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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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C-Section Might Boost Baby's Asthma Risk

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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Children born by Caesarean section are at increased risk of asthma, according to Swiss researchers, who conducted long-term monitoring of the respiratory health of nearly 3,000 infants.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Study sheds light on breast cancer drug failure

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Reuters - The most commonly used breast cancer drug may cause tumors to spread in a small number of women with low levels of a protein which makes cells stick together, British researchers said on Thursday.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Consumer group questions online medical device ads

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A consumer watchdog group on Wednesday questioned the legality of several advertisements for medical devices that appear on YouTube and called on regulators to crack down on the promotions.  comments (0)  | report problem


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School-Based Program Can Change Kids' Lives

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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 3 HealthDay News) -- Urban kids who took part in a social development program in elementary school had improved mental health, sexual health, and educational and economic success as young adults, a new study finds.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Evidence Gap: British Balance Gain Versus Cost of Latest Drugs

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Skyrocketing health care prices have led a growing number of countries to follow Britain’s example when asking the hardest of questions: How much is life worth?   comments (0)  | report problem



Many Patients Not Helped by Extended Hepatitis Therapy

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Medications are ineffective for many hepatitis C patients who do not respond to initial drug therapy, a new study suggests.   comments (0)  | report problem



TV presenters in NHS data fears

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BBC Scotland presenters are told their personal health records may have been inappropriately accessed by a doctor.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Model Predicts Halt to Africa's AIDS Epidemic

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A strategy of testing adults every year for HIV and immediately treating every person found to be infected could virtually end the AIDS epidemic in Africa in about a decade, new research suggests. While nobody is seriously espousing that approach, the "thought experiment" outlined this...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem



Cervical cancer chemo easier on black women: study

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Reuters - Black women with advanced and recurrent cervical cancer tolerate "platinum-based" chemotherapy drugs better than do their white counterparts, according to a pooled data from three studies, researchers report.  comments (0)  | report problem


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Calif. priest tells Obama supporters to confess

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A Roman Catholic priest has told parishioners they should confess if they voted for Barack Obama because the president-elect supports abortion. The Rev. Joseph Illo says his parishioners at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Modesto shouldn't risk losing their "state of grace" by receiving communion sacrilegiously. He...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem



Trace Levels of Melamine In Formula Called Safe

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Federal health officials have changed their guidance on the health risks of melamine in infant formula, saying trace amounts of the industrial compound alone are not harmful. Last month, the Food and Drug Administration said it was "currently unable to establish any level of melamine...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem


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