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Archive for June, 2008

US News - Found 8 hours ago
MONDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) — A clinical trial will examine whether a new cancer treatment is as effective in humans as it’s proven to be in …

Cloned Immune Cells Cure Skin Cancer - Medinews.com

Promising Cancer Treatment Ready for Human Trial - Forbes.com

Cancer cure in mice to get human trials - NetIndia123.com

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Science a GoGo

30
Jun

Sex diseases shoot up in older Britons

Posted by Kim MacDonald in Health News
Globe and Mail - Found 8 hours ago
LONDON — Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in Britons aged over 45 has more than doubled in less than a decade, a report said Monday, blaming …

Pay more attention to STDs among older people: epidemiologists - CBC Northwestern Ontario

STD rate skyrockets in older Brits - Herald Sun

‘Risk-taking’ blamed as STIs double - Ananova

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Globe and Mail

30
Jun

Bee Disease A Mystery

Posted by Kim MacDonald in Health News
Terra Daily - Found 8 hours ago
BEE STING Deformed wing virus has been linked to the collapse of honey bee colonies in Britain. by Staff Writers London, UK (SPX) Jun 30, Scientists …

‘Deformed wing virus’ cause of bee mystery? - Science Blog

So if it isn’t bug eat bug, what is it that’s killing the honey … - The Times

Bee disease a mystery - Huliq.com

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Terra Daily

AOL - Found 20 hours ago
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. (AP) - A heart transplant survivor has added another first to her long string of mountaineering feats since getting a …

AP Health NewsBrief at 8:39 p.m. EDT - Macro World Investor

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MSNBC

30
Jun

Trans Fat Labeling Gets Tricky

Posted by Kim MacDonald in Health News
Washington Post - Found 10 hours ago
MONDAY, June 30 (HealthDay News) — Are 3 or 4 grams of trans fats in a serving of baked or fried food bad for you, or can you stop worrying? Answer: …

Trans Fat Labeling Gets Tricky - Forbes.com

Trans Fat Labeling Gets Tricky - EverydayHealth.com

Trans Fat Labeling Gets Tricky - KIVI-TV

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National Womens Health Information Center

30
Jun

Nearly half of eye injuries occur at home

Posted by Kim MacDonald in Health News
USA Today - Found 10 hours ago
Concern about eye injuries may surface with Fourth of July fireworks, but it’s more likely for such injuries to occur at home in the kitchen, garden …

Consumer Fireworks Continue to Injure Children in U.S. - Newswise

North Dakota DoH Offers Fireworks Safety Tips - EMax Health

July Fourth fireworks safety tips: Add more BOOM, less BURN to your … - Modesto Bee

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USA Today

30
Jun

NHS review - fine hospitals for poor care

Posted by Kim MacDonald in Health News
Sunday Times - Found 1 hour ago
Hospitals are set to be fined or rewarded with financial bonuses based on what patients think of the quality of their care, according to a widespread …

Quality ranking key to NHS funds - BBC

NHS review: what the experts say - Guardian Unlimited

PM’s tonic for NHS patients - The Sun

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Daily Mail

30
Jun

Skeptics question

Posted by Kim MacDonald in Health News
MSNBC - Found 11 hours ago
Skeptics question ‘breast cancer-free’ baby claim Screening gene that carries disease raises troubling issues, expert warns June 30: …

U.K. woman conceives breast cancer gene-free baby - CTV.ca

‘Designer baby’ free of cancer gene - Ananova

Baby Guaranteed Never To Get Hereditary Breast Cancer - The Boston Channel

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MSNBC

Reuters - Found 1 hour ago
MacInnis GENEVA (Reuters) - A new diagnostic test unveiled by the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday will allow doctors in poor countries to …

WHO: New quick TB test rolled out in Africa - Forbes.com

New rapid test for drug resistant TB - AFP via Yahoo!

HIV/AIDS Co-Infection - Research from R.A. Murphy and co-researchers … - NewsRX

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BBC

CBC Northwestern Ontario - Found 2 hours ago
Sexually transmitted diseases have doubled in less than a decade among a group of over-45 British residents, leading researchers to urge health …

STD rate skyrockets in older Brits - Herald Sun

‘Risk-taking’ blamed as STIs double - Ananova

Sexual diseases double in eight years among the over-45s - Guardian Unlimited

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Evening Standard