Radical treatment of prostate cancer ‘may be unnecessary’ - The Herald
May 25, 2006

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Radical treatment of prostate cancer ‘may be unnecessary’ The Herald - 1 hour ago HASTY radical treatment for men diagnosed with early prostate cancer could subject them to unnecessary years of serious side effects, doctors warned yesterday. Some cancer surgery 'unnecessary' Guardian Unlimited Study examines need for prostate cancer treatments Reuters.uk RTE.ie - BBC News - All Headline News - Glasgow Evening Times - all 45 related

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GameSHOUT

Staying physically fit prevents Alzheimer's disease Food Consumer - May 23, 2006 Keeping fighting fit as people approach old age may help them stave off the risk of developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease, a new study has found. Body may give early clues of dementia The Herald Group Health study finds physical failings precede dementia Seattle Times Xinhua - Reuters.uk - FOX News - Seattle Post Intelligencer - all 40 related

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BBC News

Watchdog criticises firm behind 'elephant man' drug trials Guardian Unlimited - 1 hour ago The government's drugs watchdog yesterday criticised the company behind the disastrous Parexel drug trial which left six healthy men seriously ill, and urged caution in the use of the entire class of drug tested on the volunteers. Parexel Drug Trial Had Shortfalls, UK Probe Finds (Update3) Bloomberg UK drug trial illnesses not due to errors - report Reuters Telegraph.co.uk - Monsters and Critics.com - New Scientist (subscription) - BusinessWeek - all 65 related

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Washington Post

Update 2: Baby With Heart Condition Recovers Forbes - 55 minutes ago A 10-month-old twin boy born with a potentially fatal heart condition improved so dramatically that he was released from the hospital Thursday without the transplant he was awaiting. Baby Awaiting Transplant in 'Miracle' Recovery abc7.com Baby awaiting heart transplant in LA makes 'miracle' recovery KOLD-TV UC Los Angeles - AZ Central.com - all 93 related

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Playfuls.com

First HIV case 'can be traced to 1930s' Telegraph.co.uk - 1 hour ago which has infected tens of millions of people worldwide - has been traced back to a person who was infected by chimpanzees in south-east Cameroon in the 1930s. Chimp Virus Is Linked to HIV New York Times Chimp poop reveals AIDS' origins, researchers say Reuters Bloomberg - Guardian Unlimited - ABC News - Nature.com (subscription) - all 197 related

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World Fitness

Asthma control without the drugs Houston Chronicle - May 22, 2006 In a radical experiment, doctors are snaking wires inside the lungs of asthma patients to essentially burn off some of the tissue that blocks their ability to breathe. Doctors test device to zap asthmatic airways Sydney Morning Herald New Medical Procedure Gives Hope to Asthma Sufferers ABC News World Fitness - All Headline News - WCSH-TV - DetNews.com - all 142 related

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Four cases of measles confirmed at Hub firm Boston Globe - 18 hours ago By Stephen Smith and Maria Cramer, Globe Staff | May 25, 2006. Infectious disease trackers are moving to contain an unusual cluster of measles cases among workers at a financial services company headquartered in Boston's John Hancock Tower. Boston reports first measles outbreak in 7 years Reuters.uk Health officials investigate three case of measles in same company WHDH-TV CBS4Boston - Boston Channel.com - Salem News - all 56 related

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Did the HI Virus originate from Africa? African News Dimension - 3 hours ago In a move that is likely to further entrench stereotyping of the continent, a group of scientists have said the HIV virus which causes AIDS might have originated from Africa. Chimp poop reveals AIDS' origins, researchers say Reuters Scientists Confirm AIDS Originated in Wild African Chimpanzees Voice of America Guardian Unlimited - National Geographic - Food Consumer - Bloomberg - all 183 related

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Nigeria confirms fresh outbreak of bird flu People's Daily Online - 44 minutes ago The Nigerian Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI) on Thursday confirmed another outbreak of bird flu at a poultry farm in Kakara village in the northern state of Kano. US helps Nigeria in battle against bird flu Independent Online US gives Nigeria equipment to fight bird flu TODAYonline all 3 related

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Organs transplant girl goes home Times Online - 1 hour ago Spanish doctors carried out a six-organ transplant on an 18-month-old girl who was born with cancer, a hospital in Madrid has announded. Madrid toddler successfully undergoes 6-organ transplant operation Xinhua Six-Organ Transplant on Baby KNX1070 WBOC TV 16 - All Headline News - Typically Spanish - all 46 related

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Douglas signs into law Catamount Health reform initiative Boston Globe - 3 hours ago Vermont joined a small group of states Thursday that are searching for ways of improving their residents' access to health care while ... Governor to sign health care bill Rutland Herald Vermont signs ambitious health-insurance law ABC News Reuters - WCAX - all 6 related

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Playfuls.com

Scientists Confirm AIDS Originated in Wild African Chimpanzees Voice of America - 3 hours ago Scientists have confirmed that the AIDS virus infecting more than 40 million people worldwide originated in wild chimpanzees in a remote central African forest. Source of HIV virus traced to chimps from Cameroon Times Online Scientists Confirm Origins of HIV ABC News Guardian Unlimited - National Geographic - African News Dimension - Food Consumer - all 183 related

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Washington Post

New Medical Procedure Gives Hope to Asthma Sufferers ABC News - 1 hour ago Many people with asthma live with the fear that the next breath they take might be their last. To keep their airways open, many have to inhale large doses of steroids twice a day. Asthma Experiment Removes Lung Tissue Wall Street Journal (subscription) Doctors Developing Non-Drug Asthma Treatment World Fitness All Headline News - AZ Central.com - WCSH-TV - DetNews.com - all 144 related

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Vermont signs ambitious health-insurance law ABC News - 25 minutes ago Vermont's governor signed a bill on Thursday that would make the state the second in the nation with near-universal health-care insurance by extending coverage to as much as 96 percent of its residents by 2010. Douglas signs into law Catamount Health reform initiative Boston Globe Governor to sign health care bill Rutland Herald WCAX - all 5 related

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'I am not afraid of Aids' BBC News - 31 minutes ago They both died of Aids-related illnesses, and the HIV virus was passed on to Noo - whose name has been changed to protect her identity. UN releases report on AIDS treatment Seattle Post Intelligencer Users of Aids drugs increase Daily Nation (subscription) Kaiser network.org - Salon - all 68 related

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Peninsula On-line

In Gujarat, quota stir intensifies Daily News & Analysis - 1 hour ago SURAT: The anti-reservation agitation in Gujarat intensified on Thursday with medical students and doctors taking out a massive rally while all private clinics, hospitals and pathology laboratories remained shut. Protesters meet president again, threaten suicide Telugu Portal Strike paralyses medical services The Tribune Gulf Times - Hindustan Times - Mumbai Mirror - NDTV.com - all 120 related

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Thalidomide cleared for use as a cancer drug NEWS.com.au - 56 minutes ago A US drug company won approval today to use thalidomide to treat patients newly diagnosed with the blood cancer multiple myeloma. Celgene Corporation's drug Thalomid, known generically as thalidomide, was ... Celgene drug approved for blood cancer BusinessWeek UPDATE 2-US OKs Celgene drug Thalomid for multiple myeloma Reuters TheStreet.com - Trading Markets - United Press International - The State - all 72 related

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BBC News

Regulators slam drug trial firm BBC News - 14 hours ago Drug regulators have heavily criticised the firm which carried out the drug trial which left six men seriously ill. Parexel failed to follow several trial procedures including keeping proper patient records ... Parexel Drug Trial Had Shortfalls, UK Probe Finds (Update3) Bloomberg Watchdog condemns drug trial firm Independent Reuters - Telegraph.co.uk - Guardian Unlimited - Monsters and Critics.com - all 58 related

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HIV Originated in Wild Chimps, Feces Study Confirms National Geographic - 4 hours ago Chimpanzees living in dense jungles in Africa have been confirmed as the probable source of the HIV virus which caused the human AIDS pandemic. Source of HIV virus traced to chimps from Cameroon Times Online Did the HI Virus originate from Africa? African News Dimension Voice of America - Seattle Post Intelligencer - Guardian Unlimited - Reuters - all 177 related

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CBC News

Family deaths raise fears of human bird flu transmission Unison.ie - 5 hours ago EIGHT members of the same family have contracted bird flu and seven have died in what the World Health Organisation said yesterday was the "most worrying incident yet". Update 2: Officials Backtrack Bird Flu Cluster Forbes Officials Backtrack Bird Flu Cluster ABC News Bloomberg - News-Medical.net - Boston Globe - Medical News Today - all 973 related

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Washington Post

Doctors Developing Non-Drug Asthma Treatment World Fitness - May 23, 2006 In an attempt to develop the first non-drug treatment for asthma suffers, doctors are snaking wires inside the lungs of patients to essentially burn off tissue that blocks their ability to breathe. Asthma Experiment Removes Lung Tissue Wall Street Journal (subscription) Doctors Test New Asthma Treatment All Headline News AZ Central.com - Haber Sağlık - DetNews.com - all 145 related

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Some cancer surgery 'unnecessary' Guardian Unlimited - 14 hours ago Many men with low-grade prostate cancer may be undergoing needless and unnecessary radical treatment and suffering serious life-long side effects as a result, it has been claimed. Study examines need for prostate cancer treatments Reuters.uk Prostate therapy benefits doubted BBC News RTE.ie - All Headline News - Glasgow Evening Times - Which? - all 43 related

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UPDATE 2-US OKs Celgene drug Thalomid for multiple myeloma Reuters - 32 minutes ago Celgene Corp. (CELG.O: Quote, Profile, Research) won US approval on Thursday to promote its drug Thalomid for treating patients newly diagnosed with the blood cancer multiple myeloma. Celgene drug approved for blood cancer BusinessWeek Celgene Thalomid OK'd for mutliple myeloma United Press International Trading Markets - Reuters - San Diego Union Tribune - all 66 related

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Genentech seeks OK on breast cancer treatment BusinessWeek - 7 hours ago MAY. 25 11:41 AM ET Drug development company Genentech Inc. on Thursday said it filed for regulatory approval to treat breast cancer using its Avastin monoclonal antibody in conjunction with standard chemotherapy.

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WHDH-TV

Boston reports first measles outbreak in 7 years Reuters.uk - 37 minutes ago Boston health officials worked on Thursday to contain the city's first outbreak of measles in seven years after four people in a downtown office tower were diagnosed with the highly infectious disease. Four cases of measles confirmed at Hub firm Boston Globe Health officials investigate three case of measles in same company WHDH-TV Boston Channel.com - Salem News - all 55 related

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BBC News

Parexel Drug Trial Had Shortfalls, UK Probe Finds (Update3) Bloomberg - 2 hours ago Parexel International Corp., which ran a drug trial in London that left six men with multiple organ failure earlier this year, didn't have a doctor with adequate training screening the patients, the UK health regulator said. Drug test review is 'whitewash' Telegraph.co.uk Serious 'discrepancies' made by drug trial firm Monsters and Critics.com Reuters - New Scientist (subscription) - Guardian Unlimited - BusinessWeek - all 58 related

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East Valley Tribune

Season's first West Nile-positive mosquito found Chicago Sun-Times - 22 hours ago Mosquito samples collected in DuPage County are the first in Illinois this year to test positive for West Nile virus, according to a release from the Illinois Department of Public Health. Residents Encouraged to "Fight the Bite" WANE Second bird tests positive for West Nile KESQ KCPW - CBS2 Chicago - WCAX - Los Angeles Daily News - all 39 related

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N-Sider.com

Video games can help cut surgical errors: study Reuters.uk - May 23, 2006 A new study suggests that people preparing for surgery ask their doctor: "Have you played your video games today?". Surgeons who warmed up by playing video games like ... Video Games Hep Boost Doctors' Performance During Surgery InformationWeek Video games help surgeons Irish Health Guardian Unlimited - WHDH-TV - United Press International - Nintendojo - all 40 related

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World Fitness

One cigarette could lead to smoking habit years later: study Channel News Asia - 1 hour ago LONDON : Children who smoke just one cigarette are more than twice as likely to take up the habit in their teenage years, research published in Thursday the scientific journal Tobacco Control showed. Health Roundup: No cancer link for pot smokers Monsters and Critics.com Smoking Desire Lingers For Years After First Cigarette Medical News Today Times of India - CBS News - Daily Mail - UK - CNN-IBN - all 52 related

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Scientists Isolate Origin of HIV Virus to Cameroon Chimpanzees Bloomberg - 4 hours ago The precursor to the virus that causes AIDS in humans has been traced to its origin, in wild chimpanzees in southeastern Cameroon, in West Africa, according to an article in the journal Nature. HIV origin 'found in wild chimps' BBC News Chimp poop reveals AIDS' origins, researchers say Reuters Albany Times Union - KFMB - WSOCtv.com - all 172 related

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Prevention best approach to Aids South Africa.info - 14 hours ago Saying that HIV-positive people could still lead healthy, happy and productive lives, Deputy President Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka's overriding message at a candlelight vigil in memory of those who have died of AIDS was that prevention is the best method of ... Users of Aids drugs increase Daily Nation (subscription) UN Releases Report on AIDS Treatment Salon San Francisco Chronicle - KFMB - all 68 related

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Chevy Chase doctor touts Botox study on TV Charlotte Business Journal - 1 hour ago Earlier this week, the morning show featured Melissa Marcello, president of opinion research firm Pursuant, moderating an "American Idol" focus group. Botox Smooths Wrinkles, but Can It Cure Depression? ABC News Can Botox Even Cure Depression? ; GOOD HEALTH International News Service Boston Herald - All Headline News - all 12 related

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Prostate therapy benefits doubted BBC News - 22 hours ago Many men diagnosed with low-grade prostate cancer do not benefit from radical treatment, research suggests. The Institute of Cancer Research said prostate removal was very unlikely to increase overall survival for men with low-grade disease. Study examines need for prostate cancer treatments Reuters.uk Prostate 'may not need surgery' Sunday Times.au all 43 related

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Mid-Day Mumbai

Quota is done & dusted: PM Mumbai Mirror - 1 hour ago Srinagar: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday appealed to the students to call-off their anti-reservation agitation even as the nationwide bandh called by the Indian Medical Association (IMA) affected services in OPDs in several states. Quota issue settled: Prime Minister NDTV.com Senior doctors on strike, Delhi medical services crippled Hindustan Times Outlook (subscription) - L'express.mu - Newindpress (subscription) - CNN-IBN - all 111 related