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Heart Attack Treatment Speeds Up Nationwide

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, Dec. 2 (HealthDay News) -- A nationwide program to get faster treatment for people with the most severe kind of heart attack has dramatically reduced the time between hospital arrival and lifesaving angioplasty.

US medical task force 'fumbled' mammogram message

Watching tumors on CTs can predict lung cancer

Reuters - Small or slow-growing nodules discovered on a lung scan are unlikely to develop into tumors over the next two years, researchers reported on Wednesday.

Debate over mammograms splits along party lines

Reuters - Republicans argued on Wednesday that recommendations advising against routine mammograms for women in their 40s could be used to ration healthcare under reform legislation before Congress, a charge Democrats denied.

Fatty acids in diet affect ulcerative colitis risk

Reuters - People who eat lots of red meat, cook with certain types of oil, and use some kinds of polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA)-heavy margarines may be increasing their risk of a painful inflammatory bowel disease, a study in more than 200,000 Europeans shows.

Heavy kids may suffer back pain, spinal disc woes

Reuters - Add severe back pain and spine abnormalities to the list of problems overweight and obese adolescents can develop.

Peruvian Amazon tribe warns it's close to extinction

Ultrasound effective at spotting breast cancers

Reuters - Breast ultrasounds found 100 percent of suspicious cancers in women under 40 who found lumps or other suspicious areas of the breast, offering a cheaper, less-invasive alternative to surgery or biopsies, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.

For some women, trans fats could be deadly

Reuters - For women with heart disease, eating too many artery-clogging trans fats may increase their risk of dying suddenly from cardiac arrest, a new study suggests.