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ByAmandaGardner
HealthDayReporterYahoo!Health:AddictionNewsTUESDAY,Dec.19(HealthDayNews)--U.S.authoritiesareproposingstricterwarninglabelsforpopularover-the-counterpainrelieverssuchasaspirinandTylenol.Thewarnings,whichwouldaddressthepotentialforstomachbleedingaswellasliverdamage,wouldapplytoacetaminophenproductssuchasTylenolaswellasnonsteroidalanti-inflammatorydrugs(NSAIDs)suchasaspirinandibup...[
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ScreeningtheElderlyandtheVeryIllCanDoMoreHarmThanGoodYahoo!Health:CancerNewsManyelderlymenaregettingscreenedforprostatecancerunnecessarily,accordingtoresearchersfromtheSanFranciscoVAMedicalCenter.Inastudyofnearly600,000menaged70andolderwhohadbeenseenatdozensofVAhospitalsacrosstheUnitedStates,theresearchteamfoundhighratesofinappropriatePSAtesting,evenamongmenwithmultipleillnesseswhowereunlikelytosu...[
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HopeforEarlierDetection?Yahoo!Health:CancerNewsOvariancanceristypicallydetectedonlyafterithasspreadbeyondtheovary,makingitdifficulttotreat.That'sonereasonitisthedeadliestofthegynecologicalcancers,accountingformorethan15,000deathsamongUSwomenin2006.NowresearchersfromtheUniversityofWashingtonsaytheymayhaveawaytohelpfindthisdiseaseearlier,andpotentiallysavelives.They'veidentified6specificsymptom...[
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DropinHormoneUseMightBetheReasonDecember15,200612:16:38PMPSTYahoo!Health:BreastCancerNewsTheincidenceofnewbreastcancercasesintheUSdroppedadramatic7%between2002and2003,researchersreportedThursdayattheSanAntonioBreastCancerSymposium.Thattranslatestoabout14,000fewerwomenwhogotthediseasein2003,saydoctorsfromtheUniversityofTexasM.D.AndersonCancerCenter.Thereason,theythink,mightbethatasignificantnu...[
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Dietersmayfindsomewelcomeassistancefromanewnasalspraythatcouldhelpresisttheappetizingaromasofcinnamonbunstands,pizzaparlorsortemptingbakeries.CompellisPharmaceuticalsofCambridge,Massachusettssaiditwillbeginhumantrialsnextyearofanasalspraydesignedtofightobesitybyblockingthesensesofsmellandtaste.Itwonapatentfortheproductthismonth."Thepleasurableeffectofeatingisallstimulatedbysmellandtaste,"Christoph...[
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AIDS-strickenSouthernAfricannationsshoulddevelopapolicyofmassmalecircumcisiontofightthedisease,theheadoftheUnitedNationsanti-AIDSagencysaidonTuesday.SeveralrecentmedicalstudieshavereportedcircumcisioncutstheriskofHIVinfectionamongmenby50-60percent,andthefindingshavebeenbackedbyUNAIDS."These(African)countriesshouldnowpreparehowtointroducecircumcisiononalargescale,"UNAIDSchiefDr.PeterPiottoldRe...[
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ByDennisThompson
HealthDayReporterYahoo!Health:BioterrorismNewsTUESDAY,Dec.19(HealthDayNews)--Astheholidayshoppingseasonticksdowntoafinalfewdays,manyparentsarescramblingtogettheirhandsonthehottoysof2006.Forsomemomsanddadseagertoplease,theHolyGrailistheNintendoWii,themarket'snewestvideogameconsole.Forothers,it'sT.M.X.Elmo--orTickleMeExtremeElmo--the10thanniversaryeditionofthepopulardoll.Oritmig...[
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Yahoo!Health:CancerNewsTUESDAY,Dec.19(HealthDayNews)--Patientswho'vehadsurgeryforearly-stagelungcanceraremorelikelytosuffercancerrecurrenceiftheirtumorscontainalargenumberofimmune-suppressingT-regulatorycells,aDukeUniversityMedicalCenterstudyfinds.T-regulatorycellsreducetheactionofimmunesystemT-celllymphocytesthatfightcancer.ThemoreT-regulatorycells,thefewerT-celllymphocytesthereareinthetumorsoflu...[
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December1,200609:19:39PMPSTUndergroundwaterreservesinaround9outofevery10Chinesecitiesarepollutedorover-exploited,andcouldtakehundredsofyearstorecover,theofficialXinhuanewsagencyreportedonSaturday.Incoastalareasoveruseofreservoirsisallowingsalineseawatertoseepintoandcontaminatefreshwater,whileundergroundpressurechangescausedbydepletedreservesarealsocausingmassivesubsidencenationwide.Chinahaslimited...[
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RecurrencesCutinHalf,StudiesShowNovember29,200610:33:03AMPSTYahoo!Health:BreastCancerNewsThebreastcancerdrugHerceptin(trastuzumab)isnowofficiallyavailabletowomenwithearly-stagedisease.TheUSFoodandDrugAdministrationapprovedthedrugforthisuseearlierthismonth,thoughmanywomenhadalreadybeenreceivingthetreatmentoff-label.Thedrugwaspreviouslyapprovedonlyforwomenwithbreastcancerthathadspreadtootherpar...[
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