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Paying for stem cells: A bad ideaLos Angeles TimesThe practice might lead to donors who wouldn't admit to having a medical condition that could potentially endanger the recipient. Cyndi Newman, donor center manager for Gift of Life, wishes teacher Elyse Allen good luck before she donates bone marrow …Mass.: Bone Marrow Donor Recruiting [...]
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Komen reverses decision to deny funding to Planned ParenthoodLos Angeles TimesAfter three days of criticism from politicians and other nonprofits, the breast cancer foundation Susan G. Komen for the Cure says it will reinstate funding to Planned Parenthood. US Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) speaks during a news conference at a …Surprises in Komen-Planned [...]
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Susan G. Komen for the Cure founder defends Planned Parenthood decisionLos Angeles TimesNancy G. Brinker says abortion is not the reason that grants for breast cancer exams are being cut off. Lawmakers, women's health advocates and others continue to criticize the move, and both groups see donations pour in. Nancy Brinker, founder and [...]
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Outcry Grows Fiercer After Funding Cut by Cancer GroupNew York TimesThe nation's leading breast cancer advocacy organization confronted the growing furor Thursday over its decision to largely end its decades-long partnership with Planned Parenthood, with rising dissension in its own ranks and a roiling anger on the …Komen gives new explanation for cutting funds [...]
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Komen breast cancer charity severs ties with Planned ParenthoodLos Angeles TimesSusan G. Komen for the Cure says it will stop funding Planned Parenthood centers. Many suspect the move is a result of political pressure by antiabortion activists. An estimated 45000 people participated in the Susan B. Komen Race for the Cure in …Susan [...]
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FDA seizes nearly 14% of imported orange juice over fungicideLos Angeles TimesThe imported orange juice contained trace amounts of carbendazim, used to combat a fungus that leaves black spots on tree leaves. The fungicide is not allowed in the US Coca-Cola, which distributes orange juice under the Minute Maid and Simply Orange …US [...]
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Maker of Faulty Breast Implants Is Released on BailNew York TimesPARIS — The case against the founder of a French company at the center of an international scandal over substandard breast implants advanced on Friday as he was placed under formal criminal investigation. The suspect, Jean-Claude Mas, was detained in …Breast implant scandal: What went [...]
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Cancer screening in US lags goals, ethnic disparities revealedLos Angeles TimesResearchers with the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday that percentages of Americans receiving recommended screenings for breast cancer, cervical cancer and colorectal cancer in 2010 did not reach targets — with racial …CDC: Too few Americans getting screened [...]
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France breast implant company founder arrestedLos Angeles TimesJean-Claude Mas of Poly Implant Prothese, which is embroiled in an international health scare, has acknowledged using silicone not approved for medical use. Jean-Claude Mas, founder of a breast implant maker at the center of an international health …Cosmetic surgery unaffected by French implant scare: studyAFPBreast [...]
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French Police Detain Founder of Breast Implant MakerNew York TimesPARIS — The founder of a French company that made hundreds of thousands of breast implants from industrial-grade silicone, causing anxiety among women around the world, was detained in a dawn raid on his home in southern France, the authorities said …PIP breast implant boss Jean-Claude [...]
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China Reports a Second Bird Flu Death in Less Than a MonthNew York TimesBEIJING — A man died in southern China on Sunday from the H5N1 bird flu virus, the Health Ministry reported. It was China's second such death in less than a month. The latest victim, an unidentified 39-year-old, fell ill on Jan. [...]
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China Reports 2nd Bird Flu Death in MonthNew York TimesBEIJING — A man died in southern China on Sunday from the H5N1 bird flu virus, the Health Ministry reported. It was China's second such death in less than a month. The latest victim, an unidentified 39-year-old, fell ill on Jan. …Man dies of bird flu [...]
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Scientists to Pause Research on Deadly Strain of Bird FluNew York TimesThe scientists who altered a deadly flu virus to make it more contagious have agreed to suspend their research for 60 days to give other international experts time to discuss the work and determine how it can proceed without putting the world [...]
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Deadly bird flu research paused amid bioterror fearsTimes of IndiaLONDON: Scientists, who developed a more deadly strain of bird flu, have called for a temporary moratorium on their research on mutations of the H5N1 influenza virus amid fears that that the data could be used by bioterrorists. …Scientists to Pause Research on Deadly [...]
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A Specialists' Debate on Autism Has Many Worried ObserversNew York TimesA debate among medical professionals over how to define autism has spilled over into the public domain, stirring anger and fear among many parents and advocates of those with the neurological disorder, even as some argue that the diagnosis has been too …City [...]
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Some groups see opportunity in Paula Deen's Type 2 diabetesLos Angeles TimesOut of tragedy often comes opportunity, which seems to be how several organizations are looking at the news that popular Southern chef Paula Deen has Type 2 diabetes. Deen was diagnosed with the disease three years ago but came clean Tuesday morning [...]
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Beware, headphone may cost you your lifeTimes of IndiaLONDON: Researchers have found a dramatic rise in injuries to people using headphones while walking on the streets and have warned of serious accidents involving pedestrians using electronic devices, such as iPods and mobile phones. …Pay attention! Serious accidents triple for pedestrians wearing headphonesDaily MailDeaths of [...]
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Anti-smoking efforts often fall shortLos Angeles TimesThere are government and business-based programs to help smokers quit. But much of the funding goes unspent, and worker efforts can be tied to insurance costs. When it comes to smoking-cessation programs, little money is coming from government funding …Geisinger stops hiring tobacco usersAmerican Medical NewsNicotine therapy [...]
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A new hormone revs up the body's fat-burning engineLos Angeles TimesRemember this name: irisin. A newly described polypeptide hormone named after the Greek messenger goddess Iris, irisin may one day play a role in defeating the twin epidemics of obesity and Type 2 diabetes. It made its debut on Thursday in the journal …Lucky [...]
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University Suspects Fraud by a Researcher Who Studied Red WineNew York TimesA charge of widespread scientific fraud, involving 26 articles published in 11 journals, was leveled by the University of Connecticut today against Dipak K. Das, one of its researchers, whose work reported health benefits in red wine. …Red wine researcher accused of fraudSan Francisco [...]