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Study Finds New Approach to Unclogging Arteries
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. researchers said they had found a key mechanism involved when cholesterol clogs arteries, and said it […]
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Clue to infant heart disease risk
An abnormal gene may explain why small babies are more likely to develop heart disease later in life, say scientists. […]
Study: Smallpox vaccine may give lengthy immunity
WASHINGTON (AP) — Millions of Americans already vaccinated against smallpox may retain at least some protection many years later, a […]
Rat May Be Source of Vector in SARS Outbreak
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Circumstantial evidence suggests that roof rats may have spread the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS)...
Meningococcal jabs miss mark
MANY Australian parents have taken up the federal Government’s offer of free vaccinations for children against the rare but deadly […]
Truckie to sue boss over skin cancer
A RETIRED truck driver has won the right to sue his former employer for not warning him that over-exposure to […]
Leukaemia survivors reassured
Most people who survive a common form of childhood cancer are likely to have a normal lifespan, according to the […]
New breast hope for cancer women
Scientists in Australia claim to have grown breast tissue on a pig – raising hopes that they can find new […]
Aspirin Used to Fight Rare Cancer Tumors
Aspirin may help treat a rare form of cancer that causes huge mushroom-shaped tumors to grow out of the body’s […]
U.S. Says New Test Spots West Nile in Blood
ATLANTA (Reuters) – Amid signs that the United States is facing another record West Nile outbreak this summer, federal health […]
‘SARS-Like’ Illness Being Probed Near Vancouver
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (Reuters) – Canadian health officials said on Thursday they were investigating an outbreak of a...
New mothers could be offered MMR
New mothers could be offered the controversial MMR jab if supplies of the single rubella vaccine run out, the government […]
New cancer guidelines – a world first
An estimated 50,000 Australian suffer anxiety or depression each year following a diagnosis of cancer according to the chief executive […]
Eli Lilly and Company: Future Trends in Lung Cancer Treatment: Experts Convene …
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA–Lung cancer remains the deadliest tumor in the world. International experts will convene today to discuss new...
Prognosis: A Breast Cancer Reassurance
Many women of childbearing age who develop breast cancer worry that the stresses and hormonal changes of pregnancy will be […]
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