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Hormone Replacement, Breast Cancer Link Grows CBS News By Jonathan LaPook A new study shows a link between hormone replacement therapy and an increased risk of breast cancer. (CBS) (CBS) For women going through menopause, the decision whether to take hormone replacement therapy has been controversial and ... See all stories on this topic » CBS News

Fish Oil Use in Pregnancy Didn't Make Babies Smart New York Times By PAM BELLUCK Many women take fish oil supplements during pregnancy, encouraged by obstetricians, marketing campaigns or the popular view that a key fish oil ingredient — docosahexaenoic acid, or DHA — is beneficial to a baby's cognitive development. ... See all stories on this topic »

Breast-cancer campaign: 'Too much awareness may not be good for your health ... Los Angeles Times October's pink hue is starting to lose its luster among some who think National Breast Cancer Awareness Month may be overdoing it -- not just from a marketing perspective, but from a medical one. "I'm a physician who has had concerns about National ... See all stories on this topic »

Two studies focus on safety in surgery and medical procedures Los Angeles Times No one wants to have errors made during surgery or other medical procedures, but it happens. Two studies--one focusing on analyzing wrong-site and wrong-patient procedures and another on a program emphasizing teamwork and reducing surgical ... See all stories on this topic » Los Angeles Times

FDA seeks more data on Amylin, Lilly diabetes drug Reuters By Deena Beasley LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - US health regulators declined on Tuesday to approve a diabetes drug being developed by Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc's and Eli Lilly and Co, citing the need for further studies, including the drug's effect on heart ... See all stories on this topic »

Dabigatran Wins FDA Nod for Stroke Prevention in Afib Patients MedPage Today By John Gever, Senior Editor; Todd Neale, 0 WASHINGTON -- The anticoagulant drug dabigatran (Pradaxa) was cleared for market for preventing strokes and thrombosis in patients with atrial fibrillation, the FDA announced late Tuesday. ... See all stories on this topic »

Lessons from Flight Crews Can Help Surgical Teams Work Better BusinessWeek By Jenifer Goodwin TUESDAY, Oct. 19 (HealthDay News) -- Surgical death rates might be reduced if operating room staff borrowed team-building procedures used by the airline industry, a new study suggests. A program that trained operating room workers to ... See all stories on this topic »

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