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Child cancer survivors have other problems
May 16 2005 8:25PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - Two out of three children who beat cancer go on to develop other chronic health problems, ranging from heart disease to blindness, because of radiation and other treatments that saved their lives, new research finds.
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Study: 18 pct. of adults obese in Ireland
May 16 2005 7:35PM (CT)
DUBLIN, Ireland (AP) - Ireland is quickly growing fat on its economic success, a report on the country's obesity problem found Monday. The National Taskforce on Obesity, formed by the government in March 2004, found that 57 percent of Ireland's adults were overweight, including 18 percent who were obese.
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Experts debate study on fat, breast cancer
May 16 2005 7:23PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A new study seems to suggest that low-fat diets can help prevent a return of breast cancer in certain women, but many specialists disagreed with the conclusions, saying other factors might have played a role.
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Drug's effect on cancer stuns doctors
May 16 2005 7:22PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - No one could have been more surprised than the doctors themselves. They were just hoping to relieve the symptoms of a deadly blood disorder _ and ended up treating the disease itself. In nearly half of the people who took the experimental drug, the cancer became undetectable.
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Drug that treats diarrhea may prevent it
May 16 2005 7:22PM (CT)
HOUSTON (AP) - A drug already used to treat that tourist nightmare _ traveler's diarrhea _ may also prevent it without causing the antibiotic resistance that can eventually make medicines ineffective, new research suggests.
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Gates adds $250M to fight against diseases
May 16 2005 5:34PM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - Microsoft Corp. chairman Bill Gates, in announcing an expansion to the $4 billion he's already spent on health initiatives, said he wants to step up the focus on the diseases that afflict poorer nations.
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Gates tells WHO he'll donate $250M more
May 16 2005 10:20AM (CT)
GENEVA (AP) - Bill Gates told health leaders from around the world that he is donating another $250 million to the fight against the world's deadliest diseases.
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Bike polo a popular alternative sport
May 16 2005 7:49AM (CT)
BALTIMORE (AP) - For those tired of zoning out on a stationary bike for exercise, a twist on one of the world's oldest sports might be the answer. Fans say bicycle polo is a great workout, and is less hazardous than many other weekend sports.
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