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Gum disease 'link' to early birth 
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Successful treatment for gum disease cuts the risk of pregnant women giving birth early, say US researchers.
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03/14/2010 12:29 AM
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Obese drinkers face 'double hit'
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Obese women drinking little more than a glass of wine a day have double the risk of liver disease compared with those who are slimmer, experts warn.
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03/13/2010 12:09 AM
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New blood pressure approach urged
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Occasionally high blood pressure may be a greater indicator of stroke risk than consistently high readings, researchers say.
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03/12/2010 12:02 AM
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Women on pill 'may live longer'
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Women who took the contraceptive pill are less likely to die of cancer and heart disease, a long-term study has found.
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03/12/2010 07:38 AM
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Home 'cervical cancer' test hope
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At-home screening tests for the virus responsible for most cervical cancers could detect many more cases, say researchers.
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03/12/2010 12:02 AM
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New York agrees 9/11 dust payout
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New York City agrees to pay up to 657m US Dollars (437m Sterling) to thousands of rescue and clean-up workers at the 9/11 attacks site.
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03/12/2010 09:15 AM
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GPs 'lax' on cholesterol targets
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Many lives could be saved if GPs followed guidelines for reducing cholesterol in those at high risk of heart disease, a study suggests.
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03/11/2010 01:08 AM
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Vitiligo skin graft 'effective'
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Skin transplant surgery can be an effective way of treating the skin disease vitiligo, say US researchers.
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03/11/2010 01:13 AM
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Hospital rap over medicine errors
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Too many patients in England and Wales are not getting their medicines in hospital, a safety watchdog says.
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03/11/2010 01:01 AM
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'No proof' IVF aided by acupuncture
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There is no evidence acupuncture or Chinese herbal medicine boost the chance of IVF success, fertility experts warn.
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03/10/2010 12:17 AM
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India help for Sri Lanka amputees
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An Indian charity sends a team to Sri Lanka to provide 1,000 amputees in the war-ravaged north with artificial limbs.
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03/10/2010 02:12 PM
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'Problem kids' risk future pain
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Children with behavioural problems are twice as likely to suffer chronic pain as adults than others, say researchers.
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03/10/2010 12:04 AM
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Health News from Medical News Today
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Are Cities Designed For Women? Penn-ICOWHI Conference Examines Urban Women's Health
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Women comprise more than half the population of the nation's cities, are three times as likely as their male counterparts to live alone after the age of 65, and are primary caregivers for their families at all ages and stages of life. The University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, with the International Congress of Women's Health Issues, will host "Cities and Women's Health: Global Perspectives," Wednesday, April 7, through Saturday, April 10, on Penn's campus to examine how urban environments affect their health...
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03/13/2010 10:00 AM
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Stimuvax Will Become Decision Resources' Proprietary Clinical Gold Standard For The Treatment Of Locally Advanced Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer
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Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms for pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that Merck KGaA/Oncothyreon's Stimuvax vaccine earns Decision Resources' proprietary clinical gold standard status in 2013 and 2018 for the treatment of locally advanced non-small-cell lung cancer. Available data from Phase II clinical trials of Stimuvax have shown promising median overall survival and tumor response rates in patients when the drug is used as a maintenance therapy following chemoradiotherapy...
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03/13/2010 10:00 AM
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Diabetes Experts Call For Early, Integrated Treatment Approach To Help Prevent Complications And Improve Patient Outcomes
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Results from a new online survey of more than 300 practicing endocrinologists and family medicine physicians1 show that a large majority of physicians (83 percent)1 indicated that using a team of specialists early in the course of type 2 diabetes (T2D) treatment can help prevent serious T2D-related complications. However, more than nine out of 10 physicians (93 percent)1 surveyed do not believe their peers are using this team approach. The online survey was supported by Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and conducted by Sermo...
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03/13/2010 10:00 AM
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Trillium Expands Immunology Pipeline And Enters Stem Cell Field Through In-licensing Of Two New Programs
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Trillium Therapeutics Inc. (TTI), a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative immune-based biologics, announced that it has entered into two definitive license agreements with University Health Network (UHN) and The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) in Toronto, Ontario, granting Trillium exclusive worldwide rights to commercialize two immunology programs in the areas of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation and cancer. "We are very excited to have strengthened our immunology franchise and to have reinforced our existing bond with Toronto's world-class immunology community...
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03/13/2010 10:00 AM
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NVIDIA Tesla GPUs Help TechniScan Deliver Timely Breast Imaging Diagnostics
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TechniScan, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: TSNI) is featured on NVIDIA's recently posted blog about speeding the amount of time it takes to get breast imaging results into the hands of doctors and patients. NVIDIA is the world leader in visual computing technologies and inventor of the graphics processing unit (GPU). TechniScan's Warm Bath Ultrasound (WBU™) system utilizes NVIDIA Tesla GPUs to compute its complex algorithms used in creating 3 dimensional images of the breast. "Waiting for medical results of diagnostic breast imaging is very stressful for women...
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03/13/2010 10:00 AM
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Researchers Develop Tool To Help Study Prostate Cancer
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Van Andel Research Institute (VARI) researchers have developed a new method to better study the cells that line and protect the prostate in relation to the development of cancer. Using the model, they found that normal cells and cancer cells depend on different factors to survive, which could aid in discovering how to target cancer cells without affecting normal cells when developing treatments. Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in men, with more than 192,000 new cases and more than 27,000 deaths reported in the United States in 2009 (Source: National Cancer Institute)...
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03/13/2010 09:00 AM
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Seeking 'Next Generation' Treatment For Breast Cancer
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Many women live with breast cancer that does not respond to standard medical treatment, a condition that researchers at the Virginia G. Piper Cancer Center at Scottsdale Healthcare want to change by aggressively targeting specific genes. Improving quality of life and potentially keeping the cancer under control for a longer period of time are goals of a new clinical trial at the cancer center's TGen Clinical Research Services, a partnership of Scottsdale Healthcare and the Translational Genomics Research Institute (TGen)...
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03/13/2010 09:00 AM
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Identification Of Immune Cells That Fight Parasites May Promote Allergies And Asthma
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Millions of people in both the developing and developed world may benefit from new immune-system research findings from the University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine. The Penn Vet researchers, studying how the immune system operates, have discovered a previously unidentified cell population that may be the body's double-edged sword, fighting off parasitic infections but also causing the harmful immune responses that can lead to allergies and asthma...
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03/13/2010 09:00 AM
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Parental Consent? R-Rated Movies Increase Likelihood Of Underage Children Trying Alcohol
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R-rated movies portray violence and other behaviors deemed inappropriate for children under 17 year of age. A new study finds one more reason why parents should not let their kids watch those movies: adolescents who watch R-rated movies are more likely to try alcohol at a young age...
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03/13/2010 09:00 AM
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Tackling Childhood Obesity With Get Up, Get Out And Go!
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Getting children involved in finding ways to become more physically active can not only make them more aware of local recreational opportunities, but can even help increase their own physical activity. That's the result of a study examining the role of seven national parks in contributing to the health of today's youth. The study was conducted by researchers from a variety of disciplines at North Carolina State University and other U.S. universities and funded by the National Park Service...
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03/13/2010 09:00 AM
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TaiGen Announces Nemonoxacin (TG-873870) Once-A-Day Oral Dosing In Diabetic Foot Infection Met Primary Endpoints
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TaiGen Biotechnology Co., Ltd. announced the Phase II trial of nemonoxacin (TG-873870) in Diabetic Foot Infection (DFI) with once-a-day dosing met the primary endpoints and showed promising clinical efficacy and good tolerability. Nemonoxacin is a novel non-fluorinated quinolone that has a broad spectrum of activity against gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria and atypical pathogens. Importantly, nemonoxacin possesses activities against Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant pathogens...
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03/13/2010 09:00 AM
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FDA Approves Five-Day Dosing Regimen For Dacogen(R) (decitabine) For Injection, Offering A New Outpatient Dosing Option For Myelodysplastic Syndromes
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Eisai Inc announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a five-day dosing regimen for Dacogen® (decitabine) for Injection to treat patients with myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS), a group of bone marrow diseases that alter the production of functional blood cells. The new outpatient dosing option provides physicians and patients with the flexibility of a dosing regimen with a reduced infusion time. Dacogen is the only hypomethylating agent approved for a five-day dosing regimen...
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03/13/2010 09:00 AM
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Daylight Savings: Not a Bright Time for All (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - FRIDAY, March 12 (HealthDay News) -- Most people will welcome the start
of daylight savings time this Sunday because it starts to stay light
longer, even if that means the early mornings will be dark once again.
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03/14/2010 04:48 AM
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There's More to Mona Lisa Than Her Smile (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - SATURDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- Mona Lisa's smile remains
one of art's great mysteries, and many credit it with the portrait's
enduring appeal.
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03/14/2010 04:48 AM
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Eye Health and Safety Should Be Job One (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - SATURDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- Job-related eye strain and
injuries cost the American economy billions each year in lost
productivity, but 90 percent of those problems could be prevented with
simple measures, such as having workers wear properly designed and fitted
protective eyewear, experts say.
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03/14/2010 04:48 AM
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Air Pollution Slows Women's Marathon Times (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - SATURDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- Running a marathon is
challenging enough, but now new research shows that the performance of
female marathoners can be hindered by a certain type of air pollution.
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03/14/2010 04:48 AM
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Are Stock Market Woes Bad for the Heart? (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - SATURDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- When the stock market
declines, do heart attacks go up? That's what Duke University Medical
Center researchers are wondering based on an analysis of data collected
during the current U.S. economic crisis.
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03/14/2010 04:48 AM
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Marathoners Face Greater Risk of Artery Problems (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - SATURDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- If regular exercise such
as jogging is good for the heart, then turbo-charged workouts like
training for marathons must be even better, right?
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03/14/2010 04:48 AM
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Psoriasis Tied to Raised Heart Risk (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - SATURDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- The common skin ailment
psoriasis may boost the risk for heart attack, stroke and other
cardiovascular woes, probably through a shared inflammatory response, a
new Danish study found.
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03/14/2010 04:48 AM
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Many WTC Responders Show Signs of Heart Trouble (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - SATURDAY, March 13 (HealthDay News) -- Police who responded on
9/11 to the collapsing World Trade Center towers appear to be at greater
risk for heart problems compared with people in the general population, a
new study finds.
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03/14/2010 04:48 AM
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Hearts may swoon when stocks do, study suggests (AP)
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AP - Stock market slides may hurt more than your savings. New research suggests they might prompt heart attacks.
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03/13/2010 10:07 PM
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Growing doubts over standard prostate cancer test (AFP)
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AFP - The most commonly used prostate cancer screening procedure, PSA, is at the center of a growing debate after its discoverer said it had become a "hugely expensive public health disaster."
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03/13/2010 07:37 PM
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The Physical Body 
