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Mood drug inhibits breast cancer medication: study(AFP) (Yahoo Health 2010-02-09 00:28:46)
AFP - A common antidepressant weakens or cancels the beneficial effects of a standard treatment for breast cancer, according to a study released Tuesday.
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Paxil Blocks Tamoxifen, Lowers Survival Odds Against BreastCancer(HealthDay) (Yahoo Health 2010-02-09 00:03:49)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Women with breast cancer whotake both tamoxifen and the antidepressant Paxil may increase their riskof dying because Paxil reduces tamoxifen's effectiveness, Canadianresearchers report.
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Alzheimer's drug Dimebon helps Huntington's: study(Reuters) (Yahoo Health 2010-02-08 22:47:51)
Reuters - Dimebon, a pill being developed for Alzheimer's disease, helped people with Huntington's disease improve their thinking, learning and memory skills, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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Glaucoma medications may reduce risk of death(Reuters) (Yahoo Health 2010-02-08 22:38:07)
Reuters - Glaucoma drugs appear to reduce the likelihood of death among patients using them compared with those patients receiving no treatment but it is not clear why, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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Age of mother affects child's autism risk: study(Reuters) (Yahoo Health 2010-02-08 22:35:37)
Reuters - Being an older mother significantly increases the risk of having a child with autism, but being an older father only increases the risk when the mother is under the age of 30, U.S. researchers said on Monday.
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Early language problems may hinder adult literacy(Reuters) (Yahoo Health 2010-02-08 22:16:10)
Reuters - Children with a limited vocabulary at the age of 5 may be at increased risk of poor literacy as adults, a study published Monday suggests.
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Soft Drinks Could Boost Pancreatic Cancer Risk(HealthDay) (Yahoo Health 2010-02-08 22:03:34)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- People who down two or more softdrinks a week may have double the risk of developing deadly pancreaticcancer, compared to non-soda drinkers, new research suggests.
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Ethics debate over blood from newborn safety tests(AP) (Yahoo Health 2010-02-08 21:08:55)
AP - A critical safety net for babies — that heelprick of blood taken from every newborn — is facing an ethics attack.
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Sugary soft drinks linked to pancreatic cancer: study(AFP) (Yahoo Health 2010-02-08 18:14:37)
AFP - People who drink at least two sugary soft drinks a day have an increased risk of contracting cancer of the pancreas, a study published Monday shows.
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UK's Brown vows more cancer care as race heats up(AP) (Yahoo Health 2010-02-08 18:08:26)
AP - You know an election is coming when British politicians suddenly promise sweeping improvements to the National Health Service, a simultaneous source of national pride and worry.
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Clinical Trials Update: Feb. 8, 2010(HealthDay) (Yahoo Health 2010-02-08 17:03:03)
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Here are the latest clinical trials, courtesyof ClinicalConnection.com:
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Older Moms More Apt to Have Autistic Child(HealthDay) (Yahoo Health 2010-02-08 17:03:00)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- Older moms are more likely tohave a child with autism than women who give birth at a younger age, newresearch shows.
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Children Raised by Lesbians Do Just Fine, Studies Show(LiveScience.com) (Yahoo Health 2010-02-08 16:50:08)
LiveScience.com - Children raised by lesbian parents fare as well as they would in heterosexual households, new research suggests.
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For obese, vaccine needle size matters(Reuters) (Yahoo Health 2010-02-08 15:37:28)
Reuters - Our ever-expanding waistlines may have outgrown the doctor's needle, researchers say, in what could be another casualty of the obesity epidemic.
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Autism risks detailed in children of older mothers(AP) (Yahoo Health 2010-02-08 15:23:03)
AP - A woman's chance of having a child with autism increase substantially as she ages, but the risk may be less for older dads than previously suggested, a new study analyzing more than 5 million births found.
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Bad malaria pills in Africa raise resistance fears(AP) (Yahoo Health 2010-02-08 14:43:31)
AP - High rates of the most effective type of malaria-fighting drugs sold in three African countries are poor quality — including nearly half the pills sampled in Senegal — raising fears of increased drug resistance that could wipe out the last weapon left to battle a disease that kills 1 million people each year, according to a U.S. report released Monday.
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3 Simple Steps Can Cut Childhood Obesity(LiveScience.com) (Yahoo Health 2010-02-08 14:35:46)
LiveScience.com - A new study finds three household routines lower the risk ofobesity in children: having family dinners, getting enough sleep and limitingweekday TV time.
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Cleaning Agent Tied to Parkinson's in Study(HealthDay) (Yahoo Health 2010-02-08 14:03:13)
HealthDay - MONDAY, Feb. 8 (HealthDay News) -- The industrial cleanertrichloroethylene (TCE) has been linked to an increased risk ofParkinson's disease, U.S. researchers say.
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China finds 170 more tons of tainted milk powder(AP) (Yahoo Health 2010-02-08 11:47:29)
AP - China has found another 170 tons of tainted milk powder in an emergency crackdown that has made it increasingly clear many products discovered in the country's 2008 milk scandal were repackaged for sale instead of destroyed.
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Study shows how Medicare rewards MDs for overuse(Reuters) (Yahoo Health 2010-02-08 05:17:05)
Reuters - Medicare's move in 2005 to pay doctors to do bladder cancer surgery in their offices rather than in hospitals dramatically raised the number of procedures and overall health costs, U.S. researchers said on Monday.