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  • U.S. cancer rates continue their decline: report

    Dec 7, 2009 02:19 PM PST, Reuters

    Reuters - Fewer people are getting cancer and death rates continue to fall, according to the latest report on cancer in the United States, released on Monday.

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  • Body mass and waist size can predict heart disease

    Dec 7, 2009 02:17 PM PST, Reuters

    Reuters - Measuring body mass index or waist size in overweight people can accurately predict the risk of heart disease, Dutch scientists said on Monday.

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  • Higher lung cancer risk in eastern China: study

    Dec 7, 2009 12:34 PM PST, Reuters

    Reuters - People in eastern China likely have a higher risk of developing lung cancer than those in western China because of extensive burning of biomass fuels in homes and factories, according to a study.

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  • Risk of blood clots after surgery higher than thought

    Dec 7, 2009 11:40 AM PST, Reuters

    Reuters - The risk of blood clots following surgery is probably higher - for one relatively common surgery, more than one clot per 50 surgeries -- than previously thought, data from the UK's Million Women Study suggest.

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  • Ancient HIV stowaway may hold clue to transmission

    Dec 7, 2009 08:21 AM PST, Reuters

    Reuters - An HIV genetic stowaway that may have come from a related cat virus could help the AIDS virus transmit and replicate in people, U.S. researchers reported on Sunday.

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  • Group to start project to cut indoor fuel burning

    Dec 6, 2009 08:50 AM PST, Reuters

    Reuters - An advocacy group on lung health plans to work with health authorities in 12 countries from 2010 to reduce indoor fuel burning, which causes respiratory diseases and lung cancer and kills 2 million people a year.

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  • Genes may protect some people from TB infection

    Dec 5, 2009 11:38 AM PST, Reuters

    Reuters - A study involving 128 South African families has identified genetic traits that may protect some people from tuberculosis in a finding that could help lead to a new TB vaccine, scientists said on Saturday.

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  • Hormone replacement therapy tied to mental benefits

    Dec 4, 2009 01:31 PM PST, Reuters

    Reuters - Older women who use certain forms of hormone replacement therapy seem to perform better on tests of memory and mental speed than other women do, a new study finds.

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  • Many prostate cancers caught by screening won't kill

    Dec 4, 2009 12:46 PM PST, Reuters

    Reuters - The number of prostate cancers diagnosed in UK men each year would jump from 30,000 to 160,000 if the country introduced population-wide screening for the disease, new research shows. However, many of those cancers are low-risk and may not lead to death.

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  • Soy may lessen risk of endometrial, ovarian cancers

    Dec 4, 2009 12:45 PM PST, Reuters
    Soy may lessen risk of endometrial, ovarian cancers

    Reuters - Women who eat more soy-based foods than average may have less risk for certain cancers in the ovaries and the lining of the uterus, according to the combined findings of a few studies.

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