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Report urges regulation of genetic tests
Nov 6 2007 8:20PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Increased supervision of genetic testing is needed to ensure the usefulness of the increasingly popular tests, often promoted as a way to personalize medical treatment, according to a government draft report Tuesday.
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Experts tie enlarged heart, sudden death
Nov 6 2007 8:20PM (CT)
NEW YORK (AP) - An enlarged heart is the biggest cause of sudden death among young athletes, deaths that could be prevented with more and better screening, experts said after the weekend death of a marathon runner.
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Study connects pill to artery buildups
Nov 6 2007 8:19PM (CT)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) - A troubling study from Belgium hints that long-term use of oral contraceptives _ at least the high-estrogen ones sold decades ago _ might increase the chances of having artery buildups that can raise the risk of heart disease.
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Extra weight said won't raise death risk
Nov 6 2007 8:18PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Being 25 pounds overweight doesn't appear to raise your risk of dying from cancer or heart disease, says a new government study that seems to vindicate Grandma's claim that a few extra pounds won't kill you.
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Extra weight said won't raise death risk
Nov 6 2007 8:18PM (CT)
CHICAGO (AP) - Being 25 pounds overweight doesn't appear to raise your risk of dying from cancer or heart disease, says a new government study that seems to vindicate Grandma's claim that a few extra pounds won't kill you.
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Girl born with 8 limbs undergoes surgery
Nov 6 2007 8:18PM (CT)
BANGALORE, India (AP) - Revered by some in her village as the reincarnation of a Hindu goddess, a 2-year-old girl born with four arms and four legs was undergoing surgery Tuesday to leave her with a normal body.
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Girl born with 8 limbs undergoes surgery
Nov 6 2007 8:18PM (CT)
BANGALORE, India (AP) - Revered by some in her village as the reincarnation of a Hindu goddess, a 2-year-old girl born with four arms and four legs was undergoing surgery Tuesday to leave her with a normal body.
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Girl born with 8 limbs undergoes surgery
Nov 6 2007 8:18PM (CT)
BANGALORE, India (AP) - Revered by some in her village as the reincarnation of a Hindu goddess, a 2-year-old girl born with four arms and four legs was undergoing surgery Tuesday to leave her with a normal body.
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Calif. court to hear marijuana case
Nov 6 2007 11:21AM (CT)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - When Gary Ross was ordered to take a drug test at his new job, the recently hired computer tech had no doubt the results would come back positive for marijuana.
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Guyana reports drop in malaria cases
Nov 6 2007 10:57AM (CT)
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) - Guyana health officials said Tuesday they have drastically reduced the number of malaria cases in the interior of this South American country through use of medicines and mosquito nets.
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