Many women with severe menopausal symptoms are not being treated for them even though safe, effective remedies are available, a…
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Worse survival after lung cancer surgery for residents of poor neighborhoods
Residents of low-income neighborhoods with few high school graduates may be more likely to die after lung cancer surgery than…
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New data shows 65 9/11 police officers have died from cancer
At least 65 police officers who attended Ground Zero have died of cancer since 9/11, statistics showed. The Patrolmen’s Benevolent…
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PTSD prevalent among heart attack patients, study finds
One in eight people who suffer a heart attack or other life-threatening cardiac event go on to suffer post-traumatic stress…
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Lung cancer CT scans: Just for older heavy smokers
New lung cancer screening guidelines from three medical groups recommend annual scans but only for an older group of current…
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Screening finds skin cancer, but does it save lives?
Doctors find a high number of malignant tumors when a state-wide skin cancer screening program is introduced, says a new…
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People around the world living longer, but sicker, study says
LONDON – Nearly everywhere around the world, people are living longer and fewer children are dying. But increasingly, people are…
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It has the makings of a science fiction movie: Zap someone’s brain with mild jolts of electricity to try to…
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3-day-old girl dies in typhoon-wrecked hospital
All through her very short life, the parents had squeezed oxygen into her tiny body with a hand-held pump to…
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Mysterious brain clumps behind dementia identified
Certain forms of dementia may be caused by a gene mutation that makes proteins in the brain clump together, a…
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