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'Time-bending drug' for jet lag

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Scientists announce promising trial results for a new drug for jet lag pill that can reset the body's natural sleep rhythms.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Cervical cancer deprivation link

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Women living in deprived areas are more likely to be diagnosed with cervical cancer, English research finds.  comments (0)  | report problem


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'No water' in cholera-hit Harare

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Much of Zimbabwe's capital Harare is without water reportedly due to a lack of purification chemicals, during a cholera outbreak.  comments (0)  | report problem



Radiation Treatment Delays Raise Risk of Cancer Recurrence

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Even short delays in obtaining radiation therapy worsened outcomes for older women with early-stage breast cancer, a new study suggests.   comments (0)  | report problem



NM baby dies from illness associated with formula

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The New Mexico Health Department says a baby has died and another has been hospitalized due to a rare infection.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Antioxidants 'cannot slow ageing'

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Diets and creams which claim their antioxidant properties could cheat the advances of time may be worthless, researchers suggest.  comments (0)  | report problem



Broader medical refusal rule may go far beyond abortion

a shared story    5 hours 46 minutes ago
The Bush administration plans a new 'right of conscience' rule that would allow more workers to refuse more procedures. Critics say it could apply to artificial insemination and birth control. The outgoing Bush administration is planning to announce a broad new "right of conscience" rule permitting...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem



Accidental child poisonings still a major problem

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Reuters - Despite safety advances in product packaging, tens of thousands of U.S. preschoolers visit the emergency room each year for accidental poisonings from medications, supplements and household products, researchers reported Monday.  comments (0)  | report problem



Findings: Health Halo Can Hide the Calories

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Have Americans been seduced into overeating by the so-called health halo associated with certain foods and restaurants?   comments (0)  | report problem


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Researchers link C-section babies to asthma risk

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Reuters - Babies born by Caesarean section are more likely to develop asthma than children delivered naturally, Swiss researchers said on Tuesday.  comments (0)  | report problem


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China reports huge increase in children sickened by tainted milk

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AFP - China has dramatically raised the tally of children sickened by dairy products laced with the industrial chemical melamine to 294,000, more than five times the original figure.  comments (0)  | report problem


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China raises death estimate from tainted milk to six

a shared story    10 hours 46 minutes ago
Reuters - China has lifted to six the number of children believed killed from drinking toxic milk formula, months after a scare that has battered confidence among local and foreign consumers.  comments (0)  | report problem


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