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Drug-resistant bug kills young and healthy in U.S.
June 03, 2008 07:51 PM ET
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A germ that usually causes pimples or
skin rashes caused fatal pneumonia in at least 24 otherwise
young and healthy people during the 2006-2007 flu season and
doctors need to watch for it, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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Antibacterial wipes can spread superbugs: study
June 03, 2008 08:45 PM ET
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LONDON (Reuters) - Disinfectant wipes routinely used in hospitals
may actually spread drug-resistant bacteria rather than kill
the dangerous infections, British researchers said on Tuesday.
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Red wine compound seen protecting heart from aging
June 03, 2008 08:47 PM ET
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A natural compound found in red wine may
protect the heart against the effects of the aging process,
researchers said on Tuesday.
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Mood hormone may affect fat, U.S. study finds
June 03, 2008 07:17 PM ET
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A brain chemical strongly linked to mood
and appetite may also directly affect fat gain, U.S. researchers
reported on Tuesday.
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Study finds colon cancer puzzle
June 03, 2008 04:46 PM ET
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CHICAGO (Reuters) - Colon cancer patients with a family history
of the disease may live longer once treated than those without
the family link, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Gout tied to higher risk of heart disease mortality
June 03, 2008 08:43 PM ET
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For men with risk factors for heart
disease, having the arthritic condition gout may further boost
their odds of dying from heart problems, a study suggests.
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Antibody drug cost-effective for allergic asthma
June 03, 2008 08:41 PM ET
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The antibody drug omalizumab (Xolair)
is cost-effective for treating allergic asthma that has not
responded fully to steroid inhalers and other mediations, according
to a report in the journal Allergy.
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Asthma linked to heart disease and stroke in women
June 03, 2008 08:44 PM ET
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Asthma that begins in adulthood appears
to increase the risk of heart disease and stroke in women but
not in men, according to a report in the American Journal of
Cardiology.
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Fewer babies, more suicides in Japan, report shows
June 04, 2008 09:10 AM ET
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TOKYO (Reuters) - Fewer babies were born and more people committed
suicide in Japan last year, a government report showed on Wednesday,
as the country grapples with a rock-bottom birth rate.
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Drug avoids radiation for early testicular cancer
June 03, 2008 08:42 PM ET
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In men who are diagnosed with earl-stage
testicular cancer, a single dose of the chemotherapy drug carboplatin
is as effective radiation therapy and is much less toxic, according
to study findings presented at the American Society of Clinical
Oncology annual meeting in Chicago.
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