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New cancer drug shows fewer side effects
Apr 17 2006 6:24PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A newer drug prevents breast cancer in older, high-risk women just as well as today's standby tamoxifen _ but with fewer side effects, the National Cancer Institute announced Monday.
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Study finds activity key in weight gain
Apr 17 2006 6:23PM (CT)
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Staying active may be more of a factor in fending off weight gain for adults than cutting calories, according to a new study.
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Experts say elderly need better flu shot
Apr 17 2006 6:13PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Put aside hypothetical worries about bird flu: Regular flu already kills elderly Americans in droves every winter because the vaccine simply doesn't work as well inside aging bodies as young ones.
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Mumps cases spread in Neb., 8 other states
Apr 17 2006 6:12PM (CT)
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska, which is part of an nine-state mumps epidemic, is now reporting 110 cases of the disease in 22 counties, health officials said Monday. Thirty-two of those cases are confirmed.
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Few reassured over Chernobyl finding
Apr 17 2006 4:03PM (CT)
KIEV, Ukraine (AP) - With every cough and sore throat, every ache and pain, Valentyna Stanyuk feels Chernobyl stalking her.
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