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May 23, 2006

BBC News

Older Women Who Sleep Least Gain Most Weight SeniorJournal.com - 5 hours ago May 23, 2006 - Women who sleep 5 hours or less per night weigh more on average than those who sleep 7 hours, according to a study of middle-aged women to be presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference on today. Lack of sleep in women may cause obesity Scotsman Sleeping may help keep you slim BBC News CBS News - Scripps Howard News Service - FOX News - all 9 related

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Marijuana Does Not Raise Lung Cancer Risk FOX News - 5 hours ago People who smoke marijuana do not appear to be at increased risk for developing lung cancer, new research suggests. While a clear increase in cancer risk was seen among cigarette smokers in ... Study finds no marijuana link to lung cancer Reuters.uk Mary Jane Trumps Joe Camel Science Now WebMD - all 7 related

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Food Consumer

Health Highlights: May 23, 2006 Forbes - 10 hours ago Commonly used nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) painkillers, such as ibuprofen, are associated with a slightly increased risk of first hospital admission for heart failure, says a study in the journal Heart. Breast cancer cops use 'molecular profiling' USA Today New breast cancer trial ushers in `the era of personalized ... Centre Daily Times INDYchannel.com - Pittsburgh Channel.com - all 34 related

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CTV.ca

'Waitress who never smoked' dies of lung cancer CTV.ca - 1 hour ago Heather Crowe, the long-time waitress who contracted lung cancer after decades of exposure to second-hand smoke, has died. She was 61. Anti-smoking waitress succumbs to lung cancer Vancouver Sun (subscription) Anti-smoking activist dies of lung cancer Reuters Canada.com - National Post - Calgary Sun - Globe and Mail - all 64 related

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World Fitness

Alternative therapies: a lifeline or drain on the health service? Scotsman - 49 minutes ago IT'S billed as the cure-all or not-at-all. The curious concoction, massage or gentle prod that changes one person's life yet does absolutely nothing for the next. Doctors slam NHS 'alternative medicine' ITV.com Prince ignores scientists' attack on homoeopathy Telegraph.co.uk Guardian Unlimited - BBC News - Peninsula On-line - Times Online - all 101 related

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Xinhua

Head of World Health Organisation dies suddenly Times Online - May 22, 2006 Dr Lee Jong-wook, the director-general of the World Health Organisation, died unexpectedly this morning after suffering a blood clot on the brain. Head of UN Health Agency Dies at 61 ABC News WHO chief dies after emergency brain surgery Newsweek Los Angeles Times - International Herald Tribune - Food Consumer - Bloomberg - all 505 related

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World Fitness

Bird Flu Probe in Indonesia Intensifies on Human Link Concern Bloomberg - 1 hour ago Indonesian and World Health Organization officials probing bird flu cases on the island of Sumatra intensified their investigation after finding that the disease may have been spread among at least seven family members. WHO: Avian Flu Rapidly Spreading in Birds Around World Voice of America Human transmission possible in Sumatra bird flu-WHO Reuters Washington Post - Reuters AlertNet - Scotsman - Australian - all 213 related

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ITV.com

Call for UK drug-injecting rooms BBC News - 23 hours ago Rooms where heroin users are allowed to inject drugs should be trialled in the UK, a panel of experts has said. The independent group said allowing users to inject in a safe and hygienic environment would ... Call to open drug 'shooting galleries' Independent Tories back injection centres for drug addicts Telegraph.co.uk Reuters.uk - CNN International - 24dash.com - ITV.com - all 91 related

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Food Consumer

Breast cancer cops use 'molecular profiling' USA Today - 54 minutes ago The National Cancer Institute on Tuesday launched a new study using "molecular profiling" to help better predict which early-stage breast cancer patients are likely to benefit from chemotherapy and which are not. Health Highlights: May 23, 2006 Forbes New breast cancer trial ushers in `the era of personalized ... Centre Daily Times INDYchannel.com - Pittsburgh Channel.com - all 30 related

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Ottawa Sun

Charles Enman, Ottawa Citizen National Post - 22 hours ago She was the self-possessed, rather contained woman looking sadly into the camera on a Health Canada antismoking ad. "My doctor told me I had a smoker's tumour - and therefore I'm dying,- she says, explaining that she'd been a waitress for 40 years. Anti-smoking waitress succumbs to lung cancer Vancouver Sun (subscription) Anti-smoking spokeswoman remembered as voice of second-hand ... Canada.com Globe and Mail - Calgary Sun - 580 CFRA Radio - LTVNEWS.COM - all 63 related

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World Fitness

WHO Director-General Dies After Blood Clot Medical News Today - May 22, 2006 WHO Director-General, Dr. Lee Jong-Wook, died at 7.43 am today. Two days ago he underwent surgery to remove a subdural hematoma, a blood clot in the brain. Dr. Lee Jong Wook, 61, World Public Health Leader, Dies New York Times WHO chief dies after surgery International Herald Tribune Los Angeles Times - Reuters AlertNet - Times Online - Bloomberg - all 504 related

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World Fitness

Charles defiant over alternative medicine after doctors’ attack Peninsula On-line - 25 minutes ago London/geneva • Doctors have criticised the Prince’s initiatives on complementary medicine, but he stuck to his guns in a speech yesterday. Prince ignores scientists' attack on homoeopathy Telegraph.co.uk A clash of cultures Guardian Unlimited Independent - The Herald - Times Online - BBC News - all 100 related

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World Fitness

WHO worried by new bird flu cases CNN International - 48 minutes ago The UN health agency said Tuesday it was intensifying its probe into whether deadly bird flu was spread between members of an Indonesian family rather than catching it from poultry. Human transmission possible in Sumatra bird flu-WHO Reuters Late WHO chief warns of bird flu "blind spots" Reuters AlertNet News-Medical.net - Reuters.uk - Voice of America - Bloomberg - all 158 related

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Food Consumer

Diet mixers make people drunk faster Scotsman - May 22, 2006 DIET mixers in alcoholic drinks get people drunk quicker than full-sugar alternatives, scientists have found. Taking a drink with sugar-free versions of mixers, such as tonic water, cola, bitter lemon and lemonade, produces higher blood-alcohol levels. Artificial sweeteners speed alcohol into blood Reuters.uk Diet Drink Mixers May Make You Drunker Forbes Standard-Speaker - All Headline News - all 13 related

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Scientists Create Artificial Penis Forbes - 8 hours ago TUESDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- Success with randy, replicating rabbits suggests that an "artificial penis" made from a patient's own penile cells might someday help men challenged by tough-to-treat impotence. Scientists Grow Artificial Penis in Lab FOX News Artificial Penis Could Be Used To Treat Impotence NewsFactor Network drkoop.com - all 16 related

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World Fitness

Bird Flu Outbreaks Not Over, Scientists Say International News Service - 40 minutes ago The once pervasive fear of the H5N1 virus, a bird flu subtype, has been fading along with declining public attention. Except for reports of an outbreak among the migratory birds in the Qinghai ... Combo Vaccines Developed Against Bird Flu Forbes Scientists Study New Technique to Vaccinate Birds Against Avian ... Voice of America Reuters - Earthtimes.org - Zee News - World Fitness - all 187 related

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ITV.com

Tories back injection centres for drug addicts Telegraph.co.uk - 37 minutes ago In a surprise move, Edward Garnier, the shadow home affairs minister, said: "We do not rule out [these] recommendations. If this is to take place in a controlled ... Heroin 'shooting galleries' call CNN International Call for UK drug-injecting rooms BBC News Independent - 24dash.com - Reuters.uk - Unison.ie - all 90 related

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Ottawa Citizen

'Face of anti-smoking movement' dies of cancer CTV.ca - 21 hours ago TORONTO -- Heather Crowe, known as the face of Canada's anti-smoking movement, has succumbed to lung cancer in Ottawa at the age of 61. Anti-smoking activist dies of lung cancer Reuters Charles Enman, Ottawa Citizen National Post Calgary Sun - Canada.com - Globe and Mail - World Fitness - all 63 related

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World Fitness

A clash of cultures Guardian Unlimited - 41 minutes ago A rational society should resist populist calls for a retreat from science - even when they come from the heir to the throne. But even before Prince Charles delivered his familiar call for a more holistic ... Experts decry alternative medicine funding United Press International Q&A: complementary therapies Guardian Unlimited Reuters.uk - ic Essex.co.uk - all 98 related

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Gulf News

Case for human spread of avian flu in Indonesia grows CIDRAP - 1 hour ago May 23, 2006 (CIDRAP News) - All seven confirmed cases of H5N1 avian influenza in the family cluster in Indonesia involved "close and prolonged exposure" to another infected person, suggesting person-to-person transmission, the World Health Organization ... Seven Indonesian Bird Flu Cases Linked to Patients (Update1) Bloomberg Possible Human-to-Human Bird Flu Case With Indonesian Family FOX News Voice of America - Reuters - News-Medical.net - Channel News Asia - all 119 related

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Daily Mail - UK

Surgeon in a rush removes wrong kidney News-Medical.net - 1 hour ago A doctor in the UK removed the wrong kidney from a patient and left her dependent on dialysis because he did not bother to read her medical notes. Consultant 'in a hurry' took out wrong kidney Times Online Surgeon 'in a hurry' took wrong kidney Telegraph.co.uk BBC News - United Press International - International News Service - Mirror.co.uk - all 17 related

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GameSHOUT

Link Between Obesity and Breast Cancer Is Fleshed Out MedPage Today - 46 minutes ago A purported link between breast cancer risk and lifetime weight gain holds true for every type, stage, and grade of estrogen receptor-positive ... Obesity raises overall risk of breast cancer: study Reuters Obesity Raises Breast Cancer Risk FOX News CNN-IBN - Food Consumer - Edmonton Journal (subscription) - WBAY - all 55 related

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World Fitness

NHS must audit spending on alternative therapy, MPs say Times Online - 1 hour ago MINISTERS must order an urgent audit of public funding of alternative medicine, MPs said yesterday after The Times disclosed that leading doctors had written to every NHS ... Alternative therapists back their treatments on NHS Independent Leading medics in bid to have 'bogus' treatments struck off Scotsman BBC News - ITV.com - Channel 4 News - United Press International - all 93 related

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Gulf News

Late WHO chief warns of bird flu "blind spots" Reuters AlertNet - 4 hours ago Bird flu threatens human lives in hundreds and possibly thousands of "disease blind spots" around the globe, the late head of the World Health Organisation said in remarks prepared before his death. Some don't buy bird flu threat Houston Chronicle H5N1 kills 2 more in Indonesia News24 OhmyNews International - All Headline News - Wired News - Washington Post - all 115 related

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Xinhua

Exposure to cats early in life may raise childs' risk of eczema News-Medical.net - 30 minutes ago According to new study in the US children who are exposed to cats soon after birth may have an increased risk of developing eczema, while being exposed to two or more dogs at home may offer some slight protection. Family cats increase eczema risk in babies Xinhua Family cats raise eczema risk in babies Food Consumer Daily Mail - UK - Daily News & Analysis - CBS News - Melbourne Herald Sun - all 49 related

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Artificial sweeteners speed alcohol into blood Reuters.uk - 6 hours ago Alcoholic drinks made with artificial sweeteners lead to a high rate of alcohol absorption, resulting in a greater blood alcohol peak and concentration than from drinks made with sugar-based mixers. Diet Drink Mixers May Make You Drunker Forbes Diet mixers make people drunk faster Scotsman All Headline News - drkoop.com - all 12 related

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A Shot of Botox May Help Men with Enlarged Prostate SeniorJournal.com - 2 hours ago May 23, 2006 - Enlarged prostate is one of the most common diseases affecting men as they age. More than half of all men over the age of 60, and 80 percent by age 80, will have enlarged prostates. Botox Might Help Treat Enlarged Prostate Forbes Study: Botox Effective For Overactive Bladder KFMB Reuters - Monsters and Critics.com - all 11 related

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ITV.com

Tories would not rule out 'shooting galleries' for drug addicts 24dash.com - 11 hours ago "Shooting galleries" where drug addicts could inject themselves in controlled surroundings would not be ruled out by the Conservatives, David Cameron said today. Heroin 'shooting galleries' call CNN International Tories won't rule out drug rooms Telegraph.co.uk Independent - BBC News - ITV.com - Reuters.uk - all 89 related

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Scientists Grow Artificial Penis in Lab FOX News - 1 hour ago It's now possible to replace a defective, damaged, or diseased penis with a penis grown in a laboratory -- in rabbits. But the finding promises an amazing new treatment for infants, boys, and men who suffer penis disfigurement. Scientists Create Artificial Penis Forbes Artificial Penis Could Be Used To Treat Impotence NewsFactor Network drkoop.com - all 16 related

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Dartmouth News

MRI Helps Spot Breast Cancer in High-Risk Women Forbes - 2 hours ago TUESDAY, May 23 (HealthDay News) -- MRI screening for women who carry the BRCA1 and BRCA2 breast cancer susceptibility gene mutations may be cost-effective, a new study shows. High-risk women should get breast cancer MRI: study Reuters Breast MRI Screening Cost-Effective for BRCA1/2 Carriers at ... Medscape (subscription) Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) - Innovations-Report - all 12 related

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WNDU-TV

Poverty May Increase Teen Obesity Risk FOX News - 1 hour ago Older teens living in poverty may be more likely to be overweight than their peers from wealthier families, a new study shows. The study, published in The Journal of the American Medical Association ... Poverty Increases Teens' Risk of Overweight Forbes Research: More poor teens get fat San Jose Mercury News Reuters.uk - World Fitness - All Headline News - WRAL.com - all 76 related

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Food Consumer

Diet Drink Mixers May Make You Drunker Forbes - 22 hours ago MONDAY, May 22 (HealthDay News) -- Saving calories by blending your liquor with a "diet" mixer sounds like a good idea, but new research finds it might also make you drunker, sooner. Diet mixers make people drunk faster Scotsman Artificial sweeteners speed alcohol into blood Reuters.uk All Headline News - all 12 related

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World Fitness

Medicos’ stir enters 10th day Mumbai Mirror - 1 hour ago New Delhi: The stalemate between government and protesting medicos over quota issue continued as the doctors persisted with their hunger strike for the tenth day on Tuesday. 'Turn off your lights', protestors on mission 'black out' Expressindia.com Talks on quota fail Deccan Herald NDTV.com - Newindpress (subscription) - Financial Express - Peninsula On-line -