Reuters – A simple screen of proteins in human saliva was able to accurately detect a common type of oral cancer, a finding that may lead to a painless new diagnostic test, U.S. researchers said on Wednesday.
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AFP – Chinese authorities said Wednesday that tests had found traces in nearly 12 percent of milk powder products of an industrial chemical that has so far sickened 53,000 children, killing four.
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Reuters – The common genetic variation linked to dyslexia may also help explain why some people without the learning difficulty are not good readers, researchers said on Wednesday.
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Reuters – A Chinese company at the center of a scare over tainted milk powder had asked for government help to cover up the extent of the problem, state media said on Wednesday in the newest development in a widening scandal.
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Reuters – When her baby turned blue, Nivetha Biju rushed the child to the emergency room of an Indian hospital and watched helplessly as the baby lost consciousness because the nurses on duty had no idea what to do.
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AP – San Francisco’s landmark universal health care program can continue to operate, after an appeals court ruled Tuesday that it does not violate federal law.
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AP – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says differences have been resolved over a U.S.-India nuclear cooperation agreement, clearing the way for a Senate vote Wednesday.
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SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco’s landmark universal health care program can continue to operate, after an appeals court ruled Tuesday that it does not violate federal law….
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Unilever is recalling four batches of Lipton Milk Tea sold in Hong Kong and Macau after finding traces of the chemical melamine in the product, the company said Tuesday.
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AP – Could voting for president be hazardous to your health? An analysis of Election Day traffic deaths dating back to Jimmy Carter’s 1976 win suggests yes, but the authors say that’s no reason not to go to the polls.
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Reuters – A gene related to a hormone secreted by the body's fat cells may lower the risk of colon cancer, a discovery that could reassure people with a family history of the disease, researchers said on Tuesday.
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Zach Wincent, 19, has climbed the Great Wall of China, been named prom king in high school, and coached hockey. Now he’s in community college. And he has Down syndrome. “You just go out and try it, and you live each day at a time,” Zach’s mom said. “And you celebrate all the great things [...]
AFP – The discovery of a genetic link between obesity and colon cancer may pave the way for more effective screening tests for the disease, according to a study published Tuesday.
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Reuters – Acupressure helps calm anxious children right before they get anesthesia for surgery, without the nausea and other side-effects caused by sedatives, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Reuters – Long-term psychotherapy is effective at treating complex mental disorders, German researchers reported on Tuesday in a finding that offers rare evidence that this type of treatment works.
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Reuters – For people with chronic heart failure, combined endurance and resistance training leads to better exercise capacity, muscle strength, and quality of life than endurance training alone, a study shows.
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CHICAGO (AP) — Could voting for president be hazardous to your health? An analysis of Election Day traffic deaths dating back to Jimmy Carter’s 1976 win suggests yes, but the authors say that’s no reason not to go to the polls….
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Reuters – A new AIDS vaccine research center dedicated to solving one of the stickiest problems holding back development of such a vaccine will open in California, researchers announced on Tuesday.
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Reuters – A fast new genetic flu test from Applied Biosystems Inc and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention won approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday.
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Reuters – Giving fewer doses of the anthrax vaccine protects a person just as well from the bacteria that causes the disease, which could extend limited supplies of the shots, researchers said on Tuesday.
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AFP – China police have arrested 27 people as the probe intensifies into those responsible for the baby milk scandal that has sickened 53,000 children and spread around the world, state media said Tuesday.
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HealthDay – TUESDAY, Sept. 30 (HealthDay News) — Adding occupational therapyto a structured exercise program increases physical activity for mostpeople who have hip and knee osteoarthritis, say researchers.
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