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Colonoscopy cuts colon cancer death risk, study shows
Detroit Free Press
By Alicia Chang AP LOS ANGELES -- Millions of people have endured a colonoscopy, believing the dreaded exam may help keep them from dying of colon cancer. For the first time, a major study offers clear evidence that it does.
Colonoscopy Lowers Rate of Cancer Deaths by Half, Study FindsBusinessWeek
Colonoscopies shown to greatly reduce deathsSan Francisco Chronicle
Report Affirms Lifesaving Role of ColonoscopyNew York Times
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Vivus Weight-Loss Pill Qnexa Wins Backing of FDA Panel
BusinessWeek
By Anna Edney Feb. 22 (Bloomberg) -- Vivus Inc.'s weight-loss pill Qnexa won the backing of a US advisory panel as the company seeks to gain approval for the first new obesity drug in 13 years. The shares doubled in late trading.
FDA Advisers Bless Weight-Loss PillWall Street Journal
Weight-Loss Drug Qnexa Moves Closer To FDA ApprovalNeon Tommy
US advisers back experimental obesity pillReuters
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Vemurafenib Promising Against Deadly Melanoma
ABC News
(ABCNEWS.com) When Richard Kaminski had an unusual mole removed from his cheek in 1998, he thought it was the end of his experience with melanoma. But more than 10 years later, Kaminski developed a cough that didn't go away. Medical tests confirmed the ...
Skin cancer drug hopes raised by studyBBC News
Zelboraf May Double Survival for Some Melanoma PatientsWebMD
Advanced melanoma drug nearly doubles survival timemsnbc.com
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The Plight of the Pregnant Surgeon
New York Times (blog)
By PAULINE W. CHEN, MD Admired as much for her sheer talent as for her humility, my surgical residency colleague became pregnant during her last year of training. At about the same time her baby was born, another colleague, also in his final year of ...
Alcoholism not uncommon among surgeonsFree Malaysia Today
Study: 1-of-6 USsurgeons abuse alcoholUPI.com
Study: 15% of surgeons abuse alcoholFierceHealthcare
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Heart attack symptoms 'differ in women'
BBC News
By Dominic Hughes Health correspondent, BBC News Fewer women than men suffering from a heart attack appear to experience chest pain symptoms, according to a study of more than one million people in the US. Overall men have significantly more heart ...
Women often feel no heart attack painUPI.com
Women less likely to get immediate heart attack treatmentUSA TODAY
Heart Attack Signs Women Should KnowABC News
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Sudden cardiac death: Time of day link found in mice
BBC News
By James Gallagher Health and science reporter, BBC News How the time of day can increase the risk of dying from an irregular heartbeat has been identified by researchers. The risk of "sudden cardiac death" peaks in the morning and rises again in the ...
'Biological clock' linked to heart attacksSydney Morning Herald
'Biological clock' linked to morning heart attacksHerald Sun
Heart beats to rhythm of circadian clockBCM News
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Women With Migraine Have Increased Risk of Depression
Doctors Lounge
Women with current or past history of migraine, with or without aura, are at increased risk for developing depression, according to a study being released in advance of its presentation at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology, ...
Migraines Linked to Depression in WomenABC News
Report links migraines, risk of depressionabc7.com
Risk of depression appears to stay elevated even if the pain stops, research findsCNN
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Judge: State can't force pharmacy to stock Plan B
San Francisco Chronicle
AP Ted S. Warren / AP Kevin Stormans, one of the owners of Ralph's Thriftway, in Olympia, Wash., talks to reporters, Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012, in Tacoma, Wash., after a federal judge ruled that Washington state may not force pharmacies to sell Plan B ...
Washington State Plan B Ruling: Federal Judge Says State Cannot Force ...Huffington Post
US judge strikes down law mandating sale of contraceptionReuters
Washington state can't force pharmacies to sell Plan BWashington Times
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Obama's Alzheimer's plan focuses on treatment, care
Reuters
* Plan focuses on treatment, caregivers, early detection * Concern that victim numbers could double by 2050 * Some experts say plan not aggressive enough By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The Obama administration's plan to fight ...
US Alzheimer's strategy: Better treatment by 2025, earlier diagnosis and ...Washington Post
Handled with care: Charlestown resident to receive reward for program after ...Evening News and Tribune
Finding a cure matters more than moneyHernando Today
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CDC Says Raw Milk Is Behind Many Of Today's Illnesses
Daily Gossip
Although it's not actually breaking news that it's indicated to avoid drinking raw milk, there still are a lot of people who don't exactly abide by that recommendation. But perhaps a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention might ...
Raw milk causes most illnesses from dairyUSA TODAY
CDC: Raw milk to blame for most dairy-related disease outbreaksCBS News
States With Raw-Milk Sales Have More Outbreaks, Study ShowsBloomberg
Los Angeles Times -CBC.ca
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