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South Carolina woman struck by flesh-eating bacteria diseaseReutersBy Harriet McLeod | CHARLESTON, South Carolina (Reuters) – A new mother of twins in Greenville, South Carolina, is the latest victim of a rare and potentially fatal flesh-eating bacterial infection, health officials said on Thursday.Mother who gave birth in Atlanta battling flesh-eating bacteriaFox NewsSecond Case Of [...]
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Study suggests lower death risk for coffee loversReuters(Reuters) – Older people who reported drinking a few daily cups of coffee were less likely to die over the subsequent 14 years than were those who abstained from the beverage or rarely drank it, according to a US study of 400000 people.Study Finds Coffee Drinkers Live LongerTIMECoffee [...]
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FDA panel recommends Gilead's Quad for HIVReutersBy David Morgan | WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A US Food and Drug Administration panel of outside experts on Friday recommended the use of Gilead Sciences Inc's Quad pill for untreated HIV patients. The FDA advisory committee voted 13-1 to endorse the …AIDS Fight Enters New Phase With Prevention [...]
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Double-drug diabetes treatment disappoints in kidsReutersBy Gene Emery and Nancy Lapid | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a large new trial looking at ways to slow the progression of type 2 diabetes in children and teens, the addition of a second drug to the mainstay treatment metformin was only marginally …Study: Heavy teens have [...]
French Tribune
Women overestimate effectiveness of Pill, condomsReutersBy Amy Norton | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Many women may think birth control pills and condoms are better at pregnancy prevention than they actually are, a new study suggests. Researchers found that of more than 4100 women who were seeking birth …Women overestimate the effectiveness of the [...]
Botox ingredient has limited effect on headachesReutersBy Genevra Pittman | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The main ingredient in Botox may be modestly helpful for people with chronic migraines, a new report suggests — but it doesn't seem to offer much relief for those who have less-frequent headaches.Botox Provides Modest Relief From Migraines, Study FindsBloombergBotox [...]
Telegraph.co.uk
Fatigue after early breast cancer often fades: studyReutersBy Amy Norton | NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Many people treated for cancer are worn out for a time, but new findings suggest that long-lasting fatigue may be less common than thought — at least for women with early-stage breast cancer.Breast cancer rules rewritten in 'landmark' studyBBC [...]
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US seeks voluntary antibiotic limits in livestockReuters| WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US regulators on Wednesday asked food producers to voluntarily stop using antibiotics in livestock to promote growth, as part of an effort to prevent the rise of drug-resistant "superbugs." The FDA said antibiotics should only …FDA wants limits on antibiotics given to animalsUSA TODAYRise [...]
Wall Street Journal
Appeals court hears case of graphic tobacco adsReutersBy Anna Yukhananov | WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The government on Tuesday defended graphic tobacco labels and advertising that use pictures of rotting teeth and diseased lungs as accurate and necessary to warn consumers about the risks of smoking.Court: How Far Can Gov't Go On Tobacco Labeling?Manufacturing.netappeals [...]
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New batch of fake Avastin reached US via BritainReutersBy Ben Hirschler | LONDON (Reuters) – A new batch of counterfeit cancer drug Avastin discovered in the United States was bought in Turkey and shipped through Britain by UK-based middlemen, officials said on Wednesday, revealing a shipment pattern very …FDA finds more vials of fake cancer [...]
Novartis lung drug meets goals in late-stage trialsReuters| ZURICH (Reuters) – A Novartis lung drug met its main goals in three late-stage studies in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), often known as smokers' cough, the Swiss drugmaker said on Monday, giving its respiratory pipeline a …Novartis Says Smoker's-Cough Drug Succeeded in TrialsBloombergNovartis' Lung [...]
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What Supreme Court? Obama defends healthcare law, skirts debateReutersBy Jeff Mason | Portland, Maine (Reuters) – He didn't mention them by name, but they seemed to be on his mind. President Barack Obama defended his healthcare reform effort on Friday without mentioning the Supreme Court justices who hold the law's fate …Sense of Peril for [...]
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Analysis: Cheney waited longer than average for heart transplantReutersBy Julie Steenhuysen and Debra Sherman | CHICAGO (Reuters) – At 71, former Vice President Dick Cheney was older than average for a heart transplant and had to wait longer than the typical patient as well — 20 months compared with a year or less.Overall health, [...]
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Pregnancy ups risk of heart attack, study saysReutersBy Debra Sherman | CHICAGO (Reuters) – Pregnancy and hormonal changes that continue 12 weeks after giving birth increase a woman's risk of heart attack, researchers said. Although the likelihood of having a heart attack during pregnancy is very low …Pregnancy increases fatal heart attack riskUSA TODAYPregnancy [...]
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Breast cancer fundraising lags after abortion disputeReutersBy David Morgan and Anna Yukhananov | WASHINGTON (Reuters) – US breast cancer charity Susan G. Komen for the Cure is feeling a pinch on donations following a controversy over its funding for Planned Parenthood, a leading provider of birth-control and …Local perspectives on Komen-Planned Parenthood controversyPhiladelphia InquirerSusan [...]
The Guardian
Bloomberg charity adds $220 million to anti-smoking effortReutersBy Sharon Begley | NEW YORK (Reuters) – Michael Bloomberg's charitable foundation will commit $220 million over the next four years to fight tobacco use globally, including for the funding of legal challenges against the industry.Students spread tobacco awareness on Kick Butts DayGrand Island IndependentSchuylkill County students [...]
Zee News
Insight: Cheap generics no panacea for India's poorestReutersBy Henry Foy and Kaustubh Kulkarni | MUMBAI (Reuters) – Cheap generic drugs were meant to change the life of Nandakhu Nissar, whose mouth is swollen by a cancerous tumor. But the cashless and hungry 55-year-old sleeps on a pavement staring up at the …Cheap generics drugs [...]
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Ad campaign shows smoking's scary sideReutersBy Julie Steenhuysen | CHICAGO (Reuters) – Health officials launched a $54 million advertising campaign on Thursday depicting the health risks of smoking in gruesome detail, offering the latest salvo in the government's campaign to deglamorize …CDC unveils graphic ads to combat smokingCNNBudget 2012-13: Tobacco products set to get [...]
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Government to cut Texas women's health funds in abortion disputeReuters| AUSTIN, Texas (Reuters) – The federal government will withdraw funding for a Texas program providing more than 100000 poor women with birth control and other health services because Planned Parenthood clinics are not allowed to participate, …Women in Texas Losing Options for Health [...]
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Reuters Science News SummaryChicago TribuneFollowing is a summary of current science news briefs. “Anonymous'' hurt by arrests but hard to kill LONDON (Reuters) – In turning one of its best-known hackers into an informant and breaking open the highest profile elements of the “Anonymous'' …Study suggests breakthrough in organ transplantsLos Angeles TimesStem cells beat [...]