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2008 Mar 05
Date : 2008 03 05 Health 
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Reuters - Blood taken from women whose breast cancer returned showed high levels of estrogen even though many had been treated with estrogen-blocking drugs, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsReuters - Blood taken from women whose breast cancer returned showed high levels of estrogen even though many had been treated with estrogen-blocking drugs, U.S. researchers said on Thursday. read more »
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AP - The House voted Wednesday to require equal health insurance coverage for mental and physical illnesses when policies cover both. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - The House voted Wednesday to require equal health insurance coverage for mental and physical illnesses when policies cover both. read more »
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AP - Nearly 40,000 people learned this week that a trip to the doctor may have made them sick. In a type of scandal more often associated with Third World countries, a Las Vegas clinic was found to be reusing syringes and vials of medication for nearly four years. The shoddy practices may have led to an outbreak of the potentially fatal hepatitis C virus and exposed patients to HIV, too. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - Nearly 40,000 people learned this week that a trip to the doctor may have made them sick. In a type of scandal more often associated with Third World countries, a Las Vegas clinic was found to be reusing syringes and vials of medication for nearly four years. The shoddy practices may have led to an outbreak of the potentially fatal hepatitis C virus and exposed patients to HIV, too. read more »
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Reuters - New U.S. guidelines on checking people for colon cancer offer a range of choices, including so-called virtual colonoscopies and at-home tests. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsReuters - New U.S. guidelines on checking people for colon cancer offer a range of choices, including so-called virtual colonoscopies and at-home tests. read more »
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AP - Medical experts recommended Wednesday that a less invasive procedure known as a virtual colonoscopy and a stool DNA test join the arsenal of screenings for colon cancer in the hopes that more people would get checked out. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - Medical experts recommended Wednesday that a less invasive procedure known as a virtual colonoscopy and a stool DNA test join the arsenal of screenings for colon cancer in the hopes that more people would get checked out. read more »
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AP - Some of Baxter International's recalled blood thinner heparin contained large amounts of a contaminant that might explain hundreds of serious side effects. And the government said Wednesday it's investigating whether what appears to be a fake ingredient got there by accident or by fraud. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - Some of Baxter International's recalled blood thinner heparin contained large amounts of a contaminant that might explain hundreds of serious side effects. And the government said Wednesday it's investigating whether what appears to be a fake ingredient got there by accident or by fraud. read more »
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Reuters - Long-term use of the cancer pill Gleevec may produce fertility problems in women, Greek doctors reported on Wednesday. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsReuters - Long-term use of the cancer pill Gleevec may produce fertility problems in women, Greek doctors reported on Wednesday. read more »
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AP - Government health officials have conceded that childhood vaccines worsened a rare, underlying disorder that ultimately led to autism-like symptoms in a Georgia girl, and that she should be paid from a federal vaccine-injury fund. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - Government health officials have conceded that childhood vaccines worsened a rare, underlying disorder that ultimately led to autism-like symptoms in a Georgia girl, and that she should be paid from a federal vaccine-injury fund. read more »
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AP - Some of Baxter International's recalled blood thinner heparin contained large amounts of a contaminant that might explain hundreds of serious side effects. And the government said Wednesday it's not clear if what appears to be a fake ingredient got there by accident or was fraud. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - Some of Baxter International's recalled blood thinner heparin contained large amounts of a contaminant that might explain hundreds of serious side effects. And the government said Wednesday it's not clear if what appears to be a fake ingredient got there by accident or was fraud. read more »
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) - Children can suffer bruises, muscle stiffness and strains from backpacks that are too heavy or are worn improperly. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsHealthDay - (HealthDay News) - Children can suffer bruises, muscle stiffness and strains from backpacks that are too heavy or are worn improperly. read more »
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Mice given the weight-loss drug rimonabant became resistant to alcohol's fat-building effects in the liver, which suggests the medication may help fight alcoholic fatty liver in humans, says a U.S. study. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsHealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 5 (HealthDay News) -- Mice given the weight-loss drug rimonabant became resistant to alcohol's fat-building effects in the liver, which suggests the medication may help fight alcoholic fatty liver in humans, says a U.S. study. read more »
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Reuters - Testing men with prostate cancer for a substance called endoglin in their blood may help doctors know if the cancer has spread outside the gland to the lymph nodes, new research shows. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsReuters - Testing men with prostate cancer for a substance called endoglin in their blood may help doctors know if the cancer has spread outside the gland to the lymph nodes, new research shows. read more »
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AP - Baxter International Inc. has found signs of a possible contaminant in the recalled blood thinner heparin that caused hundreds of serious side effects further pointing suspicion at ingredient suppliers in China. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - Baxter International Inc. has found signs of a possible contaminant in the recalled blood thinner heparin that caused hundreds of serious side effects further pointing suspicion at ingredient suppliers in China. read more »
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AFP - Researchers in Sweden have discovered a protein that stimulates the formation of fat cells, a finding that could potentially be used to treat obesity, the Karolinska Institute said Wednesday. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAFP - Researchers in Sweden have discovered a protein that stimulates the formation of fat cells, a finding that could potentially be used to treat obesity, the Karolinska Institute said Wednesday. read more »
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AP - A couple retiring this year will need about $225,000 in savings to cover medical costs in retirement, according to a study released Wednesday by Fidelity Investments. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - A couple retiring this year will need about $225,000 in savings to cover medical costs in retirement, according to a study released Wednesday by Fidelity Investments. read more »
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AP - When they get older, Logan, Eli and Collin Penn may blanch at the notion they wore nail polish to their first news conference. But it's the only way their parents know how to tell the boys apart right now. read more »
Yahoo! News: Health NewsAP - When they get older, Logan, Eli and Collin Penn may blanch at the notion they wore nail polish to their first news conference. But it's the only way their parents know how to tell the boys apart right now. read more »