Wednesday, September 1, 2010

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Active minds delay dementia but speed decline once it hits
USA Today
By Eileen Blass, USA TODAY By Mary Brophy Marcus, USA TODAY Poring over crossword puzzles, reading and listening to tunes may slow or delay brain decline at first, but being mentally active might speed up dementia once it hits, new research suggests. ...
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Michael Douglas Discusses His Cancer on 'Late Show'
New York Times
Michael Douglas said in an interview with David Letterman on Tuesday evening that he had started treatment for Stage 4 throat cancer, and offered cautious optimism that he would recover from it. Appearing on Mr. Letterman's "Late Show" on CBS to ...
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Maker of Botox Settles Inquiry on Off-Label Use
New York Times
By NATASHA SINGER Allergan, the maker of Botox, agreed on Wednesday to pay $600 million to settle charges that it illegally promoted and sold the drug through 2005 for unapproved uses like treating headaches. That settlement, the latest in a continuing ...
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Meridia May Do More Harm than Good
CBS News
By Jonathan LaPook, MD Are you eating right? See the government's guidelines, calculate your body mass index and quiz yourself on healthy food choices. (CBS) This month, the FDA will decide the fate of the controversial diet pill Meridia. ...
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Study: Preventive Cancer Surgeries Save Lives
CBS News
Dr. Jennifer Ashton discussed a new study that found a new preventative breast cancer surgery that may greatly decrease cancer risk. CBS News Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton offers information and insight on pressing medical matters. ...
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Diabetes drug can reduce risk of cancer, researchers find
Los Angeles Times
Metformin reduced the development of lung tumors in mice by more than 70%. Clinical trials on humans for lung, breast and prostate cancer are being organized. By Thomas H. Maugh II, Los Angeles Times A growing body of evidence suggests that the widely ...
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Eggs' 'Grade A' Stamp Isn't What It Seems
Wall Street Journal
By ALICIA MUNDY AND BILL TOMSON To some shoppers, the meaning of the "USDA Grade A" shield on egg cartons seems pretty obvious. "It means that the rabbi's blessed this as kosher, right?" said Stephen Potter, an early-morning shopper at a Safeway store ...
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Too little sleep bad for teenagers' diets: study
Reuters
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Teenagers who sleep less than eight hours a night on weeknights eat more fatty foods and snacks than those who get more than eight hours of sleep a night, US researchers said on Wednesday. They said getting too little sleep can ...
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Stem cell firms defend record after criticism
Reuters
LONDON (Reuters) - Cell therapy companies in China and Germany who were criticized by British experts warning of the dangers of "stem cell tourism" defended themselves on Wednesday, saying their safety records were good. Beike Biotech, which operates ...
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15 to 20% can fall victim to swine flu twice
Times of India
PUNE: Can one get the swine flu infection twice? Yes, says the National Institute of Virology (NIV). The reason being, 15 to 20 per cent of the people who have encountered the infection do not develop antibodies needed to protect them. ...
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