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Daily Aspirin Linked to Steep Drop in Cancer Risk BusinessWeek MONDAY, Dec. 6 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term use of a daily low-dose aspirin dramatically cuts the risk of dying from a wide array of cancers, a new investigation reveals. Specifically, a British research team unearthed evidence that a low-dose aspirin ... See all stories on this topic »

Elizabeth Edwards stops treating cancer News & Observer BY MANDY LOCKE - Staff Writer Doctors advised Edwards, 61, that further treatment would be futile, according to a statement from the family released Monday afternoon. Edwards, who is separated from former US Sen. John Edwards, has been the public face ... See all stories on this topic » News & Observer

Summer born babies have sunnier dispositions Times of India The season in which a baby is born can have a dramatic effect on their biological clocks function, according to a new study. The study conducted on mice might explain why people born in winter months have a higher risk of a number of neurological ... See all stories on this topic »

US gets medical isotope made from low-grade uranium Reuters By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO (Reuters) - A US company has received the first batch of medical isotopes made from low-grade uranium instead of weapons-grade material, a shift that could help cut the threat of nuclear proliferation, the National Nuclear ... See all stories on this topic »

Study offers MS nerve repair clue BBC News Studies on rats by Cambridge and Edinburgh University researchers identified how to help stem cells in the brain regenerate myelin sheath, needed to protect nerve fibres. MS charities said the "exciting" Nature Neuroscience work offered hope of ... See all stories on this topic »

No Routine PSA Screen for UK Men MedPage Today By Kristina Fiore, Staff Writer, MedPage Today The United Kingdom's National Screening Committee has recommended against routine screening for prostate cancer risk with prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing. The UK screening committee concluded that ... See all stories on this topic »

Many very, very old men still have sex, want even more msnbc.com By Joseph Brownstein MyHealthNewsDaily contributor Advances in medical science have extended not only human life spans, but virility during the course of those longer lives. That fact has been accompanied by a growing body of research into the ... See all stories on this topic »

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