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Closer to using aspirin for cancer prevention
CNNA new report in the journal Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology suggests that we could be inching closer to using aspirin as part of clinical guidelines in cancer prevention. The U.S. Preventative Services Task Force encourages an aspirin regimen for some...Tags: Aspirin (drug), Health, Death, Drugs and Medicines, Heart Problems
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Hormone Replacement Therapy Increases Breast Cancer Risk
KIAHIt was once thought to control hot flashes and protect women against disease, but a new study confirmed that hormone replacement therapy can cause more harm than good. Millions of women have undergone hormone replacement therapy -- or HRT -- to treat...Tags: Physical Conditions, Health, Hormones and Metabolism, Heart Attack, Plastic Surgeons
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Houston Cancer Patient Using Magnet To Grow Leg
KIAHNine-year-old Morgan LaRue is the first cancer patient in Texas to benefit from a groundbreaking procedure that will magnetically lengthen her leg, sparing her the possibility of up to 10 future surgeries as her body grows. The implant and extension...Tags: Houston, Health, Surgery, Hospitals and Clinics, Healthcare Provider
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Mammogram guidelines spark heated debate
LA TimesA government panel's recommendation Monday that women under the age of 50 do not need regular mammograms set off a furious debate about the importance of the routine screening tool, leaving many women confused about how best to protect their health. In...Tags: Health, Health and Safety at School, Corruption, Government Health Care, John Wayne
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The Effects of Smoking on Your Pet
According to the American Cancer Society, second-hand smoke, also known as environmental tobacco smoke (ETS), is responsible for an estimated thirty-five thousand deaths from heart disease in non-smokers who live with smokers. It is widely known that...Tags: Dog (animal), Science, Health, Health and Safety at School, Pets
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When mishaps on the road become life-saving
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Robots useful in hysterectomies
A common operation in the United States, hysterectomies are now going high-tech as many surgeons embrace robotics as another tool to help them do their jobs better. NorthShore University Health System has two robotic surgical systems used for...
Tags: Health, Health and Safety at School, Medical Procedures and Tests, Hysterectomy, Human Body
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Group honors research volunteers
South Bend Tribune CorrespondentThe Northern Indiana Cancer Research Consortium is hosting an open celebration of its participants in clinical trials, aimed at raising awareness and recruiting more people to help with research. Dr. Worta McCaskill-Stevens, an African-American woman who...Tags: Health, Stomach Cancer, Trials, Medical Procedures and Tests, Breast Cancer
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Runners Race Along the Lakefront in Support of Brain Tumor Research
TribLocal - EvanstonThe 2012 Magellan Development Chicago Spring Half Marathon and 10K raised funds for Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute CHICAGO— More than 1,500 runners braved wind and …... -
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Al-Anon is a support group comprised of persons whose lives have been affected by someone else’s drinking. It’s sole purpose is to help the families and friends of problem drinkers. For information in St. Joseph, LaPorte, Marshall and Starke...Tags: Methodist, Health, Divorce, Sjogren's Syndrome, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Implantable pain disk may help those with cancer
An estimated 3.5 million cancer patients around the globe are in severe pain from their disease, but many get no relief.
In poor countries the cost is considered too high for drugs like morphine when such opioids are often stolen, abused or not taken...Tags: Johns Hopkins University, Health, Health and Safety at School, Health and Safety at Work, Trials
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Transition sparks tech idea
South Bend Tribune CorrespondentSOUTH BEND -- Carex Technologies Inc., a fledgling medical technology business in Innovation Park at Notre Dame, is providing a solution to a major health care issue -- transition of patient care among nurses at shift changes and fast connection to...Tags: Health, Health and Safety at School, Medical Procedures and Tests, Nursing, Hospitals and Clinics
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