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Lung Cancer Kills Non-Smokers Too
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Wed, Nov 18, 2009, 4:21 pm PST
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Cigarette smoking causes almost 90 percent of all lung cancers. So, it's not surprising that two of my close friends with lung cancer protested, "But I never smoked!"In the U.S., however, about nine percent…Read More
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Hepatitis C: Should You Be Tested?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Fri, Nov 13, 2009, 3:21 pm PST
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For at-risk people, the answer is yes, and soon! The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the leading cause of liver failure, liver cancer, and liver transplantation in the U.S. Estimates are that HVC kills more than…Read More
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Do We Need Another Statin?
Posted By Simeon Margolis, M.D., Ph.D. - Tue, Nov 10, 2009, 5:01 pm PST
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There's going to be another cholesterol-lowering drug, or statin, on the market in early 2010. This new drug, pitavastatin, will be marketed under the trade name Livalo.But we've already got 6 other approved…Read More
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