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September 7, 2008
HealthDay - SATURDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Women who receive an MRI
after a new diagnosis of breast cancer not only delay the start of
treatment, but they are also more likely to have a mastectomy, as opposed
to breast-conserving surgery.
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AP - In a new and disturbing twist on the obesity epidemic, some overweight teenagers have severe liver damage caused by too much body fat, and a handful have needed liver transplants.
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September 6, 2008
HealthDay - SATURDAY, Sept. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Women who receive an MRI
after a new diagnosis of breast cancer not only delay the start of
treatment, but they are also more likely to have a mastectomy, as opposed
to breast-conserving surgery.
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AP - The government on Friday began posting a list of prescription drugs under investigation for potential safety problems in an effort to better inform doctors and patients.
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September 5, 2008
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Treatment for cancer takes an emotional and
physical toll on your body. But you can take steps to prepare for the
treatment that will help make the process easier.
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HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- Fever in young children
can be reduced for a longer period of time by giving them ibuprofen,
according to British researchers.
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HealthDay - FRIDAY, Sept. 5 (HealthDay News) -- New research shows that obese
people who have asthma are nearly five times more likely to be
hospitalized for the problem and to have lower quality of life and worse
control of the disease than those with asthma who are normal weight.
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AP - The government on Friday began posting a list of prescription drugs under investigation for potential safety problems in an effort to better inform doctors and patients.
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AP - Substandard science has hurt a federal agency's seven-year effort to document possible links between industrial pollution and health problems in the Great Lakes region, an independent review panel said Friday.
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AP - List of medications with potential safety problems
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AP - Calling all ninth-grade boys! Raise your hand if this school sounds like fun: wearing jackets and ties every day, staying until 5 p.m., learning Latin and — to top it all off — no girls.
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September 4, 2008
HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Sept. 3 (HealthDay News) -- While tremendous progress in
screening and treatment for breast cancer has been made in recent years,
some 184,000 new cases of breast cancer will be diagnosed in the United
States in 2008, and about 41,000 women will die of the disease.
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HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesy
of CenterWatch:
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HealthDay - THURSDAY, Sept. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Vaccine safety experts say
that almost all kids who are allergic to vaccines can receive vaccinations
with close monitoring and a set of standard precautions.
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AP - Scientists have mapped the cascade of genetic changes that turn normal cells in the brain and pancreas into two of the most lethal cancers. The result points to a new approach for fighting tumors and maybe even catching them sooner. Genes blamed for one person's brain tumor were different from the culprits for the next patient, making the puzzle of cancer genetics even more complicated.
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AP - The Food and Drug Administration ordered stronger warnings Thursday on four medications widely used to treat rheumatoid arthritis and other serious illnesses, saying they can raise the risk of possibly fatal fungal infections.
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Reuters - Most parents find it acceptable
to be told about their child's weight status, and the feedback
has "minimal" adverse effects for most families, researchers
from the UK report.
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You can't protect your kids from making financial mistakes, but you can provide them with the tools to learn fiscal responsibility on their own.
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AP - Get ready for another hike in copays and deductibles. A survey being released Thursday by the Mercer consulting firm found 59 percent of companies intend to keep down rising health care costs in 2009 by raising workers' deductibles, copays or out-of-pocket spending limits.
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AP - Cocaine and methamphetamine use among young adults declined significantly last year as supplies dried up, leading to higher prices and reduced purity, the government reports. Overall use of illicit drugs showed little change.
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