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Two more genes linked to common skin cancer (12 October 11:34) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Scientists have found two new genetic variations that appear to increase the risk of the most common skin cancer among people of European descent.
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Researchers find easier way to make stem cells (12 October 10:40) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Researchers trying to find ways to transform ordinary skin cells into powerful stem cells said on Sunday they found a shortcut by "sprinkling" a chemical onto the cell... |
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Mystery S.Africa disease may be rodent borne (12 October 09:10) |
| JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - A disease that has killed three people in South Africa and forced others into isolation wards may be rodent borne, a health official said Sunday, SAPA news agency re... |
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AIDS vaccine focus shifts after disappointments (12 October 05:49) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A global AIDS vaccine conference this week will seek fresh strategies against the HIV virus, with experts weighing the value of basic laboratory research against large... |
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37 human anthrax cases in northern Iraq outbreak (12 October 05:18) |
| SULAIMANIYA, Iraq (Reuters) - Thirty-seven people have been infected by anthrax in northern Iraq in the country's first outbreak of the disease since the 1980s, the health minister in the Ku... |
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Jolie breast-feeding photo: triumph or trouble? (11 October 09:19) |
| LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A magazine cover photo of Angelina Jolie breast-feeding one of her newborn twins may have turned the superstar actress into a role model for new mothers.
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Cancer common after liver transplantation (11 October 06:37) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who undergo liver transplantation, particularly children, are at increased risk for developing cancer, Finnish researchers report in the journal Liver Tran... |
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Jolie may be role model for new mothers (11 October 05:33) |
| LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A magazine cover photo of Angelina Jolie breast-feeding one of her newborn twins may have turned the superstar actress into a role model for new mothers.
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Obesity increases risk of miscarriage (11 October 04:55) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Obesity appears to increase the risk of miscarriage, according to a review study appearing in the journal Fertility and Sterility.
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Stem cell generation from ordinary cells now safe (11 October 03:16) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Japanese researchers who invented a way to make powerful stem cells out of ordinary cells say they have now found a safer way to do it.
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Home hemodialysis cuts hospital days (11 October 03:14) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The number of hospital days is lower for daily home hemodialysis patients than for peritoneal dialysis patients, according to a report in the American Journal of ... |
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HPV infection rates similar in men and women (11 October 03:13) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Although men are at high risk of acquiring human papillomavirus (HPV) infections, most last no more than a year, about the same time this sexually transmitted dis... |
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Lung cancer in non-smokers a separate disease (11 October 03:12) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Japanese investigators say that survival rates are better for patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) who never smoked than in NSCLC patients with a hist... |
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Naps don't harm older folks' nighttime sleep (11 October 02:43) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In older adults, taking naps during the day, even in the late afternoon or early evening, does not seem to detract from hours of sleep logged at night or the qual... |
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Occupational injuries very common in surgeons (11 October 02:40) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A survey of more than 350 plastic surgeons indicates that occupational injuries, especially muscle strains, are the norm, not the exception in this profession, ac... |
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Latex hides in unexpected places, experts warn (11 October 02:37) |
| NEW YORK (Reuter Health) - Inadvertent exposure to latex poses a "serious health risk to millions of Americans," Dr. Donald H. Beezhold, chair of the Latex Allergy Committee of the American ... |
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Aesthetic results of breast surgery can be improved (10 October 11:51) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - As a treatment for early-stage breast cancer, a surgical team as devised a new approach to removing the cancerous tissue within the breast while preserving the sk... |
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Obesity-cancer link unknown to many women (10 October 11:13) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Many women don't know that obesity increases their risk of several types of cancer, a new survey published in the journal Obstetrics & Gynecology shows.
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Mouthwashes work but may stain teeth for a while (10 October 11:12) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Over-the-counter mouthwashes really do kill bad breath, although some may stain the tongue and teeth, at least temporarily, according to the first systematic revi... |
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Weight lifting helps knee arthritis patients (10 October 11:11) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Strength training can help ease pain and improve physical functioning in people with osteoarthritis of the knee, a new review of current data confirms.
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Drug-resistant HIV strains turning up in China (10 October 02:30) |
| HONG KONG (Reuters) - Drug-resistant HIV strains are turning up in parts of China as the virus stretches beyond high-risk groups and gains a stronger foothold in the general population, a le... |
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Motor neurone worry hangs over Italian game (10 October 01:42) |
| ROME (Reuters) - Stefano Borgonovo was guest of honor at Wednesday's friendly between former clubs Fiorentina and AC Milan, though he was unable to play.
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Drug firms agree to invest more in AIDS research: U.N. (10 October 04:33) |
| UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Thursday that major pharmaceutical firms promised to invest more on researching treatments for the AIDS virus and diagno... |
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Ginkgo extract offers promise to cut stroke damage (10 October 02:00) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Extract from the leaves of the ginkgo tree offers promise to minimize brain damage caused by a stroke, scientists said on Thursday.
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Obesity tied to early heart attack (10 October 01:03) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Heart attacks occur earlier in people who are overweight or obese, compared with normal-weight people, new research indicates.
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Rap music gets kids to spot stroke and call 911 (10 October 01:02) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A novel stroke education program that uses hip-hop music to teach 9- to 11-year-olds living in a high-risk community to recognize when a person is having a stroke... |
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Habitual dieters gain more weight while pregnant (10 October 01:01) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Women who tend to keep a tight rein on their eating gain more weight during pregnancy than their peers who are more relaxed about eating, new research confirms.
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Quarter of adolescent U.S. girls received HPV vaccine (10 October 01:00) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A quarter of girls aged 13-17 in the United States received Merck & Co's Gardasil vaccine last year to protect against the human papillomavirus, which causes cervi... |
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Red wine may ward off lung cancer: study (10 October 12:37) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Drinking red wine, but not white wine, may reduce lung cancer risk, especially among current and ex-smokers, new research indicates.
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CEO says listeria in Toronto meat plant no surprise (10 October 12:17) |
| WINNIPEG, Manitoba (Reuters) - Maple Leaf Foods Inc Chief Executive Michael McCain said on Thursday that it was not surprising to find listeria bacteria in a Maple Leaf meat plant in Toronto... |
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Microscope shows first hours of developing embryo (10 October 12:15) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - A new high-powered microscope has allowed scientists to watch a zebrafish develop from a single cell into an embryo with a beating heart, the first time this has been poss... |
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Germ linked to dairy kills three in outbreak: CDC (09 October 08:06) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An outbreak of Listeria food poisoning from a Massachusetts dairy killed three elderly men, caused the stillbirth of a baby and the premature birth of a second baby, U... |
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Some depressed patients opt for assisted suicide (09 October 07:57) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The results of a survey in Oregon suggest that the Death with Dignity Act enacted in the state in 1997 does not always prevent patients with depression, a treatab... |
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Parents' beliefs impact kids' asthma control (09 October 07:55) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Asthma control in over one in three children with asthma is not as good as it could be, and in many cases the suboptimal control relates to potentially modifiable... |
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Low testosterone a problem in young diabetic men (09 October 07:53) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - About one third of young adult men with type 2 diabetes have low testosterone levels, research shows.
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Europeans reject animal cloning for food: survey (09 October 07:12) |
| BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Most Europeans have reservations about cloning animals for food, while 67 percent see cloning as justified if used to preserve rare animal species, a survey that could h... |
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More listeria cases found at Maple Leaf plant (09 October 05:48) |
| TORONTO (Reuters) - Maple Leaf Foods halted distribution for a second time at a Toronto plant at the center of a tainted-meat crisis linked to at least 20 deaths after Canadian investigators... |
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Financial crisis may increase mental health woes (09 October 05:31) |
| By Stephanie Nebehay GENEVA (Reuters) - The global financial crisis is likely to cause increased mental health problems and even suicides as people struggle to cope with poverty and unemploy... |
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Chicken legs may control high blood pressure: study (09 October 03:26) |
| HONG KONG (Reuters) - Scientists in Japan have identified four proteins in chicken legs which appear to be effective in controlling high blood pressure, a study has said.
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China says 10,700 children in hospital over milk (09 October 03:14) |
| BEIJING (Reuters) - Nearly 10,700 Chinese infants and children were still in hospital after drinking toxic milk and milk formula, China said on Thursday, but urged foreign customers to take ... |
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Four new listeria cases found in Maple Leaf plant (09 October 12:30) |
| VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Canadian investigators have found four meat products infected with listeria in a Maple Leaf Foods Inc plant that recently was reopened after an outbreak of the disease ... |
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Scripps to study lifestyle impact of gene testing (09 October 09:47) |
| LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - San Diego's Scripps Translational Science Institute said on Thursday it will conduct the first study to assess whether people undergoing genetic testing ultimately ch... |
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Cocaine addicts' brains predisposed to abuse: study (09 October 03:01) |
| CHICAGO (Reuters) - Cocaine addicts may have brain deficits that predispose them to drug abuse, and abusing drugs appears to make matters worse, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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Mice overcome fear, depression with natural Prozac (09 October 01:32) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The brain can produce antidepressants with the right signal, a finding that suggests that meditating, or going to your "happy place," truly works, scientists reported ... |
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Scientists map genomes of two malaria parasites (09 October 01:31) |
| WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Scientists have mapped the genomes of the parasite that causes most cases of malaria outside Africa and a monkey parasite that is emerging as an important cause of mal... |
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Eating dark chocolate may keep heart healthy (09 October 01:20) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Eating dark chocolate regularly may help lower levels of inflammation, which is strongly associated with heart and blood vessel disease, Italian researchers repor... |
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A little exercise goes a long way for severely obese (09 October 01:16) |
| NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When it comes to exercise and physical activity, people who are severely obese often feel defeated and think -- why bother. But a new study shows why they should ... |
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Scientists find key protein helps people hear (08 October 10:41) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - A protein in the inner ear helps people differentiate between sounds and understand speech, French researchers reported on Wednesday in a finding that could help treat the... |
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Lawsuit claims Pfizer massaged Neurontin studies (08 October 04:20) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Pfizer Inc tried to suppress medical studies that did not support the use of its epilepsy drug Neurontin, internal Pfizer documents submitted in a U.S. lawsuit against the... |
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DNA fingerprinting could reveal your surname (08 October 01:54) |
| LONDON (Reuters) - Police could one day predict the surname of male suspects or victims of crime from DNA alone, British researchers said on Wednesday.
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