Kidneys with small tumors okay for transplantation

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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The availability of kidneys for transplantation could be increased by using kidneys removed for small, incidentally detected tumors, the results of an Australian study suggest.   comments (0)  | report problem

Lack of Insurance, High Medical Costs Put More in a Bind

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Americans are struggling to pay medical bills and are accumulating medical debt at an increasing rate, according to a survey released today. "A perfect storm of negative economic trends is battering working families across the United States," said the survey by the Commonwealth Fund, a...(more)  comments (0)  | report problem

Addiction drug reverses obesity in rats

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An epilepsy drug being tested for use in treating addiction can help obese rats shed weight, government researchers said on Wednesday.   comments (0)  | report problem

The Evidence Gap: Drug Makers’ Push Leads to Cancer Vaccines’ Fast Rise

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Drug makers call the rapid deployment of a vaccine against cervical cancer education, but their critics call it marketing.   comments (0)  | report problem

New drug shows promise in cystic fibrosis

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LONDON (Reuters) - A new kind of cystic fibrosis drug, designed to bypass a genetic defect to treat the disease, has produced promising results in mid-stage clinical trials, Israeli researchers said on Thursday.   comments (0)  | report problem

Boy has shoulder made from elbow

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A teenage cancer patient has undergone successful surgery to rebuild his shoulder using his elbow.  comments (0)  | report problem

Student's CD moves eye exams out of the dark

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Graham McPartland hopes to move optometry out of the dark ages. McPartland, who is studying to be an eye doctor, has developed a computer-based vision-testing system. Now as he tries to market his brainchild, the 27-year-old optometrist-in-training is...   comments (0)  | report problem