2008 Mar 11
Date : 2008 03 11 Health 
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Reuters - Sales of prescription drugs in the United States grew by just 3.8 percent in 2007, marking the lowest growth rate since 1961, according to data compiled by IMS Health. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsReuters - Sales of prescription drugs in the United States grew by just 3.8 percent in 2007, marking the lowest growth rate since 1961, according to data compiled by IMS Health. read more »
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AP - A North Carolina high schooler beat out 1,600 others nationwide to win a $100,000 scholarship Tuesday for developing a model she used to identify stage II colon cancer patients at a high risk for recurrence. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - A North Carolina high schooler beat out 1,600 others nationwide to win a $100,000 scholarship Tuesday for developing a model she used to identify stage II colon cancer patients at a high risk for recurrence. read more »
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AP - Minorities are more likely than white patients to rate their health care as fair or poor, a view that is particularly true among Chinese-Americans, blacks born in Africa and Vietnamese-Americans. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - Minorities are more likely than white patients to rate their health care as fair or poor, a view that is particularly true among Chinese-Americans, blacks born in Africa and Vietnamese-Americans. read more »
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- More than 3 million teenaged girls have at least one sexually transmitted disease (STD), a new government study suggests. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsHealthDay - TUESDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- More than 3 million teenaged girls have at least one sexually transmitted disease (STD), a new government study suggests. read more »
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AP - On Web sites touting the mind-blowing powers of Salvia divinorum, come-ons to buy the hallucinogenic herb are accompanied by warnings: "Time is running out!" and "stock up while you still can." read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - On Web sites touting the mind-blowing powers of Salvia divinorum, come-ons to buy the hallucinogenic herb are accompanied by warnings: "Time is running out!" and "stock up while you still can." read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Mesothelioma News 
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Scientists have established a mouse model for human malignant mesothelioma that will provide valuable insight into cancer development and progression along with new directions for design of therapeutic strategies. The research may eventually lead to a substantially improved outlook for patients with this devastating disease. Malignant mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer originating from the mesot read more »
ScienceDaily: Mesothelioma NewsScientists have established a mouse model for human malignant mesothelioma that will provide valuable insight into cancer development and progression along with new directions for design of therapeutic strategies. The research may eventually lead to a substantially improved outlook for patients with this devastating disease. Malignant mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer originating from the mesot read more »
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AP - At least one in four teenage American girls has a sexually transmitted disease, suggests a first-of-its-kind federal study that startled some adolescent-health experts. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - At least one in four teenage American girls has a sexually transmitted disease, suggests a first-of-its-kind federal study that startled some adolescent-health experts. read more »
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Reuters - U.S. health officials warned parents and doctors about Tussionex, the prescription cough medicine, saying it may have fatal side effects if used inappropriately. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsReuters - U.S. health officials warned parents and doctors about Tussionex, the prescription cough medicine, saying it may have fatal side effects if used inappropriately. read more »
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AP - Groups representing most of the nation's hospitals announced Tuesday they were suing federal health officials to block the enactment of regulations that some hospitals claim threaten their survival. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - Groups representing most of the nation's hospitals announced Tuesday they were suing federal health officials to block the enactment of regulations that some hospitals claim threaten their survival. read more »
Date : 2008 03 11 Weight Loss 
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Reuters - Working with a dietitian is an effective way for some people to bring down their cholesterol levels without drugs, a new study shows. read more »
Yahoo! Health: Weight Loss NewsReuters - Working with a dietitian is an effective way for some people to bring down their cholesterol levels without drugs, a new study shows. read more »
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- There's good news for the 60 percent of women with breast cancer whose malignancies are estrogen-driven: Researchers say taking the aromatase inhibitor (AI) drug letrozole (Femara) can cut risk of a recurrence by more than half. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsHealthDay - TUESDAY, March 11 (HealthDay News) -- There's good news for the 60 percent of women with breast cancer whose malignancies are estrogen-driven: Researchers say taking the aromatase inhibitor (AI) drug letrozole (Femara) can cut risk of a recurrence by more than half. read more »
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) - It's important to follow your doctor's instructions precisely when taking any medication, especially if you're taking more than one. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsHealthDay - (HealthDay News) - It's important to follow your doctor's instructions precisely when taking any medication, especially if you're taking more than one. read more »
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Reuters - British researchers who tried to show why overweight mothers tend to have overweight children said on Monday they had filled in one small piece of the puzzle. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsReuters - British researchers who tried to show why overweight mothers tend to have overweight children said on Monday they had filled in one small piece of the puzzle. read more »
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AFP - Thailand's health minister said Tuesday he would keep a controversial generic drugs program for cancer medicines, reversing his earlier decision to review it for possible cancellation. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAFP - Thailand's health minister said Tuesday he would keep a controversial generic drugs program for cancer medicines, reversing his earlier decision to review it for possible cancellation. read more »