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June 20, 2006

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Results of home DNA tests can shock, misinform users Inside Bay Area - Jun 19, 2006 IMAGINE being able to order a genetic test over the Internet - to see if you have inherited a predisposition to cancer or whether there might be a genetic component ... 11 Cousins Give Up Stomachs After Tests Forbes Family of 11 have stomachs removed Times Online ABC News - Scotsman - WNDU-TV - 7Online.com - all 227 related

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Across Georgia, experts planning for the worst should bird flu hit Macon Telegraph - Jun 18, 2006 Editor's note: Avian influenza occurs around the world just as human flu does, but a strain that has spread through Asia to Europe has infected some humans with deadly results. Problems with poultry? Bradenton Herald Poultry Industry On Alert Hartford Courant ABC News - Forbes - Ocala.com - Centre Daily Times - all 59 related

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Stem Cells Help Repair Paralysis in Mice; A Recipe for Humans? Bloomberg - 8 hours ago Scientists have used embryonic stem cells to restore function in the legs of paralyzed mice, raising hopes they may some day achieve the same result in humans. Scientists Regrow Nerves With Stem Cells World Fitness Stem cell cocktail helps repair paralysis in rats WTVM All Headline News - Malaysia Star - The Australian - Kansas City Channel.com - all 196 related

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Drug prices up in first months of Medicare plans MarketWatch - 1 hour ago SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- Medicare prescription-drug plans are failing to hold drug-price inflation in check through market competition so far, a new report charges. Drug Prices Up Sharply This Year New York Times Brand Name Drug Prices Up Nearly 4 Pct. Forbes The State - Prensa Latina - WTOP - all 53 related

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Statins Look Promising Versus Cataracts International News Service - 1 hour ago In a recent study, people who took cholesterol-lowering statins also developed fewer nuclear cataracts, the most common kind of age-related cataract and one of the leading causes of visual impairment in the United States. Statins May Reduce Risk of Cataracts Houston Chronicle Statins cut risk of nuclear cataracts - US study Reuters Medscape (subscription) - Dog Flu Diet and Diseases - Post Chronicle - WebMD - all 152 related

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German scientists find dyslexia gene United Press International - 7 hours ago German researchers say they've found a genetic component for the learning disability dyslexia, possibly opening new methods of treatment. German Scientists Uncover Gene for Learning Disability CRI German Scientists Uncover Dyslexia Gene Deutsche Welle Post Chronicle - all 8 related

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San Francisco unveils universal health care plan San Jose Mercury News - 2 hours ago SAN FRANCISCO - Officials unveiled a plan Tuesday to make the city the first in the nation to provide health care to all its residents through contributions from the municipal government and private employers. SF plan would offer health insurance for all residents San Francisco Chronicle San Francisco considers health plan for uninsured San Francisco Business Times Bay Area Indymedia - all 16 related

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Pharmaceutical-sponsored studies studied Monsters and Critics.com - 3 hours ago A Danish study suggests physicians taking part in pharmaceutical-sponsored clinical trials are more likely to prescribe the sponsor`s drugs. Drug Trials May Influence Doctors' Prescribing Patterns Forbes How Conducting a Clinical Trial Affects Physicians' Guideline ... Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) Post Chronicle - HealthCentral.com - all 10 related

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Being fired from work could be fatal MSNBC - 3 hours ago Being fired is not just bad news, it could be fatal - especially if the individual is middle-aged, according to a study published on Wednesday. Redundancy late in life doubles chances of having heart attack PersonnelToday.com Losing job at 50 doubles heart attack risk: Study Times of Oman Daily Mail - UK - BBC News - InTheNews.co.uk - all 10 related

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Stem Cells Help Paralyzed Rats Walk KFOXtv.com - 30 minutes ago WASHINGTON -- A medical expert says scientists have done "something that people have been trying to do for at least 30 years" -- regrow nerves that are needed to move a muscle. Stem Cells Help Paralyzed Rats Walk Channel Cincinnati.com Stem cells help repair rats' paralysis USA Today all 192 related

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Diabetes Cases Double In 30 Years Dog Flu Diet and Diseases - 5 hours ago With the HIV crisis holding so much of the spotlight, Type 2 Diabetes receives little attention compared to pending pandemics, epidemics and such. Diabetes rate doubles over last 30 years MSNBC New Type 2 Diabetes Cases Have Doubled in 30 Years KPHO Phoenix Reuters.uk - FOX News - all 18 related

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Brand name drug prices up nearly 4 pct. Ottawa Recorder - 41 minutes ago Brand-name drug prices jumped nearly 4 percent during the first three months of the year, raising costs for taxpayers subsidizing the Medicare ... Brand name drug prices up nearly 4 pct. Macon Telegraph Brand Name Drug Prices Up Nearly 4 Pct. Forbes all 51 related

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Cholesterol Drugs May Avert Cataracts WebMD - 5 hours ago June 20, 2006 -- Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs -- especially Zocor -- appear to lower the risk of the most common kind of age-related cataract. Statin Use May Cut Cataract Risk Medscape (subscription) Cholesterol-lowering drugs may reduce the risk of cataracts KXAN-TV TheHeart.Org - Contra Costa Times - all 150 related

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AHA Does An About-Face On Fat Intake The Common Voice - 53 minutes ago The American Heart Association (AHA) released this list of new recommendations this week for Americans to eat healthy and prevent heart disease. American Heart Association urges limit on trans fat in diet USA Today Cut out more fats and salt, Heart Association urges Indianapolis Star Bloomington Pantagraph - Dog Flu Diet and Diseases - CBS4Boston - all 210 related

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Cutting stress may increase chances of pregnancy Guardian Unlimited - 57 minutes ago Women who are struggling to get pregnant could improve their chances of conceiving by having stress-reducing therapy sessions, scientists claimed yesterday. Therapy can help stress-related infertility: study Reuters Infertility time bomb GMTV Dog Flu Diet and Diseases - United Press International - TODAYonline - all 23 related

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NC man among 11 cousins who had stomachs removed WIS - 7 hours ago (Greenville, NC-AP) June 20, 2006 - When Mark Allen underwent surgery last year to remove his stomach, he also lost his worries as well. Eleven Cousins Have Their Stomachs Removed World Fitness Cousins At Risk For Cancer Give Up Stomachs All Headline News Earthtimes.org - Press-Enterprise (subscription) - ABC7Chicago.com - all 224 related

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Brand Name Drug Prices Up Nearly 4 Pct. Forbes - 1 hour ago 20.2006, 07:16 PM. Brand-name drug prices jumped nearly 4 percent during the first three months of the year, raising costs for taxpayers subsidizing the Medicare drug program and for some ... Brand Name Drug Prices Up Nearly 4 Pct. WJLA Brand Name Drug Prices Up Nearly 4 Pct. Houston Chronicle all 41 related

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Statins May Reduce Risk of Cataracts Houston Chronicle - 5 hours ago Statins, the cholesterol-lowering drugs taken by millions of Americans, might also reduce the risk of cataracts, a preliminary study suggests. Statins cut risk of nuclear cataracts - US study Reuters Cholesterol Lowering Drugs May Also Reduce Risk of Cataracts Dog Flu Diet and Diseases Fort Wayne News Sentinel - ABC News - all 140 related

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Heart attacks linked to jobs loss BBC News - 1 hour ago Losing your job late in your career doubles the chance of suffering a heart attack or stroke, a study says. Yale University researchers studied 4,301 people aged 51 to 61 who were working in 1992, the Occupational and Environmental Medicine journal said. Redundancy late in life doubles chances of having heart attack PersonnelToday.com Losing job at 50 doubles heart attack risk: Study Times of Oman Reuters.uk - Daily Mail - UK - all 8 related

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Stem-Cell Therapy Restores Movement in Paralyzed Mice Forbes - 3 hours ago TUESDAY, June 20 (HealthDay News) -- In what experts are describing as a major advance, scientists have used embryonic stem cells to form new, functional nerve cell connections in formerly paralyzed mice that effectively restored the animals' limb movement ... Stem Cells Help Repair Paralysis in Mice; A Recipe for Humans? Bloomberg Study: Stem Cells Help Paralyzed Rats Walk Again CBS2 Chicago WTVM - All Headline News - Malaysia Star - INDYchannel.com - all 183 related

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Counselling 'can boost fertility' BBC News - 12 hours ago They found cognitive behaviour therapy alone was enough to help some women who had stopped having periods and ovulating to regain their fertility. Modern lifestyles are bad for fertility Nature.com (subscription) Therapy can help stress-related infertility: study Reuters.uk all 21 related

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WHO confirms Indonesia's 39th avian flu death CIDRAP - 2 hours ago Jun 20, 2006 (CIDRAP News) - A 13-year-old boy from south Jakarta who died Jun 14 represented Indonesia's 51st avian influenza case and was the 39th Indonesian to succumb, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) statement today. Why Bird Flu Kills Wall Street Journal (subscription) Experts Criticize Indonesian Bird Flu Strategies, Say Culling ... Voice of America Washington Post - Canada.com - ABC Asia Pacific - Dog Flu Diet and Diseases - all 196 related

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Healthy diet and lifestyle vital for healthy heart: AHA Food Consumer - 5 hours ago The new American Heart Association diet and lifestyle recommendations released on Monday stress the importance of a healthy diet and lifestyle in preventing heart disease. Under One Per Cent Of Total Calories Should Be Trans Fats Medical News Today Heart association makes new diet, lifestyle recommendations Bradenton Herald Forbes - WFAA (subscription) - NBC6.net - WIS - all 208 related

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New Embryonic Test Raises Concerns CBS News - 2 hours ago British researchers have revealed a new embryo screening advance that could help more couples avoid the risk of having children with severe genetic disorders. DNA fingerprinting used to detect embryo genetic disorders Xinhua Screening the next generation New Zealand Herald People's Daily Online - Independent - The Herald - All Headline News - all 111 related

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Bird Flu Could Close Military Cemeteries Forbes - 6 hours ago 20.2006, 01:24 PM. Families of veterans who die during a bird flu outbreak shouldn't count on burying their loved ones in any of the 120 national cemeteries. Bird Flu Could Close Military Cemeteries CBS News Bird flu could close veterans' cemeteries Providence Eyewitness News all 122 related

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Many COPD patients get sub-par hospital care in US Reuters - 11 hours ago Just a third of patients receive ideal care when they're hospitalized for a flare-up of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) such as emphysema, researchers based in Massachusetts and North Carolina have found. Most Lung Disease Patients Don't Get 'Ideal' Care Forbes At home in the hospital: A growing number of physicians focus ... MSNBC Medscape (subscription) - all 6 related

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Drug Trials May Influence Doctors' Prescribing Patterns Forbes - 3 hours ago TUESDAY, June 20 (HealthDay News) -- Doctors who participated in a drug company-sponsored trial of asthma medications were more likely to prescribe that company's drugs. Pharmaceutical-sponsored studies studied Monsters and Critics.com How Conducting a Clinical Trial Affects Physicians' Guideline ... Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) HealthCentral.com - all 8 related

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Stem cell cocktail helps repair paralysis in rats WTVM - 3 hours ago WASHINGTON A medical expert says scientists have done "something that people have been trying to do for at least 30 years" -- regrow nerves that are needed to move a muscle. Stem Cells Help Paralyzed Rats Move Again All Headline News Stem cells regrow damaged nerves in rats - US study Malaysia Star The Australian - 1010 Wins - KDKA - drkoop.com - all 183 related

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Learning how to beat stress coul be the best fertility treatment Times Online - 2 hours ago STRESS may be one of the main causes of female infertility, preventing thousands of otherwise healthy women in Britain from starting a family. Therapy can help stress-related infertility: study Reuters Infertility time bomb GMTV Dog Flu Diet and Diseases - United Press International - TODAYonline - all 21 related

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Zambia tests for bird flu after death of chickens SABC News - 3 hours ago Zambia is testing residents in the tourist resort city of Livingstone for bird flu after chickens were found dead in their owners' backyards, a health official said. Zambia investigates possible bird flu outbreak TODAYonline Zambia Tests for Bird Flu after Chickens Found Dead Epoch Times Independent Online - Reuters AlertNet - all 8 related

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Bird flu could close veterans' cemeteries Eyewitness News - 1 hour ago WASHINGTON Dozens of veterans' cemeteries could be closed if bird flu fulfills the VA's "worst case" scenario. The government says staffing shortages could force 120 national cemeteries to shut down, leaving ... Bird Flu Could Close Military Cemeteries Forbes all 121 related

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Diabetes rate doubles in 30 years ABC Online - 1 hour ago The occurrence of new cases of type-II diabetes has doubled over the past three decades, a report in the American Heart Association's journal Circulation says. Diabetes rate doubled in last 30 years Reuters.uk New Type 2 Diabetes Cases Have Doubled in 30 Years: Obesity is to ... CBC News all 16 related

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Cancer test delays force women into surgery Reuters.uk - Jun 19, 2006 Some women with a family history of breast cancer are opting to have surgery rather than wait up to two years for test results which would confirm whether they are at risk, a charity said on Monday. Breast cancer delays 'too long' BBC News Women undergo surgery rather than wait for test results Life Style Extra Daily Mail - UK - Times Online - Telegraph.co.uk - MedIndia - all 42 related

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Statins Linked to Lower Risk of Cataracts Forbes - 2 hours ago TUESDAY, June 20 (HealthDay News) -- A five-year study of people who took cholesterol-lowering statin drugs found they had a 40 percent lower incidence of the most common kind of cataract. Cholesterol-lowering drugs may reduce the risk of cataracts KXAN-TV Statin Use and Incident Nuclear Cataract Journal of American Medical Association (subscription) TheHeart.Org - NBC6.net - all 132 related

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Starbucks Served Up A Fat Cup of Trouble Accuracy In Media - 19 hours ago In any case, come on people, we all know whipped cream and cakes are fattening! Starbucks' upscale clientele is certainly educated enough to figure that out. Group Wants Chains To Post Nutritional Information OPB Starbucks Next Target On Trans Fat Bullseye All Headline News CBS 5 - RushLimbaugh.com (subscription) - KOMO - 7Online.com - all 26 related

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Skin-cancer risk told for blacks in study Chicago Tribune - 12 hours ago African-Americans are three times more likely than Caucasians to be diagnosed with skin cancer when it is already in an advanced and possibly fatal stage, according to a report released Monday. Melanoma Diagnosis Comes Late for Blacks MedPage Today Melanoma Often Spotted Later Among Blacks, Hispanics Forbes USA Today - News-Medical.net - Kaiser network.org - WebMD - all 130 related

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A Better Breast Cancer Pill? Hawaii Channel.com - 3 hours ago A new study says an osteoporosis drug may be a better bet for women at high risk for breast cancer than other treatments. Return to to the TheHawaiiChannel.