| Breast Cancer's DNA Yields More Secrets
(HealthDay) |
HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 29 (HealthDay News) -- The genetic makeup of
breast cancer tumors may be a better predictor of how well a woman will
fare than a tumor's size and appearance, which has been the traditional
way of looking at cancers, new research suggests. |
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| Prostate Cancer 'Cell of Origin' Identified
(LiveScience.com) |
LiveScience.com - For researchers, a
key to studying any cancer is finding its "cell of origin." Now
scientists at the University of California at Los Angeles say they've found
just that -- a specific type of cell that gives rise to prostate cancer. |
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| Mental health experts ask: Will anyone be normal?
(Reuters) |
 Reuters - An updated edition of a mental health bible for doctors may include diagnoses for "disorders" such as toddler tantrums and binge eating, experts say, and could mean that soon no-one will be classed as normal.
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| A Complex Link Between Marijuana and Schizophrenia
(Time.com) |
 Time.com - Since the days of Reefer Madness, scientists have sought to understand the complicated connection between marijuana and psychosis
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| DC pushes female condoms to fight HIV epidemic
(AP) |
AP - Charlene Cotton will talk to anyone about sex. Several days a week she stands behind a table decorated with a bowl of flavored condoms and safer sex pamphlets, calling to women passing on the street, "Come check out my table. Don't be scared." |
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| Lack of Funds Hampers Global Fight Against AIDS
(OneWorld.net) |
OneWorld.net - VIENNA, Jul 26 (IPS) - The global conference on AIDS in Vienna last week will be remembered for
"Broken Promises Kill", a slogan echoed by a coalition of activists who had
gathered from around the world. |
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| Damp house linked to kids' risk of nasal allergies
(Reuters) |
Reuters - Children who live in damp, water-damaged homes may be more likely than other kids to develop nasal allergies, a new study suggests. |
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| Health Tip: Soothing Itchy Skin
(HealthDay) |
HealthDay - (HealthDay News) -- Itchy skin can be a major annoyance, whether
it stems from an allergy, an irritant or plain old dry skin. |
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| Are kids' ER visits for food allergies on the rise?
(Reuters) |
Reuters - Children's visits to the emergency room for serious food-allergy reactions may be on the rise, if the experience of one major U.S. medical center is an indicator. |
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| Researchers Pinpoint Cause of Gluten Allergies
(LiveScience.com) |
LiveScience.com - When patients with celiac disease consume foods containing gluten
- a protein present in wheat, barley and rye - their immune systems send out an
alarm, triggering a response that can damage their intestines and prevent them
from absorbing certain nutrients. |
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| Test designed to screen resistance to cancer drug
(Reuters) |
Reuters - Researchers in Japan have designed a test to identify patients who are likely to be resistant to imatinib, the standard drug for treating leukemia or cancer of the blood cells. |
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| Americans Seem More Prone to Depression Than Russians
(HealthDay) |
HealthDay - MONDAY, July 26 (HealthDay News) -- Despite what many social observers
have described as a generally dark and brooding take on life, a new report
suggests that Russians are actually less likely than Americans to be
depressed. |
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