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Study: The Pill protects against cancer
Jan 24 2008 10:56PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - Women on the birth control pill are protected from ovarian cancer, even decades after they stop taking it, scientists said. British researchers found that women taking the pill for 15 years halved their chances of developing ovarian cancer, and that the risk remained low more than 30 years later, though protection weakened over time. The findings were published Friday in The Lancet.
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Doctors report transplant breakthrough
Jan 24 2008 7:52PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - In what's being called a major advance in organ transplants, doctors say they have developed a technique that could free many patients from having to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives.
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Doctors report transplant breakthrough
Jan 24 2008 7:52PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - In what's being called a major advance in organ transplants, doctors say they have developed a technique that could free many patients from having to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives.
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Doctors report transplant breakthrough
Jan 24 2008 7:52PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - In what's being called a major advance in organ transplants, doctors say they have developed a technique that could free many patients from having to take anti-rejection drugs for the rest of their lives.
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Obesity surgery seen as diabetes cure
Jan 24 2008 6:08PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - A new study gives the strongest evidence yet that obesity surgery can cure diabetes. Patients who had surgery to reduce the size of their stomachs were five times more likely to see their diabetes disappear over the next two years than were patients who had standard diabetes care, according to Australian researchers.
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CDC: Too few adults get their vaccines
Jan 24 2008 6:08PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Vaccines aren't just for kids, but far too few grown-ups are rolling up their sleeves, disappointed federal health officials reported Wednesday.
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Heart bypass best for multiple blockages
Jan 24 2008 6:08PM (CT)
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Bypass surgery remains the best option for heart patients with more than one clogged artery, according to the first big study to compare bypass with drug-coated stents. The new research dims hopes that the less drastic stent procedure would prove to be just as good for people with multiple blockages.
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FDA chief seeks satellite offices abroad
Jan 24 2008 5:05PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Food and Drug Administration is considering opening satellite offices in U.S. embassies overseas as part of its effort to improve the safety of food, medicine and other products coming into the United States.
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Larger warning labels sought for Botox
Jan 24 2008 1:06PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A public interest group petitioned the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday to increase the warnings on the popular cosmetic and drug Botox.
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