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Long-awaited sunscreen approved for sale
Jul 24 2006 4:17PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A sunscreen that blocks the type of ultraviolet radiation linked to some cancers, and which has been available only outside the United States, received federal approval Monday.
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Project offers free colon tests for poor
Jul 24 2006 3:12PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - It's the cancer with the yuck factor, that part of the anatomy lots of people would rather ignore. And too many are ignoring it possibly to death: Nearly 42 million Americans over 50 aren't getting checks for colorectal cancer, the nation's No. 2 cancer killer.
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Study: Estratest doubles breast cancer risk
Jul 24 2006 3:03PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Older women who take hormone pills that combine estrogen and testosterone more than double their risk of breast cancer, according to a study of more than 70,000 nurses.
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EU to continue stem-cell research funding
Jul 24 2006 2:57PM (CT)
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) - The European Union decided Monday to continue funding human embryonic stem cell research, although new rules adopted by the 25-nation bloc prevent human cloning and destroying embryos.
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Study: Candy lovers also partial to fruit
Jul 24 2006 1:43PM (CT)
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - Cookie lovers seem more likely to eat apples and other fruits than salty snacks, suggests a new study. If true, that finding might be useful in encouraging healthier eating, according to the lead author of the study. In other words, maybe that sweet tooth could be satisfied by fruit instead of sugar.
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Drug approved to treat rare genetic disease
Jul 24 2006 12:58PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - The first drug treatment for the rare but potentially deadly inherited disease Hunter Syndrome was approved Monday by the Food and Drug Administration.
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Study: Cancer drug may pose heart danger
Jul 24 2006 7:17AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - A successful cancer-fighting drug may also damage the heart, although a researcher says leukemia patients who need Gleevec should not abandon it.
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