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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.
  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...
  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...
  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...
  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...
  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.
  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...
  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.
  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.
  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.
  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 ...
  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...
  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...
  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...
  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...
  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 ...
  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...
  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.
  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...
  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.
  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...
  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.
  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...
  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.
  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.
  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...
  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. ...
  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...
  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.
  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...
  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...
  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...
  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...
  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...
  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.
  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...
  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...
  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...
  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.
  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 ...
  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 ...
  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...
  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.
  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 ...
  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...
  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...
  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 ...
  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...
  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...
  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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