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February 20, 2012
Aspirin Could Beat Cancer Spread, Claims Study
Aspirin and other household drugs may inhibit the spread of cancer because they help shut down the chemical “highways” which...
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February 20, 2012
February 20, 2012
Smoke-Free Laws Lead to Less Smoking at Home
Anti-tobacco laws in several European countries prompted many smokers to ban smoking at home and to cut their cigarette consumption,...
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February 20, 2012
February 13, 2012
Smoking Linked to Mental Decline in Men
Men who smoke experience greater mental declines over time than men who never smoked, but the same link does not...
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February 13, 2012
February 13, 2012
Girl, 9, Gets Six-Organ Transplant
A nine-year-old girl is making what doctors describe as a remarkable recovery days after surgeons transplanted six of her organs...
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February 13, 2012
February 6, 2012
Drug Firms Sign Up to New Tropical Disease Fight
Key players in the pharmaceutical industry pledged this week to donate 14 billion drug treatments as part of a new,...
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February 6, 2012
February 6, 2012
Doctors ‘Should Check Blood Pressure on Both Arms’
Measuring blood pressure on both arms rather than only one can reveal an elevated risk of heart disease or even...
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February 6, 2012
January 30, 2012
Second Bird Flu Death Reported
Health authorities have reported a second human death in Indonesia from bird flu this year, with the death of a...
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January 30, 2012
January 30, 2012
Study Confirms Groundbreaking Advance in Stem Cells
The first use of embryonic stem cells in humans eased a degenerative form of blindness in two volunteers and showed...
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January 30, 2012
January 16, 2012
Owning Car, TV Linked to Heart Attacks
Car owners with a television are 27 percent more likely to suffer heart attacks than people who have neither, according...
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January 16, 2012
January 16, 2012
Man Dies from Bird Flu in Jakarta
A 24-year-old Indonesian man infected with bird flu died in the capital Jakarta, the Health Ministry said Tuesday, in the...
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January 16, 2012
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