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12.10.2008 13:09:44 - Health News

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Grandmother wins fight for life-saving NHS cancer drugs in landmark ruling

Despair: At times, Carol Rummels, 61, felt like giving up her appeal A grandmother with terminal cancer who faced moving to Scotland to get life-saving drugs free on the NHS has won her battle with health ...

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12.10.2008 08:53:59 - Health News

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US controls bird flu vaccines over bioweapon fears

JAKARTA, Indonesia _ When Indonesia's health minister stopped sending bird flu viruses to a research laboratory in the U.S. for fear Washington could use them to make biological weapons, Defense Secretary Robert Gates laughed and called it 'the nuttiest thing' he'd ever heard.

Yet deep inside an 86-page supplement to United States export regulations is a single sentence that bars U.S. exports of vaccines for avian bird flu and dozens of other viruses to five countries designated 'state sponsors of terrorism.'

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12.10.2008 04:26:58 - Health News

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Cats and dogs cut their owners' cancer risk by a third, researchers say

Pet lovers are a third less likely to develop non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer of the lymphatic system Owning a pet can reduce the chances of developing a form of cancer by nearly a third, researchers claim.

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11.10.2008 19:32:10 - Health News

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Austin Bans Fish Pedicures

Authorities in Austin, Texas have banned fish pedicures, citing safety concerns.

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10.10.2008 21:37:15 - Health News

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Income, Parental Education Significantly Affect Childrena s Health

A new study has found that poverty and a lack of parental education prevent some children from living past their first birthdays.

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10.10.2008 21:26:39 - Health News

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FDA Says Unapproved Cancer Test Illegal

A new test for ovarian cancer that hasn't been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration is being sold illegally, the agency said.

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10.10.2008 21:23:49 - Health News

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Gardasil: Medical Necessity or Marketing Success?

Even after reports of negative health affects, a quarter of girls aged 13-17 have received Merck's HPV vaccine, due in large part to its marketing campaign.

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10.10.2008 16:02:04 - Health News

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Chinese Milk Scare Hospitalizations Triple

The Chinese government now says that 47,000 children have been hospitalized so far due to tainted milk - triple the number reported a few weeks ago.

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10.10.2008 16:00:54 - Health News

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Gloucester School Board Votes to Distribute Contraceptives

After a teen pregnancy scandal that made national news, the Gloucester school committee has unanimously voted to make birth control available to the town's high school students.

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10.10.2008 15:59:58 - Health News

Fish for a Cure

Grandmother wins fight for life-saving NHS cancer drugs in landmark ruling

US controls bird flu vaccines over bioweapon fears

Cats and dogs cut their owners' cancer risk by a third, researchers say

Austin Bans Fish Pedicures

Income, Parental Education Significantly Affect Childrena s Health

FDA Says Unapproved Cancer Test Illegal

Gardasil: Medical Necessity or Marketing Success?

Chinese Milk Scare Hospitalizations Triple

Gloucester School Board Votes to Distribute Contraceptives

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