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Transsexual youth haven provides support
May 14 2005 7:31PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - It's another Wednesday night as a small group of regulars trickles into a youth center tucked on Chicago's north side. From the city and suburbs, they are an eclectic bunch _ dressed in everything from jeans and T-shirts to pumps and sparkly dresses. Some are college students, full of hope for the future. Others are street kids, estranged from their families and finding it difficult to survive. What binds them together is the desire to be around people like themselves _ those who
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Breast cancer drug could benefit prostate
May 14 2005 5:39PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A new study gives encouraging signs that a hormonal drug used to fight breast cancer might help prevent abnormal prostate growths from turning into cancers.
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Study: Drugs cutting breast cancer risk
May 14 2005 3:03PM (CT)
LONDON (AP) - The risk of dying from breast cancer has been falling rapidly for the past 15 years mainly because the drugs used to treat the disease have been effective at stopping the cancer from returning, according to a major new analysis.
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Cancer drugs attack tumors in many ways
May 14 2005 9:00AM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - New experimental cancer drugs are like a repairman who brings his toolbox to a job instead of just his wrench: They attack the multiple methods tumors use to grow and spread, instead of only one.
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Banned swimmer wins case over supplements
May 14 2005 3:25AM (CT)
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) - A swimmer who claimed a contaminated vitamin caused him to test positive for steroids, costing him a shot at the 2004 Olympics, has won a lawsuit against a dietary supplement company in a case that may give hope to athletes in similar circumstances.
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