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Reuters - Some children who have fallen ill in China after being fed milk formula that had been contaminated with melamine have developed "crystals" in their kidneys, a WHO food safety expert said on Tuesday.
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Heart ailments, infectious diseases and cancer remain the world's top three killers, the U.N. health agency said Monday.
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Reuters - Selenium and vitamin E supplements do not prevent prostate cancer and may in fact be a little bit dangerous, U.S. researchers reported on Monday.
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AP - Your 9-year-old's eyes hurt during homework? Your teen's a slow reader plagued with headaches? They may have a common yet often missed vision problem: Eyes that don't turn together properly to read.
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AP - Heart ailments, infectious diseases and cancer remain the world's top three killers, the U.N. health agency said Monday.
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A monthly injection could halt rheumatoid arthritis in half of all patients, trial data suggests.
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When Heather Saler was diagnosed with lung cancer in 2003, she was determined to do something about it. A nonsmoker, she was bothered by the stigma surrounding lung cancer victims, and frustrated when looking for a coherent, national movement dedicated to funding lung cancer research, such...(more)
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It's not too late to set up a health-savings account this year and contribute the maximum amount -- as long as you get moving by Dec. 1. Health-savings accounts are tax-favored, individual accounts used in conjunction with qualified health-insurance policies that carry high deductibles. HSAs...(more)
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OSLO (Reuters) - Many pesticides used in the European Union may damage brain growth in fetuses and young children, according to a study published on Friday.
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Reuters - Oxford BioMedica said on Friday a cross-trial analysis of its experimental drug TroVax in colorectal, renal and prostate cancer showed a positive correlation between immune response and patient survival.
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Half of all doctors in the U.S. regularly prescribe placebos to patients despite professional rules that forbid the practice, according to a nationwide survey.
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AP - Investigators think they've identified almost everyone who may have contracted the potentially deadly hepatitis C virus at two Las Vegas outpatient medical clinics, a top public health official said Thursday.
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