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Monkeypox outbreak hits US
Native rodents known as prairie dogs may be carriers Native rodents known as prairie dogs may be carriers At least […]
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15 New Cases of Pneumonia Near Toronto May Be SARS
TORONTO, June 9 Ontario health officials said today that they were concerned over a new cluster of suspected SARS cases, […]
‘I ignored my cancer symptoms’
When Colin Osborne became aware of a dull ache in his groin he ignored the symptoms. When he first noticed […]
Platinum-based chemotherapy improves survival of invasive bladder cancer
Platinum-based neoadjuvant therapy is associated with a significant survival benefit for patients with invasive bladder cancer, according to a...
Ultraviolet light-inducible mutations very common with hereditary melanomas
Nearly all patients with a type of hereditary melanoma have ultraviolet light (UV)-inducible mutations in the NRAS proto-oncogene, according to...
Hereditary breast cancer related to timing of puberty
Lifetime hormone exposure is thought to influence the risk of sporadic breast cancer. In contrast, most cases of hereditary breast […]
Exercise training improves quality of life in cancer patients
Exercise training appears to improve quality of life (QOL) in men with prostate cancer and in women with breast cancer, […]
Update 75 – Update on Situation in Singapore
As cases of SARS continue to decline, areas that have brought the disease under control, often at great cost, are […]
Townships hold breath for HIV decision
Around a quarter of the half million people living in the ramshackle houses and shacks of Khayelitsha township are HIV […]
Howard announces ‘A Fairer Medicare’ package
edited transcript of Prime Minister John Howard’s announcement of the Medicare package I announce a $917 million package, “A Fairer...
AMA welcomes Government’s $30 million for I.T.
The AMA welcomes the $30 million dollars the Government is directing to general practitioners to improve the application of information […]
Howard announces ‘A Fairer Medicare’ package
I announce a $917 million package, “A Fairer Medicare”, to strengthen Australia’s universal health care system by making...
HIV heart transplant success
HIV patients should be considered for transplants, say experts. HIV patients should be considered for transplants, say experts. An HIV-positive...
Heimlich courts
Famed scientist Henry Heimlich and doctors in several African countries believe a curable form of malaria, a mosquito-borne disease, may […]
Tas hepatitis A cases linked to NT
Tasmanian health officials are investigating four cases of the liver disease hepatitis A, which they suspect the patients contracted in […]
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