells (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) — U.S. researchers say
they’ve developed a new long-term method of monitoring the location and
survival of cancer-killing cells within the body.


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November 19th, 2008

Early HIV Treatment Best for Babies (HealthDay)

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 19 (HealthDay News) — A new study finalizes
research that changed guidelines around the world regarding when
HIV-infected babies should begin drug therapy.


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November 19th, 2008

Cancer drug Avastin raises risk of blood clots: study (AFP)

Stony Brook University logo. The anti-cancer drug Avastin increases the risk of blood clots in the legs and lungs by 33 percent, according to an analysis published by US researchers Wednesday.(Stony Brook University)AFP - The anti-cancer drug Avastin increases the risk of blood clots in the legs and lungs by 33 percent, according to an analysis published by US researchers Wednesday.



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November 19th, 2008

Early treatment best for AIDS-infected babies (Reuters)

Reuters - Sooner is better when it comes to treating infants born with the AIDS virus, HIV, researchers reported on Wednesday.


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November 19th, 2008

Surgeon who did first US heart transplant dies (AP)

In this photo released by L.VAD Technology Inc., Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz is shown in New York in 1968. Dr. Kantrowitz, who performed the first human heart transplant in the United States in 1967 also pioneered development of mechanical devices to prolong the life of patients with heart failure, died in Ann Arbor, Mich., Friday, Nov. 14, 2008. He was 90. (AP Photo/L.VAD Technology Inc.)AP - Dr. Adrian Kantrowitz, a cardiac surgeon who performed the nation’s first human heart transplant and who also developed lifesaving medical implants, has died. He was 90. Kantrowitz died Friday in Ann Arbor of complications from heart failure, said his wife, Jean Kantrowitz.



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November 19th, 2008

Teen lives 4 months with no heart, leaves hospital (AP)

AP - D’Zhana Simmons says she felt like a “fake person” for 118 days when she had no heart beating in her chest. “But I know that I really was here,” the 14-year-old said, “and I did live without a heart.”


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November 19th, 2008

European patent office restores breast cancer gene patent (AFP)

A pink ribbon is seen as a symbol of breast cancer awareness. The European Patent Office on Wednesday restored on appeal a controversial patent for a breast cancer gene that had been withdrawn from a US biotech firm, but granting it in a more restricted form than before.(AFP/Keystone/File/Edi Engeler)AFP - The European Patent Office on Wednesday restored on appeal a controversial patent for a breast cancer gene that had been withdrawn from a US biotech firm, but granting it in a more restricted form than before.



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November 19th, 2008

Insurers make pitch for health coverage mandate (AP)

AP - The health insurance industry said Wednesday it will support a national health care overhaul that requires them to accept all customers, regardless of pre-existing medical conditions — but in return it wants lawmakers to mandate that everyone buy coverage.


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November 19th, 2008

Gender and age impact stomach cancer prognosis (Reuters)

Reuters - Older men and younger women fare worse with stomach, or “gastric” cancer than patients in other gender and age groups, research shows.


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November 19th, 2008

Doctors transplant windpipe with stem cells (AP)

In this image released by the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona on Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2008, a patient's collapsed lung, at right, is seen prior to a windpipe transplant which used tissue grown from the patient's own stem cells. European doctors have performed a windpipe transplant with tissue grown from the patient's own stem cells, eliminating the need for anti-rejection drugs. (AP Photo/Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, HO)AP - Doctors have given a woman a new windpipe with tissue grown from her own stem cells, eliminating the need for anti-rejection drugs. “This technique has great promise,” said Dr. Eric Genden, who did a similar transplant in 2005 at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. That operation used both donor and recipient tissue. Only a handful of windpipe, or trachea, transplants have ever been done.


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November 19th, 2008

For Bulgarian nurses, freedom isn’t easy (The Christian Science Monitor)

The Christian Science Monitor - For eight years, five Bulgarian nurses were locked in a Libyan prison, accused of intentionally infecting 426 Libyan children with HIV, and dreaming of the day they would get released and expose the charges as fraudulent.


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November 19th, 2008

Robots may come to aging boomers’ rescue (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) — In the not-so-distant future,
American seniors may turn to helpful, uncomplaining robots to fill the
worrisome “care gap” that many face today.


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November 18th, 2008

Vitamin C, E Supplements Won’t Help Prevent Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - SUNDAY, Nov. 16 (HealthDay News) — Coming on the heels of two studies
discounting the usefulness of vitamin B, folic acid, vitamin D and calcium
supplements for cancer prevention, U.S. researchers report that vitamins C
and E supplements won’t help prevent cancer, either.


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November 18th, 2008

Non-AIDS Cancer Risk Higher for Those With HIV (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) — People with HIV have about twice
the risk of developing a non-AIDS cancer as members of the general
population, a new report says.


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November 18th, 2008

Diet, Exercise May Modify Breast Cancer Risks (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) — Scientists believe they have
found out why diet and exercise affect a women’s chance of breast cancer
after she’s past menopause, a new study says.


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November 18th, 2008

Home-Based Programs Benefit Older Cancer Survivors (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) — Home-based programs to get
elderly cancer survivors to eat better and exercise more may help them
improve their ability to live and function, a new study says.


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November 18th, 2008

Canola Oil Consumed During Pregnancy Lowers Breast Cancer Risk for Offspring (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) — Women whose mothers consumed
canola oil during pregnancy and breast-feeding may be less likely to
develop breast cancer than those whose mothers consumed corn oil, a new
study suggests.


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November 18th, 2008

Genetic Trait Could Predict Lung Cancer (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) — Canadian scientists may have
discovered a genetic trait that could provide an early indication of which
former smokers will develop lung cancer.


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November 18th, 2008

Cancer Drug Ups Risk of Clots in Veins (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) — The widely used cancer drug
Avastin appears to be associated with a greater risk of developing blood
clots in the veins of patients with a variety of cancers.


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November 18th, 2008

Cancer Drugs May Treat Type 1 Diabetes (HealthDay)

HealthDay - TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) — Gleevec, a wonder drug that
effectively treats leukemia and other cancers, may also reverse type 1
diabetes, University of California San Francisco, researchers report.


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November 18th, 2008

Panel urges revised warning on facial filler risks (AP)

AP - Cosmetic surgery patients who think facial fillers are a magical antidote to aging must be better informed of possible risks, government health advisers said Tuesday.


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November 18th, 2008

Ginkgo fails to prevent Alzheimer’s in large study (AP)

AP - The dietary supplement ginkgo, long promoted as an aid to memory, didn’t help prevent dementia and Alzheimer’s disease in the longest and largest test of the extract in older Americans. “We don’t think it has a future as a powerful anti-dementia drug,” said Dr. Steven DeKosky of the University of Virginia School of Medicine, who led the federally funded study.


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November 18th, 2008

Diabetes drugs tied to lower prostate cancer risk (Reuters)

Reuters - Drugs used to control diabetes may lower the risk of prostate cancer, investigators at the University of Tampere in Finland report.


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November 18th, 2008

Too little sleep tied to increased cancer risk (Reuters)

Reuters - Regular exercise can reduce a woman’s risk of cancer, but the benefits may slip away if she gets too little sleep, U.S. researchers said on Monday.


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November 18th, 2008

New study backs solvent, leukemia link (Reuters)

Reuters - Research from Italy provides new evidence that exposure to the industrial solvent benzene increases a person’s risk of developing multiple myeloma.


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November 18th, 2008

Fake drugs worth 6.6 million dlrs seized in Asia: Interpol (AFP)

Chinese health enforcement officers unload a truckload of fake and unsafe drugs and medical equipment, to be destroyed in 2002. Police across Southeast Asia have arrested 27 people and seized 6.6 million dollars worth of counterfeit anti-HIV drugs, antibiotics, and other medicines, Interpol said Tuesday.(AFP/File)AFP - Police across Southeast Asia have arrested 27 people and seized 6.6 million dollars worth of counterfeit anti-HIV drugs, antibiotics, and other medicines, Interpol said Tuesday.



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November 18th, 2008

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